Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1886:
Complete Left, 8th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 8th Feb., 1887,
I, THOMAS CROSSLEY of 37 Blackburn Street, Blackburn in the County of
Lancashire, White Smith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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My improved Curtain Rod is designed for supporting curtains over doors, or
casements opening inwards, and possesses the advantage of allowing the door or
casement to open freely, carrying the curtain rod and curtain with it into the room,
and when the door closes, the curtain following it resumes its normal position around
and over the inside of the door.
This is effected by constructing the curtain rod of two hollow tubes one of which
slides inside the other thus allowing of lateral contraction and extension according to
the position of the door. The larger tube is attached to a cranked bracket or support
of suitable height & shape which is fastened on the door itself, while the smaller tube
is attached to a similar bracket or socket on the door post.
These brackets terminate in an eye, in which is a small thumb-screw or set-screw
for fixing the Curtain rod, thus permitiing of its being easily removed when required.
Nearly at the end of the smaller tube and so placed as to correspond with the
hinges of the door is a double jointed hinge so arranged as to accomodate the action of
the curtain rod to the motion of the door, and to allow for any inequality between the
door & the part of the door frame whereon one of the brackets is fixed. This hinge
is formed by a tongue or bar of metal working freely at each end in a slot or groove
cut in a knob or knuckle fixed to the tube, and inside which groove it is held by a pin
or rivet, so that it can turn in any required direction.
This arrangement allows of the Curtain rod being longer than the width of the door
on both sides, and of its being held by the aforesaid brackets above the top of the door,
so that the apertures around and above the door can be covered by the Curtain and
draughts prevented, while the opening of the door is not impeded.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, E.C.,
Patent Agent.

page_text: I, THOMAS CROSSLEY of 37 Blackburn Street, Blackburn in the County of Lancaster
Whitesmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
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My improved curtain rod is designed for supporting curtains over doors or casements!
which open inwards, and possesses the advantage of allowing the door or casement to
open freely, carrying the curtain rod and curtain with it into the room; and when the
door is closed the curtain following it, resumes its normal position around and over the
inside of the door.
This is effected by constructing the curtain rod of a tube and rod, or of two tubes,
one of which slides inside the other, thus allowing of lateral contraction or extension
according to the position of the door.
The larger tube is attached to, or held by, a cranked bracket or support of suitable
height and shape, which is, by preference, fastened to the door or casement, while the
rod or smaller tube is similarly attached to another bracket or support fixed on the
doorpost or window frame. These brackets both terminate in a semi-circular bearing
or an eye, fitted with a small thumb screw or set screw, for fixing the curtain rod in
position. It can thus be easily removed when required by slackening the screw.
This eye or bearing may be made to turn on a pivot if preferred, but for doors,
I prefer to employ the following swivel action. Nearly at the end of the rod or small
tube, and so placed as to correspond with the action of the hinges of the door, I insert
a double jointed hinge so arranged as to accomodate the action of the curtain rod to
the motion of the door, and to allow for any inequality between the door and the part
of the door frame, whereon one of the brackets is fixed.
This hinge is formed by a tongue or bar of metal, working freely at each end in a
slot or groove cut in the rod or tube, or in a knob or knuckle fixed thereto, inside
which groove it is held by a pin or rivet, so that it can turn in any required direction.
This arrangement allows of the curtain rod being longer than the width of the door
on both sides, and of its being held, by the aforesaid brackets above the top of the
door, so that the apertures around and above the door, can be covered by the curtain,
and draughts prevented, while the opening of the door is not impeded.
To insure the proper fixing of the curtain rod and leave space for the play of the
contraction and expansion, I fix a collar on the smaller tube to mark the limit of the
greatest contraction.
When the rod is placed on the supports, the door should be held open, and this
collar should be allowed to touch the edge of the larger tube. The set screws are then
tightened and the rod is ready for action.
In the accompanying drawing;
Fig. 1, shows a curtain rod on my improved principle fixed to a door opening

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:
(1.) An expanding and contracting curtain rod with a hinge or swivel action, and
furnished with a guide collar, as herein explained and set forth.
(2.) A curtain rod to be fixed to doors or casements opening inwards, and which
accomodates itself to the motion of the door, substantially as herein described and
set forth.
(3.) A curtain rod bracket with forked or eyed end, and a set screw for holding the
rod, and with or without swivel action, as herein explained and set forth.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97, Newgate Street, London,
Agent.