Improvements in Stair Carpet Fixtures.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 7th Mar., 1896
Improvements in Stair Carpet Fixtures.
I FREDERICK BÖLIAN of 31 Snow Hill in the City of London in the County of
London Manufacturers' Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention, which is intended to prevent stair rods from slipping out of their
fastenings, consists of a short piece of narrow metal tubing with round or polygonal
transverse section, about 1 inch in length, inside which is fastened a small spiral
spring, made preferably of steel wire.
The outside of the tube is provided with suitable flaps, which have screw holes
for the purpose of fastening the appliance to the stairs, one on each side of the
carpet, the rod being inserted in the tubes. The length of tube stated above is
intended for the ordinary width of stair carpet generally used in average private
houses. For hotels or extra wide stair cases, the tubing, which may be plain or
ornamental, would be longer & wider in proportion.
Dated this Second day of May 1895.
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I FREDERICK BÖLIAN of 31 Snow Hill in the City of London Manufacturers'
Agent 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a fastening for stair-rods that will
prevent their slipping out and thus obviate the danger of loose stair-carpets.
This invention consists of a metal tube or case with round, oval or polygonal
transverse section which is closed at one end. The length of the tube or case
varies with the thickness of the rod to be held in place, and should be about two
and a half times the diameter of the rod. The diameter of the tube or case must
of course be proportionate to the thickness of the rod to be held in place. Inside
the tube or case is fastened a spiral spring made preferably of steel wire or a piece
of bent metal acting as a spring. The outside of the tube or case is provided with
suitable flanges or projections which have screw holes for the purpose of fastening
the appliance (hereinafter called a rod-holder) to the stairs. In operation two of
these rod-holders would usually be required for each rod, to be fastened by nails or
screws much in the same manner as ordinary stair-rod eyes hitherto in use, one at
each end of the rod, care being taken that the intervening space be slightly less
than the length of the rod. In order to fix the rod one end of it is inserted
into one of the holders, and the spring contained therein pushed back sufficiently
far to allow the other end to enter the second holder. On release the rod will
be held firmly in position.

page_text: In the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1. is a perspective view of a rod holder.
Fig. 2. is a side view of a rod holder showing the inner or open end.
Fig. 3. is a side view of a rod holder showing the outer or closed end.
Fig. 4. is a perspective view of a pair of rod holders showing the rod (drawn
broken) in situ.
Fig. 5 and 6 are perspective views of rod holders representing examples of
alternative designs.
In all the figures corresponding letters denote corresponding parts described
herein before namely A the tube or case, B the spiral spring, C the flanges or
projections, D the screw-holes, E the rod.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. In stair-rod fixtures the use of a flanged tube or case with round, oval or
polygonal transverse section, closed at one end and containing a spiral spring or
a piece of bent metal acting as a spring, substantially as specified.
2. In stair-rod fixtures the use of a pair of flanged tubes or cases both being
fitted with springs, substantially as specified.
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Thi tinth dow of January 1896.
F. BOLIAN.