A Spring Clip for Fixing Window Blindą to their Rollers.
Year: 1885

page_text: A Spring Clip for Fixing Window Blindą to their Rollers.
I MATTHEW RUSSELL SNOWDEN of Crampton Street, Little Horton Lane,
Bradford, in the County of York, Cabinet-Maker, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for A SPRING CLIP FOR FIXING WINDOW BLINDS TO THEIR
ROLLERS, to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a metallic spring clip by means of two or more of which
a window blind can be fixed to its roller without the use of nails or tacks.
To carry out my invention I make use of metallic spring clips, which are by
preference formed out of sheet brass or steel, of which a rectangular strip is cut
out and bent in the form of rather more than half a circle. The hem of the top
side of the blind is laid along the blind roller and one end of the clip is placed
within the hem and the other part of the clip is passed over the roller which it
grasps and thereby holds the blind securely to the required place on the roller.
To increase the holding powers of the clips, when they are required to hold very
heavy blinds, small pins may be rivetted to the ends of the clips, which will pass
through the fabric of which the window blind is formed, and pierce the wooden
roller, thereby obtaining firmer hold; or the ends of the clips may be serrated or
have teeth formed upon them and turned in, which will cause the clips to hold
more firmly.
By means of these spring clips a blind may be attached to its roller very quickly
without the use of nails or tacks, and the blind can be taken off the roller without
tearing or damage.
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I, MATTHEW RUSSELL SNOWDEN, of Crampton Street, Little Horton Lane,
Bradford, in the County of York Cabinet Maker, do hereby declare the nature
of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to .be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to a metallic spring clip by means of two or more of which
a window blind can be fixed to its roller without the use of nails or tacks.
To carry out my invention I make use of metallic spring clips, which are by
preference formed out of sheet brass or steel, of which a rectangular strip is cut
out and bent in the form of rather more than half a circle. The hem of the top
side of the blind is laid along the blind roller and one end of the clip is placed
within the hem and the other part of the clip is passed over the roller which it
grasps and thereby holds the blind securely to the required place on the roller.
To increase the holding powers of the clips, when they are required to hold very
heavy blinds, small pins may be rivetted into the ends of the clips, which will pass
through the fabric of which the window blind is formed, and pierce the wooden
roller, thereby obtaining firmer hold; or the ends of the clips may be serrated or
have teeth formed upon them and turned in, which will cause the clips to hold
more firmly.
By means of these spring clips a blind may be attached to its roller very quickly
without the use of nails or tacks, and the blind can be taken off the roller without
tearing or damage.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1
represents an elevation of a blind roller having the blind attached thereto by
means of three spring clips. Figure 2 is an end elevation of the same Figure 3 s
represents a clip with plain ends Figure 4 a clip with small pins projecting inwards
at the ends and Figure 5 a clip with serrated ends.
In Figure 1 the blind B is attached to, or held upon the roller A by means of
the clips C and in Figure 2 the clip C holds the blind by means of the hem at the
point D. The modifications represented at Figures 4 and 5 with projecting points
and serrated ends respectively are for the purpose of holding heavy blinds in such
cases where clips with plain ends would not bold sufficiently firmly but in most
instances it is found sufficient to pass the end of the blind about two thirds round
the roller and then to clasp upon it two or more of the clips.
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:
Spring clips for attaching or holding window blinds to their rollers substantially
as described and represented in the accompanying drawings.
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