IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACKETS FOR HOLDING WINDOW BLIND RODS, SHOP FITTINGS, STAIR RODS, OR THE LIKE
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Richard Brown Evered, of Drury Lane, in the County of
Middlesex, Brass Founder, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACKETS
FOR HOLDING WINDOW BLIND RODS, SHOP FITTINGS, STAIR RODS, OR THE
LIKE"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Richard Brown Evered at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 8th July 1880.
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RICHARD BROWN EVERED, of Drury Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Brass
Founder. IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACKETS FOR HOLDING WINDOW BLIND RODS,
SHOP FITTINGS, STAIR RODS, OR THE LIKE"
My Invention relates to brackets chiefly designed for holding the rods or bars on
which muslin or similar window blinds are stretched, and also for holding the
muslin-bands, that is to say, the thin brass or other strips which are usually placed
in front of such blinds in a window.
The said Invention consists chiefly in the peculiar construction of the bracket,
which is formed of two parts, that is to say, a fixed part and a movable part, each
of which is formed entirely of one piece of metal (preferably sheet brass) by cutting
or stamping pieces of suitable shape and size from a sheet or plate of metal, and
then bending it into the desired form.
My improved bracket may be made of any required or convenient size, but when
designed to be used for window blind fixtures it may be about two inches long
and about one half inch wide, more or less. One part, which has to be screwed to
the sash, is made with a flat or straight portion, which is provided at its upper end
and at any other suitable part with holes for the screws. This part of the bracket
is doubled or bent upward at its lower end in such a manner as to leave a narrow
space between its back and front portions to receive the end of the muslin-band,
and this upwardly bent portion is formed with a scat or bearing for the reception
of the blind-rod. I prefer that the said seat or bearing should be closed at its outer
end by a lip or flange to prevent any possibility of endwise displacement of the
said rod when the same is placed in the brackets.
The movable part of the said bracket forms a hinged or pivotted cover, which
keeps the blind rod in place. In one form or modification of the said Invention I

page_text: arrange-the said cover to turn laterally on a pivot projecting from the front of the
fixed part; that is to say, in the upper end of the fixed part of the bracket I
secure a small stud or pin, and the said moveable part or cover is mounted thereon,
with a capability of turning to one side or the other of the bracket, so that it may
be turned up or raised to admit the blind rod into the said seat or bearing, and
then turned down over the same to keep it in place.
According to another modification of my Invention I arrange the said movable
part or cover to be raised by pulling it forward or away from the back of the
bracket. For this purpose I provide the upper part of the latter with two jaws, in
which I secure a small pin or rod extending across the face of the fixed part of the
bracket. And on this pin I mount the said movable part or cover in such a manner
that its upper end projects upward beyond the said pin.
In the back of the bracket, behind the said pin, I place a flat spring, arranged to
act on the said projecting end of the cover in such a manner that, while allowing
the same to be freely opened and closed, it yet tends to hold it against accidental
displacement when adjusted in either position.
When constructed to be used as stair-rod holders the said brackets are further
modified by forming their lower ends at the proper angle, and with provision for
securing them to the stairs in the usual manner.
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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by 2
the said Richard Brown Evered in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
7th January 1881.
RICHARD BROWN EVERED, of Drury Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Brass
Founder. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRACKETS FOR HOLDING WINDOW-BLIND RODS,
SHOP FITTINGS, STAIR RODS, or the like."
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My Invention relates to brackets chiefly designed for holding the rods or bars on
which muslin or similar window blinds or curtains are stretched, and also for
holding the bands, that is to say, the thin brass or other strips or laths which are
usually placed in front of such blinds in a window.
The said Invention consists chiefly in the peculiar construction of the bracket, 3
which is formed of two essential parts, that is to say, a fixed part and a moveable
or adjustable part, each of which is formed entirely of one piece of metal (preferably
sheet brass) by cutting or stamping a piece of suitable shape and size from a sheet
or plate, and then bending it into the desired form.
My Invention is illustrated in the accompanying Drawing, in which,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of two of my improved brackets, with the upper
blind rod inserted within the same, and also the lath or strip, which is usually
placed in front of the said rod, and

page_text: Figure 2 is a similar view of my improved brackets designed to support the
lower blind rod, and also to support the upper blind rod when a lath or strip is not
to be placed in front of the same.
Figure 3 is a front view, and
Figures 4 and 5 views of opposite sides of one of the brackets shewn in
Figure 1.
Figure 6 is a vertical section of the said bracket on the line x, x, Figure 3, and
Figure 7 is an underside view of the same.
Figure 8 is a front view, and
Figure 9 a side view of a modified form of the said bracket, hereinafter described.
Figure 10 is a front view, and
Figures 11 and 12 are views of opposite sides of one of the brackets shown in
Figure 2.
Figure 13 is a vertical section of the said bracket on the line y, y, Figure 10.
Like letters indicate the same parts throughout the Drawing.
a, a, represent my improved brackets, which may be made of any required or
convenient size, and which are formed of two parts b, c. One of these parts b,
which has to be screwed to the sash, is made with a flat or straight portion b', which
is provided at its upper end and any other suitable position with holes 6' for the
screws, whereby it is secured to the window-sash. This part of the bracket is
doubled or bent upward at its lower end, as shewn at 63, in such a manner as to
leave a narrow space 64 between its back and front portions to receive the end of
the band or lath, and this upwardly bent portion is formed with a soat or bearing b
for the reception of the upper blind rod d. I prefer that the said seat or bearing
should be closed at its outer end by a lip or flange be to prevent any possibility of
the end wise displacement of the said rod when the same is placed in the brackets.
The moveable part c of the said bracket forms a hinged or pivoted cover which
keeps the blind rod in place,
In the form of bracket illustrated in Figures 3 to 7 of the Drawing, I have shewn
the said moveable part or cover c arranged to be raised by pulling it forward or
away from the back of the bracket into the position indicated by dotted lines in
Figure 4. For this purpose I provide the upper end of the part 6 with two jaws b*,
into which project studs or pins c*, c*, on the cover c. These studs constituto
pivots on which the said cover turns in its adjustment for securing and releasing
the said rod.
The upper end of the cover projects upward beyond the said pivots, as shown
at c', and at the back of the part b of the bracket and behind the said pivots I place
a flat spring e, arranged to act on the said projecting end c' of the cover in such a
manner that, while allowing the same to be freely opened and closed, it tends
to hold the said cover against accidental displacement when adjusted in either
position.
In some cases, instead of providing the cover c with the studs or pivots c*, c*,
adapted to enter the jaws or eyes 6* on the part b, I secure in the said jaws a small
pin or rod extending across the face of the fixed part of the bracket, and on this
pin I mount the said movable part or cover in such a manner that its upper end
projects upward beyond such pivot, and is acted upon by the spring e in the manner
above described.
According to another form or modification of the said Invention, illustrated in
Figures 8 and 9 of the Drawing, I arrange the said cover to turn laterally on a
pivot projecting from the front of the fixed part, that is to say, in the upper end of
the fixed part 6 of the bracket I secure a small stud or pin 6º, and the said moveable
part or cover c is mounted thereon with a capability of turning, so that it may be
turned up or raised into the position illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 8 to admit
the blind rod into the seat or bearing b³, and then turned down over the same to
keep the said rod in place.
The bracket shewn in Figures 10 to 13 is more particularly designed for the
support of the lower blind rod, and when a lath or band is not combined with the

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upper blind rod, may also be employed for the support of the latter as above stated.
In order to prevent the accidental displacement of the said lower blind rod
consequent upon any shrinkage of or strain upon the muslin or other material
constituting the blind, I prefer to turn up portions of the metal forming the
part b, as shewn at 67, Figure 11, the said rod being arranged to rest between the
said turned up portions.
The brackets above described may also be advantageously used for the support of
shop fittings or the like.
When my improved brackets are to be used as stair-rod holders, the said brackets
are further modified by forming their lower ends at the proper angle, and with
provision for securing them to the stairs in the usual manner.
...Having thus.fully described my said.Invention, and the manner of performing.
the same, I wish it understood that I am aware that brackets or clips for stair rods,
window rods, and the like have been made and used with a movable socket pivotted
to a back plate, and capable of being opened and closed to admit and secure the
rod therein, but such brackets as heretofore constructed differ very essentially from
mine, for the reason that their adjustable part is turned down to open the socket,
and the latter with the rod therein is supported entirely by the pivot, so that if the
latter is broken, the socket with the rod and blind will fall out; whereas in my.
brackets the pivot supports only the cover, which has to be turned up to open the
socket, and if the hinge or pivot is broken or displaced the stability of the socket
will not be affected, I therefore do not claim broadly or irrespectively of the novel
features of my Invention as above set forth the construction of brackets with a
_movablo-or-adjustablo-cover-hinged-or-pivotted-to-a-back-plate-or-fixed-part;-but-
I claim,-
A bracket consisting of a back part or plate (with or without provision for the
support of the lath or band) which has formed or fixed permanently on it a socket
or bearing for the reception and support of a window blind, rod, or the like, and
with which is combined a movable or adjustable cover (with or without a spring),
so pivotted or hinged upon the said back part that the cover has to be turned up
to open or uncover the socket, and its movement or adjustment does not in any
way affect the position or security of the latter, all substantially as and for the
purposes specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said Richard Brown Evered, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
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