Improvements in Venetian Awning Blinds.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Venetian Awning Blinds.
I, JAMES GODFREY WILSON, a subject of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and
Empress of India, and a resident of the City of New York, County of New York,
State of New York, at Number 74, West Twenty Third Street, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to so equip the ordinary Venetian blinds that they
may be capable of being swung outwardly in conjunction with side slats, after
the manner of an awning without interfering in the slightest with the usual
operation of these blinds such as the elevating and lowering of the same or the
turning of the blind slats upon their axes.
My invention aims to provide an outside Venetian blind with side awning
slats which will close one directly upon the other and occupy the usual space
between the window casing and the side edges of the blind frame, and which
will be distended by the outward swinging of the blind frame, and this is
accomplished without at all changing the usual operation of the Venetian blinds
proper.
I employ a rectangular frame for the Venetian blinds which is pivoted at its
upper end near the top of the window casing at each side thereof, and I form
grooves in the inner edges of the side sections of the frame from the top to
the bottom of the latter, and the Venetian blind slats are guided at their ends
within these grooves in the usual manner. These slats are connected with and
supported by the usual tapes which depend from the ordinary tumbling bar which
latter is pivoted within the frame near the top thereof and I employ the ordinary
roller journaled between the sides of the frame, and I also utilize the usual cords
connected with the tumbling bar and roller for turning the blinds on their axes
and for elevating and lowering the same.
Rods that are knuckle jointed with respect to each other are pivoted at their
free ends to the lower part of the frame and to the window casing and I prefer to
use two sets of these jointed rods one at each side of the frame, although I do
not wish to be limited in this respect.
The slats which constitute the side awnings are confined at their upper ends
by means of any suitable pin which passes through openings in these slats and
is anchored firmly in the window casing, the slats being arranged immediately
in front of each other and having no movement on their axes, while the other slat
is secured at its lower extremity in any ordinary manner to the side of the frame.
The lower ends of these slats are connected by ordinary tapes, although I prefer
to use a metal tape such as is usually made use of in connection with Venetian
blinds, this tape at its inner extremity being secured to the window casing,
preferably with an intermediate spring to take up the slack and to prevent the
tape from sagging.
I also contemplate placing a spring around the pin which passes through the

page_text: slats at their upper ends, in such manner that said spring will bear against the
slats so that they cannot wabble or rattle.
When the frame is closed these side slats will also close one against the other
and will lie flat against the window casing at the sides of the frame.
As above stated, these side slats have no axial movement and it is not at
all necessary that they should have such a movement for the reason that, in
their present condition, the sun cannot penetrate through the same unless the
rays of light are directed in substantially the same plane with these slats, in
which instance the sun would not be apt to glare into a room and the awning
itself would be in a closed condition.
Dated this 18th day of June 1800
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
Improvements in Venetian Awning Blinds.
I, JAMES GODFREY WILSON, a subject of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and
Empress of India, and a resident of the City of New York, County of New York,
State of New York, at Number 74, West Twenty Third Street, Manufacturer, 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:―
My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in Venetian
awning blinds, and has for its object to so equip the ordinary Venetian blinds
that they may be ca; able of being swung outwardly in conjunction with side
slats, after the manner of an awning without interfering in the slightest with
the usual operation of these blinds, such as the elevation and lowering of the
same or by the turning of the blind slats on their axes.
With these ends in view my invention consists in certain details of construction
and combination of parts such as will be hereinafter fully set forth and then
specifically be designated by the claims.
The accompanying drawing is a perspective view illustrating a window casing
equipped with my improvement.
Heretofore awning blinds have frequently been constructed so that they will
swing outwardly in conjunction with side slats or the like, but such construction
has always contemplated the use of the ordinary window blind and moreover is
entirely different as to general details from the equipment which constitutes my
present improvement.
My invention aims to provide an outside Venetian blind with side awning
slats which will close one directly upon the other and occupy the usual space
between the window casing and the side edges of the blind frame, and this is
accomplished without at all changing the usual operation of the Venetian blinds,
all of which will be readily understood from the following description.
1 is the rectangular frame for the Venetian blinds which is pivoted at its upper
end to brackets 2 (only one shown) near the top of the window casing at each
side thereof, 3 are grooves (only one shown) which are formed in the inner edges
of the side sections of the frame and extend from the top to the bottom of the
same, and 4 are the Venetian blind slats which are guided at their ends within
these grooves in the usual manner. These slats are connected with and supported

page_text: by the usual tapes 5 which depend from the ordinary tumbling bar 6 which is
pivoted within the frame near the top thereof, and 7 is the usual roller journaled
between the sides of the frame and 8, 9, are the usual cords respectively connected
with the tumbling bar and roller for turning the blinds on their axes and for
elevating and lowering the same in the usual manner.
10, 11, are rods which are hinged together at 12, the outer or free ends of these
rods being respectively pivoted to the lower part of the frame at the sides thereof
and to the lower sides of the window casing. I preferably use two sets of these
jointed rods one at each side of the frame, but I do not wish to be limited in
this respect since I can of course use a single jointed rod which is pivoted as
to its free ends to the central portion of the lower edge of the frame and to
the corresponding portion of the window casing. 13 is a knob which extends
from the rod 11 in the immediate rear of the pivotal point 12, which knob may
be grasped by the operator in order to facilitate the ready opening and closing of
the frame. When the blind is to be closed the joint of the rods 10, 11, is broken
upwardly, and by pulling the knob inwardly the frame is readily closed and the
rods will fold up in substantially a vertical plane.
It will thus be readily understood that I have provided a Venetian blind frame
which is capable of being swung outwardly or inwardly and retained in either
of these positions without in the slightest degree interfering with the usual
manipulation of the blinds proper.
16 are slats which constitute the side awnings and which are confined at their
upper ends by means of any suitable pin 17 passing through openings in these
slats and anchored firmly in the window casing. These slats are arranged
immediately in front of each other and have no movement on their axes, and the
outer slat is secured at its lower extremity in any ordinary manner to the side
of the frame. The lower ends of these slats are connected together by an ordinary
tape 18, which latter at its inner extremity is secured to a spring 19 attached to
the window casing, the object of this spring being to take up the slack and to
prevent the tape from sagging when the slats are in distended: condition.
20 is a coil spring around the pin 17 and bearing against the slats at their
upper ends, so that they cannot wabble or rattle during the operation of opening
or closing the blind frame, while at the same time this spring will yield readily
when the frame is thrown open so that the slats cannot be so rigidly bound
together at their upper ends as to cause undue strain when they are distended at
the lower ends.
When the frame is closed these side slats will also close one against the other
and will lie flat against the window casing at the sides of the frame.
Of course I should prefer to connect the lower edges of these slats 16 by means
of the usual metal tape which is composed of metal sections hinged together and
adapted to be folded in only one direction, so that when these slats are closed
the hinged sections will fold upwardly and will be concealed entirely from view,
and in this connection I would state that this metallic tape is preferably used by
me on the slats 4.
As above stated, these side slats 16 have no axial movement, and it is not at
all necessary that they should have such a movement, for the reason that in
their present condition the sun cannot penetrate through the same unless the
rays of light are directed in substantially the same plane with these slats, in
which instance the sun would not be apt to glare into a room and the awning
itself would be in a closed condition.
As I stated at the outset, I am aware of the fact that awning blinds have been
constructed heretofore, and I therefore wish to be understood as claiming only
my specific construction which I have described and whereby a Venetian blind
awning is afforded without interfering with the usual operations by which these
blinds are elevated or lowered or turned on their axes.
Of course my invention contemplates an awning blind which may be hinged
within the casing opposite the meeting rail of the sashes, or in fact in any hori-

page_text: zontal plane throughout the height of the window and I therefore do not wish
to be limited to the hinging of the frame 1 at any particular point.
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 In a Venetian awning blind, the combination of the frame pivoted to the
outside of the window casing and carrying the Venetian blinds and the means for
operating the same, with suitable appliances for holding the frame distended or
closed, and side slats bound together and secured at their upper ends to said casing
at the sides of said frame, the lower ends of said slats being connected by flexible
tapes secured at their inner ends to said casing, while the lower end of the outer
slat is carried by said frame, substantially as set forth.
2-In a Venetian awning blind, the combination of the frame pivoted at its
upper end outside the window casing and having grooves in the inner edges of
its side sections, the roller and tumbling bar pivoted in the upper part of said
frame, the blind slats guided within said grooves and supported by the usual tapes
which der end from said tumbling bar, the side slats whose upper ends are secured
one upon the other at the top of said casing and at the sides of said frame, means
for securing the bottom of the outer side slat to the lower side of said frame,
the flexible tape which connects the bottom of said side slats, and the spring
secured to the casing and connected to the inner end of said flexible tape, sub-
stantially as set forth.
3-In a Venetian awning blind. the combination of the frame pivoted at its
upper part outside the window casing and having grooves in the inner edges of
its side sections, the roller and tumbling bar pivoted in the upper portion of
said frame, the blind slats guided within said grooves and connected by the usual
tapes which depend from said tumbling bar, the side slats arranged one upon the
other at the sides of the frame, the pin extending through openings in the upper
ends of said side slats and anchored within said casing, the coil spring around said
pin and bearing against said slats, 'means for securing the bottom of the outer
side slat to said frame, the flexible tape connecting the lower ends of said side
slats, and the spring secured to the casing and connected to the inner end of said
flexible tape, substantially as set forth.
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1000
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.