Elevating, Hanging, and Lowering Curtain and Cornice Poles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1859
Complete Specification Left, 4th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 4th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Elevating, Hanging, and Lowering Curtain and Cornice Poles.
GEORGE BROWN 160 Dalmarnock Road Bridgeton Glasgow Mechanic do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
By means of cords running on whorls fitted in brackets above, a Curtain, or
Cornice pole can be raised, and placed in its brackets, and can be lifted out of its
brackets, and lowered.
Dated this 27th day of March 1889.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Elevating, Hanging, and Lowering Curtain and Cornice Poles.
GEORGE BROWN 160 Dalmarnock Road, Bridgeton Glasgow, Mechanic 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:
Drawing sheets 1. & 2.-B is a metal bracket with pole-seat S, which is movable.
Drawing sheet (3) Pole-seat S is fixed or cast on Bracket B. C on sheets (1) & (2)
is a cord for working S. P is a pulley on which cord runs when elevating and
lowering curtain or cornice pole. P' is a curtain pole shown in cross section.
The purport of the invention is to elevate Curtain and Cornice Poles, place them
in their Brackets from whence they can be removed, and lowered with ease and
simplicity when standing on floor level.
Bracket B supports pulley P, and Pole-Seat, S. P is only used when raising, or
lowering pole. Pole-seat is so pivotted (sheet (1) & (2) that when the Pole is being
raised, or lowered it can be held clear from the course of the Pole, and when the
Pole is at its required height the Pole-seat can be brought under the Pole, where it
is in position to receive pole. In sheet (1), pole-seat is made to clear out of the
pole's course when being raised, or lowered, by being moved out of the Pole's course
by pulling the cord C, which holds the Pole-seat in the position shown by the lotted
line in sheet (1), the Pole-seat pivots on the pin P; when cord C is relaxed the
weight of the Pole-seat brings it into its normal position (underneath the pole)
wherein the pole rests. In sheet (2) the Pole-seat has a different motion in clearing
out of the course of the pole, when ascending, or descending, its movement being
lateral; (when acted on by cord C), which cord holds it in a position parallel to the
pole, and clear off the pole's course; when cord is pulled it is held in parallel position
when Pole is passing when the cord C is relaxed the spiral spring S¹ moves the
Pole-seat into its normal position, (that is at right angles to the pole and under it)
wherein the pole rests (as shown in sheet 2). In sheet (3) the pole-seat is fixed,
(is cast on to Bracket B); the pole when at the necessary height is placed in its seat
by cord being acted on; the cord passes through the eye E to operator: when it
is being lowered it is lifted from seat by cord C, and thence lowered by cord (".
The operation is performed by cords C & C cord C is for raising, and lowering the
pole, (in sheets (1.) (2.) (3.), in sheets (1) & (2) cord is for placing the pole-seat
under the pole, and in sheet (3) for placing the pole in its seat. It will be under-
stood that when a straight pole is being operated on, one Bracket will be required
at each end of the Pole, but Pole can be raised, placed in seat, and lowered by one
person at one end of the pole, by passing the cords from the distant end of the pole
through the corresponding places in Bracket at the near end of the pole, (namely
over pulley P and through the eye E).

page_text: Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the saine is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is :
1. Novelty of movable pole-seat in Bracket B above described by the use of
Bracket B (which is as secure as common-pole-bracket) Curtain and Cornice Poles
can be raised, placed at desired height, lifted from Pole seat, and dowered with
simplicity, when operator is standing on floor level, thereby minimizing risk of
accident, by fulfilling the place of steps &c. used in hanging curtains &c.
Dated this the 28th day of March 1889.
GEORGE BROWN.