Year: 1886

page_text: I CHARLES GREENSILL, MORGAN of 7 New Road, Chatham in the County of
Kent, Accountant, H.M. Dockyard Chatham do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
com-
My invention relates to improved means whereby roller-blinds.may be readily
raised or lowered, or sustained in any desired position, dispensing with all
plicated gear and allowing the blind to be brought close to the side of the window,
On one end of the roller is fixed a metal cap carrying a reel to which is secured
one end of a cord, which winds upon the said reel as the blind falls. The roller
turns upon points or pivots in suitable bearings secured to the window frame and
the lath or batten of the blind is weighted when necessary to ensure the descent of
the blind when the sustaining cord is released.
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The device for retaining the cord so as to sustain the blind in any desired
position consists of a suitable frame provided with means of attachment and con-
taining a sheave or other suitable guide for the cord. The said sheave or guide is
arranged over the upper end of a quadrant, having upon its face or edge a Vor
wedge-shaped serrated groove. The cord from the roller is passed under the said
sheave or guide and is thus conducted into the said serrated groove in which it lies
when at rest. The lower end of the cord is furnished with a tassel weighted
sufficiently to ensure the requisite friction between the cord and the serrated
groove to sustain the blind.
To raise or lower the blind, the cord is lifted from the serrated groove and pulled
or allowed to run through the fingers. On the cord being allowed to fall into the
serrated groove the friction of the cord in the groove caused by the weighted tassel
on the end of the said cord sustains the blind in the desired position.
Dated th
D
T. N. PALMER. & Co.,
For the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Roller-blind Furniture.
"
I CHARLES GREENSILL MORGAN of 7 New Road, Chatham in the County of
Kent, Accountant H.M. Dockyard, Chatham do hereby declare the nature of my
said invention for 'IMPROVEMENTS IN ROLLER-BLIND FURNITURE," and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement reference being had to the accompanying
drawing forming a part of this specification :-
:-
My invention relates to improved means whereby, roller blinds may be readily
raised or lowered, or sustained in any desired position, dispensing with all
complicated gear and allowing the blind to be brought close to the side of the
window.
On one end of the roller is fixed a metal cap carrying a reel, to which is secured
one end of a cord which winds upon the said reel as the blind falls. The roller
turns upon pivots in suitable bearings or sockets secured to the window frame and
the lath or batten of the blind may be weighted when necessary to ensure the
descent of the blind when the sustaining cord is released.
The device for retaining the cord so as to sustain the blind in any desired
position consists of a suitable frame provided with means of attachment and con-
taining a sheave or other suitable guide for the cord. The two sides of the frame
below the sheave or guide project forward beyond the said sheave or guide in the
form of an arc or quadrant or other suitable shape. The sheave or guide is
mounted above the upper end of the said arc or quadrant, and the two sides of the
frame are so opened out or bent laterally as to form in the said are or quadrant
a V or wedge-shaped groove, which is corrugated, serrated or otherwise roughened
on its sides and extends inward so that the back of the said groove or point of
the V is about in vertical line with the axis of the sheave. The cord from the
roller is passed behind and under the said sheave or guide, and is thus conducted
into the said V-shaped serrated groove in which it lies when at rest. The lower
end of the cord may be weighted when necessary to ensure sufficient friction
between the cord and the serrated groove to sustain the blind.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING..
Figure 1 is a front view of a blind mounted in a window frame and provided
with my improved fittings.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of my improved device for holding the cord which
operates the blind, on an enlarged scale.
Figure 3 is a side elevation of the same.
Figure 4 is a sectional side elevation of the same, one side of the frame or case
having been removed.
Figure 5 is a front view of the bracket or bearing for one end of the roller, also
on an enlarged scale.
Like letters indicate like parts in all the figures.
a (Figure 1) is the roller to which the blind b may be attached in any snitable
and convenient manner. On one end of the roller a is fixed a metal cap c having

page_text: a central pin or pivot d projecting therefrom and on the other end of the said roller
is fixed a metal cap e cast or made in one piece with or secured to a reel f and a
central pin or pivot g projects from the outer side of the said reel. The end of the
roller on which the reel fis fixed is supported by a plate h or other suitable bearing
secured to the window frame, the pivot g turning in a hole or socket h¹ in the said
plate. The plate h is formed with a projection in front of and below the reel f
the said projection having a hole or slot j through which the cord which operates
the blind is passed, the cord being thus guided on to the reel f. The other end
of the roller is supported by a bracket or support k shown in figure 5. The said
bracket has a central boss of circular or other suitable form rivetted to or cast
upon the plate k¹. A vertical slot Z is formed in the top of the boss * the said slot
forming a bearing for the. pivot d of the roller. A spring is secured to the boss
at 12 and is curved over the opening of the slot 7 and over the upper edge of the
bosa, the free end of the said spring being bent upward as shown at la to
facilitate the entrance of the pivot d between the said spring and the disc k². To
place the roller in position the pivot g is placed in the hole h¹ the pivot d is then
passed between the free end of the spring and the boss 2 until it drops into
the socket or slot in which it is securely retained by the said spring. The form of
the brackets for supporting the roller may be varied as desired to suit the form and
arrangement of the window to which the blind is to be fixed.
Figures 2, 3 and 4 show my improved cord holder or device for retaining the
cord so as to sustain the blind in any desired position. The said device consists of
a frame formed by the two side plates m and n connected together by a back
plate o,
or in any other suitable manner, or the said frame may be formed of one
piece of metal bent into the required shape. The plate m has lugs m¹ by which
the device is secured to the window frame. Between the plates m and n is
mounted a sheave p to turn freely upon a pin 'p'. Below and in front of the
sheave p both the plates m and n have projections m³n of the form of a quadrant
or arc of a circle or of other suitable shape. The plates m and n meet each other
at the back of the frame under the sheave p and the projections m² n² are slightly
bent outward so that between the said plates m and n a V-shaped groove is formed
curving inward at its upper end towards the sheave or guide p the back or point of
the said groove being about in vertical line with the axis of the sheave p.
projections m², n³ are formed with corrugations m³, n³ or the inner surfaces of the
said projections are formed with serrations, the said corrugations or serrations
tapering and converging inward as shown. Thus a serrated or corrugated V or
wedge-shaped groove q is formed between the plates m and n, the serrations or
corrugations m³ n³ meeting and taking into each other at the back of the said
groove. The cord r by which the blind is operated is passed behind and under the
sheave p and falls into the serrated or corrugated groove 9 as shown in figure 3.
The lower end of the cord is provided with a tassel which may be weighted if
necessary.
The
My improved device for holding the cord may be made to fix on the right or
left hand side of the window and the lugs m¹ may be in any required position.
To operate the blind the cord is lifted out of contact with the serrated groove q
and pulled to raise the blind, or allowed to run through the fingers to lower the
blind. On the cord being dropped into the serrated groove the friction upon the
cord caused by its contact with the corrugations or serrations in the said groove
will sustain the blind in any desired position. When the blind is large and heavy it
may be necessary to weight the tassel to ensure sufficient friction to sustain the
blind, and when the blind is small and light it may be necessary to slightly weight
the batten b¹.
I do not limit myself to the precise form and details of my improved cord-holder
herein shown and described, as the same may be varied in many respects without
departing from my invention. The frame and V-shaped corrugated groove may
be formed by stamping from a single piece of sheet metal or they may be cast in
one piece or separately, and the V-shaped groove may be corrugated as shown in

page_text: the drawing or serrated or roughened in any suitable manner which will give
it sufficient grip or friction. upon the cord r.
Also instead of the sheavė p any
other suitable means may be employed which will guide the cord r into the
V-shaped groove g and prevent the weight of the blind from pulling the cord rout
of contact with the said groove. The said groove may also be of any suitable form
which will ensure the requisite friction upon the cord r.
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-
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A cord-holder for a. roller-blind having a groove 9 of V or other suitable form,
corrugated or serrated or otherwise suitably roughened, and a sheave p or other
suitable means for guiding the cord by which the blind is operated into the said
groove, constructed and arranged substantially as herein set forth and illustrated
in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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page_text: I CHARLES GREENSILL MORGAN of 7 New Road, Chatham in the County of
Kent, Accountant, H.M. Dockyard Chatham do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:—
My invention relates to improved means whereby roller-blinds may be readily
raised or lowered, or sustained in any desired position, dispensing with all com-
plicated gear and allowing the blind to be brought close to the side of the window.
On one end of the roller is fixed a metal cap carrying a reel to which is secured
one end of a cord, which winds upon the said reel as the blind falls. The roller
turns upon points or pivots in suitable bearings secured to the window frame and
the lath or batten of the blind is weighted when necessary to ensure the descent of
the blind when the sustaining cord is released.
The device for retaining the cord so as to sustain the blind in any desired
position consists of a suitable frame provided with means of attachment and con-
taining a sheave or other suitable guide for the cord. The said sheave or guide is
arranged over the upper end of a quadrant, having upon its face or edge a V or
wedge-shaped serrated groove. The cord from the roller is passed under the said
sheave or guide and is thus conducted into the said serrated groove in which it lies
when at rest. The lower end of the cord is furnished with a tassel weighted
sufficiently to ensure the requisite friction between the cord and the serrated
groove to sustain the blind.
To raise or lower the blind, the cord is lifted from the serrated groove and pulled
or allowed to run through the fingers. On the cord being allowed to fall into the
serrated groove the friction of the cord in the groove caused by the weighted tassel
on the end of the said cord sustains the blind in the desired position.
1000
T. N. PALMER & Co.,
For the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Roller-blind Furniture.
I CHARLES GREENSILL MORGAN of 7 New Road, Chatham in the County of
Kent, Accountant H.M. Dockyard, Chatham do hereby declare the nature of my
said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN ROLLER-BLIND FURNITURE," and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement reference being had to the accompanying
drawing forming a part of this specification :-
My invention relates to improved means whereby roller blinds may be readily
raised or lowered, or sustained in any desired position, dispensing with all
complicated gear and allowing the blind to be brought close to the side of the
window.
On one end of the roller is fixed a metal cap carrying a reel, to which is secured
one end of a cord which winds upon the said reel as the blind falls.
turns upon pivots in suitable bearings or sockets secured to the window frame and
The roller
the lath or batten of the blind may be weighted when necessary to ensure the
descent of the blind when the sustaining cord is released.
The device for retaining the cord so as to sustain the blind in any desired
position consists of a suitable frame provided with means of attachment and con-
taining a sheave or other suitable guide for the cord.
below the sheave or guide project forward beyond the said sheave or guide in the
The two sides of the frame
form of an arc or quadrant or other suitable shape. The sheave or guide is
mounted above the upper end of the said arc or quadrant, and the two sides of the
frame are so opened out or bent laterally as to form in the said are or quadrant
a V or wedge-shaped groove, which is corrugated, serrated or otherwise roughened
on its sides and extends inward so that the back of the said groove or point of
the V is about in vertical line with the axis of the sheave. The cord from the
roller is passed behind and under the said sheave or guide, and is thus conducted
into the said V-shaped serrated groove in which it lies when at rest. The lower
end of the cord may be weighted when necessary to ensure sufficient friction
between the cord and the serrated groove to sustain the blind.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 is a front view of a blind mounted in a window frame and provided
with my improved fittings.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of my improved device for holding the cord which
operates the blind, on an enlarged scale.
Figure 3 is a side elevation of the same.
Figure 4 is a sectional side elevation of the same, one side of the frame or case
having been removed.
Figure 5 is a front view of the bracket or bearing for one end of the roller, also
on an enlarged scale.
Like letters indicate like parts in all the figures.
a (Figure 1) is the roller to which the blind b may be attached in any suitable
and convenient manner, On one end of the roller a is fixed a metal can cheving

page_text: The said
a central pin or pivot d projecting therefrom and on the other end of the said roller
is fixed a metal cap e cast or made in one piece with or secured to a reel f and a
The end of the
central pin or pivot g projects from the outer side of the said reel.
roller ou which the reel fis fixed is supported by a plate or other suitable bearing
secured to the window frame, the pivot g turning in a hole or socket h¹ in the said
plate. The plate his formed with a projection in front of and below the reel ƒ
the said projection having a hole or slot j through which the cord which operates
the blind is passed, the cord being thus guided on to the reel f. The other end
of the roller is supported by a bracket or support k shown in figure 5.
bracket has a central boss of circular or other suitable form rivetted to or cast
upon the plate k¹. A vertical slot Z is formed in the top of the boss ke the said slot
forming a bearing for the pivot d of the roller. A spring is secured to the boss
at and is curved over the opening of the slot 7 and over the upper edge of the
boss k, the free end of the said spring being bent upward as shown at 1 to
facilitate the entrance of the pivot & between the said spring and the disc k².
place the roller in position the pivot g is placed in the hole ¹ the pivot d is then
passed between the free end of the spring and the boss until it drops into
the socket or slot in which it is securely retained by the said spring. The form of
the brackets for supporting the roller may be varied as desired to suit the form and
arrangement of the window to which the blind is to be fixed.
To
Figures 2, 3 and 4 show my improved cord holder or device for retaining the
cord so as to sustain the blind in any desired position. The said device consists of
a frame formed by the two side plates m and n connected together by a back
plate o, or in any other suitable manner, or the said frame may be formed of one
piece of metal bent into the required shape. The plate m has lugs m¹ by which
the device is secured to the window frame. Between the plates m and n is
mounted a sheave p to turn freely upon a pin p Below and in front of the
sheave p both the plates m and n have projections m² m² of the form of a quadrant
or arc of a circle or of other suitable shape. The plates m and n meet each other
at the back of the frame under the sheave p and the projections m² n² are slightly
bent outward so that between the said plates m and n a V-shaped groove is formed
curving inward at its upper end towards the sheave or guide p the back or point of
the said groove being about in vertical line with the axis of the sheave p. The
projections m², n² are formed with corrugations m³, n³ or the inner surfaces of the
said projections are formed with serrations, the said corrugations or serrations
tapering and converging inward as shown. Thus a serrated or corrugated V or
wedge-shaped groove q is formed between the plates m and n, the serrations or
corrugations m³ ³ meeting and taking into each other at the back of the said
groove. The cord r by which the blind is operated is passed behind and under the
sheave and falls into the serrated or corrugated groove g as shown in figure 3.
The lower end of the cord is provided with a tassel which may be weighted if
necessary.
My improved device for holding the cord may be made to fix on the right or
left hand side of the window and the lugs m¹ may be in any required position.
To operate the blind the cord is lifted out of contact with the serrated groove q
and pulled to raise the blind, or allowed to run through the fingers to lower the
blind. On the cord being dropped into the serrated groove the friction upon the
cord caused by its contact with the corrugations or serrations in the said groove
will sustain the blind in any desired position. When the blind is large and heavy it
may be necessary to weight the tassel to ensure sufficient friction to sustain the
blind, and when the blind is small and light it may be necessary to slightly weight
the batten b¹.
I do not limit myself to the precise form and details of my improved cord-holder
berein shown and described, as the same may be varied in many respects without
departing from my invention. The frame and V-shaped corrugated groove may
be formed by stamping from a single piece of sheet metal or they may be cast in
one piece or separately, and the V-shaped groove may be corrugated as shown in

page_text: the drawing or serrated or roughened in any suitable manner which will give
it sufficient grip or friction upon the cord r.
Also instead of the sheave p any
other suitable means may be employed which will guide the cord r into the
V-shaped groove g and prevent the weight of the blind from pulling the cord r out
. of contact with the said groove. The said groove may also be of any suitable form
which will ensure the requisite friction upon the cord r.
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:-
A cord-holder for a roller-blind having a groove q of V or other suitable form,
corrugated or serrated or otherwise suitably roughened, and a sheave p or other
suitable means for guiding the cord by which the blind is operated into the said
groove, constructed and arranged substantially as herein set forth and illustrated
in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4.