Improved Means for Suspending and Drawing Curtains.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 1st June, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 28th Feb., 1900-Accepted, 31st Mar., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Suspending and Drawing Curtains.
SAMUEL TURNER, Joiner, 3, Edna Street, Hyde, Cheshire, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This is an invention for opening & closing curtains to windows doors shelves &
the like, by means of a cord, and consists of a box (any length.) A grove runs along
the bottom of the box through which project iron eyes screwed into hardwood
blocks which slide within the box. The blocks are connected together by a strong
band or tape, a cord passes round 2 pulleys, one at each end of the box the ends
hanging down and is fastened to the two centre blocks, which are drawn in
opposite directions to the end of the box by pulling one cord back again into
position by pulling the other cord.
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1000
SAMUEL TURNER,
Joiner, Edna Street, Hyde, Cheshire.
Improved Means for Suspending and Drawing Curtains.
I, SAMUEL TURNER, of 3 Edna Street, Hyde, in the County of Chester, Joiner,
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 follow-
ing statement and accompanying drawings:-
My said invention relates to improved means for suspending and drawing
curtains. The essential feature of my invention consists in suspending the
curtains from blocks which are capable of being slid to and fro by means of a
system of cords and pulleys.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood I have attached hereto
a sheet of explanatory drawings to which I will refer.
Fig. 1 shows in elevation my improved means for suspending and drawing
curtains the case containing the sliding blocks and pullies being broken in
length for want of space.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is also a plan view showing the position of the sliding blocks when the
curtains are drawn back.
Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view on the line A B Fig. 2 showing one of the
sliding blocks within the casing.
Figs. 5 and 6 show a modified construction of sliding block.

page_text: In carrying my invention into effect I provide a suitable casing A preferably
of wood which may be provided with a cornice or be ornamented, painted,
stained or otherwise decorated in any suitable manner. The casing is arranged
above the window, door, bookcase, wardrobe, recess or other desired position as will
be understood. The floor of the casing A is provided with any suitable number
of hard wood blocks a capable of sliding on the floor and prevented from rising
by means of guides b. In Figs. 1 to 4 the guides b are shown applied at one
side only of the blocks a but they may be applied at both sides as shown in
Fig. 5. To the sliding blocks are secured metal eyes c projecting through a
slot d formed in the floor of the box or case A (see Fig. 4). The curtains B are
secured to the eyes in the usual or any convenient manner.
The sliding
blocks a are in two series the blocks in each series being connected together by
means of tapes e or other flexible connection the tapes e being also secured to
fixed blocks a' a' at each end of the case. A vertical pulley f and a horizontal
pulley are mounted to revolve in bearings at the ends of the case A.
A cord or
chain is secured at to the end block of one of the series, which block I
will call ², and is passed over the horizontal pulley g and hangs pendent there-
from. Another cord is secured at i¹ to the end sliding block of the other
series this cord passing around the vertical pulley f and through an eye or guide j,
to the block 2 to which it is secured at 22. A cord k is also connected at ¹ to
the block and passes over the pulley 9 hanging pendent therefrom.
In the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, when it is desired to draw back the
curtains the cord h is pulled down. By so doing one of the series of the blocks a
are slid to the right by the pull of the cord h on the block a whilst the cord i
secured to the block a² slides the remaining series of the blocks a in a contrary
direction. The sliding blocks a then assume the position shown in plan view
Fig. 3 in which the cover of the case A is removed to shown the parts. To draw
the curtains as in Fig. 1 the cord k is pulled down. This pulls inward the block a³
and also to meet it the block by means of the attached cord i. As the
blocks aa are being slid inwards they also pull forward the remaining blocks
by means of the connecting tapes e. I may provide the sliding blocks a with
antifriction bowls or runners as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.
Instead of having the blocks a in two series one series only may be employed
as shown in the diagram Fig. 7. In this case the whole of the blocks a are
traversed to the right to withdraw the curtain by means of the cord h whilst the
cord returns the blocks into their extended formation when it is desired to
spread the curtain.
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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1) As means for suspending and drawing curtains, securing the curtains to
blocks or carriers mounted within a casing and sliding the blocks to and fro by
means of a system of cords and pullies so as to draw the curtains in the manner
and substantially as described and shown.
2) The arrangement construction and combination of parts comprising the
improved means for suspending and drawing curtains substantially as described
and illustrated in the drawings.