Improvement in Means for Connecting Cords, Chains, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 29th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 5th May. 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Means for Connecting Cords, Chains, and the like.
We, FREDERICK GEORGE HEARSE and ERNEST JOHN WHITE both of
Northgate Chambers Bath, Accountants do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to means of connecting together the ends of cords, chains
and the like. For example; to connect the two ends of a window blind roller cord
together, I provide a metal clip which upon being screwed into a screw socket,
closes and bites the end of the cord inserted between the same and holds it fast.
This clip preferably takes the form of a small piece of tubing in two longitudinal
sections connected together by a piece of metal, or the like. These sections are
screw threaded upon the outside thereof corresponding to the screw thread upon
the inside of a socket. Teeth are provided upon the inside of these sections which
upon being screwed into the socket close upon each other and bite the cord.
When connecting metal or any hard substance the teeth may be dispensed with and
the sections, and socket given a taper, so that the further the sections are screwed
into the tapering socket the tighter it will grip the substance to be connected.
Dated this 15th day of September 1893.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Means for Connecting Cords, Chains, and the like.
We FREDERICK GEORGE HEARSE 6 Westmorland Terrace Bath and ERNEST
JOHN WHITE Northgate Chambers Bath Accountants, 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 :-
This
This invention relates to means for connecting together the ends of cords chains
and the like. For example to connect the two ends of a window blind roller cord
together we provide a metal clip which being screwed into a screw socket closes
and bites the end of the cord inserted between the same and holds it fast.
clip preferably takes the form of a small piece of tubing in two sections connected
together by a piece of metal or the like, these sections are screw threaded upon
the outside thereof corresponding to the screw thread upon the inside of a socket.
Teeth are provided upon the inside of these sections which upon being screwed
into the socket close upon each other and bite the cord. When connecting metal
or any hard substance the teeth may be dispensed with and the sections and socket
given a taper so that the further the sections are screwed into the tapering socket,
the tighter will be the grip. In order that our invention may be more fully
understood we annex drawings to which we now refer :
Figure 1 shows side elevation of our invention disconnected.
Figure 2 shows side elevation connecting two euds of a length of cord.
Figure 3 end view of screw clip.
Figure 4 is a side elevation of a conical shaped clip.

page_text: The connection is made as follows:-
The ends of the cord d are inserted through the screw sockets a into the clips b
having internal teeth e as shown in Figure 3. The clips are then screwed into
the sockets a the action of which brings the two sections of the clip together &
bites the ends of the cord d or the like.
In the case of a chain the teeth c are dispensed with & the chain held by the
grip of the clips b.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
(1) The improved clip for fastening the ends of cords and such like consisting
of a screw socket or sockets a screw clip or clips having teeth in the interior
thereof fitting into said screw socket or sockets by which means the clips are drawn
together and secure the end or ends of a cord or such like.
Dated this 29th day of January 1891.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.