Improvements in the Laths or Rods of Window Blinds, Ourtains, and the like, and in Machines for Fixing the Fabrio to them.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 6th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Laths or Rods of Window Blinds, Ourtains,
and the like, and in Machines for Fixing the Fabrio to them.
We, WILLIAM HANFORD RAMSEY, Merchant, FRED. MELANCTION BOOTH,
Contractor, and JOSEPH O. DOBSON, Clergyman, all of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, South Dakota, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to curtains, shades, and screens, and more especially to the
sticks at the lower ends of shades such as are usually mounted at their upper ends
on and wind around spring rollera; and the object of the same is to produco certain
improvements in the construction of the stick itself and in the machines for fastening
the stick to the shade.
Referring to the drawings, the letter A designates a base; and parallel with the
front edge of this base and upon its upper face is fastened a raised bed B whose
upper edge inclines from the front to the rear for a short distance, and is then
provided with a recess B' whose bottom lies in a plane parallel with the inclined
upper face of the bed, and which recess is of a size and shape to receive one-half of
the two-part curtain stick hereinafter described, together with the first fold of the
curtain around the same; and beyond this recess said upper face of the bed is
provided with a deep groove B³ having a horizontal bottom wall, a vertical inner
wall next the recess B, and no outer wall since the bed terminates at that point.
Toward the rear of the base A and parallel with its length there is secured upon its
upper face a cleat C; and the lower balf of the front edge of this cleat is preferably
cut away or rabbetted as at C, as is also preferably the lower half of the rear edge
of the bed beneath the groove B' as seen at B³. "Between the bed and the cleat
there slides upon the base a clamp D, the lower halves of whose front and rear
edges may be provided with projecting tongues D' to engage the rabbets above
mentioned. The letter I designates a folding plate moving over the upper face of
the bed B and having a number of oblique slots I which receive headed studs I'
rising from the bed. The rear edge of this plate is adapted to pass over the
recess B parallel with the bottom of the latter, and on the upper face of this plate
near its front edge is a scratch or mark Is for a purpose to appear below. This
plate is controlled by a lever L2 pivoted upon the base or to oue end of the cleat
and connected to the plate by a link . The finishing plate J slides upon the
upper face of the clamp D and is also provided with oblique slots J¹ moving over
headed studs J' rising from said clamp; and this plate is controlled by another
lever L which is connected therewith by a link all as seen in Figure 1. The
frout edge of this plate is adapted to move above the groove B' in the bed, and its
rear edge when the plate is retracted-
-moves in a plano considerably above the
cleat Cowing to the fact. that the clamp D is of greater thickness. than said
cleat, as seen in the sectional views. Secured upon the upper face of the clamp D
are a number of ears K which project rearwardly over the upper face of the cleat,
and the projecting ends of these ears are provided with oblique slots K¹ moving
over beaded studs K' similar to the folding and fastening plates. The clamp
is controlled by a lever L' pivoted directly upon the base A and extending along a

page_text: recess cut in the lower face of the bed B, which lever has a pointed connection.
with the clamp; all as indicated in Figure 1.
The letters E designate suitable standards and the ioner faces of these standards
are provided with grooves E'. F is a sliding bar having feet F fitting in said
grooves E¹, and the standards and bar are preferably of hard wood. The letter G
designates & presser bar pivotally connected by links G¹ with the front face of the
sliding bar one of said links being continued into a handle or lever L' rising above
the sliding bar F, and by means of which the presser bar may be manipulated.
As seen in dotted lines in Figure 2, a chain or rod L' might lead from this
lever to a suitable foot lever L located in position to be depressed by the
operator when it is desired to manipulate the presser bar by foot power. The
letters H designate catches pivoted to the inner faces of the standards E and
having hooked front ends as shown; and for each catch are two pins, one of
whichi, H', is in rear of the pivot and so located as to prevent the hook from
dropping too far; and the other of which, H, is in front of the pivot for preventing
the hooked end from rising too high. Said hooked end when depressed is adapted
to stop the forward sliding of the bar F at a point to hold the presser bar Gover
the groove B', but when the hooks are raised the bar F may slide to the front ends
of the grooves E' and the presser bar will then descend in line with the recess B'.
These grooves extend sufficiently far to the rear to permit the sliding bar F and
presser bar G to be moved completely out of the way when desired.
At opposite ends of the bed, clamp, and cleat, and either upon the upper face of the
base or against the end extremities thereof, are arranged two cord-carriers M, each
of which preferably has slots M' in its body engaging over headed studs M² seated
in the base, so that the carrier may slide from frout to rear over said base ;. and
each carrier has attached thereto a cord-clamp O, while the right-hand cord carrier
also preferably supports a cup O or other device for receiving a ball of cord.
Rising from this right-hand cord-carrier is a stud N which is engaged by the front
face of an arm N" projecting outward to the right from the lever L3; and rising
from the left cord-carrier is a similar stud N2 adapted to be engaged by the beveled
left end J of the finishing plate J.
Referring to Figures 7 and 8, the letters S and S' designate the two parts of the
stick, each part being slightly thicker near its lower than at its upper edge and having
a flat inner face with a beveled corners at its lower end, and a gently rounded
outer face and upper edge. The letter c designates the cord; and designates the
fabric from which the shade or curtain is made, and this fabric in the finished
article passes first down between the two parts of the stick, then around the cord as
at fat which point it is bent upward and rises between the sticks to the point ƒ³,
bere it passes over the upper edge of the stick S₁ and turns outward, thence
it extends down over the fastening-plate P and around and under both sticks and
the cord as at f³, thence up the outer side of the opposite stick S, over the upper
edge of the latter as at f, again down between the sticks, and finally the end or
extremity passes a second time below the cord and under the first bend and
rises again for some distance behind the part S' of the stick just outside the
fastening plate. The letters a designate nails which are then driven in the direction
indicated completely through both parts of the stick, through the outer fold over
the first part S, through the three folds between the sticks, and have their points n¹
turned back by the plate P and cliuched into the outer face of the stick S¹ beneath
its outer covering fold and the extremity f³.
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The operation of this machine is as follows:
First Step. The corde is first led from the ball, passed under the levers L
and L², carried to the left over the fastening plate J and over the left cord-carrier M,
and engaged under the clamp on this carrier; it is then drawn tightly to the
riglit and engaged under the clamp on the right carrier, so that its body rests on the
fastening plate just in front of the studs J. The fabric composing the shade is
then led from a roll or suitable source (or may have been previously cut to the
desired lengths) and its free end is passed into the rear of the machine under the

page_text: presser bar and over everything else, and is drawn up on the folding-plate I to
the mark 1. Here it is held by one hand while the part S of the stick is put in
place with its rounding face bearing the shade downward into the recess B¹ and
its beveled edges uppermost and remote from the operator. The hooks of the
catches H are raised, the sliding bar moved forward until stopped by the front
ends of the grooves E', and the presser bar G borne down upon the stick S to
hold it in position. The lover L is then moved to the left whereby the folding
plate I, through its oblique, slots I, is caused to slide downward and rearward
over the bed B, until stopped by the presser bar G when the parts stand as seen
in Figure 3. The presser bar is now raised and moved to the rear as in Figure 5,
and the plate I moved forward slightly further until its rear edge tightly clamps the
shade upon the stick by reason of the fact that the latter is slightly wedge-shaped as
above described.
Second Step. The clamping bar having been raised and the sliding bar pushed
to the rear, the hooked ends of the catches H are now depressed. The operator
now passes bis fingers along the beveled edge of the first stick S and presses the
fabric and stick toward himself under the folding plate I so that it shall lie close
in the recess B¹. The thin sheet of steel or other metal which constitutes the
fastening plate P above described, is then laid upon the extreme end f' of the
fabric, and over it the second part S₁ of the stick with its bevel s uppermost and
toward the operator; and these two pieces are then pressed downward, which
bears them and the fabric beneath them down into the groove B³. The operator
next brings forward the sliding bar Funtil its movement is checked by the books,
and then throws the presser bar G down onto the stick St and plate P by means
of the lever LA. Next the clamp D is brought up against the rear edge of the
stick S by moving the forward end of the lever L' to the right for a short
distance, after which the presser bar G can be raised and moved to the rear out.ot
the way. The parts in this position, before the presser bar is moved to the rear,
are shown in Figure 4.
Third Step. The cord e is next placed in front of the finishing plate J, and
the lever L³ is moved to the left. This movement causes the plate J to move
forward, and the arm N' and bevel Ja, contacting with the studs of the cord-
carriers, move the latter forward simultaneously until the cord is pressed close up
against the front edge of the groove B2 and into the bond of the finished.
shade. The lever L is then moved to the right which withdraws the folding
plate I from the first part of the stick, and the parts in this position with said
first part of the stick slightly raised, are shown in Figure 5.
Fourth Step. The first part of the stick which is loose is now turned over the
cord as a pivot and away from the operator onto the fabric f, but before being
pressed down the lever L is moved to the right which withdraws the finishing
plate from the position shown in Figure 5, yet the first part of the stick is prevented
from displacement by the cord which extends along the bend of the shade. The first
part S of the stick with the surrounding shade is then pressed down onto the
second part S¹ of the stick which lies within the groove B2 and is held there by
the clamp. (The presser bar can hero be again drawn forward and operated if
desired as shown in Figure 6, but it is not usually desirable provided the operation
above described has been carefully gone through with.) The parts now stand as
seen in Figure 6; and, the presser bar having been pushed to the rear, the
operator with a hammer drives nails n of proper length down through the parts as
they now lie exposed to his view and held in place by the clamp. The heads, of
these nails are to be driven down only upon, and not imbedded into, the uppermost
fold of the shade, and their length is such that their tips will strike upon and be
clinched by the fastening plate P. The lever. L' is then moved to the right to:
throw off the clamp, the cord disengaged from the clamps on its carriers, the fabric:
cut from the roll at the desired length, and the curtain drawn toward the operator
and out of the machine-this act drawing more cord from the ball, which is cut
off at the right edge of the curtain and falls across the machine, to be used on the.

page_text: next curtain. The fastening plate P is then removed if it is not to form a
permanent part of the curtain, and the sticks and cord are neatly trimmed off 'as
will be clear.
Dated this 18th day of October 1895.
WILLIAM H. RAMSEY.
FRED M. BOOTH.
JOSEPH O. DOBSON.
Boult & Wade,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in the Laths or Rods of Window Blinds, Curtains,
and the like, and in Machines for Fixing the Fabric to them..
We, WILLIAM HANFORD RAMSEY, FRED MELANCTION BOOTII, and
JOSEPH O. DOBSON, all of Sioux Falls, in the County of Minnehaha, and State
of South Dakota, United States of America, Gentlemen, 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 invention relates to curtains, shades, and screens, and more especially to
the sticks at the lower ends of shades, such as are usually mounted at their upper
ends on and wind around spring-rollers; and the object of the same is to produce
certain improvements in machines for fastening the stick to the shade and
incidentally to produce improvements in the fastening device.
To this end the invention consists in the details of construction hereinafter more
fully described and claimed and as illustrated in the drawings accompanying our
Provisional Specification wherein :
Figure 1 is a plan view of this machine with its parts in their normal
positions, the end standards being removed the better to show the parts beneath
and a portion of the finishing-plate being broken away the better to show the
clamp.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken just in front of the clamp and finishing-
plate and showing the presser bar in front elevation with dotted connections which
could be employed for operating this bar by a foot-lever.
Fig. 3 is a central cross-section looking toward the left and showing the shade
making the first fold around one part of the stick, the folding-plate as assisting in
this operation, and the presser-bar as holding the parts in place, this being the
position of parts at the end of the first step.
Fig. 4 is a similar section showing the shade as making the second fold in the
groove beneath the fastening-plate and second part of the stick, both of which are
held in place vertically by the presser-bar and horizontally by the clamp and the
cord lying over the finishing-plate beneath the body of the shade, this being the
position of parts at the end of the second step.
Fig. 5 is a similar section showing the finishing-plate as having been moved
forward over the second part of the stick and fastening-plate so as to carry the
cord into the bend of the curtain, the folding-plate as having been retracted to
release the first part of the stick, and the latter with the first fold of the curtain
slightly raised from its bed.
Fig. 6 is a similar section showing the finishing-plate as retracted, the first
part of the stick with the first fold of the shade turned over upon the second part
and the presser-bar as holding them in position within the groove.
Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross-section of the lower end of the finished shade, the two
parts of the stick, and the fastening-plate, all parts being slightly separated for the
sake of clearness and the nails baving not yet been applied,

page_text: Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 with the parts closely assembled and held by
the nails and the fastening-plate withdrawn, the curtain with its stick being now
ready for use..
Referring to the said drawings, the letter A designates a base which may be
supported on legs or clamped or otherwise secured to a suitable table at which the
operator is to stand and which base is of suitable material, length and depth to
accommodate it and its parts to the uses to which they are to be put. Parallel
with the front edge of this base and upon its upper face is fastoned a raised bed B,
whose upper edge inclines from the front to the rear for a short distance, and is
then provided with a recess B₁ whose bottom lies in a plane parallel with the
inclined upper face of the bed, and which recess is of a size and shape to receive
one-half of the two-part.curtain-stick hereinafter described, together with the first
fold of the curtain around the same, and beyond this recess said upper face of the
bed is provided with a deep groove B2 baving a horizontal bottom wall, a vertical
inner wall next the recess B and no outer wall, since the bed terminates at that
point. Toward the rear of the base A aud parallel with its length there is secured
upon its upper face a cleat C, and the lower half of the front edge of this cleat is
preferably cut away or rabbeted as at C', as is also preferably the lower half of the
rear edge of the bed beneath the groove B2, as seen at B3. Between the bed and
the cleat there slides upon the base a clamp D, the lower halves of whose front
and rear edges may be provided with projecting tongues D' to engage the
rabbets above mentioned, if such rabbets are employed. The letter I designates
a folding-plate moving over the upper face of the bed B and having a number of
oblique slots I which receive headed studs 12 rising from the bed. Tho rear edge
of this plate is adapted to pass over the recess B¹ parallel with the bottom of
the latter, and on the upper face of this plate near its front edge is a scratch
or mark I for a purpose to appear below. This plate is controlled by a lever L2,.
pivoted upon the base or to one end of the cleat and connected to the plate by a
link 1.
The finishing-plate J slides upon the upper face of the clamp D and is also.
provided with oblique slots moving over beaded studs J2, rising from said
clamp, and this plate is controlled by another lover L3 which is connected there-
with by a link all as seen in Fig. 1. The front edge of this plate is adapted to
move above the groove B2 in the bed and its rear edge when the plate is retracted
moves in a plane considerably above the cleat C, owing to the fact that the
clamp D is of greater thickness than said clent, as seen in the sectional views.
Secured upon the upper face of the clamp Dare a number of ears K, which
project rearwardly over the upper face of the cleat, and the projecting ends of
these ears are provided with oblique slots K' moving over headed studs K2,
similar to the folding and fastening plates. The clamp is controlled by a lever Li
pivoted directly upon the base A and extending along a recess cut in the lower
face of the bed B, which lever has a pointed connection with the clamp,
all as indicated in Fig. 1. The letters E designate suitable standards supported
by uprights rising from the base, standing above the same and extending over
it from front to rear at the ends thereof, and the inner faces of these standards
are provided with grooves E'. Fis a sliding bar, having feet Fifitting in said
grooves El.
The letter G designates a preaser-bar pivotally connected by links G' with the
frout face of the sliding bar, ono of said links being continued into a handle or
lever. L 4 rising above the sliding. bar F and by means of which the presser-bar
may be manipulated.
As seen in dotted lines in Fig. 2, a chain or rod L5 might lead from this lever to
a suitable foot-lever L6 located in position to be depressed by the operator when
it is desired to manipulate the presser-bar by foot-power.
The letters H designate catches pivoted to the inner faces of the standards E
and having hooked front ends, as shown, and for each catch are two pins, one of

page_text: which H' is in rear of the pivot and so located as to prevent the hook from
dropping too far and the other of which H2 is in front of the pivot for preventing
the hooked end from rising too high. Said hooked end when depressed, is
adapted to stop the forward sliding of the bar F at a point to hold the presser-
bar G over the groove B 2, but when the hooks are raised the bar F may slide
to the front ends of the grooves E and the presser-bar will then descend in
line with the reċess B'. These grooves extend sufficiently far to the rear to
permit the sliding bar and presser-bar G to be moved completely out of the
way when desired.
At opposite ends of the bed, clamp, and cleat and either
face of 1
upon the
upper
the base or against the end extremities thereof are arranged two cord-carriers M,
each of which preferably has slots M in its body engaging over headed studs M2,
seated in the base, so that the carrier may slide from front to rear over said base,
and each carrier has attached thereto a cord-clamp 0, while the right-hand cord-
carrier also, preferably, supports a cup O' or other device for receiving a ball of 1
cord. Rising from this right-hand cord-carrier is a stud N which is engaged by
the front face of an arm N' projecting outward to the right from the lever L3,
and rising from the left cord-carrier is a similar stud N 2, adapted to be engaged
by the beveled left end J 3 of the finishing-plate J.
Referring now to Figs. 7, and 8, the letters S and S₁ designate the two parts
of the stick, each part being slightly thicker near its lower than at its upper edge
and having a flat inner face with a beveled corner 8, at its lower end and a gently-
rounded outer face and upper edge. The letter c, designates the cord, and
designates. the fabric from which the shade or curtain is made, and this fabric in
the finished article passes first down between the two parts of the stick, then
around the cord, as at f, at which point it is bent upward and rises between the
sticks to the point f2. Here it passes over the upper edge of the stick S¹ and
turns outward, thence it extends down over the fastening-plate P and around and
under both sticks and the cord, as at f3, thence up the outer side of the opposite
stick S, over the upper edge of the latter, as at f4, again down between the
sticks, and, finally, the end or extremity f5 passes a second time below the cord
and under the first bend and rises again for some distance beliind the part S!
of the stick just outside the fastening-plute. The letters n, designate nails, which
are then driven in the direction indicated completely through both parts of the
stick, through the outer fold over the first part S, through the three folds between
the sticks, and have their points n turned back by the plate P and clinched
into the outer face of the stick S₁ beneath its outer covering fold and the
extremity of $5.
The operation of this machine is as follows:-
First step: The cord c, is first led from the ball, passed under the levers 3
and L2, carried to the left over the fastening-plate and over the left cord-
'carrier M, and engaged under the clamp O on this carrier. It is then drawn
tightly to the right and engaged under the clamp on the right carrier, so that its
body rests on the fastening-plate just in front of the studs J 2. .The fabric f,
composing the shade is then led from a roll or suitable source (or may have been
previously cut to the desired lengths) and its free end is passed into the rear of
the machine under the presser-bar and over everything else and is drawn up-
on the folding-plate I to the mark 13. Here it is held by one hand while the
part S of the stick is put in place with its rounding-face bearing the shade down-
ward into the recess B and its beveled edges, uppermost and remote from the
operator. The hooks of the catches H are raised, the sliding bar moved forward
until stopped by the front ends of the grooves E', and the presser-bar G borue
down upon the stick S to hold it in position. The lever L2 is then moved to
the left, whereby the folding-plate I through its oblique slots l' is caused to slide
downward and rearward over the bed B until stopped by the presser-bar G, when
the parts stand as secu in Fig. 3, The presser-bar is now raised and moved to

page_text: the rear, as in Fig. 5, and the plate I moved forward slightly farther until its
rear edge tightly clamps the shade upon the stick by reason of the fact that the
latter is slightly wedge-shaped, as above described.
Second step: The clamping bar having been raised and the sliding bar pushed
to the rear the hooked ends of the catches H are now depressed. The operator
now passes his fingers along the beveled edge of the first stick S and presses
the fabric and stick toward himself under the folding-plate I, so that it shall lie
close in the recess B'. The thin sheet of steel or other metal which constitutes
the fastening plate P above described is then laid upon the extreme end f5 of
the fabric and over it the second part S of the stick with its bevels, uppermost
and toward the operator, and these two pieces are then pressed downward which
bears them and the fabric beneath them down into the groove B.2. The
operator next brings forward the sliding bar F until its movement is checked
by the hooks and then throws the presser-bar G down onto the stick S¹ and
plate P by means of the lever L4. Next the clamp D is brought up against
the rear edge of the stick S¹ by moving the forward, end of the lever L' to the
right for a short distance, after which the presser-bar G can be raised and
moved to the rear out of the way. The parts in this position before the presser-
bar is moved to the rear, are shown in Fig. 4.
Third step: The cord e, is next placed in front of the finishing-plate J and the
lever L3 is moved to the left. This movement causes the plate J to move
forward, and the arm N and bevel J 3 contacting with the studs of the cord-
carriers, move the latter forward simultaneously until the cord is pressed close up
against the front edge of the groove B2 and into the bend of the finished
shade. The lever L2 is then moved to the right, which withdraws the folding-
plate I from the first part of the stick, and the parts in this position with said.first
part of the stick slightly raised are shown in Fig. 5.
Fourth step: The first part of the stick which is loose is now turned over the
cord as a pivot and away from the operator onto the fabric ; but before being
pressed down the lever L3 is moved to the right which withdraws the finishing-
plate from the position shown in Fig. 5; yet the first part of the stick is prevented
from displacement by the cord which extends along the bend of the shade. The
first part S of the stick with the surrounding shade is then pressed down onto the
second part S' of the stick which lies within the groove B2 and is held there by
the clamp. (The presser-bar can here he again drawn forward and operated, if
desired, as shown in Fig. 6, but it is not usually desirable, provided the operation
above described has been carefully gone through with.) The parts now stand as
seen in Fig. 6, and the presser-bar having been pushed to the rear the operator
with a hammer drives nails n, of proper length down through the parts as they now
lie exposed to his view and held in place by the clamp. The heads of these nails
are to be driven down only upon and not embedded into the uppermost fold of the
shade, and their length is such that their tips will strike upon and be clinched by
the fastening-plate P. The lever L is then moved to the right to throw off the
clamp, the cord disengaged from the clamps on its carriors, the fabric out from the
roll at the desired length, and the curtain drawn toward the operator and out of
the machine, this act drawing more cord from the ball, which is cut off at the
right edge of the curtain and falls across the machine, to be used on the next
curtain. The fastening-plate P is then removed, if it is not to forin a permanent
part of the curtain, and the sticks and cord are neatly trimmed off, as will be
clear.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having an inclined upper face, an adjacent depressed recess whose bottom stands
in a plena parallel with said ünner face, a groove adiacent the recess, and finishing

page_text: mechanism co-operating with said groove; of a curtain stick adapted to fit in said
recess and of slightly wedge-shaped section, a folding-plate sliding on the inclined
upper face of the bed and over said recess, and means for moving this plate, as
and for the purpose set forth.
2. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having an inclined upper face, an adjacent depressed recess whose bottom
stands in a plane parallel with said upper face, a groove adjacent the recess, and
finishing mechanism co-operating with said groove, of a curtain stick adapted to fit
in said recess and of slightly wedge-shaped section, a folding plate resting on the
juclined upper face of the bed with one edge adapted to stand over said recess, the
body of the plate being provided with oblique slots, headed studs rising from
the bed and engaging said slots, and a lever for imparting longitudinal motion to
the plate, as and for the purpose set forth.
3. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a bed
having an inclined upper face, an adjacent depressed recess whose bottom stands in
a plane parallel with said upper face, a groove adjacent the recess and having a
horizontal bottom, a two-part stick each of which parts is slightly wedgeshaped in
section and one of which is adapted to fit in said recess, and a folding-plate sliding
upon the inclined upper faco of the bed, of a clamp for holding the other part of
tlie stick in said groove and a finishing plate sliding over said clamp, as and for the
purpose set forth.
4. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
Led having an inclined upper face, an adjacent depressed recess whose bottom
stands in a plane parallel with said upper face, a groove adjacent the recess and
having a horizontal bottom, a two-part stick each of which parts is slightly wedge-
shaped in section and one of which is adapted to fit in said recess, and a folding
plate sliding upon the inclined upper face of the bed; of a clamp for holding the
other part of the stick in said groove, a fiuishing plate sliding upon the horizontal
upper face of the clamp, the body of said plato being provided with oblique slots,
hended studs in the clamp engaging said slots, and a lever for imparting longitudinal
motion to this plate, as and for the purpose set forth.
6. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having an inclined upper face, an adjacent depressed recess whose bottom
stands in a plane parallel with said upper face, a groove adjacent the recess and
having a horizontal bottom, a two-part stick each of which parts is slightly wedge-
shaped in section and one of which is adapted to fit in said recess, and n folding
plate sliding upon the inclined upper face of the bed; of a clamp for holding the
other part of the stick in said groove, ears projecting rearwardly from said clamp
and provided with oblique slots, a cleat secured to the buse and over which said
ears pass, headed studs in the cleat engaging said oblique slots in the ears and a
lever for imparting longitudinal motion to the clamp, as and for the purpose set
forth.
6. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having a recess and a groove, a two-part stick one of which parts fits the recess
and both of which fit the groove, and a folding plate adapted to clamp one part in
the recess; of a cleat on the base, a clamp sliding on the base toward the bed and
adapted to clamp the other part of the stick in the groove, a finishing plate
supported by the clamp, and means for moving this plate over the clamp so ns to
pass its front edge over the groove, as and for the purpose set forth.
7. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having a recess and a groove, a two-part stick one of which parts fits the recess
and both of which fit the groove, and a folding plate adapted to clamp one part in
the recess; of a cleat on the base, a clamp sliding on the base toward the bed and
adapted to clamp the other part of the stick in the groove, a finishing, plate
supported by the clamp, the body of the plate being provided with oblique
slots, headed studs rising from the clamp and engaging said slots, and a lever
for imparting longitudinal motion to this plate, as and for the purpose set forth.

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8. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having a recess and a groove, a two-part stick one of which parts fits the recess
and both of which fit the groove, and a folding plate adapted to clamp one part in
the recess; of a cleat on the base, a clamp sliding on the base toward the bed and
adapted to clamp the other part of the stick in the groove, ears on the clamp
moving over the cleat and provided with oblique slots, studs rising from the
cleat and engaging said slots, a lever for imparting longitudinal motion to
the clamp and a finishing plate sliding over the clamp, as and for the purpose set
forth.
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9. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having a recess and a groove, a two-part stick one of which parts fits the recess
and both of which fit the groove, and a folding plate adapted to clamp one part in
the recess; of a cleat on the base, a clamp sliding on the base toward the bed and
adapted to clamp the other part of the stick in the groove, ears on the clamp
moving over the cleat and provided with oblique slots, studs rising from the cleat
and engaging said slots, a lever for imparting longitudinal motion to the clamp, a
finishing plate sliding upon the clamp, the body of this plate baving oblique slots,
hended studs rising from the clamp and engaging said slots, and an independent
lever for imparting longitudinal motion to this plate, as and for the purpose set
forth.
10. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having a recess and a groove, a two-part stick one of which parts fits the recess
and both of which fit the groove, and a folding plate adapted to clamp one part,in
the recess; of a clamp for holding the second part of the stick in said groove,
and a vertically movable presser bar supported above the base and adapted to
depress the sticks when in the groove, as and for the purpose,set forth.
11. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having a recess in its upper face, a wedge-shaped stick adapted to fit said
recess, a plate sliding upon the upper face of the bed and over the recess and
adapted to clamp the stick therein; of a presser bar movable above the bed and
adapted to bear vertically on the portion of the stick not engaged by the plate, as
and for the purpose set forth.
12. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having a recess and a groove, a folding plate, a clamp, and a finishing plate,
all mounted on a base; of standards supported above the base at right angles with
the above members, a bar sliding in said standards transversely over the base, a
presser har, links pivotally connecting the presser bar with the sliding bar, and a
lever connected with the presser bar for depressing it when desired, as, and for the
purpose set forth.
13. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having a recess and a groove, a folding plate, a clamp, and a finishing plate all
mounted on a base of standards, supported above the base at right angles with the
above members, a bar sliding in said standards transversely over the base, a. presser
bar supported by the sliding bar, means for depressing the presser bar at will, and
catches carried by the standards and adapted to check the forward movement of
the presser bar at a point over said groove as and for the purpose set forth.
14. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having a recess and a groove, a folding plate, a clamp, and a finishing plate, all
mounted on a base; of standards supported above the base at right angles with the
above members and having grooves on their inner faces, a bar having feet sliding
in said grooves, a présser bar supported by the sliding bar, and means for depressing
the presser bar at will, the presser bar standing above the recess when said feet rest
in the front ends of said grooves, us and for the purpose set forth.
15. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
bed having a recess and a groove, a folding plate, a clamp and a finishing, plate, all
mounted on a base; of standards supported above the base at right angles with the
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in said grooves, a presser har supported by the sliding bar, means for depressing
the presser bar at will, the presser bar standing above the recess when said feet
rest in the frout ends of said grooves, and catches pivoted to the standards and
having hooked front ends adapted when depressed to check the sliding bar at a
point to hold the presser bar above said' groove as and for the purpose set forth.
16. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
base, a bed, a clamp, a finishing plate having oblique slots in its body, headed studs
on the clamp engaging said slots, a lever convected with one end of the plate for
moving the same longitudinally, the opposite end of the plate being beveled, and
an arm projecting from said lever; of cord-carriers mounted on the base near its
ends and movable transversely thereover, and studs rising from said cord-carriers,
one of which studs contacts with the. beveled end of the plate and the other of
which is moved by said arm, as and for the purpose set forth.
17. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with the
base, a bed, a clamp, a' finishing plate moving longitudinally over said clamp and
having one end beveled, and a lever connected to the other end of said plate and
having a projecting arm; of cord-carriers mounted on the base near the ends
thereof for transverse movement thereover, each carrier having a slotted body,
studs in the base over which the slots slide, and studs rising from the carriers, one
of which engages said beveled end of the plate and the other of which is moved by
said arm, as.and for the purpose set forth.
18. In a machine for forming a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a
base, and a bed and clamp supported longitudinally thereof; of cord-carriers
mounted on the base at the ends thereof and moving transversely thereover in
suitable guides, studs rising from the cord-carriers, mechanism for engaging these
studs to impart simultaneous forward movement to the carriers, a cord clamp on
each carrier, and a cord-ball-cup on one carrier, as and for the purpose set forth.
19. In a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a two-part stick; of a
shade passing first down hetween the parts of the stick, then bent up and passing
completely around both parts with its end carried upward around said bend and
standing between one stick and its outer fold, a fastening plate extending along
the outer face of said stick under the fold which covers it, and fastening devices
passing through both sticks and one outer and three inner folds of the shade with
their ends resting against said plate, substantially as described.
20. In a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a two-part stick; of a
shade passing first down between the members; of the stick, then bent up and
passing completely around both parts with its end carried upward around said bend
and standing between one stick and its outer fold, a fastening plate extending along
one face of one stick under the adjacent fold of the shade, and a nail passing through
the one outer and three inner folds of the shade and both parts of the stick with
its end resting against the inner face of said plate and clinched into the adjacent
face of the stick, substantially as described.
21: In a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a two-part stick, and a
cord; of a shade passing first between the parts of the stick, then around the cord,
then between the parts and over the upper edge of the second part, then down the
outer face of this part and under both parts and the cord, then up the outer face of
the first part and over its upper' edge, then down between the parts, then again
around the cord, and finally up between said second part and its outer fold; and
nails for holding the parts together, substantially as described.
22. In a curtain stick fastening, the combination with a two-part stick which
parts have flat adjacent inner faces, bevels at their lower corners and rounded
lower edges and outer faces, and a cord standing within the angle formed by the
bevels of a shade Jassing first between the parts of the stick then around the
cord, then between the parts and over the upper edge of the second part, then down
the outer face of this part and under both parts and the cord, then up the outer

page_text: face of the first part and over its upper edge, then down between the parts, then
again around the cord and finally up between said second part and its outer fold;
and means for holding the parts together, substantially as described.
Dated this 6th day of August 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicants.