IM- PROVEMENTS IN CURTAIN POLES OR LATHS
Year: 1868

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Christian Fugl, of 28, Gloucester Street,
Regent's Park, in the County of Middlesex, Administrator of John
Fugl, Deceased, and Henry Thomas Fugl, formerly of Woodbridge
Street, Clerkenwell, but now of North Crescent, Tottenham Court
Road, in the same County, Upholsterer, for the Invention of "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN CURTAIN POLES OR LATHS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by John Fugl and Henry Thomas
Fugl at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with their
Petition, on the 21st April 1868.
We, JOHN FUGL and HENRY THOMAS FUGL, both of Woodbridge
Street, Clerkenwell; in the County of Middlesex, Upholsterers, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CURTAIN
POLES OR LATHS," to be as follows:-
Our Invention relates to improvements in the poles or laths from
which curtains are suspended over windows, for example. In con-
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page_text: structing what are termed curtain laths according to our Invention
we make the lath of a hollow box-like shape, and form a slot or
groove on the under side communicating with the interior extending
nearly from end to end. In the interior of the lath we place two
spiral springs, each of which is connected at mid length of the lath to a
block capable of sliding therein, one block being connected to the end
of each spring. The outer ends of these springs are secured near the
ends of the lath, and occupy when expanded the whole of the space
between the two blocks before mentioned and the ends of the lath. A
curtain is suspended from each spring by means of eyes attached to the
under side of the spring at situable distances apart, said eyes passing
through and sliding in the slot in the box lath above mentioned and
depending from the under side of the lath. The curtains are attached
to the eyes by means of hooks in the usual manner, and the springs
always tend to keep the curtains drawn or closed. The curtains may
be drawn apart or separated by means of a cord passing over a pulley
at either end of the lath, the end of which cord is attached to one of the
sliding blocks before mentioned. The cord passes through the spring
attached to this block and over the pulley at the end of the lath,
returning through the spring and block to the second block to which
it is also attached, and thence through the other spring to the second
pulley at the opposite end of the lath from which it is suspended at the
side of the curtain. This cord must be secured when the curtains are
pulled open, otherwise the springs which are then compressed would
tend to close them again.
By employing two similar sets of springs and grooves two sets of
curtains may be suspended from the same lath operated in a similar
manner. In applying these improvements to curtain poles the springs
and blocks are arranged in the same manner as in the lath, the slot being
formed at the top of the pole; the curtains are suspended from the
ordinary. sliding rings encircling the pole, two or more of which rings
are connected to the springs at suitable distances, by means of pins
projecting from the inside of the rings through the slot at the top side
of the pole. By making the slot in the bottom or under side of the
pole the rings may be dispensed with, the curtains being attached to
the springs the same as described with reference to the lath; the
curtains in either case being drawn back by means of the cord as before.

page_text: Instead of employing spiral springs of considerable length capable of.
being compressed and tending to keep the curtains drawn, we may
employ short coiled springs which would tend to maintain the curtains.
in the open position unless drawn close by means of the cord, which in
this case would be attached to the sliding blocks in a reverse manner to
that above described.
SPECIFICATION filed in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters
Patent, and of an Order of the Lord Chancellor, by the said John
Christian Fugl and Henry Thomas Fugl in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 7th December 1868.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, JOHN
CHRISTIAN FUGL, of 28, Gloucester Street, Regent's Park, in the County
of Middlesex, (Administrator of John Fugl, who departed this life on the
Eighth day of September, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight,)
and HENRY THOMAS FUGL, formerly of Woodbridge Street, Clerkenwell,
but now of North Crescent, Tottenham Court Road, in the same County,
Upholsterer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-first day of April, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, in the thirty-
first year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and
grant unto us, the said John Christian Fugl and Henry Thomas Fugl,
Her special license that we, the said John Christian Fugl and Henry
Thomas Fugl, our executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as we, the said John Christian Fugl and Henry Thomas Fugl, our exe-
cutors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no
others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
CURTAIN POLES OR LATHS," upon the condition (amongst others) that we,
the said John Christian Fugl and Henry Thomas Fugl, our executors or
administrators, by an instrument in writing under our or their hands

page_text: and seals, or under the hand and seal of one of us or them, should
particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and
in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be
filed in the Great Seal Patent Office on or before the Eighth day of
December, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and 5
sixty-eight
in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same to be
filed in the Great Seal Patent Office on or before the Eighth day of
December, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
sixty-eight
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henry Thomas Fugl, on behalf of
myself and the said John Christain Fugl, do hereby declare the nature
of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement thereof, that is to say
The Invention relates to improvements in the poles or laths from
which curtains are suspended over windows, for example. In con-
structing what are termed curtain laths according to our Invention
we make the lath of a hollow box-like shape, and form slots or
grooves on the under side communicating with the interior, In the
interior of the lath we place two spiral springs, each of which is
connected at near the mid length of the lath to a block capable of
sliding therein, one block being connected to the end of each spring.
The outer ends of these springs are secured near the ends of the
lath, and occupy when expanded the whole of the space between the
two blocks before mentioned and the ends of the lath. A curtain is
suspended from each spring by means of eyes attached to the under
side of the spring at suitable distances apart, said eyes passing
through and sliding in the slots in the box lath above mentioned and
depending from the under side of the lath. The curtains are attached
to the eyes by means of hooks in the usual manner, and the springs
always tend to keep the curtains drawn or closed. The curtains may
be drawn apart or separated by means of a cord passing over a pulley
at either end of the lath, the end of which cord is attached to one
of the sliding blocks before mentioned. The cord passes through the
spring attached to this block and over the pulley at one end of
the lath, returning through the second spring and block to which
it is also attached, and thence to the second pulley at the opposite
end of the lath from which it is suspended at the side of the curtain.
This cord must be secured when the curtains are pulled open,

page_text: otherwise the springs which are then compressed would tend to close
them again.
By employing two similar sets of springs and grooves two sets of
curtains may be suspended from the same lath operated in a similar.
manner. In applying these improvements to curtain poles the springs
and blocks are arranged in the same manner as in the lath, the slots
being formed at the top of the pole; the curtains are suspended from
the ordinary sliding rings encircling the pole, two or more of which rings
are connected to the springs at suitable distances by means of pins
projecting from the inside of the rings through the slots at the top side
of the pole. By making the slots in the bottom or under side of the
pole the rings may be dispensed with, the curtains being attached to
the springs the same as described with reference to the lath; the
curtains in either case being drawn back by means of the cord as before..
Instead of employing spiral springs of considerable length capable of
being compressed and tending to keep the curtains drawn, we may
employ short coiled springs which would, tend to maintain the curtains.
in the open position unless drawn close by means of the cord which in.
this case would be attached to the sliding blocks in a reverse manner to

page_text: But what we do claim is the novel construction and arrangement
of parts of curtain poles and laths, substantially as herein shown and
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Thomas Fugl, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Seventh day of December,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-
eight.
HENRY THOMAS FUGL. (L.S.)
Witness,
FRED. HARRIS,
Patent Agent,
35, Southampton Buildings.