IMPROVEMENTS IN VENETIAN BLINDS OR OTHER BLINDS OF SIMILAR CHARACTER
Year: 1886

page_text: I ROBERT GOODWIN HAMMOND, Engineer, 12 Warwick Road Ipswich Suffolk,
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN VENETIAN
BLINDS OR OTHER BLINDS OF SIMILAR CHARACTER, to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to improvements in Venetian Blinds, or other Blinds of
similar character, and has for its object, the more convenient, and effectual way, of
using, or working, the said blinds, as follows
The top or turning lath, and turning reels are suspended by suitable fittings,
upon cords working over reels, fixed to the head, and are so arranged, that the
turning lath, can be lowered, or raised, as desired to any height up or down the
window or aperture, and the blind laths can be canted to regulate the light, or air
admitted, whatever the position of the blind.
Thus, the top of the blind can be lowered, or the bottom raised, or the blind can
be gathered, or set, to any height, up or down the window, or aperture; or be
lowered entirely below the window, or aperture, as desired.
There is one set of cords fitted to this blind for suspending; raising, or lowering
the bottom lath; and another set of cords fitted for suspending, raising, or lowering
the top, or turning lath and reels; and both sets of cords can be secured by suitable
tittings, for holding blinds, at any desired position.
This invention can be conveniently applied to all existing Venetion blinds, by
using the fittings of the said invention.

page_text: Improvements in Venetian Blinds, or other Blinds of similar
Character.
I ROBERT GOODWIN HAMMOND of 12 Warwick Road Ipswich Suffolk Engineer
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 certain improvements in venetian blinds and other
blinds of similar character and has for its object the more convenient way of
lowering and using or working the said blinds and is carried out as follows:
The top or turning lath and turning reels are suspended by suitable fittings upon
cords working over reels fixed in the pulley head and are so arranged that the
turning and other laths can be lowered and raised as desired to any height, up or
down the window or aperture and the blind laths can be canted to regulate the
light or air admitted whatever the position of the blind (ie) the top of the blind
can be lowered or the bottom raised or the blind can be gathered or set to any
height up or down the window or aperture or be lowered entirely below the
window or aperture as desired.
There are two sets of cords fitted to this blind, one set for raising and again
lowering it from the bottom, and the other set for lowering and again raising it
from the top or turning lath, and both sets of cords can be secured by suitable
fittings for holding blinds at any desired position.
This Invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings to which reference
will be made in the following description A is the turning lath suspended at A¹
by the cords B B' said cords working over pullies in the head lath the cords CC
are carried over pullies in the head lath and run through all the laths of the blind
being finally attached to the bottom lath.
When the blind is to be so as to cover the whole or a portion of the window
from the top downwards it will be accomplished by fastening the cords B B¹ and
releasing the cords CC' and when it is required to lower the blind from the top
for cleaning it toplight or ventilation it will be accomplished by fastening the
cords C C and releasing the cords B B¹.
The pullies D are used for suspending the turning lath A the cords B B' being
fastened to them after passing over the pullies in the head lath.
This Invention may be conveniently applied to all existing Venetian blinds and.
has for its advantages-the convenience of lowering the blind from the top as
easily as to raise it from the bottom for cleaning it, ventilation toplight and to act
as a dwarf blind &c &c.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what
I claim is ;-
The improvement in Venetian and other blinds of similar character as herein
described and shewn by the accompanying drawings.