Improvements in Stair Eyes or Carpet Rod Fasteners on Staircases or the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Aug., 1895-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stair Eyes or Carpet Rod Fasteners on Staircases
or the like.
ALBERT THOMAS HUGHES Electrical Engineer 106 St. Paul's Road Kennington
Park, London S.E. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
Follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a stair eye for holding a stair rod in
position, that will permit of the rod being pushed in and out, the stair eye neting as
a clip. To accomplish this I take a strip of brass or other suitable metal either
round or flat and punch a hole for the nail to pass through to attach it to the tread
of the stair, half an inch from this I form a ridge of an eighth of an inch in rise and
diameter, I then describe a complete circle the diameter of the stair rod to be held,
back to the apex of the aforementioned ridge, then I turn it sharply hack and
upwardly describing a half circle in the opposite direction to the last mentioned
circle and straight for half an inch when I cut it off and punch the second hole
through which the nail passes to attach it to the rise of the step this last being at
an angle of forty five degrees to the other end of the strip in which the first bole
is punched as at first described. I do not hold myself to these measurements but
simply give them to help me to describe my invention, which is to construct a
simple stair eye that will permit of the stair rod being pushed in and out parallal
with the rise of tho step and of such a shape that it will act as holder and spring,
and shall be of such a shape as to permit the rod being pushed in and out by hand
but at the same time so constructed that the strain of the carpet cannot of itself
push out the rod.
Dated this 29th day of October 1894.
Improvements in Stair Eyes or Carpet Rod Fastoners on Staircases
or the like.
| ALBERT THOMAS HUGHES of 106 Saint Paul's Road Kennington Park in
the County of London Electrical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manuer the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
The object of this invention is to construct stair rod eyes that will allow of the
stair rods being inserted into the eyes parallel to the risers of the stairs instead of
being inserted end wise as usual.
Now according to this invention I take a strip of metal preferably hard brass of
any suitable section and of suitable length to form a stair rod eye and by means of
suitable dies I form a semi-circular ridge in the strip a short distance from one end
thereof. The strip is then bent from the ridge into a circlo of approximately the
same diameter as the stair rod. The strip is then bent backwards and upwards.
Holes are forined in the cuds of the eye to receive nails or screws by means of
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page_text: TO CHIC Company
Fig. 1 represents side view of a stair-rod eye constructed according to this
invention.
Fig. 2 is plan of same.
Fig. 3 is front view of same.
Fig. 4 is side view of a modified form of stair-rod eye also constructed according
to this invention.
Fig. 5 is plan of same.
Fig. 6 is front view of same.
The same letters are used to denote the same parts in all the figures.
a is a strip of flat metal preferably hard brass of sufficient length to make an eye.
This strip is placed between dies closed by a screw press or other suitable means
and the semi-circular ridge formed in the strip which is then bent into a circular
shape ate to receive the stair-rod. After forming the circle c the strip is bont
backwards formning the portion d and finally upward leaving the portion at right
angles to a.
When fixed to a stair the portion a is secured to the tread and the portion ƒ to
the riser. are holes through which pass the screws or nails used to secure the
eye to the stair.
When fixed to the stairs the stair rod can be placed parallel to the riser and
pushed into the eye instead of being inserted end wise and slid into place as
usual.
In the modified form shewn at Figs. 4 5 and 6 the strip a is somewhat longer
than is required to make the eye shewn at Figs. 1 2 and 3 and is bent over at faud
then at right angles forming a double thickness of metal at a.
Eyes so constructed may be made narrower than those shown at Figs. 12 & 3.
By bending the strip in the reverse direction stair-rod eyes may be made in
which the rods have to be inserted in the usual way.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is
1. Constructing stair-rod eyes from strips of metal by bending the said strips
between dies or otherwise into an approximately circular loop or eye to receive the
rod and two portions at right angles to each other having holes therein to enable
the eye to be secured to the tread and riser of a stair substantially as hereinbefore
specified.
2. Stair-rod eyes constructed as hereiubefore specified and shewn by Figs. 1 2
and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
3. Stair-rod eyes constructed as herein before specified and shewn by Figs. 4 5
und 6 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of August 1895.
ERNEST SALAMAN,
12 Union Court, Old Broad Street, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.