IMPROVE- MENTS IN STAIR EYES
Year: 1885

page_text: I CHRISTOPHER LONGBOTTOM of N° 27 Kirkgate Bradford in the County of
York Estate Agent do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN STAIR EYES to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved stair eye which is particularly applicable
to stair cases that are too narrow for the stair rod to be removed by the usual
method of passing it through the stair eye. My improvements consist in forming
stair eyes of two pieces, rivited or otherwise secured together, in such a manner
that when in use, one of the pieces may be turned over or raised and the stair rod
thereby released.
To carry out my invention I stamp or form L shaped pieces of metal, to one arm
of which a curved piece or quadrant is rivited (preferably by an eyelet rivit) and
the projecting end of the curved piece or quadrant extends to the other arm of
the L shaped piece and rests against the turned up end of such arm. The L shaped
piece of metal is fixed to the stairs by screws, or other suitable means, with the
arm, to which the quadrant or curved piece is rivited, preferably placed against the
rise of the stair. To secure the stair rod it is placed in the angle of such L shaped
piece and the curved piece or quadrant is brought down over it thereby retaining
it in position.
The hereinbefore mentioned L shaped piece is only employed to give stability to,
and for the purpose of fixing the stair eye, thus by forming a projecting lug on one
end of the curved piece or quadrant by which to fix it such L shaped piece may be
dispensed with.

page_text: I CHRISTOPHER LONGBOTTOM, of 27 Kirkgate, Bradford in the County of York,
Estate Agent, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN STAIR EYES, 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 novel and useful improvements in that class of stair
eyes which are opened to admit or release the stair rod and closed to secure the
same.
The said invention consists of a quadrant shaped clip formed to the curve of the
rod and provided at one end with a lug or attachment plate for pivoting the same
preferably to the riser of the step. For heavy rods the said clip may be pivoted
to a bracket preferably L shaped to fit in the angle of the step which bracket is
provided with a lip to engage with and support the free end of such clip.
In order that my invention may be thoroughly understood reference is to be had
to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification in which similar
letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the quadrant shaped clip. Figure 2 is a side
elevation of the same pivoted to the riser of the stair with a section of a stair rod
held in position.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the L shaped bracket. Figure 4 is a front
elevation of such bracket with the quadrant shaped clip pivoted to it and Figure 5
is a transverse sectional elevation of the same.
The clip A (Figures 1 and 2) is pivoted to the riser of the step by the screw B
in such a manner that it is free to rotate on such screw in a plane parallel to the
length of the stair rod C, thus, such rod may be released by turning the said clip
balf a revolution, or secured by restoring such clip to the position shown in
figure 2.
To add greater stability to and for the purpose of supporting the free end of the
clip AI may employ a bracket D secured in the angle of the step by the spike E
which is fixed in the tread and a screw is passed through the eyelet rivet F into
the riser. The clip A is pivoted to the bracket D by the eyelet rivet F and the
free end of such clip when closed engages with and is supported by the turned up
lip H on the bracket D.
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
(1.) The clip A substantially as shown (Figures 1 and 2) and described and for
the purpose specified.
(2.) In a stair eye, the combination of the clip (A) pivoted by an eyelet rivet (F)
to a bracket (D) formed with a lip (H) to engage with and support the free end of
the said clip substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 19th day of March 1886