Improvements in Eyes for Stair Rods.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1893-Accepted, 5th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Eyes for Stair Rods.
I, THOMAS ALFRED LUKE, of 14 Brazennose Street, Manchester, in the County
I of Lancaster, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in eyes for stair rods and the object of
my improvements is to enable the stair rods to be secured in their eyes or released
without sliding them end wise as now necessary with ordinary eyes.
In constructing stair rod eyes according to my invention I form each eye of an
angle metal plate to which an open spring clip is secured in any convenient
this clip which holds the rod is so shaped that the stair rod can be drawn
out and pushed back into the clip readily, but when in position it is securely held
until forcibly withdrawn.
manner,
If found practicable the improved spring clip and angle plate might be formed
of a single piece of metal.
Dated this 30th day of September 1892.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant,
Improvements in Eyes for Stair Rous.
I, THOMAS ALFRED LUKE, of 14 Brazennose Street, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Ironmonger, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in eyes for stair rods and the object of
my improvements is to enable the stair rods to be secured in their eyes or released
without sliding them endwise as now necessary with ordinary eyes.
In constructing stair rod eyes according to my invention I form each eye of an
angle metal plate with which an open spring clip is formed in any convenient
manner; this clip which holds the rod is so shaped that the stair rod can be drawn
out and pushed back into the clip readily, but when in position it is securely held
until forcibly withdrawn.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being had
to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is a side sectional elevation of a stair fitted with my improved eye for
the carpet rod, and
Figs. 2 and 3 are side and front elevations respectively of the eye.
Each eye is formed out of a single strip of brass or other suitable metal a,
which is first bent into the form of an angle plate and then bent back to form an
eye and spring clip for a stair rod c as clearly shown in the drawings.
A pair of the eyes thus formed are secured to the stairs in the usual position
by screws b or other suitable fastenings and the stair rod c is then pushed into
place and held there as shown in Fig. 1.

page_text: 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 I
claim is :-
The improved stair rod eye formed out of a single strip of metal substantially
in the manner herein described and as shown.
Dated this 30th day of June 1893.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicant.