Improvements in the Mode and Means for Forming the Angles of Cornice and other Poles and Articles so that the said Angles or Junctions may be Readily Adjusted.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mode and Means for Forming the Angles of
Cornice and other Poles and Articles so that the said Angles or
Junctions may be Readily Adjusted.
I JAMES GEORGE HALL of the Firm of S. Hall and Sons of Wrottesley Street,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in the mode and means for forming
the angles of cornice and other poles and articles so that the said angles or junctions
may be readily adjusted to variously formed windows or other positions to which
such poles rods and the like have to be secured in practice.
My angle or junction piece I prefer to be in the form of a globe made up of two
half spheres secured together edge to edge. In two places in the globe or sphere,
or in one position in each half sphere I form a slot extending sufficiently in both
directions to allow a screw, nut or collar placed inside behind each slot to have a
considerable range of movement an external collar or cover is used with either a
screw projecting therefrom or prong so as to conveniently fasten either to a wood
or other pole or directly by the prongs into a brass or other metal tube. The back
end of this screw operates in the sliding nuts in the groove just sufficiently to
tighten or untighten the same but they cannot be withdrawn as they are limited
by a head or pin or the like and this is done before bringing and fastening the two
half spheres together. There may be a further collar ou the external screw to form
an abutment against the end of the pole, and the internal nut may have the end
turned up to slide and form a guide in the slot.
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GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Mode and Means for Forming the Angles of
Cornice and other Poles and Articles so that the said Angles or
Junctions may be Readily Adjusted.
1, JAMES GEORGE HALL of the Firm of S. Hall & Sons, of Wrottesley
Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of my said 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 has for its object improvements in the mode and means for
forming the angles of cornice and other poles and articles so that the said
angles or junctions may be readily adjusted to variously formed windows or

page_text: other positions to which such poles, rods and the like have to be secured in
practice.
My angle or junction piece I prefer to be in the form of a globe made up of two
half spheres secured together edge to edge. In two places in the globe or sphere
or in one position in each half sphere I form a slot extending sufficiently in both
directions to allow a screw nut or collar placed inside behind cach slot to have a
considerable range of movement. An external collar or cover is used with either
a screw projecting therefrom or prong so as to conveniently fasten either to a wood
or other pole or directly by the prong into a brass or other metal tube. The back
end of this screw operates in the sliding nuts in the groove just sufficiently to
tighten or untighten the same but they cannot be withdrawn as they are limited by
a head or pin or, the like and this is done before bringing and fastening the two
half spheres together. There may be a further collar on the external screw to
form an abutment against the end of the pole and the internal nut may have the
end turned up to slide and form a guide in the slot.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and easily carried into
practical effect I have appended hereunto a double-sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have illustrated examples of my improved adjustable junction.
Figure 1 is a view showing my device in a straight position.
Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1.
Figures 3 and 4 are similar views to Figure 2 showing the screw S at different
angles.
Figure 5 is a sectional view of Fig. 3.
Figure 6 is a plan view showing the application of my junction to a cornice
pole.
In carrying my invention into practice I prefer to make my angle or junction
piece in the form of a globe from the two half spheres A and B joined together by
rabbeting or in any other convenient manner and in each of these I form the
slot a and b sufficiently long to allow the internal and external washers a² and a³
and 62 and 3 a considerable range of movement. The internal washers are provided
with the stop and guidepiece d and d¹ which fit into the slots a¹ and 6¹ for guiding
and preventing the washers from turning. I then pass the screwed pius s¹ and pl
through these washers and form a head on the inner ends of each and on the
opposite ends of these pins I fix the washers or collars s² and p² which rest against
the washers a³ and 63 respectively. The outer end of the pin is lengthened at S
and has a different screw thread cut on it and is provided with another oblong
washer or thumb piece resting upon the washer or collar and attached to the
outer end of the pin p¹ and resting upon the washer or collar p² is the prong P.
By screwing up the pins s¹ and pl¹ the external washers a and b bind against the
parts A and B as shown at Figure 5 and in order to give them a better grip
interpose the leather washers 1 and 2 thus securely holding the screw S and the
prong P in any desired position. Instead of having a prong on one side and a
screw on the other I may have a prong on both sides or a screw.
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When applying my device to the cornice pole G as shown at Figure 6 the
screws S are secured into the side parts G' and the prougs P are fixed into the
centre portion thus connecting the parts together and these ends can be easily and
quickly regulated to suit the angle of any bay window.
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 :-
First. The improvements in the mode and means for forming the angles of
cornice and other poles and articles so that the said angles or junctions may be
readily adjusted in the manner and for the purpose substantially as hereinbefore
described and as shown on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Second. A junction for cornice or other poles or rods consisting of two semi-
spheres brought together to form a sphere and having slots at angles traversed by

page_text: nuts which are tightened at any desired angle by the action of turning the cornice
pole or rod carrying its threaded screw which locks the nuts in the slots of the
spheres substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon the accompanying
drawings.
Third. The device for connecting rods, poles, or other articles together so that
they can be adjusted to various angles consisting essentially of the screwed pins
such as p¹ and which are capable of being moved in the slots such as a' and b¹
and locked in any position by the nuts or washers such as a² and a³ and b² and 63
in the manner substantially as hereinbefore set forth and as shown on the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 17th day of February 1807
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.