Improvements in Brackets or Holders for Window and other Curtains or Hangings.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 19th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 26th Apr., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brackets or Holders for Window and other
Curtains or Hangings.
We JOHN EMPSON, and JOHN HEWITT, trading as Wilkins and Wright, of
58 Graham Street, Birmingham, Manufacturers, and FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, of
Snow Hill, Birmingham, Engineer, all in the county of Warwick do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to a device for holding or supporting window or other
curtains or hangings in position, and its object is to provide an arrangement, by
which the said holder may assume and retain any angular position by which its
artistic and useful effect is increased.
It consists of a band, arm, or hook, of metal or other material (preferably the
former), into or through which the hanging or curtain may be gathered, and which
may be made of any plain, or ornamental design, mounted upon a bracket, base, or
other equivalent, in such a manner that it is capable of a swivel or pivot motion, its
construction being such, that it shall remain in any given angle to which it is
turned.
The band or arm is made of a piece bent into a doubled form, that is, somewhat
of a hook shape, at the outer ends of which a fastening may or may not be provided
to secure them, after the curtains &c. have been passed in sideways; or, if
preferred, in some instances it may consist of a hoop, of a oval, rectangular, or
corrugated form.
This band &c. is now mounted upon a bracket base, which latter is provided with
means of attachment to the wall or other structure. Upon the said base, a pivot
or swivel joint is made to receive the aforesaid band &c., such joint being further
provided with india rubber or other suitable pressure pad, to prevent the said band &c.,
altering its position except by an operator.
Thus, when the curtain &c. have been passed into the hoop or between the hook
device; the said hoop or hook may be turned with ease around upon its swivel, to
any desired angle at will, and without damage to the said curtain &c.
Instead of mounting the swivelling band &c. upon a base, the swivel pin may in a
cheaper form, serve also as the means of attachment by screwing it direct into the
window frame &c.
Dated this 17th day of Inne 1889
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Brackets or Holders for Window and other
Curtains or Hangings.
We JOHN EMPSON and JOHN HEWITT trading as Wilkins & Wright of 58 Graham
Street Birmingham, Manufacturers, and FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER of 167 Pershore
Road Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, 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 a device for holding or supporting window or other
curtains or hangings in position, and its object is to provide an arrangement by which
the said holder may assume and retain any angular position by which its artistic and
useful effect is increased.
It consists of a band, arm, or hook of metal or other material, (preferably the
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page_text: former) into, or through which the hanging or curtain may be gathered, and which
may be made of any plain, or ornamental design, mounted upon a bracket, base, or
other equivalent, in such. manner that it is capable of a swivel or pivot motion, its
construction being such, that it shall remain at any given angle to which it is
turned.
The band or arm is made of a piece bent into a doubled form, that is, somewhat
of a hook shape, at the outer ends of which a fastening may or may not be provided
to secure then after the curtains have been passed in sideways; or, if preferred, in
some instances, it may consist of a hoop, oval, rectangular, or corrugated form.
This band is now mounted upon a bracket base, which latter is provided with means
of attachment to the wall or other structure. Upon the said base, a pivot or swivel
joint is made to receive the aforesaid band, such joint being further provided with
india-rubber or other suitable pressure pad, to prevent the said band altering its
position except when so desired.
Thus, when the curtain' has been passed into the hoop or between the hook device,
the said hoop or hook may be turned with ease around upon its swivel to any desired
angle at will, and without damage to the said curtain.
Instead of mounting the swivelling band upon a base, the swivel pin may in a
cheaper form, serve also as the means of attachment by screwing it direct into the
window frame or other object.
In order that our invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect, we append hereunto 2 sheets of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter
referred to.
Figure 1 is an elevation of our improved band and bracket showing the method
we adopt for interlacing or threading upon the band the textile fabric such as a-slip M
of plush or silk.
The ornamental effect we further increase by perforating the band with the metal
strips N projecting therefrom.
Figure 2 is an elevation of a plain band having the swivelling back plate A
secured to the band (by means of the stud or pin K which forms a pivot or centre
for allowing the band to be turned to any desired angle.
L is a leather or rubber washer which we sometimes employ for preventing the
band from slipping freely upon its pivot.
Figure 3 is a detail elevation of an alternative method of securing our swivelling
back plate A with its spring catch plate B, and
Figure 4 is a sectional elevation of the same in which K¹ is the pivot serving also
as the rivet to connect the catch plate and back plate to the band C. a, a, are the
holes or depressions which we form within the back plate A' into which the bent
pointed ends b of the catch plate engage, for the purpose of rigidly, securing the: band
to suit any required.anglesin relation to the back plate.
The back plate we attach to the wall or other object by means of nails or screws
placed through the holes d, d. The band C we make in any desired shape, preferably
as a loop to receive the curtain or hanging, and we connect the ends of the loop
together by means of a turn pin e.fitting within a slot or groove f, or by any well
known ordinary clasp or fastening.
Figure 5 and Figure 6 are elevations of an arrangement of our improved brackets
and band arranged so that the band may hinge or open out to receive the
curtain or hanging, the back plate G being arranged to carry the hinge end and
pin g. The band we unite by a clasp or snap of any ordinary construction.
Figure 7 and Figure 8 are detail views of the method we adopt when desiring to
alter the position of the band in relation to the back plate. Upon the back plate D
we attach a screw pin Htto enter the holes F of the band, and to be clamped or
secured in position by means of the nut E, sometimes we make the holes star or other
than cireular shaped to, prevent the band from turning when once it. has been placed
in position.
Figure 9 is an elevation of an arrangement having the band C carried by the
ring which we adopt when using lighter metal or other material.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The construction of a curtain band and bracket with a pivot or its equivalent to
admit of the band being swivelled or placed at any angle.
II. The construction of a curtain band having a swivelling plate such as A' capable
of heing secured to any portion of the band C together with a spring catch such
as B for the purpose hereinbefore described, and substantially as illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
III. The construction of a curtain band having a back plate as D and screw
such as E for securing to any desired position of the band by means of the
holes F, F. perforated therein, substantially as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
IV. The construction of a joint plate such as G for carrying the curtain band,
substantially as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
V. The construction of a curtain band having its ends lapped up to form a
swivelling joint by means of the ring such as O, substantially as illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
VI. The construction of curtain bands and brackets having the band perforated to
receive a strip of plush or other suitable textile material, so that the ornamental
effect may be thereby improved.
Dad thin 10th day
1 1900
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for Applicants.