An Improvement in Curtain Rods for Doorways.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1887.
Complete Left, 22nd July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 23rd Aug., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Curtain Rods for Doorways.
EDWARD GRIFFITH 42 Cheapside E.C. Agent do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
First I make a metal piece about one inch wide by one eight inch thick, and two
inches in length, in which I make screw holes. On the two inch by one eight inch
side, I make a rod of about a quarter of an inch in substance, and seven inches in
length, which projects beyond the plate lengthwise ahout five inches this I bend about
one inch out of the straight away from the plate, On the extreme end of the rod, I
make an inch and a quarter ring, bent outwards and transverse of plate, This I screw
on the top of door, farthest from hinge of door, Secondly I make a hook, in the
shape of letter L, with a screw on the long end, which I screw in the door frame, at
the back of door near the level of top of door at its hinge side. Thirdly, I make a
suitable rod, the necessary length desirable for width of door and frame at half an
inch from one end of rod I bore a hole to admit of the short part of hook. This
forms a hinge for the rod, so that it can work with the motion of door. The other
end of the rod I pass through the ring of the plate screwed on top of the door. The
rod receives the rings for curtain.
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EDWARD GRIFFITH,
42, Cheapside, E.C.

page_text: EDWARD GRIFFITH, 42 Cheapside E.C. Agent 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:-
Whereas there exists certain automatic curtain rods for doorways which are adjusted
by the movement of the door, which have their brackets fixed in such a manner as to 5
destroy the decorative face of the door, rendering it unsightly upon their removal;
to obviate this unsightliness, I make a bracket which is affixed on the top edge of the
door so that the decorative part is not interfered with, The bracket (Fig. 1) I make
of metal, either wrought or cast, An ordinary sized bracket consists of a plate (A)
about two inches and a quarter in length, and one inch and a quarter in width, and in
substance about one tenth of an inch thick, on the long edge of the plate a rod (B) is
made to continue and project about five inches beyond the plate lengthwise, being
bent outwards about two inches and upward at an angle of about fortyfive degrees at
the extreme end of this rod, an inch and a quarter ring (C) is made bent outwards
from the rod and transverse of plate, through the plate screw holes are made. This
bracket is for fixing on the top edge of door farthest from its hinge (Fig. 5. D).
The bracket is made left handed as (Fig. 1) or right handed as (Fig. 2).
Secondly I make a hook (Fig. 3) in the shape of letter with a screw on
the long end (J) which I screw into the architrave of door frame at the hinge side
(Fig. 5. E.) on the short end of hook (H) a cap (F) is screwed on.
Thirdly make a suitable rod the necessary length desirable for width of door and
frame, At about half an inch from one end of rod (Fig. 4) I bore a hole (G) to
admit of short part of hook (H) this forms the hinge of the rod (E) so that it can
work with the motion of the door, the other end of the rod I pass through the ring (C)
of the bracket (Fig. 1) fixed on top of the door (D). The rod receives the rings for
curtain and is thus complete.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is,
(1) A shaped metal bracket for fixing upon the top edge of a door to carry a
curtain rod.
(2) The combination of a hinged curtain rod with the shaped metal bracket made
for fixing on the top edge of a door.
Dated this Twentyfirst day of July 1887.
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