Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1896-Accepted, 18th July, 1396
THOMAS ROBERT WRIGHT, GEORGE JONES SAMUEL ROBINSON and
SAMUEL DUNN trading as T. R. Wright and Co. at 7 Caroline Street Birmingham
Brassfounders and Stair Rod Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The stair rod eyes are made from rolled sheet brass or other metal by being first
cut out in a blank of the proper form, and subsequently having holes pierced in
them whilst still flat, of a shape suitable for the rod, which may be of round,
triangular or other section, the method being capable of adaptation to eyes of
various shapes. Holes for fixing the eyes to the stairs are then pierced and
countersunk in the parts of the blank intended for the " ears "of the finished eye,
and afterwards those opposite and corresponding parts of the blank which surround
the holes that have been pierced to take the rod, are bent in a press, each into a
plane, at right angles with the front of the eye, which front at the same operation
is pressed into shape, and the "ears "also bent so as to fit against the tread and
riser of stairs.
Dated this 13th day of September 1895
THOMAS ROBERT WRIGHT.
GEORGE JONES.
SAMUEL ROBINSON.
SAMUEL DUNN.
We THOMAS ROBERT WRIGHT, GEORGE JONES, SAMUEL ROBINSON and
SAMUEL DUNN trading as T. R. Wright and Co. of 7 Caroline Street Birmingham
in the County of Warwick Stair Rod Manufacturers 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:-
Our invention has for its object a new method of making stair rod eyes by
which the rods when fixed are retained a sufficient distance away from the treads
aud risers of the stairs to allow for the thickness of the carpet. Our stair rod eyes
may be shaped to suit triangular, square, round or other sections of rods and
while being cheap in manufacture are so shaped as to have considerable strength
for resisting the strain of the carpet. The stair rod eyes are made from rolled
sheet brass or other metal by being first cut out in a blank of the proper form and
subsequently having holes pierced in them whilst still flat of a shape suitable for
the rod which may be of round triangular or other section the method being
capable of adoption to eyes of various shapes. Holes for fixing the eyes to the
stairs are then pierced and countersunk in the part of the blank intended for the
ears of the finished eye and afterwards those opposite and corresponding parts of
the blank that surround the holes that have been pierced to take the rod are bent
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page_text: in a press each into a plane at right angles with the front of the eyes which front
at the same operation is pressed into shape and the ears also bent so as to fit against
the tread and risers of stairs.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise we have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which we have
fully illustrated the nature of our said improvements together with a modification
of the same.
Figure 1 is a view of the blank from which our stair rod eyes are formed.
Figure 2 is a similar view shewing the blank when pierced.
Figure 3 is a side elevation shewing the eye when stamped up into shape.
Figure 4 is a front elevation of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a view of the eye completed.
Figure 6 is a view of a blank for making a modified form of eye.
Figure 7 is a similar view of the blank shewn by Figure 6 but shewing the
slits cut in same.
Figure 8 is a a view of the modified form of eye.
In carrying our invention into effect the stair rod eyes are made from rolled
sheet brass or other metal by being first cut out to form a blank A as shewn at
Figure 1 after which whilst still flat the blank is pierced with holes a¹ as shewn
by Figure 2 the shape of which holes may be modified to suit the shape of the
rod B. Holes a for fixing the eyes to the stairs are then pierced and countersunk
in the ears a³. The two sides a of the blank are then bent or stamped up in a
press to the form shewn by Figures 3, and 5, the front a having the edges a
bent over by the same operation while the ears a³ are at the same time bent to fit
against the tread C and riser D of the stairs and it will be seen that the rods are
retained away from the said treads and risers the width of the metal remaining
at a Figure 5. In the case of the modification for the accomodation of rods of
circular section the blank E is first cut out as shewn by Figure 6, slit at e' and
pierced at e² after which the sides are stamped or otherwise bent over while the
centre e is stamped up circular. The sides are then curved the reverse way to
form a circle with the centre et aud the projections are bent over to form ends
to the ears as illustrated by Figure 8.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
The new method of making stair rod eyes substantially as herein set forth and
shewn upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 13th day of June 1896.