An Improved Pole for Curtains and Window Blinds.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th. June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 26th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 2nd May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pole for Curtains and Window Blinds.
I, REES JONES of The Post Office Blaenavon, Monmouthshire Postmaster, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to all kinds of window or other poles on which are hung
curtains of any kind by means of rings, and which curtains require to be moved
from right to left or in the reverse direction, and the object of my invention is to
supply a simple means of moving the curtains in the manner described, so that they
may be used as window blinds.
For this purpose I fit a cord or cords to the rings which are on the pole and are
used to hang the curtain or curtains, and run these cords over one or more pulleys
according to the size and number of curtains which require to be moved.
I carry the cord or cords to one or both ends of the pole and drop them down
preferably over a pulley or pulleys and through the pole, they are sufficiently long
to be easily reached by any person even if the pole itself is out of reach. The
rings of each curtain are all joined together by one cord or by separate cords
in such a way that by pulling one end of a cord or one of the cords they may be
run along the pole to draw the curtain from one end of the pole to the centre, or
other end, or if the other end of the cord or another of the cords is pulled, they
will bring the rings and curtain either from one end of the pole to the other or
from any part of the pole to one end, according as they are fitted.
I find it best cut a groove along the pole into which I fit the pulleys and run
a part of the cord as this allows a flush surface for the rings to slide on.
My invention refers to any kind of curtain poles either in wood or metal, and
my pulleys and cord or cords may be fitted in any desired part or in any position
on the pole. I use single or double pulleys as I find most convenient.
Dated this 26th day of June 1895
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pole for Curtains and Window Blinds.
I, REES JONES of The Post Office, Blaenavon, Monmouthshire, Postmaster 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 all kinds of window or other poles on which are hung
curtains of any kind by means of rings, and which curtains require to be moved
from right to left or in the reverse direction, and the object of my invention is to
supply a simple means of moving the curtains in the manner described, so that they
may be used as window blinds.
For this purpose I fit a cord or cords to the rings which are on the pole and are
used to hang the curtain or curtains, and run these cords over one or more pulleys
according to the size and number of curtains which require to be moved.
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page_text: the cord or cords to one or both ends of the pole and drop them down preferably
over a pulley or pulleys and through the pole. They are sufficiently long to be
easily reached by any person even if the pole itself is out of reach.
The rings of each curtain are all joined together by one cord, or by separate
cords, in such a way that by pulling the end of a cord or one of the cords they
may be run on the pole to draw the curtain from one end of the pole to the centre,
or other end; or if the other end of the cord or another of the cords is pulled they
will bring the rings and curtain either from one end of the pole to the other or
from any part of the pole to one end according as they are fitted.
I find it best to cut a groove along the pole in which I fit the pulleys and run a
part of the cord as this allows a flush surface for the rings to slide on.
My invention refers to any kind of curtain poles either in wood or metal, and my
pulleys and cord or cords may be fitted in any desired part or in any position on
the pole. I use single or double pulleys as I find most convenient.
I will now describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which:
Fig. 1. shows a plan view of a portion of a cornice pole fitted with my improved
attachment.
Fig. 2 shows a half sectional elevation of Fig. 1.
a is the cornice pole in the top side of which is cut the longitudinal slot b.
c, c are the curtain rings, three only being shown.
care eyes or hooks depending downwards from the inside of the top of each
of the rings c, and travelling to and fro in the slot b.
dd' are loose running pulleys serving as guides for the operating cord.
dis another smaller pulley fixed in about the middle of the full length of the
pole a.
The corde (which may form a continuous ring or have two free ends) is connected
to the outer curtain ring in the following way:-
It is led from below up through a small hole in the pole, over pulley d, along
slot a, round pulley d², backward along the slot, and knotted to the outer ring
from whence it runs free down over pulley d', through the pole, where it may join
on to the other end of the cord or not as preferred, and hangs free. The other
two as shown are connected to the third by a spacing cord f.
It will be seen that on pulling the cord e in one of the two directions the rings
will slide backwards or forwards.
The slot may be dispensed with if desired.
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:
In a curtain pole with rings the arrangement of pulleys and cords, with or
without a groove, to enable anyone standing beneath to move the curtains to and
fro as required.
Dated this 26th day of March 1896.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, Patent Agent.