IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BRACKETS FOR ROLLER BLIND FITTINGS
Year: 1885

page_text: GEORGE SAMUEL MARSHALL and WILLIAM ALLMAN, both of 65 Summer Row,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Brassfounders, do hereby declare the
nature of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BRACKETS FOR ROLLER
BLIND FITTINGS" to be as follows:-
This invention consists in attaching to the bracket of any pattern of Blind
fittings; a moveable Quadrant cord guide for one bracket and a Drop Catch for the
other bracket.
The quadrant cord guide is fixed on the bracket by a strong eyelet or tube
turned over, upon this the guide can be moved round to suit the position that the
bracket is fixed, either at the top, on the side, at the back, or at any angle on the
window frame, the cord passes through an oblong slot in the guide which keeps
the cord on the reel of the blind roller,--The Drop Catch is fixed on the other
bracket and acts by its own weight on the sliding arm of the Blind fittings.
Fig. 1. Front view of bracket with cord guide.
Fig. 2. Section shewing the eyelet open.
Fig. 3. Side view of bracket with guide moved round.
Fig. 4 Cord guide only.
Fig. 5 Section of the same.
Fig. 6 Side view of evelet.

page_text: We GEORGE SAMUEL MARSHALL and WILLIAM ALLMAN Brassfounders both of
65 Summer Row Birmingham in the County of Warwick do hereby declare the
nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BRACKETS FOR ROLLER
BLIND FITTINGS" and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention consists in attaching to the bracket of any pattern of blind
fittings a moveable Quadrant cord guide for one bracket and a drop catch for the
other bracket.
The quadrant cord guide is made out of one piece of Brass or other metal by
press tools, and can be made in various patterns, it is then fixed on the bracket by
a strong eyelet or tube turned over, upon this the guide can be moved round to
suit the position that the bracket is required to be fixed, brackets with this guide
can be fixed at the top, on the side, at the back, or at any angle on the window
frame, the cord passes through an oblong slit, or an eyelet moving in an oblong
slit, or a fixed eyelet in the guide which keeps the cord on the reel of the blind
Roller.
The drop catch is fixed on the other bracket and acts by its own weight on the
sliding arm that is moveable in this bracket and has a small projection that the
end of the drop catch slips under when the sliding arm is in position.-The drop
catch can be released at any time to allow the sliding arm to be removed.
The drawings supplied with the provisional Specifications explain the one
pattern shewn,
Fig. 1. Front view of bracket with cord guide.
Fig. 2. Section of the eyelet or tube open.
Fig. 3. Side view with the guide moved round.
Fig. 4 One pattern of cord guide.
Fig. 5 Section of the same.
Fig. 6 Side view of the eyelet for fixing.
Fig. 7 End view of the eyelet.
Fig. 8 The opposite bracket with the Drop Catch attached.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
First. A revolving cord guide that can be attached to any blind brackets and
can be used at any angle with effect.
Second. The self acting Drop Cleat as shown.