Improvements in Stair Rod Eyes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1894
Improvements in Stair Rod Eyes.
We WILLIAM HENRY RICHARDS, of 127 Long Street, Sparkbrook,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manager, and ERNEST AUBREY
RICHARDS, of 9 Richmond Road, Shepherds Bush, London, in the County of
Middlesex, Publisher, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows: :-
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of stair rod eyes, and
its object is to produce them from one piece of sheet metal by cutting and bending
and piercing in the manner hereinafter set forth.
Our invention admits of some modification, but generally we proceed thus:-We
cut out a blank, or a given length from a strip of metal, of a suitable shape and
thickness. At the one end of this piece it is so cut as to form a pointed prong or
spike or two of such prongs or spikes may be formed. At the other end of the
piece two longitudinal slits are made, so as to divide the strip into three parallel
parts, and for a distance along its length equal to requirements. The forward part
of the central piece is now bent downwards at right angles and then outwards, this
latter portion having in it a pierced screw hole. The right angled corner of the
downward bent portion affords good facility for driving the prong into the wood-
work of the stairs. The two side portions are bent round (downwards) so as to
form the eye, and may or may not be soldered to the main part of the eye, at their
extremities. Instead of this screw hole portion being formed by a long slitting
from the end, it may be formed by first bending the whole of the strip into the eye
form, but previously having slitted that portion only which forms the downward
bent part, such slitted part being then turned downwards therefrom so as to lie in
the same plane as the prong or spike portion.
In some cases, we form the spike or spikes as before described at the one end,
then extend it forward in a horizontal direction a distance a little more than the:
diameter of the rod, then bend it downwards and again outwards, such latter part.
having the screw hole as before; but further, in the horizontal portion and also in
the downward portion we cut slits longitudinally, and a transverse slit in each case
near the junctional corner, and then push inwards such slitted portions so as to
form the inner sides to the eye, but at the same time leaving a strong cross bar of
metal at such corner. Or instead of forming the back or under portion of the eye
in the manner stated, we may make the strip a little longer, and instead of cutting
the metal clean away to form the prong or spike, the metal is slitted and the
metal at the sides and end of the spike is pushed down and bent round to form.
the eye.
A further modification of this our invention is carried out thus:-A piece is cut
out somewhat of a T shape, having spikes at the ends of the cross part, which are
bent at right angles thereto, for the purpose of driving them into the wood. The
longer part is now bent round and shaped into the eye, its extreme end being again
bent therefrom at right angles to the spikes, and is provided at such part with a
screw hole for attachment. Screw holes may also be used instead of the spikes in
this case.
Dated this 8th day of March 1893.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.

page_text: We WILLIAM HENRY RICHARDS, of 127 Long Street Sparkbrook,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Manager, and ERNEST AUBREY
RICHARDS, of 9 Richmond Road, London, in the County of Middlesex,
Publisher, 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 improvements in the manufacture of stair rod eyes, and
its object is to produce them from one piece of sheet metal by cutting and bending
and piercing in the manner hereinafter set forth.
In order to more clearly explain this our invention, we have appended hereunto
an illustrative sheet of drawings, upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part.
Figs. 1, 2 & 3, show our manner of carrying out this our invention.
Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10, show modified ways of carrying out this our
invention.
Figs. 11 to 17 inclusive illustrate details of the formation of parts.
According to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 11 & 12, we cut out a blank 18, or a given length
from a strip of metal, of a suitable shape and thickness. At the one end of this
piece it is so cut as to form a pointed prong or spike 19, or two of such prongs or
spikes may be formed. At the other end of the piece two longitudinal slits 20, 20,
are made, so as to divide the strip into three parallel parts 21, 22 & 23, and for a
distance along its length equal to requirements. The forward part of the piece is
now bent downwards at right angles and then outwards, this latter portion 22,
having in it a pierced screw hole 2+. The right angled corner 25, of the
downward bent portion affords good facility for driving the prong into the wood-
work of the stairs. The two side portions 21 & 23 are bent round (downwards) so
as to form the eye 26, and may or may not be soldered to the main part of the
eye 26, at 27.
Instead of this screw hole portion being formed by a long slitting
from the end, it may be formed by first slitting that portion only which forms the
downward bent part, as shown in Figs. 10 & 17, then bending the whole of the
strip into the eye form, the said slitted part 28, being then turned downwards
therefrom so as to lie in the same plane as the prong or spike portion.
In some cases, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6, 13 & 14, we form the spike or spikes as
before described at the one end, then extend it therefrom, forward in a horizontal
direction a distance a little more than the diameter of the rod, then bend it
downwards and again outwards, such latter part having the screw hole as before;
but further, in the horizontal portion 29, and also in the downward portion 30, we
cut slits 31, 31, 32 & 32, longitudinally, and a transverse slit 33, in each case near
the junctional corner 34, and then push inwards such slitted portions so as to form
the inner sides to the eye, but at the same time leaving a strong cross bar 35, of
metal at such corner.
Again, instead of forming the back or under portion of the eye in the manner
stated, we may as shown in Figs. 7, 8, 9, 15 & 16, make the strip a little longer,
and instead of cutting the metal clean away to form the prong or spike, the metal
is slitted and the metal 36 at the sides and end of the spike is pushed down and
bent round to form the eye as shown.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
The improvements in the manufacture of stair rod eyes, by making the said eyes.
from the one piece of metal by slitting and bending in the manner shown and.
described.
Dated this 8th day of December 1902
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.