provements in and relating to Outside Window Blinds.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1894-Accepted, 25th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in and relating to Outside Window Blinds.
1, ALBERT WILLIAM PYKE, of 22 Bishopsgate Street Without, London, E.C.,
Tailor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
My invention relates to improvements in the means of supporting outside window
blinds used for shops or other purposes and has for its object the provision of a device
for superseding the present unsightly and inconvenient arrangement now generally
in use.
In order to carry my invention into practice I provide a bracket on each
side of the blind, which is secured to the front of the building or structure.
Said
brackets may be inade in iron or any suitable material and may be ornamental
in design, or provided with shields or tablets which may be used for advertising
purposes.
At the outer end of each of these brackets I provide a pin ou which is hinged the
rod which supports the lath of the blind. This rod I make in one or more curves of
any suitable shape and in such a way as to give the greatest possible headroom for
those passing underneath, thereby doing away with the inconvenience and annoyance
caused in passing under and coming in contact with the rods of the ordinary design
now generally in use. By this arrangement also the rods and brackets can be fixed
much higher up from the ground than in the usual way.
The ends of the rods which revolve on the pins aforesaid may be formed into
a spiral spring in such a way that when the blind is rolled up, the springs help
to pull the rods back to a horizontal position, and thus assist in unrolling the
blind.
In order to prevent the blinds, when down, from being lifted accidentally by
wind or any other means, I attach a button or adjustable lug to the end of the rod
nearest the pin, which when put into proper position across the rod, forms a stop and
effectually prevents the blind being moved in an upward direction.
When the blind is rolled up and the lath of the blind abuts the fascia, board
of the shop or other frontage, the rods follow the lath of the blind, and thereby
revolve on the pins or springs or other suitable fastening fixed in the brackets
aforesaid, and thus assume a vertical position against the front of the building as
in the ordinary way.
These rods when down may be provided with devices for
advertising purposes.
Dated this 21st day of September 1893.
REGINALD W. BARKER,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Outside Window Blinds.
I, ALBERT WILLIAM PYKE, of 22 Bishopsgate Street Without, London, E.C.,
Tailor, 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 improvements in the means of supporting outside window
blinds used for shops or other purposes and has for its object the provision of a

page_text: device for superseding the present unsightly and inconvenient arrangement now
generally in use.
My invention also provides a means for effectively advertising or displaying
conspicuously any name, wording, or device.
In order to carry my invention into practice I provide a bracket on each
side of the blind, which is secured to the front of the building or structure.
The said brackets may be made in iron or any suitable material and may be
ornamental in design, or provided with shields or tablets which may be used for
advertising purposes.
At the outer end of each of these brackets I provide a pin on which is hinged the
rod or frame which supports the lath of the blind. This rod or frame I make in
one or more curves of any suitable shape, and in such a way as to give the greatest
possible headroom for those passing underneath, thereby doing away with the incon-
venience and annoyance caused in passing under and coming in contact with the rods
of the ordinary design now generally in use.
By this arrangement also the rods and brackets can be fixed much higher
up than in the usual way, inasmuch as the pins being some distance out from
the building or shop, the supporting frames are shorter in length, and the position
of the pins and the ends of the frames revolving thereon are correspondingly higher
up from the ground.
The end of each rod which revolves on the pin aforesaid may be formed into a
spiral spring in such a way that when the blind is rolled up, the springs help
to pull the rods back to a horizontal position and thus assist in unrolling the
blind.
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In order to prevent the blind when down from being lifted accidentally by
wind or any other means, I attach a bolt or adjustable lug to the end of the
rod or frame nearest the pin, which when put into proper position across the
rod or frame, forms a stop and effectively prevents the blind being moved in an
upward direction; or I provide a screw to the end of the pin on which the rod or
frame revolves, having a nut and washer plates, so that by tightening the nut,
the frame is clamped to the bracket and the rods or frames are rigidly held in any
required position; but I do not confine myself to auy precise details, as there are
many ways of effecting the same object, namely, to hold the blind rigidly in any
required position.
When the blind is rolled up and the lath of the blind abuts the fascia board of
the shop or other frontage, the rods or frames follow the lath of the blind and
thereby revolve on the pins, or other suitable bearings fixed in the brackets afore-
said and thus assume a vertical position against the front of the building as in the
ordinary way.
These rods or frames may be provided with devices, names or wording for
advertising purposes.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will describe the same
with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of the bracket aud rod or frame, the position of
the aforesaid supporting rods or frames being indicated in full lines when the blind
is down, and by dotted lines when the blind is rolled up.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a blind drawn down, shewing the brackets and
supporting rods or frames in position.
Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of an adjustable bolt forming a stop to
prevent the blind being moved in an upward direction. Fig. 4 is a plan of the
same.
Fig. 5 represents an enlarged side elevation of a clamping arrangement for holding
the blind in any required position, Fig. 6 being a plan of the same.
In each of these views the same letters refer to the same parts. A being the
structure, building or shop for which the blind is required, B is the blind,
Cthe brackets for carrying the rods or frames which support the blind, D the
supporting rods or frames, E the pin upon which the frame revolves, H shows one

page_text: method by which effective advertising may be adopted; the dotted lines .J show
the position of the supporting rods or frames when the blind is folded up.
K. represents a sliding or adjustable bolt or lug, which when pushed forward as
shown in plan (Fig. 4) prevents the blind from moving upwards. L represents the
pin in the clamping arrangement (Figs. 5 & 6) which has on it a thread and nut M,
by the screwing up of which the washer plate N is clamped against the frame D, and
the frame is likewise firmly gripped and held rigidly between the washer plate N
and the bracket C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The provision of a bracket on each side of an outside window blind of a
special and convenient shape, having a pin at its outer end on which revolves a
supporting rod or frame, for carrying the blind lath, which rod or frame may be
made in one or more curves of any suitable shape or design, and which supporting
rod or frame may be utilised for the purpose of advertising, substantially as set
forth and herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The provision of a spiral spring at the end of each aforesaid supporting rod or
frame for the purpose of assisting in unrolling the blind substantially as set forth
and herein described.
3. The provision of a bolt or adjustable lug to the end of the rod or frame
nearest the pin, or a clamping arrangement by means of a nut and washer plates on
the pin, or other convenient device for the purpose of keeping the blind from being
lifted when down, or of keeping it rigidly fixed in any required position substantially
as set forth and herein described.
4. The application of this invention to any outside window blind for the purpose
set forth and herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Date: Jof 190.4
REGINALD W. BARKER,
Applicant's Agent.