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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F55/00—Clothes-pegs
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/04—Wing frames not characterised by the manner of movement
    • E06B3/26—Compound frames, i.e. one frame within or behind another
    • E06B3/2605—Compound frames, i.e. one frame within or behind another with frames permanently mounted behind or within each other, each provided with a pane or screen
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S16/00—Miscellaneous hardware, e.g. bushing, carpet fastener, caster, door closer, panel hanger, attachable or adjunct handle, hinge, window sash balance
    • Y10S16/08—Weights
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/39—Cord and rope holders

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  • Patented lVlarch12,1878 Patented lVlarch12,1878.
  • Our invention relates to improvements in a poise applied to a shade or curtain, which is rolled or wound by the action of a cord, to which the poise is attached, and unrolled or unwound by gravity, the shade bein-g counterbalanced by the poise, and thus adapted to rest at any desired or required position.
  • the invention consists of a tube or hollow body, having at opposite ends weighted caps, which, with the tube, serve to counterbalance the weight of the shade; but in the event of an insufficiency of said action, shot, sand, or other medium may be introduced into the tube for adjustment of the weight of the poise to that of the shade.
  • the caps also serve t0 ornament the poise, and one of them is removable for access to the interior of the tube, and perforated for attachment of the cord of the shade.
  • the caps have circumferential grooves, on which are sprung rubber rings, which project sufficiently to prevent abrasion of the windowframe or other wood-work, and noise or rattling of the poise.
  • A represents a shade 5 B, the roller thereof', mounted on brackets, as usual; and E, the cord, which is adapted to be unwound from the pulley, and thus raise the shade, the lowering of the latter by lifting the cord causing the winding of the cord on the pulley, which features are well known.
  • a poise, F which consists of a tube or hollow body, to the ends of which are secured heavy caps H, which, with the tube, will be so weighted that they will balance the shade as it unrolls, and the shade will thus be held in equilibrium.
  • caps H also serve as ornamentations for the poise, and fabric is not required to cover or complete the same, and one of the caps is removably fitted to the tube and centrally perforated, whereby the cord may be passed through it and knotted on the under or lower side, after which said cap will be screwed or otherwise connected to the tube, and thus the cord and poise will be united.
  • the perforated cap will be removed, and shot, sand, or other material may be introduced into the tube in sufficient quantities until the proper adjustment of the poise and shade is produced.
  • the caps have circumferential grooves, on which will be sprung rubber rings J, which are of such thickness that they project beyond the surface of the widest part of the poise, whereby, when the poise sWays or swings, the rubber rings strike the adjacent frame or woodwork, and thus prevent abrasion of the latter and of the body of the poise, rattling, and noise.
  • the shade-poise consisting of a hollow body, having weighted caps at opposite ends, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
  • T-he hollow body with caps at opposite ends, said caps being Weighted and ornamented, and one of them perforated, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

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L. B 8v' N. B. GRIFFITH.
Curtain-Tassel.
Patented lVlarch12,1878.
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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.
LEVI B. GRIFFITH AND NATHAN B. GRIFFITH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.
IMPROVEMENT IN CURTAIN-TASSELS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 201,109, dated March 12, 1878; application filed I June 4, 1877.
n the device embodying our invention. Fig. 2
' 1s a side view thereof.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.
Our invention relates to improvements in a poise applied to a shade or curtain, which is rolled or wound by the action of a cord, to which the poise is attached, and unrolled or unwound by gravity, the shade bein-g counterbalanced by the poise, and thus adapted to rest at any desired or required position.
The invention consists of a tube or hollow body, having at opposite ends weighted caps, which, with the tube, serve to counterbalance the weight of the shade; but in the event of an insufficiency of said action, shot, sand, or other medium may be introduced into the tube for adjustment of the weight of the poise to that of the shade.
The caps also serve t0 ornament the poise, and one of them is removable for access to the interior of the tube, and perforated for attachment of the cord of the shade.
The caps have circumferential grooves, on which are sprung rubber rings, which project sufficiently to prevent abrasion of the windowframe or other wood-work, and noise or rattling of the poise.
Referring to the drawings, A represents a shade 5 B, the roller thereof', mounted on brackets, as usual; and E, the cord, which is adapted to be unwound from the pulley, and thus raise the shade, the lowering of the latter by lifting the cord causing the winding of the cord on the pulley, which features are well known. From the lower end of the cord E there is suspended a poise, F, which consists of a tube or hollow body, to the ends of which are secured heavy caps H, which, with the tube, will be so weighted that they will balance the shade as it unrolls, and the shade will thus be held in equilibrium. These caps H also serve as ornamentations for the poise, and fabric is not required to cover or complete the same, and one of the caps is removably fitted to the tube and centrally perforated, whereby the cord may be passed through it and knotted on the under or lower side, after which said cap will be screwed or otherwise connected to the tube, and thus the cord and poise will be united.
It will be here noticed that, if the tube and weighted caps are not sufficient to equalize the weight of the shade, the perforated cap will be removed, and shot, sand, or other material may be introduced into the tube in sufficient quantities until the proper adjustment of the poise and shade is produced.
The caps have circumferential grooves, on which will be sprung rubber rings J, which are of such thickness that they project beyond the surface of the widest part of the poise, whereby, when the poise sWays or swings, the rubber rings strike the adjacent frame or woodwork, and thus prevent abrasion of the latter and of the body of the poise, rattling, and noise.
Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is
1. The shade-poise consisting of a hollow body, having weighted caps at opposite ends, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. T-he hollow body with caps at opposite ends, said caps being Weighted and ornamented, and one of them perforated, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. The hollow body, in combination with caps H, fitted thereto at opposite ends, and weighted and grooved, and with the rubber rings J sprung on said caps, all constructed and operating as stated, to form an improvement in shade-poises, for the purpose de scribed.
LEVI B. GRIFFITH. NATHAN B. GRIFFITH.
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J oHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, A. P. GRANT.
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US3135008A (en) * 1962-04-02 1964-06-02 Falkenberg Cushioning bumper
US4366852A (en) * 1980-12-05 1983-01-04 Joanna Western Mills Company Cord weight assembly
US20060118248A1 (en) * 2003-07-16 2006-06-08 Hunter Douglas Inc. Drive for coverings for architectural openings
US20090242332A1 (en) * 2006-01-13 2009-10-01 Anderson Richard N Spring motor for drive for coverings for architectural openings
US8752607B2 (en) 2007-10-22 2014-06-17 Hunter Douglas Inc. Covering for architectural openings including a rotation limiter

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US3135008A (en) * 1962-04-02 1964-06-02 Falkenberg Cushioning bumper
US4366852A (en) * 1980-12-05 1983-01-04 Joanna Western Mills Company Cord weight assembly
US8997827B2 (en) 2003-07-16 2015-04-07 Hunter Douglas Inc. Covering for architectural openings with brakes in series
US7886803B2 (en) * 2003-07-16 2011-02-15 Hunter Douglas Inc. Drive for coverings for architectural openings
US20110126994A1 (en) * 2003-07-16 2011-06-02 Richard Anderson Covering for architectural openings with brakes in series
US8459328B2 (en) 2003-07-16 2013-06-11 Hunter Douglas Inc. Covering for architectural openings with brakes in series
US20060118248A1 (en) * 2003-07-16 2006-06-08 Hunter Douglas Inc. Drive for coverings for architectural openings
US10829990B2 (en) 2003-07-16 2020-11-10 Hunter Douglas Inc. Covering for architectural openings
US20090242332A1 (en) * 2006-01-13 2009-10-01 Anderson Richard N Spring motor for drive for coverings for architectural openings
US8511364B2 (en) 2006-01-13 2013-08-20 Hunter Douglas Inc. Spring motor for drive for coverings for architectural openings
US9650829B2 (en) 2006-10-25 2017-05-16 Hunter Douglas, Inc. Cord drive for coverings for architectural openings
US11111721B2 (en) 2006-10-25 2021-09-07 Hunter Douglas Inc. Cord drive for coverings for architectural openings
US12049787B2 (en) 2006-10-25 2024-07-30 Hunter Douglas Inc. Cord drive for coverings for architectural openings
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