US252833A - bowslauqh - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

B. W. BOWSLAUGH.

INSIDE WINDOW BLIND.

Patented Jan. 24,1882.

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NITED STATES PATENT FHCE.

EDWARD IV. BOWSLAUGH, OF GRIMSBY, ONTARIO, CANADA.

INSIDE WIN DOW BLIND.

SPECIFICATION forming To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, E. W. BOWSLAUGH, of Grimsby, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Inside \Vindow- Blinds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in inside windowblinds; and it consists in attaching the slats together by means of webbing and hooks, which hooks are passed through the edges of the slats at one end and through the webbing at the other.

It still further consists in the arrangement and combination of parts, which will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a blind made of slats with means for raising the slats all together, raising them at one end only, adjusting the slats in such a position that they will allow the light to pass into the room, and to remove and replace the blind without having to remove any of the screws from the hinges, thus adapting the blind to be used in a good many difi'erent positions.

Figure 1 is afrontelevation of my invention complete. Fig.2 is an edge view of the same, showing the slats in one position in solid lines and another in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view, showing how the webbing is attached to the slats by the hooks. Fig. 4 is a perspective of the two parts of the hinge separated from each other.

A represents a window-casing, to which the blind is attached by means of the two hinges B. These hinges, as shown inFig. 4, are made of the two removable parts, one of which is provided with the hook O at its upper edge, so as to catch over the part D of the upper portion of the hinge. By making the hinge in two separable parts which are to be hooked together, instead of being fastened together by a pintle in the usual manner, the blind can be removed from the window-frame and restored A to place without removing one of the screws The upper part of the hinge' from the hinges. has a screw-hole made through its upper end,

part of Letters Patent No. 252,833, dated January 24, 1862. Application filed November 11, 1881. (No model.)

and just below this screw-hole is made a slot, D, through which the second screw is passed. This slot is made so this upper part of the hinge can be adjusted into position without having toremove any of the screws. Unless this part is placed directly in line with the other part, which must be attached directly to the top slat of the blind, the blind will not work as perfectly as it should.

Making the blind removable without having to displace any screws is a greatimprovement, because itenables every housekeeper to remove the blinds at will for the purpose of dusting and cleaning them.

The slats F are secured to the webbing G by means of the hooks H. These books are made of a single thickness of wire, and have their inner ends passed through the holes I made in the edges of the slats, and their outer ends then passed through the webbing and bent downward, so as to prevent the webbing from slipping ofl from them.

Should it be desired at any time to remove any of the slats for any purpose, the hook can be readily withdrawn from the hole at the edge of the slat, and as readily replaced.

The hinges are applied to the upper slat of the blind, sothat the joint comes just over the inner edge of the slat, and thus when the slat is left free to hang it inclines downward, so as to cause the blind to shut the light out from the room to a very great degree.

Passed through the front edge of the top slat is any suitable hook or fastening device, L, and fastened to the window-casing just above it is another guide, screw-eye, or hook, N, and toward one of the corners of the window-casing is secured another book, guide, or screw-eye, O. The cord operating the slats is fastened to the hook, catch, or other fastening secured to the top slat, and is then passed outward through the two screw-eyes, which form guides for it, and thence passes down along the edge of the slats. By pulling upon this cord all of the slats are raised horizontally, so as to allow the light to pass freely into the room. If drawn up pasta horizontal position, the slats can be closed to any desired degree, and will deflect the lightwhich is passing into the room up toward the ceiling; also, secured to the under side of the top slat are the two screw eyes Q, through which the two cords R are passed, and then from these screw-eyes they are passed down through the slots in the slats in the usual manner and fastened to the lower slat. By pulling upon one of these cords the slats can be raised at one end only, so as to form a fan shape, or by pulling upon both of the cords together the slats will be raised up against the outer slat, leaving the window clear.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In combination with an inside blind, the hinge B, made in two parts, one of which is provided with the hook U and the other with the portion D, over which the hook catches, whereby the blind can be removed from the window without having to remove the screws from the hinges, substantially as shown.

2. In combination with an inside blind, the hinges B, provided with the hooks G and parts D, the parts of the hinges being provided with slots for the screws to pass through, whereby can be detached without removing one of the screws, one of the parts being provided with a slot, so that it can be adjusted in position, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD WATSON BOWSLAUGH.

Witnesses:

W. K. CROFFORD, JOHN Onoss.

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