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W H J OLLIIFPE Assigrllor to THEJOLLIFFE MANUFAGTUBING COMPANY. COMBINED AWNING AND BLIND.. No. 10.798.

Reissued Jan. 18, 1887.

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\VILLIAM H. JOLLIFFE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TOLTHE JOLLIFFE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 10F. NEV JERSEY.

COMBINED AWNING AND BLIND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Reissued Letters Patent N o. 10,798, dated January 18, 1887. OriginalNo. 336,009, dated February 9, 1886. Application for reissue tiled April 24, 1886. Serial No. 200,095.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. JoLLIrFE, a oitizen oi the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of lilaryland,'haveiu-V vented certainnew and useful Improvements in a Combined Awning and Blind, of which the following is a specification. r

My invention relates to au improved combined window blind and awning.

"lhe invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, hereinat'ter fully described.

The drawings herewith illustrate the invention. A

Figure 1 is a perspective view, from the inner side, of awindow-frame, showing in a general way, the improved blind-awning applied thereto and raised to a position for service as an awning. Fig. 2 is a view from the inner side of the window,showlng more in ldet-ail the hangings or tackle of the blind-awning. Fig. `3 is a vertical section taken on the line z of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 shows the blind-awning hanging as a blind and the top part lowered. Fig. 5 shows the blind-awning hanging as a blind and raised from the'bott-om. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of a windowframe and blindawning, showing the latter raised to serve as an awning. Fig. A7 is a View ofthe make-fast or hitehing device. v

The letter A designates a windowframe. The blind-awning consists ot' slats made of wood or other material. joined to each other, but are not rigidly connected. I join these slats by connecting them together with il'eXible material or any other material which will not form a rigid connection, the tapes or cords being attached to the inside and at the outer ends, or outer ends and center, of the slats. The upper ends of the tapes or cords are made fast to the bar B, to which the slats are suspended, while the lower end is made fast to the lowermost slat. I do not conline myself to any particular number of tapes or cords, as in wide blinds I may use several rows of connecting cords or tapes. A Inet-al rod, D, is bent to form two angles, e, and its two parallel ends, f, are each pivoted to an opposite vertical side of the window- The crossba-r part e' of this rod is atframe,

These slats are the same plane, wlii le the middle oue,k, tnrnsin a plane at right angles therewith. To each slat` c three rings, l, are attached, one at the'center and one near cach end. These rings thus 4arranged form three vertical rows on the inner surface of the'blind, and by preference the said rings are attached o n the saine vert-ical line where the tapes are. A cord, l', passes up through each of the two side rows of rings, and the lower end of each of said cords is at,

tached (see Fig. 5) to the. cross-bar e of the stretcher-rod, and at the window-frame top each of said cords passes through one of the side pulleys h toward the center, and then through one of Vthe pulleys h on the centerblock, and thence the two cords unite at apoint, I", in one cord, a, which serves, when pulled, to swing the stretcher-rod on its pivots and put the slats in position to serve as an awning. (See Figs. 1 and 6.)

A make-fast, g, is secured to the middle of the window-sill, and by hit-ching `the cord u thereto the awning will be held.

When the slats are hanging down to cover the window as a blind. the stretcher-rod D hangs down, as seen in Figs. 4 and 5.

A center cord, in, passes up through the center row of rings, its lower end being Inade fast to the lowermost slat, and at the windowframe top it passes through the middle pulley, k, on the center block,- and thence down at m. By drawing on this down end iii/ the lower portion of the blind maybe raised from the bottom, in doing which the lowerslats will be.,

gathered together, and the rings Z on said slats will slide up the side cords, Z, as shown in Fig.' 5, and the blind will be retained in this the center cord-to the make-tast dow-sill.

The down end m of the center cord passes loosely through a hole, g', in the make-fast,

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r position by h itehing the said down end m of g on the win-Y tion of an awning, that -part of the cord m between the make-fast g. and the cross-bar e' n serves to draw in the awning.

The ends of the stretcher-bar are pivoted to the window-frame sides at such a point or distance from the frame-top as will permit the cross-bar e to turn clear up and take position below the frame-top, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 6, and also afford room' below. said frame-top for the gathered slats.` Byturning the stretcher-bar up to this position the slats will notobstruct the light entering the window. Thetop cross-bar of the blind is suspended by a cord, p, Whose end is made fast to the center of the said cross-bar. This cord passes up and through a metal eye or pulley, q, fixed at the top of` the window-frame, (see Figs. 3 and 4,) and thence passes to one side of the window-frame, and through a metal eye or pulley, r, fixed thereto, and thence down alongside of the window-frame.- The lower end of this cord has a loop, p', which hooks' over a suitable, knob o r pin, s, on the frame side, and thereby the blind is suspended. If it is desired to lower the top part of the blind, as shown in Fig. 4, for the purpose of admitting light at the top, the oord-loop 1J may be removed from the knob s, and then the top cross-bar, B, and blind may be lowered -as Y much as desired and sustained by-hitching the cord on the upper knob, s. By this arrangement the blind-awning may be swung outfrom the bottom by moving the stretcher-bar, and

partially lowered from the top at the same time.

Having now described my invention, what I'claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

' 1. In a combined blind and awning, the combination of slats connected together by blind.

3. In a combined blind and awning, thev nexiblemariai, each slab prvide'd with rings and the whole suspended, astretcher-bar hav- Ving two parallel ends pivoted to the sides of the window-frame, side cords, i, attached to the cross -bars of the stretcher, passed up through the 'rings in the slots, through'pnlleys at the frame-top, and then down, for the purpose of converting said blind into an awning, and a center cord, m, having its end made fast to the lowermost Slat, pressed up through the center ring and through a pulley at the top, and then down through a make-fast, said slats not being attached to the stretcher-bar. Q

. 2. In a combined blind and awning, the

combination of slats connected together by ilexible material, each slat provided with rings and the whole suspended, a stretcher-bar having twozparallel ends pivoted to the sides of the window-frame,y side cords, l, passed up through the rings in the slats to form guides, and a center'` cord, in, having its end made fast to the lowermost slat, passed up through a center ring in the slats and under the stretcherbar, and again attached to the lowermost slat for the purpose of raising. or lowering` the combination of slats connected `together by iiexible material, each slat provided with rings and the whole suspended, a stretcher-bar having two parallel ends pivoted to the sides of the window-frame, side cords, Z', attached to the erossbar of the stretcher, passed up through the rings on the slats, through pulleys at the frame-top, and then down, anda center cord, m, having its end made fast to the lowermost slat, passed up and through a pulley at the top, and then down, asset forth.

` WILLIAM H. JOLLUEFLE.` Witnesses:

JOHN FITZWATER, HARRY S. CARSON.

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