US1081100A - Window-washer. - Google Patents

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GY. DI GIOVANNI. WINDOW WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED 00121, 1912.

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WINDOW WASHER.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 1, 1912.

Patented Dec. 9; 1,913.

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Be it lmovvn that ll, @verrerie lili Gro intimi, a subject of the Kin-g ofdtaly, and .a resident of 'the city not hltvv idorlr, borough oit the bronx, in the county and @tate of New York, have invented a new and Iprored .li/VindoW-Washer, oit `which `,the follovving is a iull, clearl and yenact description.

This invention relates to improvements in window Washers, and has for an yobjeet to provide an improved structure which may be `adjusted in position and tlienl reiterated until the Window tc which it is cbnneeted `has been ,tho-roughly cleaned. t

it iturther object of the invention is to .provide a Window vWasher adapted to .operate on either side of the -vvindovvt and tc properly move across the Window lupon a back and forth movement oit manually operated cords. 1 i

ln carrying out the objects of tbe invention, a supporting traine is provided consisting principally `in .an upright and a ibase. lConnected with the upright at thetupper end is a window #engaging member designed :to bold the upper end of the trame correctly in :position vvhile thelovver end is xheld in po-A sition by :the base. A pair ol cables is l mounted on this upright designed to carry a cleansing tool, as for instance a scrubbing brush oi any desired structure, or a vviping .mechanism 'lhis rcleansing ytool otvvhatvever structure, is moved in one direction by y is represented inthe accompanying;

the cables mounted on xthe upright, and moved in the opposite direction by a .handoperated cable extending to a positioi near the base. 'li desired, a springopgerated roiler could be' provided to which th cords or cables on one side of the tool co ld `be connected so that the rollers vvill cadse the cleaning tool to move in one directionl While the cleaning 'tool is manually moved or pulled in an opposite directonl .it practical embodiment of the inyedntion rawl ings forming a part of thisspecicatiion, in which similar' characters of referenciaTA 'mdr cate corresponding partsin all tli'e views.

dligure 1 is a section through a vfrindow showing 'an embodiment of the invention applied thereto; lFigL 2 is a vievv similar llto Fig. l, except that the same shovvs the `device applied to the upper window sash. andl carrytrant view of an embodiment of the inv'cn dpectlication el etter itatent.

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si is anend vietvoft a drying ,took-Fig. bis a transverse section through ya cleansing tool; lFi-g. d is a front view of .a slightly ,modified form oi the invention; Fig. 7 is a top .plan view or partei the structure shown in d; l? ig. 8 is a sectional view through Fig. 7 approrimately on the line 8-,.8; Fig.. -9 is ,a sectional view through Fig. kt3 on the line 9-9 5 tOis a sect-ion through Fig. rb on the line 10e-l0; Fig. 1l is a front view Jota slightly modified form oit :the invention .to that shown in Fig. o; and hig. 12 isa see- `tional rievv :through Fig. l1 on the line M12. Referring to the accompanying drawings by` numerals, l indicates .the upper .glass 'of a- Window, and 2 .the lower glass, rtiiese glasses being carried :by suit-able .rashes 3 and d, respectively. When .it is Adesired to Wash the vvindovv pane 2, the lWasher is arranged so that the upwardly extending member 5 of .the double hooked member 5 will ,extend tor preferably `a short distance between the saslies 3 and Li. At the same time ,that the double hooked member 5 is substarutially7 encircling the lower part of the sash .3, the base 6 `rests ,against the bottoni oi the Window traine :and may beheld in iplace .by brads, ii desired. When it is desired to vvash vor operate on the pane 1, the sash 3 is lovvered as shown' in Fig. 2, and the double booked .member 5 is reversed so that the outer; portion 7 will dit over the upper edge of the frame 3 and the base 6 will engage the outer part oi the vrindovv casing or sill. v

yllhe'base 6 maybe of any desired length and is provided with an openingso as to telescopically tit overtlie standard 8 which is held in position with respect to the. base by a suitable clamping screw 9. rThe standard d at its upper endhas rigidly .secured thereto a supporting plate l0' which is provided vvitb a removable adjusting bolt itl and a double hook-shaped retaining inember 10". llllie double hoolesbaped member 5 is adapted `to rest on' the plate y10a/iid is provided with a longitudinal slot 5" 4lier accommodating the members 10' and 10 so as to permit a proper adjustment et the double hooked member 5 'and also to permit the same to be removed and reversed for turned over so. as tolassume the position lshovvn in Fig. l or the position sliovvnwin patented nee-a 191g... i

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Y of course being used at different times. 'The ends of the 'cables 16- and 17 opposite the ends connected to the bar 20,- are passed beneath pulleys 26 and 27 and connected with a vhand-opera-ted member 28 designed to remain normally in the interior .of the building. The pulleys 26 and 27 are supported by brackets 29 and 30fsecured`to the base 6 so that any adjustment of the base 6 will, of course, cause a corresponding adjustment of the pulleys. ln'arranging the cab1'es'16 and 17 over the pulleys 26 and 27, the same' are passed under the pulleys and from thence over a roller v31 carried by brackets 32 and 33. In addition to the cables 16 and 17, a third cable 34 isprovided whichis connected at 35 to the bar 20 and is then passed' downwardly and under the `roller 31 and to a point near the handle 28. ByY this construction and arrangement, wbenever the handle 28 is pulled inwardly or away from the pulleys 26 and 27, the barv 2O will be elevated, and whenever'the cable 34 is pulled, the 4bar 20'will be lowered positively. A back and forthA movement of the cables in .this manner will of course cause a back and forth movement of the bar 20 and the tool 25er 25, if the same is in position on the bar.

The cleansing ,tool 25 is formed with a tank structure 36 designed to carry water or other cleansing fluid, which is inserted vthrough a suitable opening 37 normally held oni the bar 20. The member 25 is formedl closed by a suitable stopper. On the face of the tank 36 is a distributing member 38,

preferably formed of rubber and provided with a plurality of apertures 39 registering with suitable apertures in the face of the tank. It will be evident that the face member -for distributing the water could be of fabric, or other material, as it not only distributes the water, but causes a washing or scrubbing action' in its back and forth movement. vl4fter the pane has been washed to the desired extent, the cleansing tool 25 is removed and the drying tool 25 is placed with a body portion 40 on which the members 23 and 24 lare mounted. The body portion 40 .carries a plurality of friction members 41 for rubbing dry the surface of the glass.

However, other forms of drying members besides member 41 could be employed `without departing from'the spirit of the` invention.

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Referring to Figs.` 6 to A.1() inclusive, a slightly modified form of structure is shown in which the base 6 is formed in a slightly different manner to the base 6 and the cleaning tool is constructed somewhat different. Referring more in detail to vthese figures. the base 6 is provided with a plurality of grooves 42, in each of which isarranged a pulley 43. These pulleys are adapted to accommodate the cables' 16, 17, and 34, so that the same may act substantially in a similar manner to the way the cables act in the preferred form. However, in order to properly space the base 6 `from the lower edge of the window sash, an adjustable substantially U-shaped plate 44 is provided, formed with apertures 45' and 46 which accommodate a clamping bolt 47, the clamping bolt 47 bei ng adapted to clamp the plate 44 in any ofits adjusted positions so as to hold the member 8 and the cleaning tool a certain distance from the pane of glassbeing cleaned. In order to provide a proper bearing for the ends of the member 44, 'substantially' are secured in any U-shaped plates 48 and 49 desired manner to the In addition to the construction just described, the form of the invention shown in Fig. 6 is slightly different with respect to the cleaning tool and the movable ltool sup- The bar 20 is designed to thestandard or guide 8 and thereon so as to move the cleaning tool 50. The cleaning tool 50 is provided with a body 51, and a facing-52, preferably of rubber, which may be covered, if desired, by a cloth covering 53 held in place by suitable spring clamping members 54. The body 51 is rigidly connected with supporting pins 55 and 56 which extend through suitable apertures formed in the bar 20. A spring 57 surrounds each of the pins 55 and 56 and continuallypresses pins 58 and 59 against an annulan shoulder on the bar 20 for maintaining; or tending slidingly fit on freely reciprocate to maintain the cleaning' tool 5C) in an outer i or extended position. By this construction' and arrangement of springs and associated the cleaning tool is continually resiliently pressed to provide a properv yielding frictional contact.

In Figs. 11 and 12a slightly modified form of the arrangement of the upper `part of the device is disclosed, in which a movable plate 60 is clamped in the double hooked member 5. AThe plate 60 is provided with a pairy of depending arms 61 which are adapted to carry a roller 62 containing a spring 63. The spring 63 .is secured at-one end by any desired means to a shaft 64, and'at the opposite end is secured to the roller 62 so as to continually .tend to turn roller 62 in a certain direction. 'This against a pane of glass so as plate 10v and the causes the cables i6', and 17 to be rolled or coiled around roller 62 unless the cables 34 are being manually pulled'or operated. The

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l n the device cables connected at Upon releasing the cables 3i the spring 63 will cause the rotation of the roller 62 and consequently cause the cables 16 and 17 to be wound thereon. Ain this way the cleaning tool 50 maybe moved back and forth by one hand only, while the construction shown in `li`igsl to 5 inclusive requires the operation of both hands for down or back and cleaning tool.- i

vHaving thus described my invention. I claim 'as new and desire ters Patent: l

l. In a window washer-'of thejclass den scribed, a .scrubbing tool, la framework for causing a proper up and forth movementof the the scrubbing tool a back ment, means arranged at the upper end of the framework engaging the. lower part of window when the lower pane is beingwashed, and means for engagupper part of the upper sash o'f a window when the upper pane is being cleaned. y

2. In a window `washer of the class de'- base for the frame adapted to rest against thewindo'w casing when ciprocatiug memberN mounted on said a cleaning tool connected with said recipro-` :eating member, a pair of pulleys supported by said 'frame near the upper end, a pair of pulleys supported by Asaid base, a pair of ciprocating member and extending therefrom over the pulleys at the upper end of said iframe and Vfrom under theV pulleys o n. said base, 'a roller arranged on said base adjacent said pulleys and beneath said pulleys,

cable connected at `the lower reciprocating member arranged so as to pass beneath said roller to a point near the ends of vsaid first mentioned cables to secure by Let-l means for giving and forth move.

is in use, a pivotally mounted hook member adapted to t over thepupper' part of a sash when the device is being 'operated upon the -uppe'window pane, a-I'e- I` rume,

teli-mined distance from the one end to saldi-el thence down and and a single edge of saidwhereby upon a movement of said iirst mentioned cables said reciprocating member will be moved upwardly and upon a movement of said'last mentioned cable said reciproeatin member will be moved downwardly.

3. in a. Window washer of the class de scribed,'a guiding framework, a plate' rigidly secured to the upper end of said guiding framework, a reversible double hooked member mounted on said plate and formed t with a slot, clamping means extending through said plate and through said slot for vadjustably vclamping said double hooked member in place, said double hooked member being adapted to engage the sash of the win- .dw 'for holding the upper end of the guiding frame in place, a base connected with the lower en d of the guiding'frame for hold ing the same in place, a reciprocating cleaning tool mounted on said guiding frame, and mea-ns for causing said tool to move longitudinally of said guiding frame.

4f. In a window washer of the class de scribed, a` guiding frame, means for conmeeting the upper end of the guiding' frame to a wlndow sash, a base slidingly engaging saidframe, said base being formed with an adjustable plateA for spacing said frame from the window being cleaned, a cleaning tool slidingly mounted on said frame, and means for causing a reciprocatory movement of said cleaning tool longitudinally of the guiding frame.

5. In a window washer ofthe class 4described, a guiding frame, a supporting inembei' at the upper end ofA the guiding frame for holdin'gt upper end of the guiding frame 'in' proper position adjacent awin.- dow, .a base connected with said guiding frame, means for holding the base a predewindow `being cleaned, a reciprocating tooislidingly mounted on said guiding traine, said reciprocating tool comprising u body, a cleaningmember, means for holding the cleaning member on the body, a support, and resilient means for acting on the support orresiliently holding said body in a predetermined position, and means for .causing a proper recipromtory movement of said cleaning (tool. y'

ln testimony whereof I have my name to this specification `the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GAETANO DI GIQVANNL' Witnesses: 'Primm S. Sama, .An'rrrnn Cannons,

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