US1006408A - Window-front construction. - Google Patents

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V. ROSS & E. S. RHOADS.

WINDOW FRONT CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIOATION FILED 1120.7, 190s. BBNBWED D110. 7, 1910.

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VERNON ROSS .AND ERRETT S. RHO'AD'S; 0F KANSAS CITY', MISSOUR.

Application led December 7, 190B, Serial No. 466,261. Renewed December 7, 1910. Serial No. 596,173.

To all whom t may concern:

Be' it known that we, VERNON Ross and Ennn'rr S. RHOADS, citizens of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Front Construction, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to window front constructions and more especially to settings for large plate glass windows in which pro'- 'vision is made for the circulation of air into and out of the building around the glass and for the drainage of Water vproduced by condensation 'on' the inner face of the glass or that employed in' washing the inner side of the same.

A further object is to produce a window front construction which can be readily assembled to reliably hold the glass in position and which is of simple, strong, durable and comparatively inexpensive construction. With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization ashereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which; l l Figure 1 is a verticalsection through the lower part of a window front construction embodying our invention, the section being taken on the line -I-I of Fig. v2. Fig. 2 is an outer face view of one of the lower corners of the `window front construction. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section partly on the line IIL-III of Fig. l and partly above the w lower portion of the setting. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the lineIV-IV of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the bracketsy for stitlening and securing the front memberof the settlng in position. Fig. 6 is a horizontal' section through one of the side portions of the setting, the section being taken on the line VI-VI of Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is an'inner face view-of one ofthe upper corners of the window front construction. Fig. 8 is a vertical section lpartly on the line VI-lll-VIILfv Fig. 6

and partly outward ofthe side 'portion of the section.v Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of a fragment of one. of the members of the side 'portion of the setting. Fig l10 is a sectioncorrespondin'g to. that disclosed by Fig.' 6, but showing a slightly modified type bfconstruction. v

In the said'drawing's, 1 indicates the sill of the window, 2 the bottom thereof, 'and 3 a molding with which the sill is preferably equipped.

4 indicates the inner or chair member of the lower portion of the setting, the lower riser of such chair member resting upon the molding 3 or upon the sill if such molding is not employed. The tread-portion of s'uch member 1s arranged horizontally and the riser at the inner edge of said tread- Yortion is fitted a'g'ainst'the front e'dge of t e bottom 2 and' is arched or bent forward so as to 'rovide a downwardly and forwardly pitc ed portion 5.

` 6 indicates the front member of any suitable or ornamental configuration, and provided at its lower edge, by preference, with an inwardly-projecting base-portion resting on the molding or sill as the case maybe and bearing -against the lower riser of the inner or step member, the front member terminating -at' its upper end in a downwardly-opening hook A 9 indicates one or more brackets arranged obliquely within the front member and bearing at its lower end against the same at the junction o'f its front or base portions and tting at its upperend in the hook-portion 8, and each bracket is provided with-an inwardly-projecting horizontal arm y10 Iresting upon the' tread-portion of the inner or'step member.` '11 indicates a preferably compressiblc block on each arm 10, as a means of supporting the window-light or glass plate 12 without any possibility of chipping its edges and for the further purpose of spacing itabove peciilcatlon of Letters intent. Patented 17, i

the tread-portion of the inner chairlmember of the setting and thus forming a passage from the inner to the front or outer -side of the Window-light.

13 indicates a screw-bolt to extendthrough each arm- I0 and the tread-portion of the fadaptedto be screwed in place by Apreference, through -`the" instrumentalitywof' a 'Screw-driver, andthe head of the'bolt is l provided with a threaded socket 14 for the reception of a clamping bolt. 15 employed to wedge -a horizontally-arranged clampinggutter-member 16 between the wlndowlight and the downwardly and forwardly pitched portion 5 of the upper riser of the inner or chair member of `the setting, the said itched portion. and the gutter-member toget er constituting means whereby the window-light may be clamped firmly against the hook-end of the front member, and said gutter-member is provided with a plurality of holes 17 throug which air may circulate or water drain from thegutter, the front member being also provided with holes 18 for the circulation of air and the escape of water which has passed through drain holes 17 and owed down olf the inner member onto the base portion 7 of the front member. From the above it will be seen that the adjustment of the screw-bolt 15 results in increasing or diminishingthe tension of the clamping or gutter-member on the wmdowlight.

19 indicates one ofthe side portions of the window casing and 2O the top portion thereof, 21 and 22 indicating side and top stops of the casing.

23 indicates a verticallyarranged L- shaped inner member or bar fitting against the inner face of portion 19 of the casing and the front edge of the stop 21, and said bar is preferably stiilened at its front edge by being bent inward to form a flange 24. At suitable points it is provided with angle arms 25 and at other points with forwardly proectin arms 26.

2 indicates a front member corresponding in all respects to the front member 6, and arranged within the same are one or more stiiening brackets 28 corresponding to bracket 9, each stiening bracket having its arm 29, bolted as at 430 to the adjacent arm 25 of member 23.

31 indicates a preferably resilient clampingbar or member bearing at its frontI edge against the inner face of the window-light or glass and equipped at its opposite edges with an angle-ange 32 fitting against the inner front corner of stop 21 and the inner edge of the rear arm of bar 23, and extending through said member 31 and screwed into the opposite arm 26 of member 23 is a screw-bolt 34, the adjustment of which results in applying more or less forward pressure of the window-light or glass so as to clamp the same firmly against the hook end of the front member, 27.

The top or upper portion of the casing is identical with the side portions and hence is not shown as described in detail, the ends of the bottom, top and side portions being preferably mitered together in an obvious manner as shown at 35 in Figs. 2 and 7.

In Fig. 10, a construction is ydisclosed which can be assembled more easily and quickly than the corresponding parts of Figs. 6 and 7, said Fig. 10 disclosing a bolt, 34a connecting parts 26 and 31, with its head engaging the former and its threaded end engagedby a thumb-nut 34", a nut 34, carried by the bolt, engaging the opposite side of arm 26 to guard against inward movement of bar 23 when nut 34, is screwed home.

From the above description it will be apparent that we have produced a windowfront construction which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable and which is susceptible of modification in minor. particulars without departing from the principle or scope or sacrificing any of the advantages of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is 1. A window-front construction compris- .clamping members interposed between and engaging said surrounding members and the inner side of the window-light, and screw bolts extending through said clamping members and into said last-named means, to secure the clamping members in position.

2. A window-front construction comprising a window-light, stationary members surrounding the same, front members having hook-ends engaging the window-light and base-portions engaging the first-named members, brackets within and en aging said front members at their hook ens and at'the junction of their body and base-portions and provided with arms engaging the firstnamed members, means securing said arms of the brackets to the said first-named members, and clamping members interposed between the first-named members and the inner face of the window-light.

, 3. In a window front construction, a window-light, a stationary member underlying the same .and consisting of a treadporti'on, a riser depending from the front .edge of the tread-portion and a riser projecting upward from the rear edge of such tread-portion and embracing a downwardly and forwardly pitched portion, a front member bearing against the first-named riser and the front side of the window-light, a bracket anchoring the front member to the stationary member and a clamping member wedged between the window-light and the with seid erm to hold the key tightly agaiilst pitched portion of the stationery member to sei glass-demping member.7

clam the former against the front memberQ Iii testimony whereof we :ix our signal4. 11 a window structure, o smtioaiy tures, in the preenee of 'two witnesses.

5 g ess supporting 'mme, an ouisi e -g aesdemping member, e key carried b said ADS member and provided with an imwai' y pre A jeoting arm, a sup ortng sui'fece on said Witnesses: frame e einst Whic said arm imams, :mii an U., Homme,

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