US1042657A

US1042657A - Window construction.

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Publication number: US1042657A
Application number: US55853610A
Authority: US
Inventors: William Dulles
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1910-04-30
Filing date: 1910-04-30
Publication date: 1912-10-29
Anticipated expiration: 1929-10-29

Description

W. BULLES.

WINDOW CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED APR.30,1910.

1,042.65?. Patented 0ct.29, 1912.

WILLIAM BULLES, 0F ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.

WINDOW CONSTRUCTION.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patenteaot. 29,1912.

Application led April 30, 1910. Serial No. 558,536.

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM DULLEs, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Englewood, Bergen county, New Jersey, have made a certain new and useful Invention Relating to Window Construction, of which the following is a specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawglshis invention which relates to window construction, is of especial advantage in sliding fireproof windows, in that wire glass or other iireproof glass has edges located behind projecting portions of the masonry or other reproof wall so as to be protected thereby and is also of advantage both with reproof and non-fireproof windows in offering less obstruction to the passage of light than the usual window construction and because of its simplicity and cheapness.

In the accompanying drawing showing in a diagrammatic way an illustrative embodiment of this invention, Figure 1 is an` elevation and Fig. 2 is a horizontal partial section on an enlarged scale.

As indicated in the drawing the side member of the window frame which may be in the form of a weight box, such as 5, may be located in a recess in the fireproof wall 4 of masonry, or other iireproof material. This weight box which may be of metal, concrete, terracotta, earthenware'or other suitable material, preferably iireproof, may be provided with the removable cover plate 11 secured to the box by the screws 17, 18 and preferably formed with a suitable recess 19, 21 in which the center plate 15 is mounted and adjustably secured in position by the screws 16 cooperating with suitable slots in the' plate. The inner plate 2O may be similarly secured in position by the screws 12 engaging suitable slots in the plate so that the inner guide 10 integral with this plate may be adjusted in vposition'with respect to the center guide 25 on the center plate 15 and with respect to the outer guide 9 on the cover plate 11. As indicated this inner guide 10 may be formed of heavy iron or other ireproof material so as to give sufficient lireproof protection on the inner or room side of the window opening either alone or in connection with the metallic casing or molding strip 6, 7 which may have the edge molding 6a formed thereon and extending around the window opening, or in connection with some other part of the window frame such as a projecting portion of the weight box.

The top glass 1 may as indicated be of wire glass and of greater width than the 'window opening so that its lateral and upper edges extend behind the ireproof wall and are protected by the projecting edges thereof. This glass may as indicated be mounted in a suitable binding strip 3 of.

metal or other reproof material preferably closely engaging the same and may be guided between the other guide 9 and the center guide 25, so that the inner edges of the binding strip and guides are substan- ,tially iiush with the edges of the window opening in the wall. The bottom glass 2 may be mounted in a similar binding strip 3 running between the center guide 25 and the inner guide 10 which as indicated protects the recessed edges of the iireproof glass. These upper and lower window glasses may if desired be suitably counterbalanced by the weights 13, 14 in the -usual way.

Where wire glass or other suit-ably reinforced glass or heavy plate glass is used the binding strip may be dispensed with but ordinarily a light metallic strip should be used to prevent chipping of the edges and to give a smooth running surface. This strip, however, may be of any desired weight and strength, but preferably should be of such narrowness that when the window is mounted it does not project into the window opening, thus permitting the light to pass through the entire window opening from Wall to wall.

It is evident that the side members of the frame in which the window sashes or glasses are mounted may be variously constructed and may be made of metal,concrete, earthenware or other ireproof material, and may be variously located in a recess in the wall; it is also evident that various other arrangements of guideway members, weight boxes, and other parts of the window frame may be employed and that the protection to the edges of the glass here shown as afforded by the molding strip 6, 7 may be supplied by other parts of the window frame such as projecting portions of the guide strip'or of the weight box. 1t is also evident that instead of providing a separate Weight box as illustrated the recess in the wall may serve as the Weight box and the guide strips and other members may be suitably attached to or connected with thel walls ot the recess or of such suitable casing or molding strip as may be used to inclose the inner or room side of the recess, 'and that my invention is equally applicable to Windows in connection with which other methods and means of mounting, removing, opening, and closing are em loyed.

Having described this invention in connection with illustrative embodiments, proportions, constructions and materials, to the details of which disclosure the invention is; ynot of course to be limited, what is claimed; asnevv and what is desired to be secured by; Letters Patent is set forth in the appended f claims. f 1. rlhe Window construction comprising .reprooi Weight boxes, a cover plate pro lvided with an outer guide removably secured to each Weight box, a center plate prof vided with a center guide adjustably mountedv on said cover plate and an inner plate; having a ireproof inner guide secured tof -said center plate, a iireproof casing strip@ extending around the Window opening, the inner edges of the projecting portions of .said Weight box, guides and casing beinga substantially fiush. f

2. The Window construction comprising ireprooi Weight boxes, a cover plate, center@ plate and inner plate provided with guides' removably mounted on each Weight box, a reproof casing strip extending around the4 Window opening, the inner edges of the projecting portions of said Weight box, guides* and casing being substantially ush.

3. The Window construction comprising a. ireproof Wall provided with a Window opening and with side recesses adjacent the inner side of said opening, iireproof lweight boxes mounted in said recesses, a cover plate, a center plate and an innerI plate having reproof guides removably se-l cured to each Weight box, glass slidingly mounted in said Window and having its edges recessed into said Wall and mounted= between -saidvguides and protected'on thei outside by the projecting edgesv of said Wall: and on the inside by said reproof guides.

4f. The Window construction comprising a. iireproof Wall provided with a Windowl opening and with side recesses, Iireproof Weight boxes mounted in said recesses, guides v removably secured to said Weight boxes, lireproof glass having a greater width than said Window opening and having edges located between said guides and protected on the outside by the projecting edges of said Wall and on the inside by said ireproof guides.

5. The Window construction comprising a iireproof masonry Wall provided with a Window opening and Wlth side recesses, guides mounted in said recesses, ireproof glass of greater Width than said window fireproof Wall provided meneer opening and having ed between said guides and protected onone side by the projecting portions of said Wall and on the other side by said guides.

6. rJihe Window construction comprising a fireprooit masonry Wall provided With a Window opening and with side recesses, guides mounted in said recesses, ireprootl glass. of greater Width than said Window opening and having edges slidingly mountside-by the projecting portions of said Wall and on the lother side by a projecting portion of the Window frame.

7. rlFhe Window construction comprising a with a Window opening and,with recesses, reproof guides mounted in said recesses, glass having a greater Width vthan said Window opening and having edges located in coperation with said guides and protected on one side by the projecting edges of said Wall and on the other side by said guides.,

8. The Window construction comprising a fireproof Wall provided with a Window opening and with recesses, reproof guides mounted in said recesses, glass having a greater Width than said Window opening and having edges located in cooperation With said 'des and protected on one side by the projecting edges of said Wall and on the other side by a projecting portion of the window frame. t

9. The window construction comprising a ireproof Wall provided with a window opening and with recesses, guides mounted Within said recesses, lass having a greater Width than said Win 0W opening and having edges slidingly mounted in coperation with said guides and protected on one side by the projecting edges of said Wall and on the other side by said guides. v

10. The Window construction comprising a flreproof Wall provided with a Window opening and with recesses, guides mounted within said recesses, ireproof glass having a greater Width than said window opening and having edges slidinglymounted in cooperation with said guides and protected on one side by the projecting edges of said Wall and on the other side by a projecting portion of thewindow frame.

11. The Window construction comprising a fireproof Wall provided with a Window opening, fireproof glass mounted therein and having a greater Width than said opening and having side edges and top and bottom edges extending behind and protected on one side by projecting edges of the Wall and on the other side by projecting parts connected with the Window frame.

l2. The window construction comprising a wall provided with a Window opening, sash mounted therein of greater width than said opening and consisting of glass emedges slidingly mountl ed between said guides and protected on one braced by a binding strip of such width as not to extend said strip and located behind into the window opening the edges of said glass being projectmg edges of the wall on one side and a projecting portion of the window frame on the other side.

13. The window construction comprising a Wall provided with a Window openin sash mounted 10 than said ope therein of greater widt ning and consisting of fireproo glass embraced by e reproof` binding strip of such Width as not to extend into the 'window opening seid strip and the edges of WILLAM DULLES.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK S. DUNCAN, JEssrE B. KAY.