US1054207A - Combined awning and window-blind. - Google Patents

Description

J. A. JACKSON.

COMBINED AWNING AND WINDOW BLIND.

APPLIOATION FILED mac. 4, 1911.

1,054,207, Patented Feb, 25, 1913.

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COMBINED AWNING AND WINDOW BLIND.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC. 4, 1911.

WITNESSES.

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COMBINED AWNING AND 'WINDOW-BLIND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 4, 1911.

Patented Feb. 25,1913.

Serial No. 663,719.

To all whom it may concern:

13c it known that I. Jar-on A. JACKSON,

residing at. Coalinga, in the county of Fresno and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Combined Awning and iVindow-Blind, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of blinds or shutters for windows located either inside or outside of the window, in which the shutter can be readily adjusted from the inside of the room for shutting oi? the light, more or less, without cutting oil the ventilation.

.\l invention primarily has for its object to provide an improved means of the general charm-lei stated, of a simple, economical. and. stable construction, that can be readily adapted for use in connection with windows. sleeping or day porches. and for tents and it consists in the peculiar and novel arrangement of the parts hereinafter specifically pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accon'ipanying drawings, in which:

l-igure 1, is a perspective view of my invention, the same being shown applied as an outside window awning and blind, the parts being shown in the closed position. Fig. 2, is a vertical section thereof. the parts being shown at their maximum open position. Fig. 3, is a side elevation, parts being in section. of the shifting means for setting the combined awning and blind to the open or closed position, the blind member being shown at a closed position. Fig. 4, is a detail perspective view of parts shown in Fig. 3, the blind member being shown at the open position. Fig. 5. is a detail View of one of the supporting brackets hereinafter referred to. Fig. (i. is a detail view of the central blind carrving members hereinat'ter described. Fig. 7. is a detail View of one end of the rock shaft and its bearing.

in the practical arrangement. my invention comprises an awning composed of a Sktl'lflr; or elongated slats or blades l of uni- Form thickness and weight. and preferably 5 mad ot hear canvas. although they may be of light wood or sheet metal. These slats are separately supported atv a uniform distance apart. and tor such purpose each slat has a stiti'cner rod held in the hem at each and tlnu'cot. the said rod being preterabl a stout galvanized iron rod, one end of which is, bent to "Form a crank 30 and midway its length is bent to form an eye 21, as best shown in Fig. 5. The cranks 20 of each rod 2 are pivotally mounted in side bars 3 hereinafter termed the connecting bars, since each bar connects with all of the stiflcner rods 2, at their respective ends of the blades. The lowermost blade is mounted on a rock shaft 1. The stilicner rods 2 for the said lower blade are straight and pass through slots 40 in the hollow ends 41 7, which also shows a stud 50 that extends laterally from one of the main supporting brackets 5 fastened to the window casing. as shown, it being understood the casing may be a screen casing, a porch framing or a rectangular frame secured in the wall of a tent. All of the of the shaft, see Figblades carry a central stiffener (i which for all of the blades, except the lower, is a wire rod. llt'llt' upon itself with its free ends intcrloclu'd. see Fig. (l. The stitt'ener t, for the lowcr-bhule is a stitt rod that passes trimsvcrsely through the rock shaft.

7 designates a cord, or other flexible connection. that joins all of the central stitleners When the blades are short the stitfeuers (3 mar be omitted.

R designates supplemental brackets, each of which is bent up from a stout rod and has one end tormcd into an c vc 90 that forms the bearing for the eves 21 ot the stiti'ener rods 2. the other end b ing bent to form a foot loop 81 that terminates in a prong S2 for beingdriven into the casing. where it is held secure by the screws 83 that pass through the loop 81, as shown.

9 designates a shifting lever formed of a stout wire bent upon itself to form a finger loop 90 that extends through and rides in a slot 92 in the casing (see Fig. 3). It is also bent to form guide members 93 that ride in upper and lowerguide eyes 04 on the outside of the casing, and into a crank portion 95 that has an eye 96 for receiving a link 10 that pivotallv connects with the crank end 21 of the adjacent stiffener rod 2 on the lower blade which is extended and bent hack to form a link 25 that terminates in an eye '26 hinged upon the stud bearing tor the adjacent end of the lower blade.

[2 designates a hanger link that is ruspendcd from an upper bracket rod 3. and joins with an eye 14 formed in the central stitl'cnor rod for the upper blade.

From the iloregoing dcscription taken in connection with the drawings, the complete construction, the manner in which my invention is adjusted for use and its advantages will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

When it is desired to open the blind, the operator pushes the finger loop downwardly, which through the link and crankc'onnecr tions shown and described, swings the connecting bars 3 inwardly and in doing so, by reason of the said rods being pivotally joined with one edge of the blades, causes the blades to swing on the stationary axial pivots to the open position, see Fig. 2, it being obvious that by pushing the finger loop upwardly the connecting bars arev members that pivotally engage with said connecting bar and means controllable from the outside of the casing for shifting said connecting bar whereby to swing the blades to their open or closed posit-ion.

2. In a combined awning and blind, a se- 'ries of blades, a series of outwardly projecting supports, one for each end of each blade, to which the said blade ends are axially pivoted, a connecting bar for the ends of all of the blades, a crank member separates from the blade pivots on one edge of each blade that pivotally join with said connecting bar, and a means operable from the-inside of the casing to which the awning and blind is attached reciprocably movable in the casing and a link connection that joins the reciprocable means with the lower end of said connecting bar.-

3. In a combined awning and blind, a set of brackets arranged in opposite pairs to project laterally from the blinds and having means for attaching to the Window casing,

a series of blades having central bearings window casings and the like, a series of,

flexible blades, a stiifener rod in each end of each blade, said rods 'each having one end bent to form a crank and bent midway to form an eye, supporting brackets on the casing with which the said eyes pivotally join, a bar for each end of the series of blades connectible to the crank thereof at their respective blade ends, and a means operable from the inside of the casing for reciprocably swinging the bars whereby to open and close the blades.

5. In a combined awning and blind, a set of blade supports, a set of blades having central bearings to pivotally sustain said blades in said supports, a stiffener rod in each end of each blade, each of said rods having a crank member, and a connecting bar connecting the crank members to the respectiveblades, and means for operating said connecting bar to turn said blades on their pivots.

6. In. a combined awning and blind, a set of projecting blade supports and blades pivotally mounted therein, means connecting said blades together to turn in unison, and means for imparting motion to said blades to turn them, said last named means including a slide rod bent upon itself to form a finger piece, said slide rod also including slide members, guides for said slide members, a'projecting arm carried by said slide rod, and a link connection between said slide rod-and said blade operating means, all being arranged substantially as shown and described.

JACOB A. JACKSON.

Witnesses:

J OHN K. COLLINS, W. M. L. RIGSBEE.

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