US109007A

US109007A - Improvement in awnings

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Publication number: US109007A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1870-11-08
Anticipated expiration: 1887-11-08

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nur sulla WILLIAM HILDEBRAND, 0F FORT WAYNE, IDIANA.

LettersPatent No. 109,007, dated November 8, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN AWNINGS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makingpart of the same.

-To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HILDEBRAND, of Fort Wayne, inthecounty of Allen and State of Indiana, have invente-d certain lnew and useful -Improvements in Awnings; and I do hereby declare thatthe -following4 is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which like letters refer to like parts riu the diierent figures.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing awnings in sections, which maybe extended or contracted by any suitable means, as will be hereafter fully described.

.lo enable others skilled in the arts to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A A represent brackets, constructed as Iii'gure l," whieh project from the side of a building, at any point These brackets mayA 'he eonstrnetedot' .wood er metal, as most desirable,

where au awning is desirable.

their upper surface forming an inclined plane, upon which rests the sheeting ofthe awning.

B B2 Bi B4 represent the sheeting of the awning,

' and are constructed as follows, to wit:

a B1 represents a thin board or a thin sheet of metal or othersubstance, of a suitable length and width, upon the upper surface ot' which are secured metallic cleats, b b b b. rIhese cleats are so grooved as to admit the interlocking of similar grooved cleatsfon the lower surface of the next succeeding section of sheeting, as will be readily understood by referring` to the drawing.

Upon the lower surface of section Il* of the. sheetving are secured metallic grooved plates, which rest upon the inclined surface of the bracket, and serve as guides to the iuovel'ncnt in operating the sheeting.

These guides are also provided with friction-rollers, c c, which greatly facilitate the operation of the sheeting by relieving friction.

rlhe upper edge' of cach section is provided wit-11 a liangc, d, which vprevents rain or the rays of sun from passing through the awning, as vwill be readily understood.

Upon the lower surface, and near the upper edge of section I32 and B, there are secured studs, which pro-Y ject downward to near the upper surface of the bracket A. These studs are provided with small friction-rollers, which rest on saidbracket, and serve to steady the sections in place and facilitate their movements.v

Section B4 issccured to the front of the building,.

as seen in thc-drawing, and remains stationary. -Said section is so elevated above the ,plane of the bracket that the sliding sections may easily pass under it, as seen in fig. 1. 'A

Small pins or-studs, f j, are secured to the under surface of the sections, near the lower edge thereof, which serve to stop the sections, and hold them in position when extended, as will be readily understood. C C O represent pulleys, secured on an axle which extends the entire length of the awning, and which is secured in suitable bearings; Y

Over pulleys C G chains or cords pass, which extend to and pass over other pnlle'ys,-D D. To this chain section.' Bl is secured.

Then a rotary in'otion is imparted to the pulleys the sections are forced either up or down, as desired, thus extending theawning or contracting it yat the pleasure ofthe operator.

An additional chain or cord passes over pulley O',

`and extends downward into the interiorot' the 'build-V ing, where it passes over another pulley, which .may be placed in any convenient position, and which may be operated by means of a crank. or other device for the purpose ot' imparting a rotary motion to the pnlleys, thus contracting .andextending the awning as may. be desired.

Said awning may be operated bylneans of a lateral screw secured to the building, and passing through suitable nuts secured to the lowerseetion.

The pulleys are so recessed and serrated as t-omesh into and take hold of a chain or cord, and thus prevent their slippiiw. What I claim as Iny improvement in awnings is- The arrangement and -combiuation'of the brackets A, sheathing or shades B, with thin anges' or guides f and d, friction-rollers c, chains and pulleys DD, as

shown and deseribech'for the purposes set forth.

WM. HILDEBRAND.

fitnesses H. F. WrLLsolv, E. OROURKE.