US112594A - Geor g e h a y e s - Google Patents

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r To all 'whom/it 'may concern Beitknowirthat I, GEORGE HAYES, of the city, c county, and State of-New York, `have invented a new `.and usefulImprovement in Sky-Lights, `Conservatories, and other Glazed Structures, of which the following is `a` full, clear, and exact description, reference ot this specification, and in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation as viewed from `the interior ot' a conservatory in part constructed in accordance with `my invention;

C `through thedines w 'w and a; :t in fig. 1;

l. Figure 3, a horizontal section through the lines y y in fgs.`land 2; j f y Figure`4, a sectionf taken as denotedby the line z zin'iig.2; "j Y i l Figure 5, a transverse section, on a larger scale, ot' one of the roof-bars with cap-plates, showing the saine4 them under a fxedlcondition of said lights and -'lfligure 6, a like view `of like parts under aI movable `".orslidingarrangement of one ofthe lights.

Figure 'Z is a`vie`w,on an enlarged scale,`of the clip for the'jointsoti the glass,'as shown in fig.` 2.

Similar letters Uofreference indicate corresponding parts. j j c l l While applicable to other glazed structures it will suice here to describe the invention as used in' the construction of llconservatorieswhich it `is-dcsired to c build mainly or `wholly of glass and metal combined.

`Saidlinvention has for its objects, or certain of them, c the same as;.those specified for the invent-ions described in Letters Patent of the United States, Nos. 100,143

August `9, 1870, namely, provisionfor expansion and contraction twithout straining the parts or breakage of c the glass, together with lightness and strength, cheapness` and expedition of erection, `protect-ion 'against leakage, andprovisiou for carrying oli' water passing the joints; also, by using galvanized sheet metal, rcn` dering paint uiniecessary.` c l i i g i Putty, to secure the'joints of the glass, may also, if desired, beavoidedjbnt I do not restrict myself to dispensing withit.

The onelpartl of this invention consists in'a novel `construction 1of the roof-bars,applicable not only to conservatories, but also to domes and dat or curved sky-lights, whereby, while the same or greater advantages aresecurerh;as` regards lightness and` strength, as arefclaimedtor the har described in my Letters Patentol'` lfehruary`22, 1870, itis made to present c j less obstruction to the light, and is of a. more graceful l, j or ornamental oouguration. v In this improved harthe gutters, which serve to re- GEORGE HAYES, oir-'NEW Yonlgjhlv. Y. f

being had tothe accompanying drawing forming part c. Figure 2,` a vertical transverse section of the same y as holding two sheetsor panes of glass in between `and 106,157, issued tome on the 22d of February and v Letters Patent No..112`,594, dated March 14;'1871.

i y 1M`PRo`vE|v|EuT IN SKY-LIGHTS,coNsERvAToRlse AND OTHER GLAzEo STRUCTURES.

`'.tli Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

ceive the drainage from opposite sides of the barare brought into close proximity with each other at the lowest point in the bar. When it is required to pro- Vvide for a sliding light, then the one. half of said bar is suitably reduced and shaped to accommodate the saine.

The invention furthermore embraces a peculiarlyconstructed clip `for the joints ot' the glass, the `same being formed out of apiece ot' sheet metal bent to constitute a groove for the lower pane of glass and a rebate for the upper 'one i'n a roof orother like structure;

,ened by castfiron blocks and intermediately filledl with timber. v

Referring lto the accompanying drawinglA represents the base portion of one ot'rthe sides of y a conservatory;

' B, the glazed side. of 'said structure; and

G. the onehalt'or portion of its root'. G1 C2 are the roof-bars or rafters. These bars maybe made, as it may beterined, either single r double, accordingly as they' are used for fixed or movable lights. For tixed lights the bar, as shown by those marked Ol, and as more clearly represented in iig. 5, is formed of a metal sheet, a, bent to give a broad base immediately ,belonthe adjacent panes of glass D D, and extending in the forrn of a straight hollow leg up between and above the glass and terminating below in reversely-inclined orl approximating sides, bent at their extremities to form curved gutters b l). Another curved sheet, c, Vis arranged below the curved sheet a in such manner as to form a semicircular or4 arched trough, the edges of which are made to clip the edges offthe gutters b b, and, when extra strength is required to be given4 to the bar, a stien- `ing-plate, d, may be inserted up its center.

c Eis the cap-plate, bent to incase the projecting portion of the straight leg ofthe bar, and to rest, preferably, by bent or turneddown edges, on the outer' surface ofthe glass, or to lie in closeproximity thereto.

. The whole, th ns fitted, may be secured together by rivets e.

For a movable light the bar is slightly modified; but its essential features remain the same, one ofthe most important of which is the juxtaposition of the gutters b b on opposite sides of the bar, andthe protection which such a bar aiords against obstructing the light, as di lll-ren ily-arranged and more widely-separated glitters necessarily do. Y

To accom inodate a. movable light the bars are eonstrncted as shown by those marked C", and represented more clearly in tig. 6 of' the drawing. Under such modification the sheet a is only bent to forni a base onsections, the one of which is carried bythe sliding sash F.

The side posts G G are composed of two reversely-P arranged trough-shaped bars, with flanges f f on opposite sides ot'their faces, (see, more particularly, tig.

4,) said bars lying with their faces one against theother, and being secured together by rivets passing through their flanges, witlror without a stieningplate, g, between the bars. This is va neat and light yet strong construction, and the side flanges of the posts form seats or bearing-sui'tces for the sashes.

The clips H, for the joints formed by upper and lower adjacent panes D D in.the roof, are made, as shown in figs. 2 and 7, ofa piece ot' sheet metal bent to form a groove, I, for the lower pane of glass, a rebate, i, for the upper one, and a. gutter, k, which latter-communicates with the gutters of the bars, and ,serves to carry off condensed vapor or any water that may have found its way beneath the glass.

The stop-strips or bars I, for the panes or sashes, it

is also preferred to construct with corrugations m, yto provide for escapo of inside or outside water, and to give strength.

The transoms K of the structure are hollow. andl made of sheet met-al, stitfened internally by cast-iron blocks n, arranged at suitable distances apart, and with an intermediate filling of wood, q, the whole being faced internally, it' desired, with a. plate, r, of orthe glass, as herein set forth.

2. The clip H, constructed of sheet metal bentvto form a groove, h, a rebate, t', 'and a gutter, k, essentially as and for the purposes described.

3. The transom K, made of sheet metal, with castiron blocks n, and intermediatel wooden lling q, substantially as specitied.

GEORGE HAYES. Witnesses:

FRI-1D. HAYNES, R. E. RABEAU.

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and under cover of the base or bases which support

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