US1138242A

US1138242A - Sash-holder.

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Publication number: US1138242A
Authority: US
Inventors: Emil Olson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-11-30
Filing date: 1914-11-30
Publication date: 1915-05-04
Anticipated expiration: 1932-05-04

Description

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"rims-an a .EMIL OLSON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

SASH-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May a, was.

Application filed November 30, 1914. Serial No. 874,6?5.

To all whom'it may concern v Be it known-that I, EMIL -OLsoN-,-=of Rochester, in the county of- Monroe and'State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sash-Holders, which improvement is-fully-set forth in the fol lowing specification and shown in the accompanying- -draw i-ngs.

The present-invention relates to sash holders and more particularly to, that type which is arranged uponthe meetlng rail 'of a lower sash to cooperate with the-vertical side of an upperv sash for the purpose of preventing the lowering of-the.upper'-sash or the raising of-the lower sash while, at the per sashand the lowering of the lower sash. An object of this invention'is to provide a construction which will. eifectively hold the sashes while, at the same time, it may be readily manipulated for the purpose of permitting the free movement ofthe sashes.-

To these and other ends the-invention conscribed, the novel features being pointed out in theappendedclaims.

I In the drawings: Figure 1 shows the-sash holder in position upon the-meeting rail of the lower sash and cooperating with a vertical side of the upper sash, portions only of the two sashes being shown; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the locking member raised to free the sashes; Fig-dis a vertical section through-the sash holder;

Fig. 4 is a top view of the sash ho1der;-Fig.

. 5 is ,a front view of the sash holder; Fig. 6

is a perspective view of the holdingmember; and Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional View through the holding member.-

According to the illustrated embodiment of the invention, there is provided a sup-- porting member preferably, in the form of an attaching plate 1 havin screw openings 2 by which the supported p ate is secured in position. Projecting upwardly from the supporting plate are two uprights 3 each of which is preferably formed with a face-- 4 inclined to the vertical so that it lies at an acute angle to the adjacent face of the .upper sash. a

Arranged to cooperate with these inclined bearing faces 4, is a holding .member which preferably has a fiat or plane bearing portion a 5. rovided, if desired, with a coverin of fet 6 or'other suitable material to ear against theupright rail of the upper sash, this felt being adhesively or otherwise secured to the bearing portion, which may, if desired, be provided with openings 7 into which the felt is forced by pressure'to prevent slipping. Projecting from one side of the bearing portion are two parallel members 8, the free edges 9 of which are rounded-and coiiperate with the inclined faces 4 on the uprights 3. In addition, these parallel portions 8 are smaller at their lower .than at their upper ends." It is apparent that by this arrangement the holding-memher is permitted to rock on the inclined faces 4 of the supporting member to accommodate itself to the surface of the upper sash, and furthermore, the holding member Wedges itself in between the supporting member and the upper" sash whenever an attempt is made to. raise the lower sash or to lower the upper sash.

In order to support the holding member in cooperative relation with the inclined faces 4, a member is provided which preferably is in the form of a lever 10. This lever extends at one end between the parallel portions 8 and is pivoted at 11 to such portions. It is also pivoted between its ends to the supporting -member or preferably on a sliiftablefulcrum formed, in this instance,

- by pivots 12 extending from the opposite sides of the lever 10 and working in slots 13 in the uprights 3, these slots preferably being inclined slightly to the horizontal So that a slight resistance is provided to the movement of the pivots-in the slots as the holding member moves 'upwardly. The other end of the lever .10 is formed into. a finger piece 14 by which the sash lock is manipulated.

To the end of giving the holding member a tendency to move downwardly on the inclined faces 4 and, at the same time, to shift .the pivots 12' toward the lowermost ends of the slots 13-, there is provided a spring which preferably is in the form of a U- shaped loop 15, the connecting portion of which bears against the under side of the lever 10 on the front side of the pivots 12 and the arms of said loop being connected to coils 16 which surround a pin 17 that connects the arms 3 below the lever 10, arms 18 being extended from the coils'to bear on the upperface of the attaching plate 1.

The operationlof the invention will be understood from'the foregoing but it may be recapitulated as follows: The attaching plate 1 is secured to the meeting rail 19 of the lower sash near one side of such sash so that the holding member will lie in 00- operative relation with the vertical piece 20 of an upper sash. Normally, the locking piece wedges itself in between the inclined faces 4 and the sash piece 20 so that, if an attempt is made to raise the lower sash or to lower the upper sash, this wedging action increases and binds the sashes against movement. To release the sashes, the finger piece 14L is depressed thus causing the elevation of the holding piece or member and at the same time causing the operating lever to shift on its fulcrum in order to carry the locking piece away from the upper sash. The finger of the operator may be held on the finger piece 14 while the meeting rail of the lower sash is grasped for the purpose of raising the upper sash and when released,

automatically .assumes a locking position.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that therehas been provided a sashholder which will permit either the upper or the lower sash to be held in either a closed or an open position against further opening without the manipulation of the holding device. This holding device automatically assumes looking position and can be readily moved to unlocking position. It has few parts which are not liable to break or get out of order and the cost of manufacture. thereof is small.

W hat 1 claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A sash holder comprising a support havingmeans for securing the same to a lower window sash and also having a face inclined to the vertical, and a movably mounted holding member having a fiat face for cooperation with an upper sash and having a curved face to engage and rock on said inclined face to adapt the fiat face to the sash which it engages. v

2. A sash holder comprising an attaching plate, a pair of uprights projecting from,-

said plate and each having an inclined surface, a holding member having a plane surface and two parallel portions formed with" curved surfaces bearing against the inclined surface, and a lever pivoted to the uprights and to and between the parallel portions.

3. A sash holder comprising 'an attaching msaaaa plate, a pair of uprights projecting from said plate and each having an inclined surface, a holding member having a plane surface to cooperate with the window sash and two parallel portions bearing against the inclined surfaces, and a lever pivoted between its ends to and between the uprights, one end of the lever being also pivoted to and between the parallel portions on the holding member and the other end of the lever extending to the opposite side of the uprights in line with the holding member to provide an operating portion by which the lever may be moved, the pivotal connection with the uprights being shiftable.

4. A sash holder comprising a supporting member having an inclined surface, an operating lever having a shiftable fulcrum on said supporting member, a holding member having a plane surface to cooperate with the window sash, bearing against the inclined surface on the supporting member, and pivotally connected to the operating lever, and a spring acting on said operating lever in a direction to shift the fulcrum point of the latter and to move the holding ifnember downwardly on the inclined surace.

5. A sash holder comprising a support having means for securing the same in a suitable position and also having an inclined surface, a holding member having a plane surface to cooperate with an upper sash and a curved surface to cooperate with the in,

clined surface, and a member pivotally connected to the holding member and to the support to sustain the holding member in engagement with the inclined surface.

6. A sash holder comprising an attaching plate, two uprights on said plate each hav-- ing an inclined bearing surface, a holding member arranged to cooperate with said surface and also having a plane surface for cooperation with a window sash, a lever pivotally connected to the holding member and having a shifting fulcrum on the two uprights, and a spring arranged below the lever and acting to move the holding member normally to holding position and the lever on its fulcrum.

' EMIL OLSON. Witnesses:

HAROLD H. SIMMs,

ADA M. WHITMORE.