US1185239A - Window-sash holder. - Google Patents

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WINDOW SASH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. I3. I9I5.

Patented May so, 1916.

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RAPH co., wAsmNa'roN D c E. T. PETERS, D. B. HOWARD & J. M. MUR'RAY.'

lWINDOW sAsH HOLDER.

APPLICATON LE MN' 3' 915' Patented May 30,1916- ,2 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. F J' 4 7,95

BY THE/'Q ATER/VHS EDWIN T. PETERS AND DAVID B. HOWARD, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, AND JOI-IN M. MURRAY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

WINDOIV-SASI-I HOLDER. l

Specification of Letters Patent. Patvnted May 30,191@

Application filed January 13, 1915. Serial No. 1,938.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that we, EDWmT T. PETERS,-

DnvID B. HOWARD, and JOI-IN M. MURRAY, citizens of the United States, the said EDWIN T. PETERS and DAVID B. HOWARD residing at Lincoln, inthe county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska, and the said JOI-IN VI. MURRAY residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l/Vindow-Sash Holders; and We do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to windows having sliding sash, and has for its object to provide an improved sash holder adapted for use as a substitute for the ordinary weights and cords.

Generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and delined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a view in elevation with some parts broken away and some parts sectioned, looking at the inner face of a window frame and its sash; Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line m2 m2 on Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line x3 m3 on Fig. 2, some parts being shown in full; Fig. 4 is an enlarged horizontal section taken approximately on the line :v4 00 on Fig. l, some parts being shown in full; Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line x5 :125 on Fig. 1; and Fig. G is avdetail in section on the line :c6 als on Fig..5.

The window frame 1 may be of any suitable construction, but need not have the Weight boxes Which are ordinarily provided for windows wherein weights are employed.

The numerals 2 and 3 indicate, respectively, the upper and lower .slidingv sash which, except as hereinafter noted, are of the usual construction, and are confined for vertical sliding movements in the'frame 1, by means of ordinary inside, outside and intermediate guide strips 4, 5 and 6,-respec tively.

In accordance with our invention, the

sash 2 and 3, in their vertical edges, are formed with channels 7 that increase in depth toward the bottom of the said sash. The channels 7 of the lower sash extend completely from the bottom to the top thereof, while the channels 7 of the upper sash extend completely to the top, but preferably terminate slightly short of the bottom thereof, (see particularly Fig. 2).

Arranged to run in the channels 7 and to press tightly against the bottoms thereof are anti-friction presser wheels 8 mounted on the ends of the prongs 9, which latter work in tubular sockets 10, and have square shanks 11 that work through square perforations in the extreme ends of the said sockets. These square Shanks hold the rollers 8 in true alinement with the channels 7 and prevent rotation of the plungers within the sockets. The said sockets, at their open ends, are provided with vertically bent flanges 12 that are set in flush with the inner faces ofthe upright portions of the window frame 1 and are rigidly secured thereto, preferably 'by screws. Coiled springs 13 which surround the stems 11 and are compressed between the ends or bottoms of the said sockets 10 and the shouldered portions of the prongs 9,.

yieldingly, but quite tightly press the wheels 8 against the bottom of the respective channels 7.

As is evident, the yieldingly pressed wheels 8, acting against the upwardly diverging bottom surfaces of the opposite channels 7, not only tend to hold the respective sash against vertical downward movements, but have a tendency to cause the same to rise. This tendency to rise, however, is not,.in itself, suflicient to actually raise the sash, but it makes the upward sliding Inovement of the sash an easy matter. In the bottoms of the channels in which the upper sash works, are stop blocks 14 preferably secured in position by screws, and in the upper extremities of the `channels in which the lower sash Works, are similar stop blocks 15 operating upper presser wheels 8, and the Y upper stop blocks 15 prevent the lower sash from being moved upward above the cooperating lower presser wheels 8. When, however, the said stop blocks are removed,

which may be easily done, the upper sash may be moved downward below the coperating rollers 8, and the lower sash may be moved upward above their*Y cooperating rollers 8, so that when the outer and inner stop strips 4, respectively, are removed, the said sash may be easily taken out of the window frame.

These improved sash holding devices, socalled, may be applied either to new or to already built in windows, at small cost. In fact, they may be applied at a less cost than the ordinary weights and cords, and furthermore, make unnecessary the weight receiving boX structures of the frames, and thus eifect a further saving in the cost of new construction.

What we claim is:

The combination with a window frame and a sash mounted to slide vertically therein, said sash having in its opposite edges channels, the bottoms of which diverge upwardly, of sockets set into the sides of said EDWIN T. PETERS. DAVID B. HOWARD. JOHN M. MURRAY.

l/Vitnesses GEORGE MCCHRISTIAN, G. H. DIETZ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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