US1205424A - Window-pulley. - Google Patents

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C. A. BALCH & A. F. FEVERGEON.

WINDOW PULLEY.

APPLICATION HLED FEB.8, 1915.

Patented Nov. 21, 1918.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLIFFORD A. BALCI-I AND ARMANI) F. .FEVERGEON, 0F PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

WINDOW-PULLEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Nov. 21., 1916.

Application filed February 8, 1915. Serial No. 6,863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that W8,.CLIFFORD A. BALGI-I and ARMANI) F. FEvnRcEoN, both citizens of the United States, residing at Pasadena, 1n the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Window-Pulley, of whichthe following is a ish of-the window; ease of mounting the pulleyin place; saving of labor of installsimplicity and cheapnessof construction; guarding against binding of the sash on the pulleys thereby allowing-the sash to -be'fitted closer to the jambs; non-exposure of the hardware, thereby avoiding expensive finish for the pulleys; avoidance of 'wearing the cord on the pulleys by any jumping of the cord into the space between the-sash and the pulley flanges; insurance against displacement of the -cord from the pulley; reduction of the number, of holes required in the frame from twenty holes in the installation of a double sash window with pulleys as heretofore constructed to only four holes as required for installing such a window with these newly lnvented pulleys. i

r A further object is to make provision whereby the weights may be practically applied on one side of the window frame thereby allowing'a narrow mullion' between double hung windows. I

The invention is'regarded as pioneer in that we provide a pulley having a plurality of wheels mounted on a foot adapted ,to

Other features of a pioneer character may -.appear from the subjoined detail descrip- Parts are broken away for clearness of i1lus= tration. 2 is a fragmental plan from line 02 Flg. 1. Fig. 3 1s a fragmental elevationlfrom the right of Figs. 1 and 2. Flg. 4 is an enlarged plan of a pulley con structed in accordance with they invention showing the twowheeled pulley intact and showing in section the additional two wheels for use inhanging a. double window. Fig.

5 is an enlarged fragmental side elevation of a single window fram'e and double sash therein with pulley mounted on the head 'jamb and connected with. said sashes and their counterbalancing weights by the usual sash cords. Fig." 6 is a verticalsection on 1 line so, Figs. 4, 5 and 7 Fig.7 is a section viewed from line m Figs. .6 and 8. Fig. 8

is an elevation of the, pulley from the right .of Figs. 5 and 7. Fig. 9 is a plan of-the stamping from which the pulley frame is struck up.

- Thejpulley frame for both forms of pulley shown in Figs. 1 and 2- is struck up from the stampingJashown 1n Flg. 9, sa1d stamping comprising the foot 1 havlnga hp 2 and the point 5- bent inv one direction therefrom, said foot being connected with the standards 4,

. each of which is provided with rear, top and side extensions 5, 6," 7. The stamping is struck up from dotted lines Z), 6 (Z, c, the hpi andpolnt 3, being bent at said lines Z) and c-in one direction and the standards i l being bent at the lines (Z, c, in the other direction. The extremities of the extensions 5, 6,7 are curved away. from the standards 4 to form the guides 8,9, 10. Each'of'the standardsis:provided with a central aperture. 11. toreceive an axle 12- which may be a tube or solid rodcapable of being fixed against endwise displacement, either by nuts or by riveting the ends of the axle. V

The pulley wheels 13 may be of any suitable construction, either cast metal, stamped sheet metal or other material molded or stamped. .In the form shown lsalid wheels are of a well-known stamped construction having thimble skein lh -and the axle is shown as a short piece of rod inserted through said ,thimble skeins and the aper- .ture 11, and secured in place by. riveting the ends as at 15, 16.

'For use as ordinary double sash pulleys in which two weights are provided at each side of the window frame as in Figs. 5 and 6 only two pulley wheels 13 will be applied, and this will be on the outside of'the standthe assemblin is effected and. also thatwashers 10 may be employed between the wheels and the head formed at 15, 16, and also between the wheels and the standards, and also to separate the wheels as in Fig. l. Such changes, however, are within the skill of the constructor and are'not deemed necessary for satisfactory operation; and consequently in most of the views the simplest form of assemblage has been shown.

In Figs. 5 and 6 a finishing thimble 17 is shown inserted in the cord passages 18 made in the lintel l9. Said thimble 17 may be secured in place bypunching out points 20 by means ofa nail set.

At the rear of the foot holes 22 through which nails or screws may be driven to hold the foot firmly on the head jamb and the lip 2 is provided with a hole 23 through which a nail or screw may be driven into the end of the lintel. Said lip is located near a vertical drawn from the axle l2 and the front and rear edges of the standards are aslant as shown in Fig. 7 for strength combined with minimum weight and also for neatness of appearance,the rear edges 2% of said standards being aslant toward the apertures 11 and the forward edges 25 being aslant away from said apertures 11.

In practical apphcation the ends of the lintel 19 terminate at the outer face of the jambs 2-6 and the pulley for each side of the window frame is secured in place by simply bringing the foot l on top of the lintel, the lip 2 against the end of the lintel and then by the stroke of a hammer the point 3 is driven into the lintel. Thereupon the nails or screws 27 are driven through the holes 22 and a nail 28 is driven through the hole 23. Thus the pulley consisting either of the twowheeled or the four-wheeled type is fixed in place at each side of the window frame, either double or single. In case a double window is being fitted the workman may flatten out the lip 2, so that it will lie Hat on the head jamb as shown in Fig. 1. It is understood, however, that themanufacturer may supplythe trade with pulleys having the lips 2 in a common plane with the foot 1, this form being intended for use betweenthe double windows as shown at f in Fig. 1.

In 7 mounting a double window the two wheel pulleys are placed at f in proper position to receive the cord led directly up from there are provided.

tachment to their respective weights, and

the sash cords from the outer sides of the sashes are led up over the outer wheels 13 of the four-wheeled pulley inside the guides 8, 9, 10 and then down to their respective weights.

The cords 29 from both sides of the lower sash 3l are slidingly connected to one weight 33 and the cords 30 from both sides of the upper sash 82 are slidinglyconnected to the other weight 34-. 7

Other methods of hanging the windows may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The headed ends of the pulley axle hold the pulley wheels in place and said wheels and axle in combination with the standards v and foot form a strong and rigid structure made of a comparatively light sheet metal stamping.

The lip being bent down from the end'of the foot, sti'flens the foot against bending.

along its length and the standards prevent bending in the other direction.

The apertures are located near that edge of the standard adjacent the lip at the end of the foot so that the pulleys mounted on an axle carried in said apertures overhang-or" project beyond the line of the foot end thus to hold the sash cords free from the window frame;

We claim: lQAn' overhead window pulley comprising a foot to rest on the lintel, and standards bent from opposite edges of the foot and extending upward from said foot to form supports for the ends of the pulley' V axle, such axle supported by the standards and a plurality of wheels mounted on the axle.

' 2. In a window pulley, a foot to rest on the lintel of a window frame, standards bent from opposite edges of said 'foot and extending in one direction therefrom to support the pulley axle, and a lip bent from another edge of said foot and extending in the other direction therefrom to engage the end of the lintel.

3 In a window pulley, a foot to rest on the-lintel of a window frame, standards exaway from the standards respectively to form cord guides.

4. A pulley frame struck up from sheet metal and comprising a foot to rest on the lintel of a window frame, 'standa'rdsjoiiied tending from the foot to support a pulley axle, and extensions of said standards bent to'said feet and pfoyided with apertures 176130 receive the pulley axle, and extensions from said standards to form guides around the pulley wheel.

5. A pulley frame struck up from sheet metal comprising a foot, standards bent up from said foot in one direction, and a lip bent from said foot in the other direction between said standards, said standards'being provided with apertures for the pulley axle.

6. A pulley comprising a 'foot, a lip bent down from said foot, standards bent up from said foot and provided with apertures for a pulley axle, said apertures being located at the edges of the standards nearest the lip, and pulley wheels mounted on said axle to project beyond the line of said edges, the other edges being widely separated from said apertures.

7. A window pulley comprising a foot, standards extending up from said foot and provided with apertures, a pulley axle extending through said apertures, pulley wheels mounted on said pulley axle outsideof said standards, and pulley wheels mounted on said axle between said standards.

8. A window pulley comprising a foot, standards extending up from said foot and provided with apertures, a pulley axle extending through said apertures, pulley wheels mounted on said pulley axle outside of said standards, and pulley wheels moimted on said axle between said standards, said pulleys being mounted near one end of the foot to project beyond the same.

9. A window pulley comprising a foot, a lip bent down from one end thereof, stand ards extending up from said foot and provided with apertures, a pulley axle extending through said apertures, pulley wheels mounted on said pulley axle outside of said standards, and pulley wheels mounted on said axle between said standards.

10. A window pulley comprising a foot, a lip bent down from one end thereof, stand- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for v the ards extending up from saidfoot and provided with apertures, a pulley axle extending through said apertures, pulley wheels mounted on said pulley axle outside of said standards, and pulley wheels mounted on said axle between said standards, said pulley wheels being mounted near one end of the foot to project beyond the same. V

11. A pulley comprising a foot; two standards bent up from said foot and provided with apertures; pulley wheels outside standards through said apertures and pulley wheels and provided with heads to retain the pulley wheels.

'12. An overhead window pulley comprising a foot, terminating at opposite edges in standards extending from one side thereof,

and an axle extending an axle carried by the standards, and pulleys on said axle outside said standards. 7

13 An overhead window pulley comprising a foot, terminating at opposite edges-in standards extending from one side thereof, an axle carried by the standards, pulleys on said axle outside said standards-and pulleys on said axle between the standards.

14:. A pulley frame constructed of a sheet metal blank stamped to form a foot, two

standards and a lip, said lip being between said standards; said standards being bent up from opposite edgesof said foot in one direction and said lip being bent from said foot in the other direction, said standards being provided with apertures for an axle, and pulley wheels on the'axle outside said standards. 7 I

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at Los Angeles, California, this 28th day of January, 1915.

CLIFFORD A. BALCH. v ARMANI) F. FEVERGEON. In presence of- J AMES R; ToWNsENp, ESTELLA I-IrLL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents, Washington, D. G.

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