US1314513A - Leonard donahue - Google Patents

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L. DONAHUE.

TELLER'S WINDOW FOH BANK PARTITIONS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 1919.

' 1 ,3 1 1,5 1 3 Putonlvd Sept. 2, 1919.

LEONARD DONAHUE, 0F VEBZDUN, QUEBEC,

TELLERS WINDOW FOR BAN K PARTITIONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

Application filed April 7, 1919. Serial No. 288,155.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I,'LE0NARD DONAHUE, a subject of the King of Great Britain residing at Verdun, Province of Quebec, anada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tellers Windows for Bank Partitions; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact .description of the invention, such as will onable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to tellers windows for bank partitions and the principal object thereof is to provide a window that is bullet proof, at the same time the cashier and customer being visible to each other, and wherein means are provided for readily passing money from the teller to the aforesaid customer.

Another object of the invention resides in the .provision of means, whereby conversation may be distinctly carried on between the two parties, and for li hting'the window.

A further object of t e invention is to provide a bullet proof counter for the prevention of shooting under the window.

With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter appear as the descri tion continues, the invention consists of t e novel features of construction, combination and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and articularly pointed out in the ap ended claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been shown a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details herein exhibited, but the right is hereby reserved to any changes, alterations or modifications to which recourse may be had that come within the scope of the claims without departin from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing the efficiency of the same.

Further objects will be apparent from the following specification, appended claims and drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of my improved device attached to the bank partition;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional e'levational view of a portion of the partition glass;

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of a modification of the partition glass;

Figs. 5 and 6' are diagrammatical views 5, the latter being so positioned to throw the light downwardly toward the counter. This dome is secured to the panel 3 by screws and the glass 2 carries an upper frame 6 and lower frame 7.

A counter 8 is provided with a longitudinal concaved portion 9 and is covered with a sheet of some soft metal, such as zinc or lead, so that the money passed thereover will have a tendency to slide easily thereover.

The glass window 2, is supported at the side edges in the partition channels and is connected to the dome 4, by a strip of wire netting 10, which is secured to the frame 6 of the window and fastened to the dome by screws.

The lower frame 7 of the glass window 2 is positioned centrally of the concaved ortion 9 of the counter and spaced there om to form an opening to allow money or papers to be passed thereunder.

By this construction the teller and customer are at all times visible to each-other and conversation carried on will pass through the wire netting 10. To render the glass window bullet proof, I have molded in the same the reinforcing wires 11 so that should the teller be fired at the said wires 11, would deflect the bullet.

To prevent the shooting of the teller under the window or through the counter, I provide a sheet of steel 12, which latter is disposed between the counter 8 and the sill 13, so that a bullet fired under the window, will pass through the soft metal and impinge against the steel sheet 12.

A modified construction of the window is are separated by the flat bars 15 and the 4 on a diagio v protected from the gun play of a robber I strips have portion s ;overlyingthe glam sections 14 at their point of connection with the bars l5'and screws 17, hold the strips, onto the 'said .bars.

The glass, windowhmay be positioned'in a vertical planefias illustrated in Fi 5, or;

nal plane illustrated in ig. 6. A furt er modification illustrated in Fig;

7,. provides for two divergently mounted sheets of glass 18* and '19, betweenwhich is disposed'a, center 'sheet20. It is obvious that the teller i's'at all times and at the same time perfect visionand hearing is maintained between the teller and the customer.- g Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to se-" cure by Letters Patent 1s:

1. A tellers window for bank partitions, comprising a counter having a concaved portion therein, a sheet ofglass mounted in the partition and having one end projecting within the 'conca'ved portion of said counter,

1' A tellers window for partitions,

comprising 'acounter and having a concavedchannel extend ng the length thereof, a sheet of glass mounted in' said partition and having ts lower end" extending within and spaced from bottom of said channel, a

he dome secured izo said partition and disposed above the said glass, incandescent globes ar-e ranged lnsaid dome for, directing light toward the said glass, a screen secured to the dome and glass, through which conversation is adapted to pass from one side of the I window to the other.v

4, tellers window for bank partitions, comprising a counter, .a glass mounted in said partition above said counter, said glass (having remforcmg bars mounted therein and a lighting dome connected with said glass and providing a space through which conversation is adapted to pass from one side of the glass to the other.

'5. A tellers window for bank partitions,

comprising a sheet of reinforced glass mounted therein, a counter arranged in said partition and formed with a. channel, the

said glass having its lower end projecting within but s aced above the bottom portion of said 0% v partition and glass and positioned to form a space between the glass and dome, and a steel plate mounted on said counter.

- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LEONARD'DONAHUE,

annel, a dome secured to the,

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