US1406264A - Antirattler for windows - Google Patents

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E. W. LADD.

ANTIRATTLER FOR WINDOWS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 919.

1 ,406,264, I Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

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EARNEST W. LADD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ANTIRATTLER FOR WINDOWS.

Application filed June 19, 1919.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARNEST W. LADD, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Antirattlers for Vindows, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the drawings which accompany and form a part of the same. 4

The object of my invention is to provide a device to resist or overcome the rattling of window sash in their frames, which device will be eflicient in operation and at the same time produced at very low cost. Furthermore, its application to use may be manually made without tool or-implement of any kind by inexperienced persons without the necessity of removing the sash from the frame or dismantling the window structure in any manner. Furthermore, the device .is made with a self contained securing element to hold the same in place between the sash and the frame, said securingelement automatically fastening the device in position and holding it there. Furthermore, the use.

of my device does not mar or .detract in any I way from the finished appearance of the sash or frame.

In the drawings,

Fig.1 isa perspectiveviewof a segment of window structure, including 'my device;

Fig. 2 is an inside elevation view of a window structure also including-my device;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my antirattler.

Referring now in detail to the drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout, 1 represents a window frame, 2 a sash, 3 a light inserted in the sash and l-i'r'etaining strips all of common construction. v

5 is my anti-rattling device made of strip metal preferably bow shaped in its general outline and having resilient qualities. 6 represents securing elements in the form of prongs which are preferably turned from the general contour of the strip, the purpose Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

Serial No. 305,407.

of a window. In Figs. 1 and 2, my anti-rat- I tler is shown in position with the prongs 6 embedded in the sash. It is obvious, of course, that the anti-rattler may be inserted in reverse position to that shown so that the prongs 6 would in that case become embedded in the retaining strip of the window structure.

After the device is slid into place as described, the pressure brought upon the same by reason of its position between the sash and retaining strip forces the prongs 6 into the surface intended and effectually secures the anti-rattler against movement 'on the surface to which it is secured.

.It is obvious that many modifications may be made in the device illustrated and described without departing from the principle of my invention, such as changing the form of the ends "ofthe anti-rattler, adopting a different shape for the body of the same,

changing the form of the attaching or sliding means, or the shape or position of the prongs, or securing elements. I do not therefore, wish to confine myself to the exact form herein shown and described, but what I desire to cover by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claim.

I EARNEST W. LADD.

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