US1446212A - Side window for automobiles - Google Patents

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' Eeb.. 20, 1923.

C. 8. ROBERTSON. SIDE WINDOW FOR AUTOMOBILES.

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FILED 6.5.1921.

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C. S. ROBERTSON.

SIDE wmnow FOR AUTOMOBILES.

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FILED AUG. 5.192].

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CHRISTOPHER STEWART ROBERTSON, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

SIDE WINDOW EORAUTOMOBILES.

Application filed August 5, 1921. Serial No. 490,023.

To cZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cniusrori-inn S. Ron- ERTSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Du? val and State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Side Vindow fol-Automobiles, of which the following is aspecification. 7

This invention relates to aside window for automobiles and is designed more particularly as an in'iproveinent upon the structure disclosed in Patent No. 1,383,027 issued to me on June 28, 1921. i

It is an object of the present invention to provide side windows which can be readily attached to or removed from the side doors of an automobile, these windows serving completely to close the space between the sides of the body and of the automobile top although any one of the windows can he slid backwardly'relative to the supporting doors 'for the purpose of securing ventilation.

Another. object is to provide windows which afford a clearu'nobstructed view'for the driver and which will, in no sense, detract from the appearance of the vehicle but, on thecontrary, renderthe same moreattractive. I

A still further object is to provide side windows which can be stored readily in the vehicle when they are not in use, there being means for finishing the tops of the doors after the windowshave been removed so that the doors will have the appearance of'ordinary ones.

A further object is to provide side shields or windows for open body or touring types of automobiles which can be applied readily to the doors thereof to replace the ordinary side curtains and at the same time give an unobstructed view for the occupants of the car and thus greatly reduce the danger of accidents often caused by the obstructions of the view amused by side curtains of the ordinary type. p k

A further object is to provide side shields or windows'which, being capable of independent movement with respect to each other and to the doors, can be partly or entirely closed without interfering with the operation of the doors and will not only givethe car'the appearance of a permanent or sedan type of top, but also permits the changeto be made to the sedan type without removing the ordinary top and replacing it with a permanent 2+2, Figure l.

orbuilt in type of top such as requires remodeling and involves the owner in considerable additional cost.

' W'ith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention residesin the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

,In the accompanying drawings the pre ferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure l is a side elevation of an automobile having the bined therewith.

F igure 9, is an enlarged present improvements coon Figure 3 is an enlarged section on line 33, Figure 2. i Figure a is a'se'ction on line k4, Figure 1, said section being enlarged.

Figure 5 is a vertical section througha portion of a door a-nd showing a slightly modified formof structure combined there with, parts beingbroken away.

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6, Figure 5. Figure 7 is a detail view of the removable cap used in connection with a] door-after a window has been removed therefrom.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a vehicle body having the usual top 2, the space between the back portion of the body and the top being provided with a curtain 3 of the usual type which can be placed in position when desired. Each of the doors 4 isprovided in its upper edge with a. longitudinal groove 5 which extends through the' free end of the,

longitudinal flanges 11 extending rearwardsection on line 1y as indicated by a dotted line in Figure 1 and in section in Figure 4. These posts do not inthemselves constitute any. part of the present invention but have already been disclosed in a co-pendin 'v application filed by me on July 15, 1921, erial No. 484,980.

Each window adapted to be supported above the front door l of. an automobile is formed of a frame 12.carrying a glass light 13. The front of the frame is inclined so that when the frame is mounted on the top of the door 4 the front edge of said frame will lie parallel with the adjacent post 9. The top of the frame 12 is straight and has secured upon it a laterally extending plate 1 1 coextensive in. length withthe'top of the :i'ra'me and so are Jortioned as to fit snu l under the side edge of the top 2 so as thus to prevent snow or the like from drifting into the car between the straight top of the 17 are provided along the sides of the fin at the lower edge thereof and are adapted to fill the channels 6. i The fin 16 does not extend the full length of the bottom of the frame but is so proportioned that when it is inserted longitudinally into the groove 5 with one end-against the end wall of the groove, as shown in Figures land 3, there will be a space between the fin and the other or open end of the groove. When the fin is thus located the inclined front end of the frame 12 will bear against'the post 9 and be lapped by the flange 11. At the same time the plate 14 .will fit snugly under the side of the top 2. Obviously the window cannot be placed in position until after the door't has been opened so as to expose the end of the groove 5. The tin can then be inserted into the groove and will wedge'between the springs 8 which serve to tightly grip the fin and hold the parts from rattling.

When the door is closed the window will assume a position upon the top of the adjacent portions ofthe side of the body 1 and a tight connection will be'made between the frame and the adjacent parts of the body,

post and top. Secured to the back edge of the frame 12 is a plate or shield 18 the width of which is slightly greater than. the dis "tance between-the fin 16 and the open end of the groove 5. This shield 18 constitutes means for closing the space'between the back of the frame 12 and the window or curtain in rear thereof. If the automobile pointed out.

mounted on the door in the same manner as has heretoforebeen described.

When the windows are not in use they can be stored at suitable places provided therefor within the body of the car. When they are to be used the doors are opened and the windows are applied thereto in the man-- ner hereinbefore described. If the doors are closed the front windows can be moved backwardly a distance equal to the distance between the fins 16 and the rear ends of the grooves 5, this movement being sufficient to withdraw the front ends of the frames from behind the flanges 11 on the posts 9. Thus ventilation can be obtained. If: desired the front windows can be left against the posts 9 and the rear windows moved backwardly from behind the guard plates 16, thus to afford ventilation. v

Instead of having the window frames integral with or fixedly connected to the fins 16, fins 20 such as shown in Figures 5 and G by swinging the frames they can be used as supplemental side wind shields and ventilation can be obtained both by swinging the'windows and by sliding them as before- Set screws 24- can. be used for fastening the'frames against rotation on the studs and'by providing annular grooves in the studs to receive the set screws the frames can be held against upward withdrawal from the studs. 7

lVhen the side windows are not in use a cap strip such as shown in Figure 7 can be placed in engagement with each door. This cap strip includes a top portion or sill 26 of the same length as the door. A fin 72 extends downwardly from this top portion and is insertible into the groove 5 so as to fill it completely. Ribs 28 are formed on the fin for the purpose of filling the channels 6. Thus the doors. will present a finished appearance when the windows are not in use and it will not be possible for dirt to collect in the grooves and interfere with the insertion of the fins 16 or 20. These cap strips can be stored within the ,vehicle at convenient places while the windows are in use.

What is claimed is I 1. The combination'with'a vehicle body,

a wind shield side post and a top, of a door having a longitudinal groove in the top thereof, a window including a frame and a transparent portion secured therein, and

fin extending downwardly fromthe frame and insertible longitudinally into the groove saiol fins being shorter than and slidabie within the grooves while the doors are shut, and a guard plate upon one of the frames and lapping the next adjoining frame, said frames being normally spaced apart.

3. The combination with a vehicle body,

of a door having av longitudinal groove in thetop thereof opening atone end through one side edge of the door, a fin insertible longitudinally into the groove, cooperating ribs and channels extending longitudinally of the fin and the walls of the groove respectively for holding the fin against upward withdrawal from the groove, a window frame on the fin and adapted to be supported by the door, and a swivel connectionbev tween the frame and fin.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, ture in the presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTOPHER STEWART ROBERTSON.

Witnesses:

A. B. ROBINSON,

HERBERT D. Lawson.

I have hereto affixed my sigua-

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