US1457366A - Window construction - Google Patents

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June 5', 1923.

A. V. HORNER WINDOW CONSTRUCTION F z-fL/y- (5' WH Patented Janes, i923.

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i To all whom 'iti/may concern:

Be it known that 1,.,AL1311RT Vieron` HORNER, a subject. of the King ofy Great Britain, `and a resident of the city 'of To-y ronto, in the county of York, lin the Province of Ontario, Canada,have invented cer-y tain new and useful Improvements .1n1Win--,

dow Constructions, ofy which the following f isthe specification.`

ythe upper and lower sash oithe vordinary sash window of the type provided with .15 slides .between such upper. and lower Vsashes' may be swung inwardly for .certain purlower vvportion o'f'oney ofthe slides showing lthel .stud secured 'to 4the inside face thereof; Y Fig. `l2 is` av verticalfsectional view Yof ag modified -forml ofvv "stud whichis double l 75 J poses such` as cleaning.

A further object is to devise means where-` by the sashes can be looked lto the slides..

'A` still'iurther Objectis -to devise means whereby theusashes in addition to being y capable ofbeing'. swung inwardly can be readily. removed from the slides Vwhen -in such position. Anotherl objectfis t'odev1se means whereby either the upper or lower sash canbe locked againstvertiealmovel ment beyond a certainpredetermined 'eX-. tent in order that while `fresh air maybe .admitted to the room a vget in at the window. a -v VMy inventionconsists of a window conv structed and arranged all as hereinafter person 'could' not 3o f x f more particularly describedand 'illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which;

view of a window constructed 'according to my invention showing the samebroken away intermediately. y

and resting on the sill.

'Fig 3ds a similar elevation showing both# l-sashes swunginwardly, the-uppersashrest-- ing on the lower sashfwhich in turn rests 1 on the sill. v y

Fig. irisk a yveitical-fcross sectional view showing the sashes in the position shown t in Figure 3.

Fig. 5 m .a vertical sectionaldetail show-'1 'ing' one of the locking means forlocking the sashes to the pulley slides.`V v

F ig. 6 isa similar view lto Figure''ishow-` ingthe locking mechanism about tobe disvv engaged fromone ofthefsas'hes; I

.mechanism illustrated in Figure'sjandf.

My invention relates to improvements in'. window construction and the object of: the, inventionis to devise means wherebybothf;

Fig. 1 represents an inside elevational Fig. 2 is :a similar ,elevation toyFigure'l showing the lbottom .sash` swung inwardly"v y Y as they do' .not forni apart the fpresentl vicinity Aof their.l lower v ends',.` 'eachl hinge', l vplate.loeii'igi'provided with'fa suitably. shaped s101312 adapted toreceivefthe studs 13,' said.. Slots. being.Curvedfffdowlmfdly7md- ,VOI'- l wardly as is illustrated )in Fig'uref 9,;fllf isA a'recess l(Figures. 9and' 10b/' iprovidediiif" each/of the sashes behind each' platefl'li to receive the corresponding vl 1ea. l' l 5 ofthe 'l n Fig.y 7 is a "side elevationalmdetail one i; Fig. s 'is a .Side ei'eyaaenai 'dei-.ail bf" the f 'l lever mechanism for'actuatng .the/locking* Fig. 9' is aside elevational detailof fthe:

hinge plate secured thereto. Fig. 1 0. is afrontelevational viewjoi' `Iie"=j-- l .651

owei` end of one of thesashes'showing-"a i,

of the lowerfcor'ners. ofy one of'ftlief'sasheg l showing the same 'partlyA 111.5965911 and illustrating the connection `between thefhinge P13912@ 'a and the stud my thepc'qrresponding, x i

Fig. yll is a. sideelevationali. view'=.o j:' `V the headed` and adapted to bejfcapa'bleo/f "be-f ing screwed inwardly for outwardly `a lcertain extent, indicated insfdotte'd';linesand 1 A" i l Fgl is aside elevationalfviewof the" ingthe saine groovedup certain extent" to receivethe end ofoneolthe studs. f

Like charaeters of reference'indi'catQcor-f-. f .responding parts in the differentviews.l

' i- 15th@ .windev frame". site window sill. 3 arethe pulley Stiles. L is l'thefpartz- 9 are the cords conneeted'at their flower ends to the slides and'passing over thel fpulleys, l0 Vin the upper endsv of. the pulley l slides and down-into the casing ofthe frame' of t the`jviiiI'LdiW",y Said` "cords `beingy .provided with the usual Weights, which are hasta@ invention.

l1 are' the side faces of the sashes ,5 "and 6in thej" stud 13.

hinge *plates 'suitably secured t 1 Y l plate 16 which is in turn secured to the inner1 face ofeaeh slide 7 and 8 in the vicinitypf the lldwer end fof the same.

11i/the modified forni illustrated in Figures 12 and 13 a double headed stud 17 is provided whichiiis threaded through the:`

plate 16 and extends through the correspending slide 7 or 8, as the -case Amay lbe. With this form ofrstud the hinge plates can be mounted thereon as in the form shown .in Figures l and 11, or if desired Vvby screwingfin the stud 17 until the free end extends into a slot 18 in each pulley vstile 3, it Awill be ,seen that the window can ,beuonly opened to the extent ofpthis slot:

`Such slots 18 are provided inthe vicinity of the `lower ends of the inner pulley stiles,

y 'fpluralityof` -pivoted y U Figures y and 6) pi-votally secured in each Vand if desired,y intermediately in the rcase of the upper sash. l,

lThe locking mechanism for securing the ,sashes .5 and 6 to theslides consists of a dogs19 which are (in :ofthey slides7 and 8, each of said dogs having an offset portion 20 and the operating qlevers 21 which extend through slots -22 in theinner Yfaces :ofthe sashes, being pivotally i Vsecured in recessed Iportions 23 in the plates 24 which are in turn suitablysecured lto the .side faces of 4the sashes, each of said plates V24C having an inwardly taperinglaterally extending dove-tailed .slot` 25 below the corf responding lever recess, 23.

tending through the same into the Eachplate 24 has a vertical slot 26 excorre- I lsponding lever recess`23 and the sash behind n providedin the vicinity of the lower end 4of each plate 28 adapted to co-act withthe 'n corresponding groove 25 in the plate 24.' 31

are recesses suitably positioned inthe pulley stiles 3 V.and 32 are Vface plates, each yprol vided with the vertical slot 33, saidlface plates extending over the recesses 31.

The operation of lthe mechanism illustrated is as follows:

AssuminuV that the lower sash islin the V.position illustrated in Figure 1 wherein ,such lowersash 6 has been raised untilthe I upper edge thereof reaches amarla-on one tidofthe parting stops 4,', the dogs which are .,inthe locked position will, `as illustrated in Figure 5,- now be free .tobe moved intov the disengaged position wherein they .are freed from the.V sash f6. Figure 6 illustrates the dogs just on the point of 'being released and this is achieved by raising the levers 2l by hand. Nhen such levers are raised the upper edge of each leverwill engage the offset end 2O of the corresponding dog 19, forcing it outwardly until it is clear of the Sash. When this occurs the upper ends of the dogs will be inserted into the recesses 31 in the pulley stiles 3 which are then immediately opposite the recesses 34 in the slides iii which such dogs are pivotally secured. This action, as above stated, frees the dogs from the slides andthe-sash '6 will now be permitted to be swung down about the studs 13 and owing to the shape of the slots 12 in the hinge `plate 11 it will Vbe seen `that such sash can be entirely removed if desired. Figure 2 illustrates the 'lower sash swung down asl above describedand` resting on the sill. In such` position should it be desired to remove the sashes it-fwill be apparent that the dogs 19 `will engage the upper edges of the recesses 31, thus preventing such slides 7 or 8, as the case maybe, being moved upwardly when the weight ofthe sash is released. Y

v The .upper sash is actuated in exactlv the l same manner as above described only that the sash is lowered untill the upper edge i reaches a suitable mark on a parting stop 4. The marks are merely to 'indicate when the dogs 19 and recesses 34 are oppositelthe recesses 31 in the pulley lstiles.

lVhen it is required toreplace the sash it is only necessary to hook thefhinge pla-tes 11 onto the studs 13, as is illustrated in "Figure 1Q, and' then swing .the-sash up until the side edges coincide with the slides, when by pushing the window down" a .certain extent the sash will be locked to the -slides. This occurs on account of the innerlfaces of the dogs 19 engaging the faceplates 32 and thus throwing the dogs inwardly into the position shown inFigure 5, wflierein 1the offset ends 2O thereof enter the-slots 26fin the plates 24. Y

ln reference to Figure 5 it will-be seen that lwhen the dogs are in thelockedv position the sashes are free toV be Araisedfor lowered in the ordinary manner, and it is vonly when vthe sashes are inthe `proper posi,- tion that they can be released Y-from"the slides.

Referring tothe modified 4form of hinge joint illust-rated' in Figure 12 .-'i-twill be seen that the hinge plates 11 can either be engaged between the inner and outerlieads ofthe bolts 17 or, on the ,opposite side of the inner heads if desired. i f

1f the user wishes4 to lock the window so that it vcannot be opened, more *than 'a small extent it isv merely necessary `to'fscrew.k in the studs 17j untiltheyare in 'the position shown gin Figure. 12 .wherein the fiee `ends of the studs willl enter' the grooves 1'8in the pulley stiles and consequently thesash can only be opened untilsuch bolts engage the upper endsof such grooves.

In locking the sashes to the slides the wedge-shaped keys 30 on the plates 28 enter the tapered grooves 25 in the plates 2li,l and thus as the sash is pushed home vthe keys are wedged firmly in position.

From the above description it will be seen that I haver devised a simple and effective mechanism whereby the sashes may be swung inwardly for the purpose above specified, and further whereby either sash may be removed entirely from the window. i

Further I have devised a locking mechanism that will hold the sashes securely in engagement with the slides and in which there will be no danger of the same becoming inadvertently disengaged therefrom. f

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In window construction, the combination with a window frame having sashes movably mounted therein, and slides interposed between the sashes and the jambs of the frame, of means for detachably hinging the sashes to the slides and means` constituting part of thev hinging means for locking tion with a window frame. having sashes movably mounted therein, and slides interposed between the sashes and the j ambs of the frame, of double headed hinge studs, plates suitably secured to the inside faces of the slides, said studs threaded through said plates and the free ends of said studs adapted to enter vertical slots in the inside faces of the frame upon the studs being screwed outwardly in the plates, and hinge plates secured to the side faces of the sashes, said plates having forwardly and downwardly directed slots therein adapted to extend over the studs. between their respective heads upon the studs being screwed outwardlyl and to engage the studs at the inner faces of the inner heads thereof upon the studs being screwed inwardly.

4. In window construction, the combination with a window frame having sashes movably mounted therein, and slides interposed between the sashes and the jambs of the frame, of means for detachablyl` hingving the sashes tothe slides for permitting them to be swung inwardly, dogspi'votally wardly extending offset ends' thereon adapted to ente-r saidpslotsin the sashes and a dog actuating lever pivoted at each side of each sash and engaging the offset end of the correspondin dog, for swinging itv outwardly clear of t e corresponding slot in the sash, the free end of each lever protruding'beyond the inner side of the sash.

5. InV window construction, the combina- .tion with a ,window frame having sashesV movably mounted therein, and slides' interposed between the sashes and vthe jambs of the frame, of means fordet'achably hinging the sashes to the slides for permitting them to be swung inwardly, dogs pivotally mounted the slides and adapted toengage slots in the side faces of the sashes for'holding the same in their locked position with respect to the slides, said dogs having inwardly extending offset ends thereon adapted to enter ytheslots in the sashes in the engaged position and suitably pivoted operating levers engaging said offset ends of said dogs and permitting them to lbe swung outwardly clear` of the slots in said sashes, the free ends of said levers extending vthrough the inner sides of the sashes, the inside faces of the frame being recessed to receive the dogs upon the sash and slide being moved into kf a predetermined position.

6. In window construction, the combina-l tion with a window frame having sashes movably mounted therein, and slides interesI posed between theV sashes and the jambs-of i the frame, of means for detachably hinging the sashes to the slides for permitting them to be swun inwardly, dogs pivotally mounted in the s ides and adapted to engage slots in the side faces of the sashes for holding theT same in their locked position with respect tothe slides, said dogs having inwardly extending offset ends thereon adapted to enter the slots in the sashes inthe engaged position and suitably pivoted operating levers engaging said offset ends of said do-gs andl permitting them to be swung outwardly clear of the slots in saidV sashes, 'the free ends of said levers extending through the inner sides'` of the sashes, `the inside faces of the frame .being recessed to receive the dogs upon the sash yand slide being moved into ya predetermined position and winter.-

locking means between the slides and sashes adapted to engage upon the sashes being swungv into the locked" position with the f j slides.

` y ALBERT VICTOR HORNER.

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