US1683377A

US1683377A - Water barrier for windows and the like

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Publication number: US1683377A
Application number: US236208A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles H Wilson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-11-28
Filing date: 1927-11-28
Publication date: 1928-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 1945-09-04

Description

Sept. 4, 1928. 1,683,377

C. H. WILSON .WATER BARRIER FOR WINDOWS AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. 28, 1927 2 sneets-snet 2 fly. 5 i i $4 myENToR BY ATTORb-IEY Patented Sept. -l, ll928.

UNlTElE CHARLES EI. 'WILSOI 6F PELHAM, NEN YORK.

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Application filed November 23, 1927. Serial No. 235,208.

My invention relates to water barriers, and more particularly to a form which 18 specially adapted for use in connection with metal casing windows or other similar openings in concrete buildings. 7

The principal object ofmy inventionis to provide a simple and efiicient weather barrier which will prevent rain which may be blown in through the crevices between the window and its frame from passing interiorly into the building and down the walls and onto the floor. H

Another objectof my invention is to provide a water-tight, trough-like pool forming structure upon or in the sill of a window interiorly of an adjacent the window frame structure so that rain water seeping orcapillarially' creeping ,in through the window frame will accumulate in the trouglrlike structure and then be dischar ed automatically to the outside of the building, against wind pressures. This latter feature isof particular importance, and is mainly due to the provision of a pool-forming structure of suhicient volume ric capacity that the water trapped therein, as herein described, creates suflicient head to overcome exterior wind pressure exerted against the small area of the drain holes provided for the exterior discharge of water thus accumulated.

Other objects of the invention are to im.-'

prove generally the efficiency of such devices and to provide a device or apparatus of this kind which is economical, durable and reliable in operation, and economical to manufacture. I

Still other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds, and while herein details of the invention are described and claimed, the invention is not limited to these, since many and various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed in the broader claims..-

In the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification, and in which like characters refer to like parts through out the several views; I

Fig. 1, is a perspective fragmentary view of a present day standard type of construc tion of metal casing for windows especially adapted for concrete buildings of factory or office type showin one form of water barrier associated with the window sill and frame;

:2 isa plan view of Fig. 1 showing the retaining means for the waterbarrier more clearly;

Fig. 3, is a sectlonal view alongline 3 -3 of Fig. 2, and shows the water discharge means in its relation to the'water barrier;

Fig. 4:, is a sectional view along line H in Fig. 5 of a modified formof my'devioe in which the water barrier is shown as part of the concrete window sill and the discharge outlet passing through the sill; i I

Fig. 5 is a plan viewof the modified form of my device as shown in Fig. 4.

In the construction which I have shown in Fig. 1, 2 and 3, a windowapertureis shown in a masonry wall 1, part ofwhich is seen in Fig. 3. Asill 2, viewed from the interior of the building, as in Fig; 1, Supports thereon a metal window structure, shown infragmentary fashion in Fig. 1.

I do not limit myself to metal casings. The material might be wood or anotherv substance through which water may seep. The

window casing is usually, in the case of con crete buildings madefof rolled structural steel. The casing is divided at its centerby a inullion 3 of l iron. The mullion acts as a strut in the window opening. A pair of iron angled window frames having channel seats 5 to receive the glass panes others- .in, are flanged as at 7, and are bolted by bolts 8 to the ,mullion 3 on the inside thereof. Altho I have shown these particularstructural shapes 1 wish to make it clear that, I am not limited to such. shapes. Neither am I limited to glass panes. The pane's inight be made of other wellknown window materials. f i

.When a blowing rainstorm hits'the exterior of the mullions 3, as shown by the arrows in Figs. 1 and 2, the rain beats into rric.j;i

and through the crevices between the mullions 3 and the flanges, since it is not customary to introduce packing between the flanges and mullion. It is found that the water seeps throughthe entire length of the flange joint the wall 1 and finally uponthe floor.v Such water is asource of annoyance and often grea' damage .in factories and warehouses. In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, I have shown one method of eradicating this heretofore uncorrected fault in this. commonly used structure.

A piece of flatstrip 1netal'9, Fig. 2, isbent as shown with two vertical gutters 10 on each end. The bent structure is slightly and flows onto the sill '2 and then down springy and a little larger than the space between the frames 4, so that the vertical gutters 10 are packed with a watertight material as rubber or tarred cord 11, Fig. 2, and sprung or wedged, as shown, intov position. The strip 9 is pressed to a seat with the sill 2 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, with a substance as tar or putty to render same watertight at the sill contact line 12, thus forming a basin. Any storm water seeping into the pocket or trough 13 is thus effectively dammed against flowing down the wall 1 and onto the floor.

' 'To speedily 'and automatically empty the basin of accumulated water, a pair of holes 14, Figs. 2 and 3, are drilled through the mullion 3, the approximate positions of these discharge apertures being indicated by Figs. 1 and These apertures while they are small permit collected water to drain to the outside of the building, notwithstanding wind pressure. There is a continuous and steady dripping away of the pool of water through the perture 14.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown an alternative 1 form of construction. Instead of using a strip of metal to form a basin, I may make the trough or basin a part of the sill.

' As shown-in Fig.4, on an entirely new job a basin or trough 15 is moulded into the sill 2. Instead of providing a discharge aperture in the mullion 3, a passage 16 is run through the sill by inserting a pipe into the sill in the manner shown in Fig. 4 before th'econcrete sets. It is understood that the passage can be found in any other man ner. It is to be noted that the passage 16 is located 'a little to one side of the center, 5, in order to miss the strengthening rib of the mullion.

I Only two forms of characteristic, specific, pool forming structures with external automatic discharge are herein disclosed. One is adapted to be applied to buildings already erected, and the other is designed to be applied to new buildings, in the course of construction. Various modifications of my herein disclosed devices maybe devised as associate seepage controls for doors, window and similar openings in buildings, without, avoiding my herein claimed improvement in the art.

As in the structure shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the water collected in trough 15 drains oil through the building.

What I claim is:

j 1. A water barrier adapted to be used on passage 16 to the outside of the 'a window sill in conjunction with a window frame subject to rain seepage on the interior thereof comprising a plate adapted to be sprung into operable position with respect to said'sill and frame providing a trough like chamber thereby, gutter means integral with said plate, means associated with --sa-id-gi1tter means adapted to retain said plate in watertight condition in sprung position relative to said frame and sill, and means at the line of contact of said plate and sill to render said trough likechamber watertight, means in said frame providing an outlet discharge the exterior of the win dow for water accumulated in said trough like chamber thru rain seepage.

2. A'water barrier adapted to be used with a window frame subject to rain seepage and associated with a window sill comprising a plate adapted to be fixedly sprung against said frame whereby a trough like-chamber is formed with the sill and frame, means providing a watertight contact between said sprung plate and said frame and sill, whereby rain water collected in said trough-like chamber will not flow by said barrier plate.

3. In a device as claimed in Claim 2, means associated with said frame providing a discharge outlet for rain water accumulated in the trough like chamber to the exterior of said window frame. f

4. A device of the class described adapted to be used in connection a window frame and sill including a resilient member adapted to be sprung into fixed position relative to said sill and frame to form a trough-like chamber and means associated with said resilient member and cooperatingwith said 1 sill and frame to render said member water tight. 7 i 5. A window frame water barrier comprising a flexible plate, gutter members associated with said plate at the ends thereof, and elastic means associated with said gutters, said plate cooperating with said frame to form a trough-like chamber therewith said elastic means adapted to render said plate watertight;

6. In a construction of the clas described frames fixedly set in a masonry sill comprising dam means associated with said sill and window frames and cooperating with said mullion to form a trough like chamber to collect water seeping between said mullion and frames, and means cooperating with said chamber providing a discharge outlet for water accumulated in said chamber to the exterior of said frames.

'8. In a device of the class described a window frame, water barrier means associated with a portion of said frame which is normally subject to vertical rain seepage, means cooperating with said water barrier means for providing an outlet for rain accumulated by said barrier means and means associated with said barrier means to render the same watertight.

9. A water barrier adapted for use with window structures normally subject to vertical rain seepage comprising a resilient means adapted to cooperate with a window sill whereby a trough is formed therewith,

arcuate retaining means associated with the aforesaid means and cooperating with the said window structure to fixedly hold said trough means in operable position and 15 means associated with said arcuate means to render said resilient means watertight.

Signed at New York in the County of New York and State of New York this 26th day of November, A. D. 1927.-

CHARLES H. WILSON.