US1713555A - Store-front construction - Google Patents

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May 21, 1929. H. c. REUTER STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION Filed New. 2:5, 1927 Patented May 2l, 1929.

HENRY C.-BEUTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.v

STORE-FRONT coNsTRuc'rIoN.

Apvpncation inea November 2e, 1927. seria; No. 235,269.

This invention relates to store front constructions preferabl- Y made of bronze or other suitable ,metal7 which is strong and durable and which does notv require reinforcement to maintain it `in its intended'form.

The'invention relates moreparticularly to ventilator" constructions or .partsl hingedly mounted to rigid or iXed portions of the store front construction to permit of the swinging ofsaid rstmentioned parts to open or closed positions, as well as tothe features of construction embodied in the parts of the store front surrounding the hinged or swinging Vmember;V Y

i Another object ofthe invention is to provide va frame construction for elliciently holding a window pane, and means for connecting saidy frame to store constructions already in vuseas well as to new installations.V The ad- `vantag'esof thefinvention will be more fully understood as I proceed withmy specification, from which it will be seen that it is frequently necessary, in order to provide ventilation, to remove fixed glass panes from store 'fronts and to Vreset the same in frames Awhich are-tov befhingedly attached to the artswhich originally held vthe vwindow pane. he means 'whichI have provided for adapt- ,mgothat portion of the store front in which lio Y Figurellisa front elevation,

of a part of astore ront'rembodyinggmy in-v Figure 2, with the vthe Ioriginal pane ,was mounted to receive the yreset pane vframe isV an important feature of 'In :invention in repair lor alteration work.

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vention. Y o Y e Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken .in the plane' of the line2, 2, of Figure 1, looking in the directionindicated by the arrows, butshowing both the `uppe'rra'nd lower part of the construction of which Figure 1 illustrates only one portion. Y f

Figure?) shows part of the construction of pane and its frame in pivoted position.

InI that embodiment of my invention shown in the drawings,vIhave chosento illustrate my invention= as `applied to afconstruction 'wherein a vertically disposed window, frame f is made vto'swing about a horizontalipivot Y located at the top thereof, andthe movable parts Vare adapted to swing inwardly.Y It

V1s obvious vthat t-he parts lmay be reversed's'o that thewindow pane and frame will swing A construction such as V the wall V12 of -t and 16,the walls 14 an'dl being pa ymetal rolled longitudina l formed into `:a substantially H-shapel inertioutwardly; y and if desired, the hinge or pivotal connection may be at the bottom of the window frame.-

A l The `masonry or other fixed support of the building or storefront is indicated at 5 and connectedthereto is af iiiedmetal frame such as hasheretofore been 'used for receivingv a glass pane. This metal frame comprises an inner or rear wall 6, having an outwardly directed flange 7 at one end, and integral at its other end with a wall 8, extendlng at right angles thereto. The wally 8 is integral with an outer wall 9, which may be of any desired shape to lit the That is to say, the wall 9 may constitute a sideV post, corner post, or the top or bottom frames. When used originally toY receive a glass pane, the ange 7 of the metal frame was in enga-gementA with the rear surface of'a pane of glass, thelatter being, held in place by the tact with the Afront surface of the glass pane. y described, wherein the pane lis held in lace between the vflange 7 and described in my vprior Patent, No.

When it is desired tov alter a construction of the type described, to permit thepane'and particular installation. Y

the wall` 8. vThe wall 12 of: the retaining member was 'intended to cone retainingy member is showna' frame therefor to swing with respetto the v rest of the storefront constructio f rangement yabout to be described exeedmg- 1y efficient. to produce a neat connection?- First, the pane is removed and a pane 13 of proper ,size provided. This pane l'isfset into a frame comprisingintegral wallen', l5 rellltoaeeh other and connected together 'intermediate their ends by thecrossvwall 15. Oxmfendof 16r is ,provided317.1111;

each ofsaid Walls 14 and ane engaging flanges, 17 and .1.8, ;res y, for engagingthe ane surfaies'.4

of the pane is space a art fromjthe'wajl by a rubberstrip o'rotli 19 I v an, intel-'me K 'te memberonstructed asi fo er :cushioning nieans pallelilding 'fralilefiimitbe i; los.

`having been removed), the H-shaped connecting member is placed into position with its l wall 21 in contact with the wall 6 and flange 7, and then the retaining member is replaced, with its wall 12 against the wall 20 of the intermediate strip, and the parts connected together by'a screw bolt 25 passing through registering apertures in the walls 1Q, 12, 20, 21 and'6. Thereafter the pane frame comprising the walls 14, 15 and 16, is placed into position with the fianged sidev of the wall 14'Contacting with tlieinner surface ofthe wall 24 of the intermediate member, and the end of the wall16 contacting with the fianged side of the wall 21. In this position, the leaves 26 and 27 of a hinge are secured to the walls 16 and 6, respectively to connect the pane frame to they fixed member. l

From the foregoing, it. will be understood that the Vconstruction described is efficient for its intended purpose,whether applied to a new installation or used in connection with. store fronts already installed. In the latter use it may'readily be connected to a fixed part of the construction without alteration thereof. The intermediateV H-shaped member'bri'dges the gap between the hingedly connected parts and affords a tight closure between the mov-` able and fixed structures, three points of contact, having air gaps between them, being provided. I refer tothe Vcontactvof the flanged'side of the wall 14 with the inner surface ofthe wall V24; the contact between the fianged side of thekwall 24 with the outer surface of the wall 14; and the contact between the flanged side kof the wall 21 with the wall The appearanceof theicoiistructionris attractive when the ventilator section is in either its open or closed'position, and when closed,

the engagement between the parts is firm and dust and moisture proof.

Ventilating apertures 28which permit moisture and foul air to escape are lprovided in ,the walls 10, and 22, particularly at the bottom of the window construction. Abracket 29 for holding the slidable lock- Jingbolt 30,-and afkeeperjmember 81, may be fconnected tofthe 'walls-16 andr6, respectively,

at that side ofthe window' frame opposite the f hinged connections, toapermit the window ceY frame tov be locked to vthe fixed support. I claim as'my invention:

f metallic frame surrounding a window opening and having spaced pane receiving portions,.f'a pane carrying frame hingedly connected'to the xed frame, and an intermediate member removably 'secured between trans- 1. In av store front construction,` a. fixedv ving and having spaced pane receiving portions, a pane carrying frame hingedly connected to the fixed frame, and an intermediate member comprising two spaced apart connected walls removablyv secured between transverse portions of the fixed frame and engaging the pane carrying frame when the latter is in closed position.v

3. In a 'storefront construction, a fixed metallic Yframe comprising adjustably connected, spaced apart walls, a pane carrying frame' hingedly connected to the fixed frame, and an Vintermediate member removably secured between'the connected walls of the fixed frame lcomprising spaced apart walls each engaging said fixed frame and pane carrying members.`

4.` InV a store front construct-ion, a fixedv 1 rying frame hingedly connected to the fixed frame, and an intermediatemember adapted to be rigidly ksecured to the'fixed" frame and the retaining means, and having., spaced apart flanged extensions 'adapted to'contact at a plurality of points with the pane carrying frame when the latteris in closed position.

6. In astore front construction, a 'fixed metallic frame comprising adjustably connected,spaced apart walls providingjan outwardly facing panereceiving channel therev between, a pane carrying frame comprising a pluralityof -spaced vappart walls, one-of which is hingedlyv connected toi one .wall of the fixed frame, an intermediate member Vlocated in the channel land connected to the fixed frame member and having-flanged walls adapted to contact with the spaced apart walls of the pane carryingframej 7. In a storev front construction', a 'fixed metallic .frame comprising adjustably cony nected, spaced apart walls providing an outwardly facing pane receiving channel therebetween, a pane carrying frame comprising a plurality of spaced apart walls, one of said vwalls.being'hingedly .connected to one wall of the'fixedframe, an intermediate member comprising spaced apart walls located in the channel and connected tothe fixed .frame member, flanges on saidj wallsV adapted to Contact with the spaced apart walls of the tion connected with the support and extendl0 pane carrying frame, and Va flange on one ing' forwardly of the hinged connectiontobe of the pane carryin frame walls for contactin contact with the pane carrying frame when ing with one of t e intermediate member the latter is in closed position. Walls between the side edges thereof. In testimony that I claim the fo ing as In a store front construction, a. pane my invention Iaix my signature is 15th l5 carrying frame comprising spaced apart day of November, 1927 Walls and hingedly connected to a support, a

member substantially H-shaped in cross sec- HENRY C. REUTEB.

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