US1734530A - Window - Google Patents

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A. PIQUEREZ Nov. 5, 1929.

WINDOW Filed July 18. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY WITNES Nov. 5, 929.. A pgQUEREz 1,734,530

WINDOW Filed July 18. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 NVENTOR c3 BY j ATTORNEY NOV- 5, 1929- A. PIQUEREZ l,734,530

wIYNDow Filed July 18. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR Patented Novf 5, 1929 PATENT OFFICE .ACHILLE PIQ'UERELOF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW Application :led July 18, 1928.

This invention relates to improvements in windows and more particularly to the type of windows having upper and lower sliding sashes.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a window structure having sashes that can be raised and lowered by the usual sash weights and cords and -which may be turned on a horizontal aXis when brought into their eXtreme lowered position to facili tate the reversing of the same to present both sides of the window pane for cleaning on the inside. c y

Another object of my invention is to provide awindow which does not necessitate the climbing out on the window sill or sitting upon the same to clean both sides of the pane o glass which has proven very dangerous t those who must perform this work.

Another Objectis to provide a window that has the; appearance of an ordinary window but has upper and lower sashes which can be swung on a horizontal axis without requiring the actuation of a number ofparts.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a window having sashes that can be easily removed when it becomes necessary to take a large object such as a safe, piano or the like through the window.

`With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel constructionand combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved window showing the lower sash partly turned.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure B is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 44-. of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view similar to that of Figure 2 but showing the lower sash raised and the upper sash lowered and swung on its horizontal axis.

Serial No. 293,551.

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 6 6 ot F igure 2.

Figure 7 is asimilar View taken on the line A7 7 of Figure' 5.

Figure 8 is a detail perspective view of one 55 of the sash members with one of the locking bars 1n a drawn out position.

Figure 9 is a detail perspective view of a part. of the frame showing the slots in the parting strips.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, the numeral 10 designates my improved window in its entirety which includes a iframe structure 11 embodying a sill 12, and having sets of spaced parting strips 13 and 65 14 attached to the inner vertical sides thereof, which provide grooves 15 and 16 therebetween, to slidably receive pairs of locking bars 17 and 18 respectively, which pivotally support upper and lower sashes 19 and 20. 70

Frovided in the inner sides of the parting strips are upper and lower longitudinal slots 21 and 22 respectively, having offset portions 23 and 211 at their lower ends, while the upper ends of the same open onto the side 'faces of 75 the strips as at 25 and 26 to permit lsets of guide pins 27 and 28, which extend from the sides of the locking bars 17 and 18 to be inserted into their respective slots.

'l he upper and lower sashes 19 and 2O are provided with recesses 29 and 30 along the side rails thereof which slidably receive the locking bars 17 and 18 when in locked sliding position, to allow the sashes to be raised and lowered on a vertical plane under normal conditions.

Hingedly mounted as at 31 to the sill 12 is a sash stop 32 which under normal conditions lies in thedownward path of the sashes to prevent the guide pins, carriedby the locking bars, from entering the offset portions 23 and 24 of their respective slots.

For pivotally .supporting the upper and lower sashes in their respective opposed sets of sliding bars 17 and 18,1 provide ivot pins 95 33 and '34 which have their outer en s threaded into the side bars and their other ends free within openings 35v and 86 in the side rails ot the respective sashes. By iixedly securing the pivot pins to the slide bars and leav- 100 2 message ing them free with the sashes, the slide hars may he moved to extended positions beyond the side rails of the sashes to release them :tor swinging movement in a manner to he hereinafter fully described.

For supporting the sashes in their various adjusted sliding positions, l employ the usual sash cords 37 which have one of their ends connected to the upper ends ot the slide hars of the respective sashes, while weights 38 are carried by their other ends, the sash cords being trained over pulleys 39 journalled at the top of the frame.

From the description, it can he readilyv understood that when it is desired to clean the panes of either the upper or lower sashes on both sides, the lower sash 2O must he raised a distance, tar enough, to allow the sash stop 32 to he swung out of the downward path of the sashes and into the position as shown in full lines in Figures and 2 of the drawing. Assume that it is desired to clean the pane of the lower sash, whereupon the lower sash 20 is dropped to its lowermost position at which time the bars 18 slide out ot the recesses 30 in the side rails of the sash and into the grooves 16, as the guide pins 29 ride into the otset portions 24- of the slots 2Q. The lock hars i8 are now clear of the side rails of the lower sash and the same is tree to he swung on its horizontal pivot pins Se. fitter the pane of the lower sash has been cleaned on hoth sides, the same is swung haal; to'normal vertical position so that the recesses 30 register with the grooves lf3 and as the sash is raised the guide pins ride out or" the offset portion, haelt into the slots 22 which cause the slide hars. to los moved nto lool;- ing engagement with. the side As ot the lower sash.

T he lower sash is most position to allo he brought to its loW the parts of the u onstruction as the 1 same manner as f is not hef STU.

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llhat is claimed as new is 2- [1. in a window construction, window trame, sets of opposed locking hars slidahlg7 mounted in said frame, upper and lower sashes pivotally mounted in the respective sets Aof opposed locking bars, a sash stop pivoted to the sill of said trame in the path of downward movement of said sashes, means edecting a locking connection between the upper and lower sashes and their supporting looking bars when said sash stop is in the path of downward movement thereof for sliding therewith, and means for automatically releasing said sashes :trom engagement with their loch hars upon swinging of said sash stop out of the path of downward movement ot said sashes and upon movement of said sashes to the limits of their downward movement, said sashes adapted to he lowered one at a time to allow the same to he swung on their pivotal axis.

2. ln a window construction, a frame, sets of hars slidabl)7 mounted in said frame, upper and lower sashes pivoted to the respective sets of hars, means for locking said sashes against swinging movement to slide in said trame under normal conditions, a sash stop member movable into and out of the path of downward movement of said upper and lower sashes, and means for automatically effecting the release of said locking means when said stop member is moved out `of the pathof downward movement of said upper and lower sashcs, and either of said sashes has heen lowered to its lowermost position, 'to ailow the lowered sash to he turned on its pivot relative to its supporting set orf hars.

3. ln a window construction, a trame, opposed locking hars slidahly mounted in said trame, a sash pivoted to said locking hars, a sash stop hinged to said Jtreme for swinging movement into or out of the path of downward movement ot' said sash, coa g means between said loci: hars and @me or loch said sash. to said ioc hy cY e a s ing said loch hars to enter recesses in the side rails of said sash, means for releasmf said locl hars i "'l movement of sai sash out the nath of downward movement. upon lowering of s sash to the limit Ul-w downward movement to sash to he turned on its pivotal ais i window contraction eomorising traine havinf; spaced partino" strips along inner sides thereof i a sill t Ae "suoni, sets or" longitudinal slots provided in sait: odset portions at the ets hars slidahiy ne nbars into grooves provided in the sides of said sashes to look the sashes against swinging movement, and a sash stop hingedly mounted on said sill in the path of downward movement of said sashes for limiting the downward sliding movement of the same, said sash stop adapted to be swung to a position out of the path of downward movement of said sashes, to allow either of said sashes to be lowered upon said vsill to cause said pins to enter the oifset portion of said slots to retract said bars from the grooves in said sashes to facilitate the turning of the lowered sash about its pivotal axis.

5. In a window construction, a frame, sets of opposed bars slidably mounted in said frame, upper and lower sashes pivoted to said bars, (so-acting means between said bars and said frame for locking said sashes to said bars by causing said bars to enter recesses in the side rails of said sashes, a sash stophinged to said frame for swinging movement into and out of the path of downward movement of `said sashes, automatic means for releasing said bars from said recesses upon movement 'of the same to their lowermost position, when said sash stop is out of the path of downward movement of said sashes to allow the swinging of the lowered sash on its pivotal axis.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

ACHILLE PIQUEREZ.

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