US1741922A

US1741922A - Rolling-screen installation

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Publication number: US1741922A
Application number: US129567A
Authority: US
Inventors: Dixson Harry
Original assignee: Rolscreen Co
Current assignee: Rolscreen Co
Priority date: 1926-08-16
Filing date: 1926-08-16
Publication date: 1929-12-31
Anticipated expiration: 1946-12-31

Description

Dec. 3l,v 1929. H. DlxsoN 1,741,922

ROLLING SCREEN INSTALLATION Filed Aug.1e, 192e Patented Dec, 31, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 HARRY DIXSON, OF DES IVJOINES,` IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO ROLSCREEN COMPANY, OF

PELLA, IOWA l ROLLING-SCREEN INSTALLATION Application led August 16,1926. Serial No. 129,567.

The object of my invention is toprovide a rolling screen installation or structure of very simple, durable and inexpensive construction.

I have found that in manufacturing rolling 5 screens for the market, it is desirable to provide and build in the factory, casings and rolling screens mounted thereon to be rolled up or withdrawn as may be desired. This assembly of casing and rolling screen, I will for convenience in terminology call here the box.

In connection with the box, it is desirable to use a pair of spaced guides, which receive the side edges of the screen when the screen is withdrawn from the box to cover the window opening.

On account of the great difference in the manner of constructing window casings and windowsI` find that `it requires great ingenuity to provide rolling screen structures,

such asto make it possible to easily and conveniently install the boxes in screen guides in a variety of window casing environments without departing from standard factory made rolling screen structures. If a different system of installation has to be adopted for a great variety of window casings, the expense `of usingv the rolling screens is greatly increased. L,

It is therefore my purpose to provide a rolling screen structure, including the box `and a l very simple screen guide mounting, which` can be used in a great variety of Window casings to form a part thereof, either as a portion of the j amb, or as a sash stop, and which serves to support the box in such manner that upon its removal, the box may be readily and easily removed. p

With these and other objects in view, my in- Vention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the variousparts of my rolling .screen installation, wherebyV the objects contemplatedare attained, as hereinclaims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows an inside elevation of a wintion.

after more fully set forth, pointed out in my y Figure 2 is a detail, sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail, sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the d screen guides and window casing members installed therewith.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2 of a slightly modiiied form of window casing, illustrating the adaptability of my installation to different environments; and

Figure 6 is a view similar to those of Fig` ures 2 and 5, illustrating how my installation may be used with still a difl'erenttype of window casing.

The advantage of using rolling window screens is rapidly receiving recognition. By rolling window screens, I referto the type of screens, which are mounted in a roll upon a roller with the roller received in a suitable casing or box. The box is ordinarily mounted at the top of the `window casing and when the screen is desired for use, it is pulled out of the box to cover the window opening.

The screens may be provided with enlarged portions at their side edges as illustrated in my prior earlier application for patent, Serial No. 29,960, led May 13, 1925, and may be used with guides to receive the side edges of the screens and these enlarged portions.

The advantages of a screen, which can be rolled up into a casing and there be protected from rain and snow and the like, when it is not in use, are obvious.

I nd that there are numerous problems in- S5 volved in successfully putting such screens on the market.

In recent years, metal window sash have come into quite general use. They are always employed so far as I knowy with metal frames, which are set into the frames or casings around the window openings in the building. These metal frame windows very `frequently are hinged to swing outwardly. It istherefore desirable where rolling window screens are installed in connection with such outwardly swinging windows to arrange the screens so that they can be pulled down on the innerside of the windows, so that they 10o Siggi? will not interfere with opening or closing the swinging windows.

Rolling window screens are particularly Well adapted for the type of windows just mentioned, because they can be installed in such manner as to be almost entirely out of sight when nctlin* use, and when in use they are on the inside of the windows and do not interfere with the free opening and" closing lo ofthe windows. f

In order, however, not to so interfere, the' screens must be mounted so as to be easily and readily raised and lowered'.

As a matter of fact,. differences in taste 15 and ideas have led to the use of a great variet of. kinds of windowcasings. i This has ma e it difficult to workout the rolling screen problem and to be able to conveniently install the screen guides with ally these diderent n kinds of casings. y

In orderto haveV the guides accurately placedA so that the screens may work properly, it is desirable' that so far as possible theuparts'should be made inthe factory, in

such a way that they may bev installed on the job with. the leastpossible requirement oi ecial. work on theV part of the men on the )obi y It is my purpose therefore to provide an n installation which may be used in a great variety of places in. connection withI various kinds of window casings, especially those Where used with the steel win dow frames.

the accompanying drawings, I have shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 a window install'ation in which the metal window sash indicatedA generally by the reference numeral are hinged in the metal window frames 11.

I have shown the window casing having 4 the head indicated generally in the drawings by the reference character A, the jambs B and the sillI C. The head A of the window casingV is provided with a suitable recess indicated generally by the reference .numeral 12 to receive what I have called the box.

The metal' window frame 11 is mounted between the outer casing members 13 of the jamb B. The box. 14 is of the kind shown in my prior application above mentioned with u a roll mounted screen 15 in it,'having an edge pro'ecting through the slot 16. l

he box 14 is spaced just inwardly in the window casing from the metal frame 1l, as shown for instanceirr Figure 3.

The screen 15 has at its side edges enlarged lportions17 adapted to travel in suitable guides at the sides. of the window casing, so that the screen may be held taut, and without leaving joints to admit insects.

00 In Figure 2, I have shown thek general type `of guide which I prefer to use with my screen. This guide comprises a substantially tubular portion 1S with a throat 19 to receive the screen and with shortl` parallel flanges i2()V 6&011 opposite sides of the throat and with parallel projecting members 21 on the opposite side of the cylindrical portion 18 from the throat 19.

The members or flanges 21 may or may not be fastened together by spotwelding, but they are held together in the final installation in someway. l

It will be obvious that Yit is important to have these guides, indicated for convenience generallyA by' the reference character- Gr, accurately arranged and supported below the box 14 in they ultimate installation in the window' casing.

On account ofr differences in kinds of window casings demand by the tastes of different builders and home owners, I iind it highlydesirableto assistthe workmen, who actually install'the rolling window screens as much as possible in the work of getting the guides` accurately placed.

In one'formcof my installation therefore, I mount each guide G- on one edge of an upright jamb member 221 When the rolling screens are to be installed' in connectionwith a, window casing yof the kind shown in Figures 1 and 2' andl 3, the width of the jamb member 22 is such as to extend across the bottom of the .boxv lf4`and`to locate the guides in just the proper positions for receiving the side edges of the screen. The jamb member- 22 can be readily and easily installed in place by means of screws inserted through screw holes Q3. It can.' be inserted, not only` in such manne-ras to properly position the guides,.but also to serve as a support for the box 14.

' Itis installed' withA screws 24 in order that the j amb member 22 may be readily and easily removedl for repairing or replacing the guides and also to permit the ready removal of the box 14.v Y

It will be noted' fromthe showing in Figure 1 that the guides proper terminate a little short of the upper' end of the jamb 22, and thus i-n the installation, the upper ends of vt-he guides are spaced a little below the box 14. This .structure is for the purposes set forth in my prior application and also to permit the' side edges of the'screen'to pass out of the guides when' the screen isv rolled up.

The jambmembers 22 and guides can then4 be removed without interfering with the screen or being' interfered with by it.

Itfi's'to be noted thatlthe upper ends of the guide and jamb, members are shown in Figure 4 in section. A It wililbe seen from the foregoing that I haveI provided an installation, which is very simple and yet which-` has been worked; out withv great difficulty, and which greatly facilita-tes' the speedyand convenient installationv of-"the roll screen box 14 and the installation of the guides in proper relation to the box andl screen'.

The structure shown provides means,y which not only facilitate the accurate placing ofthe guides, but afford supports for the box and y,

the guides. These supports, comprising the jamb members 22 to which the guides are fixed, may always be quickly and easily removed for thus removing the guides and taking out the box.

It is quite desirable to make it easy to remove the guides, so that if they should become jammed or distorted or need repairs, such repairs can be made inexpensively.

It is also `desirable to be able to remove the box easily for repairing or replacing the screen or roller or the other parts in the box.

The construction here described makes it possible to mount the box in such manner that it will be readily removable, and yet during the use will be out of sight, except for its bottom. This is one of these devices which seem-s simple after it has been worked out, but which involve great difficulty and effort in its production. f

' It will be noted that' where the device is used as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, a second jamb member 25 may be used to fill the space between the jamb members 22 and the inner casing member 26.

In Figures 5 and 6, I have shown slightly different environments in which the structure of the present invention may be used.

In Figure 5, I have shown a Window casing in which the plaster 27 is extended directly through the casing and the flange portion 21 of the guide and the joint between the plaster and the window jamb B are covered by quarter round 28.

In Figure 6, I have shown my rolling window screen installation used in connection with a sliding

sash

29 and 30.

Instead of the member 22, I use a similar member 31, which serves as the inner stop between the sash 30 and the inner casing member 32 of the jamb B.

It will be seen from the foregoing that some modifications may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device without departing from the real features 'and purposes of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any such modifications in structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a structure of the class described, a member adapted to be received in a recessed `opening formed in a wall, a guide having a flat attachingflange fastened to said member at right angles to the face thereof and means extending through the face of said member and parallel to said attaching flange for anchoring said member to a wall.

2. `In a structure of the class described, a member adapted to be received in a recessed opening, a guide having a tubular portion and a flat attaching ange, said flange resting against the side of said member at right angles togthe face thereof,fastening elementsfor attaching sardi iiange; toi said member.`

for providing al fabricated unit: comprised lof: said member andlguide, said-flange being con.-

cealed` when the `member is received said openingwith the, tubular portion remaining; in view and fasteningl means extending through thet faice of said member for anchoring `the unitto a' waill` 3. For use with a wall surface, a screen edge receiving means and supporting means therefor, said supporting means comprising a pair of members secured to said wall surface in spaced relation to each other for forming a slit opening between them, said screen edge receiving means having a portion mounted in said slit opening, attached to one of said pair of members and removable from the wall as a unit with said member to which it is attached.

t. In a structure of the class described, a pair of slightly spaced longitudinally extending members, defining thereby a longitudinally extending recess, a guide having a tubular track portion and a flat attaching portion, said flat attaching portion being received in said recess and the track portion extending beyond the recess and means for anchoring said guide for preventing its removal from the recess independently of said members andfastening means extending through said members for retaining them in position.

5. In a structure of the class described, a pair of slightly spaced longitudinally extending members, defining thereby a longitudinally extending recess, a guide having a tubular track portion and a flat attaching portion, said flat attaching portion being received in said recess and filling the same and the track portion extending beyond the recess in front of the mouth thereof and means for anchoring said guide for preventing its removal from the recess, said means extending through said attaching portion and being received within the recess and being concealed from view and means for retaining said pair of members in position.

6. A screen edge receiving means and supporting means therefor comprising an ele-` ment adapted to have the screen edge receiving means secured thereto for providing a fabricated unit comprised of said element and said receiving means and adapted to be removably positioned on a wall, said wall having a recess formed therein for receiving said receiving means and said element side by side between the sides of said recess.

7 A screen edge receiving means and supporting means therefor comprising an element adapted to have the receiving means secured thereto for providing a fabricated unit comprised of said element and receiving means and adapted to be removably positioned on a wall, said wall having a recess lill) formed therein for receiving said receiving means and said element side by side between the sides of said recess, said receiving means having a tubular portion for receiving the edge of a screen, said tubular portion, extending beyond the side of the element to Which the receiving means is secured.

Des Moines, Iowa, July 28, 1926.

HARRY DIXSON.