US174415A

US174415A - Improvement in fasteners for the meeting-rails of sashes

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Publication number: US174415A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1876-03-07
Anticipated expiration: 1893-03-07

Description

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FASTENERS FOR THE MEETING-RAILS 0F SASHES. N0.174,415. I I Patented March 7,1876.

UNITED STATES" PA ENT 0mm,

' J. DIN NAN, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

. IMPROVEMENT FASTVEYNER'SJOR THE MEETING-RAILS OFSASHES.

Specification formingpart bf Letters Patent No. 1 74,415, dated March 8 application filed January 22, 1876. I v

To all whom itmayeonoem: .l s,

Be itknown thatpI', JoHN-J.DI11AN, of.

fNew Haven, New Havencounty, Connecticut,-

have inven ted anew gand Improved Sash- Lock, of whichythe' following is aspecification: Figure 1represents]a,vertical transverse section of my improved sash-lock, (shown in nclosed position and Figsu'Z and 3 are top I views of the same withfto'p'plate 'detached,.

A showing the lockjrespectively in closed'and; v p v I V t Y thejlocking-plate with the same across the ce' indicate corre 'fl openzpositionsgj Similar-letters of refe spondinglpartsk very efiective sash-lock, by which the sashes are secured in suchgafmanner that no knife l. blndelcan be run between them. to open the 1ock,la's commonly practiced by burglars,and

thus a strong and reliable lock be furnished. l

i The invention consistsjofajfpivotedflockingjplate,

bears, by-a cani,,on@aj recess of the lockingr fplateywhich has a shoulder and guard toem-J brace and retain the ,"operating-handlesecurelyiin closed fpositiom'yasi will be hereinclaimed.

. her that it may be moved, simultaneouslywith' the forward-motion of the handle-bar,v and back again when the same 'is carried back to i allow the opening ofthesashes." ing-handle is acted upon byaband-spring,

Theobject orm twemaii is to provide a" that is thrown acrossthe sashes by swinging and spring-acted bar or handle, that after more fully described, and definitely In the drawing, Afrepresents the usual cas ingy whi ch is. secured iinrthe usualmanner to The operate The locking-plate D is provided with a raised i] shoulder and guard-plate, D, cast therewith,

thatserves to guide the handle when thrown across the sashes, and also for the purpose of stopping thesame when in position for-loclring-across the sashes. V V a The forward swinging of the handle carries joint of the :sash-rails until stopped by the guard-shoulder. k I v The combined action of the locking-plate -and handle holds the sashes firmly closed, the locking-platepreventing the opening of the look by the introduction of a knife-blade or other tool from below, as it incloses the handle and securesthe same rigidly in position:v

The parts of the sash-lock may all be cast,

faudthereby the same furnished at comparatively low rates, forming a sash-lock of superior qualities to the common lock, be tooeasily tampered with.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as (1. Ina sash-lock, the combination of the pivotedand spring-acted bar orhandle C, having projecting cam a, with the pivoted and recessed locking-plate'D, swinging jointly with "the handle on lever, and retaining or embracingit, substantially as specified. 2. Ina sash-lock, a pivoted locking-plate, D, having guard shoulder and guide-plate D,

which may for guiding and retaining the handle in locked position, substantially as specified.

Witnesses: 1 p CORNELIUS T. DRISGOLL,

' PATRICK QGomvoa.

new and desire to secure by Letters Joan J. DINNAN.