US1779636A

US1779636A - Screen installation

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Publication number: US1779636A
Application number: US270254A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward W Pendery
Original assignee: HIGGIN Manufacturing CO
Current assignee: HIGGIN Manufacturing CO
Priority date: 1928-04-16
Filing date: 1928-04-16
Publication date: 1930-10-28
Anticipated expiration: 1947-10-28

Description

E. w. PENDERY SCREEN INSTALLATION Filed April 16, 1928 Ill/l /////l ATTORNEYQ Patented Oct. 28, 1 930 UNITED STATES,

GINIA.

Application filed 1 11 16,

counteredin installing screens on existing Window frames can be reduced considerably.

It is a further objective to provide an atriations that will occur in the structure to which the frames for screens or windows-are to be attached so that all the frames can be made in the factory to standard sizes corresponding to standard windows. f t

Another ob'ect is to provide an attachable means to close off any openings that will occur when a window of the swinging typeis opened; This particular; type of window presents a problem in that its construction for protection against leakage necessitates projecting elements which invariably interfere with the mounting of screen frames or secondary storm windows. 7

Prior practice necessitated special care as to dimensions of the. screen frames to be attached; and in the majorityof cases it has been necessary to alter the existing structure before a screen frame could be attached even after careful coordination of dimensions. When grouting had beencarelessly or improperly applied so as to comeup almost ;to the edge of theopening in .the framethe labor of workmen was required to clip this grouting away. Further it has been the practice to attach screens to metal window frames, particularly the. frames of basement windows, from the outside with screws or bolts. This has necessitated drilling and tapping, operations involving a labor'cost, and some-. times leaving the'sc'reen removable from the outside; It is an object of my invention to I do away with labor in removing grouting or drilling and tapping metal window frames, and to make any fitting operation unnecessary.

The above and other objects to whitzhref- 'erence will be made in the ensuing disclosure, I accomplish by that certain combina- -the attachment members, 'stood thatinordinary practice one of my PATENT :o FmEf;

EDWARD vw. PENDEBY, or NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, Assicnon mo" 'rnn HIGGIN Mmrnc'rnnnve COMPANY, or NEWPORT, xnn'ruc r, A coaronn'rroiv, or WEST vm- I 1 v scanmv mummies 1928. Serial no. 270,254.

tion and arrangement of parts of which I V have illustrated a preferred embodiment.

In the drawings Figurel is a plan view in section taken along the line 11 of Figure 2. v

Figure 2 is an elevation in section taken along the line 2712 of Figure 1.'

Flgure 3 is an elevation in section showing the attachment forolosing the openingmade by the water table. when awindow is opened. tachment which will compensate for any va- Figure 4 is a perspectiveview of part of a screen frame with my special adjustable attachment mounted, thereon.

q I have shownan opening 1 provided in the .walls of a building'into which aframe2 for a window iss'et previous to mounting. a sash 3 which: is generally hinged and mounted at the top ofithe frame 2 as shown in Figure 2 at 3 The front face f of the frame is generally, grouted in with concrete ,5 indicated shaped members 6 which are attached to the screen at the factory, by. means of screws 8. I Slot-like openings for the passage of the screws may :be provided ineboth attaching membersfif;desired; but ity is not necessary, and I prefer, to provide the slots in both of It will be underattachment members is used upon either side of; the screen as will be morefully explained. Since the, screws 8 are slidably mounted in a slotin at least one of the strips6, all that is'necessa'ry. to widen or contract the screen fastening tofit a window frame is to loosen the-screws enough so that the Z-shaped memher is freeto slide the desired amount.

In use, I cut myZ-shaped members, one for each side of the screen, of such length as will permit them to enter the sides of the win dow frame. The screen is, of course, held ou tside the window frame. In Figure 2 it is shown as projecting beyond the edge of the frame both above and below. But it is to be noted that the screen need not project beyond the edge of the frame along the sides, since the strip will close the lateral spaces. Figure 1 shows the screen coming just to the edge of the opening. It will be understood that my fasteners, instead of being placed along the sides of the screen, can be placed on the top and bottom, or on all four sides, but that when only two strips are used either the top and the bottom, or the two sides of the screen should project beyond the edge of the frame opening to prevent the screen coming through. In other words the screen should be larger in one dimension than the frame opening, though it may be larger in both dimensions if desired.

My fasteners operate to hold the screen in place in the following manner. Reference to Figure 1 will show the fasteners in place. One arm of the Z is attached as noted to the screen, and the other is caused to project within the window frame. The offset of the fastener accommodates the thickness of the metal window frame edge, and the face 1 lies along the inner side of the frame member. The screen, then-is held to the frame by my fasteners upon the inside thereof and the top and bottom of the screenin the construction shown on the outside.' The lower edge of both my fasteners at the ends 27 (Figure 2) rest upon the ledge of the frame 26 and support the weight of the screen.

All that is necessary in installing my screen is to loosen the screws holding one of the fastoners in place, place the screen in position with the face 6 of the other fastener lying on the inside of'the window frame, then slide the loosened fastener toward the edge of the screen until its face 6 lies on the inside of the frame member. The screws are then tightened, and the screen is in place. All adjustments and dimensions have been taken care of in the factory, and the only operation of the workman installing the screen is the one just outlined.

In the case where a water table 10 projects from the sash beyond the main window frame I have provided an L-shaped member 11 which fastens to the bottom rail 11 of the screen frame by means of the screws 12 in the vertical leg 13 of the L. The horizontal leg 14 bears against the lower window frame member 15 and forms the pocket 16 into which the water table 10 on the window is free to extend when the window is closed as shown in Figure 3. This closes an opening which would otherwise be left between screen and frame upon the withdrawal of the water table when the sash is open. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a screen for use with a metallic window frame, said screen being larger than said frame in at least one dimension, means for holding said screen thereagainst on the outside, said means comprising bent sheet metal members, one portion of each of which is adapted to be fastened against the frame of said screen and the other portion of which is adapted to lie inside of the window frame and against the inner face thereof.

'2. In a screen for use with a metallic window frame, said screen being larger 'than'said frame in at least one dimension,'means for holding's'aid screen thereagainst on the out side, said-means comprising bent sheet metal members, one portion of each of which is adapted to be fastened against the frame of said screen and the other portion of which is adapted to lie inside of said window frame and against the inner face thereof, and means for slidably attaching at least one of saidmem'bers to said screen.

3. In a screen for use with a metallic, window frame, said screen being larger than said frame in at least one dimension, means for holding said screen thereagainst on the outside, said means comprising bent sheet metal members, one portion of each of which is adapted to be fastened against the frame of said screen andthe other portion of which is adapted to lie insideof said window frame and against the inner face thereof, and means for slidably attaching at least one of said members to the screen, said inner faces of said members being bent outwardly at the bottom to rest upon the ledge of said window frame.

4. In a screen for use with a. metallic window frame, said screen being larger than the opening in said frame in one dimension, fastening members attached to said screen to hold it against said frame on the outside,

said members extending within said open ing andbearing against the inside of said frame.

5. In a screen for use with a metallic window frame, said screen being larger than the opening in said frame in one dimension, fastening members attached to' said screen to hold it against said frame on the outside, said members adapted to extend within said opening and to bear against the inside of said frame, said members adapted to lie alongside of said frame opening and to be oppositely disposed whereby movement of said screen will be inhibited in one direction.

6. In a screen for use with a metallic window frame, said screen being larger than the opening in said frame in one dimension, fastening members attached to said screen to hold it against said frame on the outside, said members adapted to extend within said opening and to bear against the inside of said frame, said members adapted to lie alongside of said frame opening and to be oppositely disposed whereby-movement of said screen will be inhibited in one direction, said members equaling in length the sides .of said opening along which they are disposed, whereby abutment of the ends ofsaid members against the adjacent sides of said opening will prevent movement of said screen in the other direction.

7 In a screen for use with a window frame, said screen being larger than the opening in said frame in one dimension, fasteners to hold said screenagainst said frame on the outside and adapted to extend within and abut said frame on the inside.

8. In a screen for use with a metallic window frame, said screen being larger than the opening in said frame in one dimension, fasteners to hold said screen against said frame on the outside and adapted to extend within and abut said frame on the inside, said fasteners being of spring metal whereby the abutment of the assembly against the outside and the inside of the window frame is tightened by spring tension.

9. In a screen for use with a window frame, said screen being larger than the opening in said frame in one dimension, fasteners to hold said screen against said frame on the outside by extending within and abutting said frame on the inside, said fasteners being disposed to prevent movement of said screen to uncoversaid opening.

EDWARD W. PENDERY.