US19301A

US19301A - Removable window-sash

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Publication number: US19301A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1858-02-09
Anticipated expiration: 1875-02-09

Description

nNiTEn sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

ROBERT H. KIROK, OF UTICA, NEW YORK.

REMOVABLE WINDOW -SASI-I.

Specication of Letters Patent No. 19,301, dated February 9, 1858.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT H. KIRCK, of Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in WIindows; and I do hereby declare that t-he following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a partof this specification, in which- Figure l, is a front view of a window constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2, is a transverse vert-ical section of ditto. Fig. 3, is a horizontal central section of ditto. Fig. 4, is a detached top view of the lower sash of ditto.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class of windows the sashes of which rise and fall, or any window the sash or sashes of which are secured in their frame or casing by parting beads and stop strips.

The object of 4the invention is to admit of the sashes being removed from their frame or casing without detaching the parting beads and stop strips. This object is attained by having the sashes jointed at their centers, and provided with a suitable catch as hereinafter shown.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention I will proceed to describe it.

A, represents the frame or casing of an ordinary window the sashes of which rise and fall. This frame or casing is of the usual form and is constructed in the usual way, with the exception that the parting beads (a) and stop strips (b), which form the grooves (o) in which the sashes slide are permanently attached to the sides (fl) of the frame or casing. The parting beads (a) and stop strips (b) may be made detached and then secured to the sides (d), but I prefer rebbeting out the grooves (o) so that the beads and strips and side pieces (d) of the frame or casing will be each formed out of one piece of stuff.

B, is the upper and C, is t-he lower sash. Each sash is constructed with a vertical center strip (e) technically termed munnion or mullion. The munnions or mullions are divided vertically into two-equal parts and are connected by joints or hinges The lower sash C is provided at its upper' part with a catch This catch may be constructed in any proper way to prevent the lower sash from casually folding inward as indicated by arrow l, the joints or hinges (f) permitting the sashes to fold only in this direction.

From the above description it will be seen that when the catch (g) is unfastened and the sash C folded inward as indicated in Fig. l, said sash may be removed from the frame or casing A, and it will also be seen that when the lower sash is removed, the upper one B, by being drawn down a trilie so as to be out of the upper groove (7L) may also be folded inward and removed from the frame or casing. The upper sash B, does not require a catch as it is prevented from folding casually by the lower sash.

By this improvement the sashes may be removed from and fit-ted in the casing with the greatest facility, and sashes frequently require to .be removed from their casing to be washed, repainted, glazed, &c. To remove the sashes of ordinary windows from their frame or casing the parting bead (a) and stop strip (7)) at one side of the frame or casing require to be removed, and the paint soon becomes soiled and the bead and stop strip disfigured by being repeatedly removed from and renailed to the. casing, this difficulty is avoided by the within described invention.

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

J ointing the sash or sashes'of a window at the center substantially as herein described, so that they may be removed from the casing without detaching the parting beads or stop strips, the sash or sashes being provided with a catch or any equivalent device to prevent the casual folding of the same.

ROBERT H. KIROK 1Witnesses:

MERRITT BECKHAM, WM. P. CARPENTER.