US1981192A - Window construction - Google Patents

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NOV- 20, 1934- F. J. PLYM Ef AL 1,981,192

WINDOW CONSTRUCTION A l Filed Jan. '7, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l @dan 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 N0V 20, 1934 F. J. PLYM Er A1.

" wINDow CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 7, 1935 Patented Nov. zo, 1934 1,981,192

WINDOW CONSTRUCTION Francis J. Plym and Ivor G. Barclay, Niles, Mich., assignors to The Kawneer Company, Niles, Mich., a corporation of Michigan v Application January 7, 1933, Serial No. 650,653 8 Claims. (C1. 189-'73) The present invention Aconsists in a novel wininterrupted sliding movement of the sash. This dow construction and more particularly in such weathering means provides a wiping contact a window construction for busses, railroad with the guide or rib on the jamb so as to keep coaches and other structures in which a sliding this guide member free from dust and foreign 5 sash may be employed or is desirable. particles. It further has the advantage. of abe0 Among the objects of the present invention sorbing shocks and will not become packed or is to provide a novel frame construction hav- .hard by continued use.

ing telescoping jamb sections which are capable Still another object is the provision of a novel of relative movement for assembly and detachweathering strip at the top of the frame and l ment, but which are prevented from sliding forming a wiping contact with the upper rail of 65 movement when the sash is raised or lowered. the sash.

A further object is the provision of novel in- A still further object is the provision of a novel terengaging jamb sections, one of which is proweathering means .on the lower sash rail and vided with a rib or guide upon which the sash adapted to contact the sill when the sash is in a l slides. In the embodiment disclosed, one of the closed position. In the disclosed embodiment, 70 sections serves as a retaining means for the this weather strip is moulded rubber or other other and this retaining member is attached to resilient material suitably anchored in the sash. the vertical support or frame of the window. vFurther objects are to provide a construction Another object is the provision of a novel of maximum simplicity, eiciency, economy and bus window having jamb sections, one of which ease of assembiy, and such further objects, ad- 75 is attached to the window frame by suitable vantages and capabilities as will later more fully attaching means such as screws or the like, and appear, and are inherently possessed thereby. the other section interengaging the first section The invention further resides in the combinaand covering the attaching means, but being tion, construction and arrangements of parts ilprovided with openings permitting access to the lustrated in the accompanying drawings, and 80 attaching means. In the illustrated embodiwhile there is shown therein a preferred embodiment, the second section is adapted to slide on ment, it is to be understood that the same is the rst section so as to conceal the attaching susceptible of modification and change and commeans and prevent them from working loose prehends other details and constructions, withand out. The present construction permits the out departing from the spirit of the invention. g5 y removal'of not only the entire window structure, Referring to the drawings: but also the removal of the jamb sections as a Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view in side elevation lunit or assembly rather than as separate memof a bus or other vehicle in which the novel bers. window construction maybe employed.

A still further object is the provision of a Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view in side 90 novel jamb assembly to a portion of which the elevation of the window, with parts broken away ratchet hardware controlling the sliding sash to more clearly disclose the inner construction.

is attached. This portion of the jamb assem- Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged view taken bly is provided with a rearwardly facing chanin a plane represented by the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. 40 nel forming a space for screws used in the tap- Fig. 4 is a view in horizontal cross section 95k ping of the hardware without striking the main takenon the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. support of the frame. This construction also Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of the sectional brings the ratchet out further towards the cenjamb construction at the sides of the frame. ter of the window for convenient operation. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in perspective of Yet another object of the invention is to prothe sash construction with parts thereof broken 100 vide a novel sash construction, the rails of away to more clearly disclose the interior strucwhich are formed with an inwardly projecting ture. double flange glass rebate into which is seated Fig. 'I is a fragmentary view in perspective of a rubber or other retaining strip for holding the resilient or rubber retaining strip for holdthe glass, and an outwardly extending double ing the glass in the sash. 105

flange between which is retained a yielding car- Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view in horizontal pet-like weathering means. cross section through the frame and sash con- A further object of the invention is the provi struction, showing the jamb sections and sash sion of a window rconstruction provided with a being removed as a unit. novel weathering means permitting free and un- Referring more particularly to the disclosure 110 plate 5.

Connected to the vertical supports 2 and 3,

- are telesooping jamb sections 6 and 7, the under section 6 being provided with a web 8 having at its one edge spaced counter-sunk openings 9 for the reception of screws, bolts orother attaching means 10 for connecting the jamb structure vto the vertical supports 2 and 3, and at its other edge this web is provided .with a rearwardly facing channel 11, the purpose of which will be later more fully explained. The central portion of the Web is provided with oppositely extending ears o1x ribs 1,2 forming channels 13 betweenthe samev and the web. These channels are adapted to receiv'e inwardly extending flanges or ribs 14 and `15 on the vjamb section 7 whereby these sections interengage and telescope so as to prevent lateral removal of one from the other.

Thus the jamb sections are interlocked and can be assembled or removed only as a unit, although the sections may be engaged or disengaged by a sliding longitudinal movement prior tov their rinsertion in the window or after they have been removed therefrom. The outer portion 16 of the section 7 forms a finish strip and is adapted to cover the openings 9 and the attaching means 10 `for the inner jamb section to prevent the screws or bolts from working loose and out. However, the section 7 is provided with spaced openings 17 which, upon a raising or upwardly sliding movement of the section 7,'

may be brought into registry with the attaching means 10 so as to permit their removal or attachment as desired.

The section 7 is further provided with a longitudinally extending rib or guide member 18 upon which the sash member 19 slides. This sash member is provided with rails 20 each having an inwardly projecting glass rebate comprising spaced flanges 21, and outwardly projecting legs or flanges 22 provided with extensions 23, the ends thereof adapted to form shoulders for the reception of weathering means. The inwardly extending flanges 21 are adapted to receive a rubber or other resilient retaining strip 24 for holdingfthe glass 25. in position in the sash. This retaining strip 24 is provided with a rearwardly extending bead 25'* extending for substantially the entire periphery of the retaining strip as shown more particularly in Fig. 7, except for cut-out portions at certain or all of the corners, these cut-out portions being for the purpose of permitting overlapping of the webs 26 of adjacent rails. This construction is more clearly disclosed in Fig. 6 in which tlie web 26 of the upper rail extends beyond the ends of this rail and is bent inwardly and attached to the inside of the adjacent or side rail 20 by any suitable attaching means 27. By this construction, the adjacent rails are anchbred together and form a rigid sash construction. The

abutting outer edges of the rails may be joined in any suitable manner as by welding or the like.

. The outwardly extending legs or'iianges 22 of the side .rails 20 receive and retaina weatherstrip 28 of carpet-like structure with the pile or nap thereof extending inwardly and. contacting the rib or guide member 18 of the jamb; This weathering means by reason of the contact of shocks to which the sash member may be subjected thereby maintaining the sash free from rattles, yet at the same time leaving the contacting surfaces free from unnecessary friction in the operation of raising or lowering the sliding sash.

The outwardly extending legs or anges 22 of the lower sash rail 20 are adapted to receive a moulded rubber strip or resilient weather-strip or member 29 providing aweathering means between the closed sash and the sill 4. The extensions 23 on thesev legs o'r flanges, as well as those on the side rails, provide suitable anchorage and retaining means for the weathering strip on each of these rails.

In order to provide a weather-tight engagement between the frame and the upper sash rail 20, the head plate 5 of the frame is provided with a longitudinally extending (AI-shaped clip or retaining means 30 for holding a carpet-like weathering strip 31 havingv its nap or pile wip'- ingly contacting the outer surface of the upper sash rail 20. Thus the window is efiiciently weather-stripped on all four sides so as to provide a weather-tight closure.

A latch member32 is mounted on'one or both of the side rails for anchoring the sash in any desired position. `Each latch member is provided with a bolt orplunger 33 adapted to be operated .by a handle 34, the plunger being adapted to seat within spaced notches 35 in a rack 36. This rack is mounted on the jamb section 6, the attaching means 37 therefor extending into the channel 11 in the back of this jamb section. Such attaching means may be screws, bolts or the like.

Although the window construction is shown as mounted in a bus or automobile, it is to be understood that this structure is suitably adapted for use in railroad coaches, Pullman cars, electric cars, or any other conveyance in which a slidable sash may be provided and tight construction is desired.

Having thus disclosed the invention,

We claim:

1. In a window construction, a frame therefor comprising a jamb sectionvadapted to be mounted in the window opening, attaching means for anchoringusaid section to the vertical supports defining said opening, and a jamb section engaging said first section and covering said attaching means whereby to prevent such means from workingv loose and out.

2. In"a windo'w construction, a frame therefor comprising a jamb section adapted to be mounted in the window opening, .attaching means for anchoring said section to the vertical supports defining said opening, anda jamb section engaging said first section* and covering said attaching means whereby to prevent such means from working loose and out, said second sectionbeing slidable on said rst section and provided with openings normally out of registry `with saidiattaching means, but adapted to be and means for attaching the under one of said a weather-- l1,981,19fa

sections to the supports defining the window opening, said sections being removable as a unit.

4. In a Window construction, a frame therefor comprising a jamb section adapted to be mounted in the window opening, and a second section telescopically engaging said iirst section and removable therefrom only by a longitudinal sliding movement, said sections being removable from the window as a unit.

5. In a window construction, a frame therefor comprising a jamb section adapted to be mounted in the Window opening, and a second section telescopically engaging said ilrst section and removable therefrom only by a longitudinal sliding movement, a guide on said second section, and a sash slidable on said guide, said sectionsand sash being removable as a unit.

6. In a window construction, a trame therefor. comprising a jamb section adapted to be mounted in the window opening, attaching means for anchoring said section to the vertical supports defining said opening, a second jamb section telescopically received on said iirst section and provided with a guide, and a sash slidable on said guide, said sections and sash being removable as a unit.

'L In a window construction, a frame therefor comprising a jamb formed of telescoped sections adapted to be assembled and removed from the window opening as a unit, a rib on one of said sections, and a sash slidable on said rib, said sash being channelled for the reception of the rib and a carpet-like weathering in said channel and contacting said rib for forming a. weather-tight closure.

8. In a metal window construction, a frame therefor comprising a jamb formed of interlocked sections adapted to be mounted in and removedl from the window opening as a unit and prevented from being separated from one another while positioned in the window opening, a guide on one of saidsections, a sash adapted to receive said guide and slidable thereon, and a weather strip mounted in the portion of the sash receiving said gide and provided with a l nap engaging said guide with a wiping contact FRANCIS J. PLYM. IVOR G. BARCLAY.

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