US1983846A - Screen and sash frame - Google Patents

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Dec. 11, 1934. D FULLER SCREEN AND SASH FRAME Filed June 20, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENT6F 71 M455 D Fun/:8

ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 11, 1934 UNIT E D STATES SCREEN AND SASH FRAME James D.Fuller, Seattle, Wash.

Application June 20;

3 Claims.

This invention .relates to improvements: in building construction andit-has reference par ticularly to window frames of a character suitable for use inthe usual type of wood, brick -or brick veneer residences; it being the principal object of this invention to providea frame including therein a windowsash and one or more sliding screens adjustable into and from the window opening as desired, and independently "of movement of the sash.

Heretofore adjustable screens have been incorporated with window and sash constructions, but generally the screen, which might-be either the sliding or roll type, has been arranged to move into and from the Window opening in accordance with adjustment of the sash'between open and closed positions. The roll'type screen inmany. instances has not 'proven to be commercially satisfactory principally becauseof the breaking of the screen incidentto its repeated rolling and bending action. The sliding type of screen as heretofore constructed,=has generally been undesirable because ofthe require-- ment for a large wall opening to accommodate the screen and window frame. Also, in construotions previouslyzused, where large wall 'openings were required, it was necessary to :truss over the openings and this is not desirable especially from the standpoint of cost and time.

In view of the abovementioned undesirable features of the combination screen and sash frames as heretofore made, it has been. the principal object of this invention to providea frame of novel construction wherebythese disadvantages are' to a great extent overcome; that is, a combination sash and screen frame, in which the screen is of the sliding type and may be moved-from and across the window opening independently of the sash, and wherein the frame construction provides for housing the screen within the building wall when it is not in use, and wherein only the usual width-wall opening is required and trussing is avoidedby reason of a specific flatwise arrangement of. studs at the sides of the opening as distinguished from the usual edgewise position.

Still another object of the invention is to provide for economical construction, by. the use of a 50 two part frame; the parts being applied to a wall opening, respectively, from the'inside and outside of the wall, then permanently joined together.

Another object of the invention isto provide Ia track 'onwhich the screen is guided in'its travel andwhi'ch provides for easy movement thereof.

Otherobjects of the invention reside inthe various details of construction and in the combinationof parts and in the method of assembling them, as-will hereinafter be fully described.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention I have provided the improved details of construction, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the-accompanying. drawings, wherein Fig. l is anoutside-view of a building wall havinga window-with a sash and screen frame constructedin accordance with the present invention-ya part of 'thebuildingwall being broken away for purposes ofbetterillustration.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line, Z-e-Z-in- Fig-.-1, showing the screen adjusted to open position.

Fig 3 is a vertical cross line: 3,-3= in Fig. '1.

Fig; 4' isa vertical cross section of the outer section 'of the window frame.-

Fig. '5 is a similar view of theinner section of the frame.-

Fig.6 is'a sectional detail showingan alternative construction.

Referring more in detail tothe'drawings The'present-windowframe is made initially in two sections, that'is, an outer section designed to he -applied toa wa-lljopening from the outside of the wall, and.- an inner sectiondesigned to be applied .to the opening from the inside of the wall. These two sections, or partsof the frame,

section, taken on the are shown separately in-cross section in Figs.

4' andi5, respectively,iand in Figs.'2 and 3, they are seen'as functionally :joined together within the-wall openings The outer frame section comprises an outer silll which -may beof the usual sloping form, with side jambs 2 and 2 attached to the opposite'ends thereof andjoined across the top of the frame bya head jamb, 3. These side and head jambs are rabbe'ted-to' provide grooves or seats 4 for -receiving theedgesof oppositeside casings 5 and-5 and'a top orhead casing 6, all of which are applied to and securely nailed to the jambs. .A- finishing molding, as at 7, is applied about the openingat opposite-sides and across the top ofthe frame and this overlaps the joint between the above mentioned jamb pieces and casings. About the inside of the window opening the jamb pieces 2, 2' and 3 are rabbeted out to provide grooves or seats 8 for window and screen stops, as will presently be described,

A window sash 10, of the casement type, is fitted within this outer frame section to swing outwardly. In the present instance it is attached to the sill and head jamb by supports, as indicated at 11, in Figs. 2 and 3 which permit it to be adjusted to fully close or to fully uncover the window opening. However, the type of mounting is not material to this invention and may be anything that is satisfactory for this purpose.

The inner section of the window frame comprises the base and head jamb members 14 and 15 and opposite side jambs 16 and 17 assembled to provide an opening corresponding in size to that provided for the window sash by the outer section. The base and head members are extended beyond the side jamb 1'7 and at their ends are joined by a vertical stop strip 18, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. An inner sill 20 is applied upon the base jamb 14 between the side jamb pieces 16 and 1'7 and a metallic strip 22 is set on edge in this sill and lengthwise within the base jamb to serve as a supporting guide, and track, upon which a rectangular frame 23 for a screen 23' is mounted to move from and across the window opening. It will be observed by reference to Fig. 3, that the lower rail 23a of the screen frame is longitudinally slotted to receive the top edge of the strip 22 therein and that rollers 24 are provided in the rail for travel on the upper edge of the strip so that the movement of the screen will be free and easy.

It will be observed also, by reference to Fig. 2, that the vertical side jambs 2 and 1'7 of the inner and outer sections of the frame are spaced apart to provide a vertical opening 26 for passage of the screen frame in moving it from and across the window opening. This opening is finished by a parting strip 9 at one side secured to the jamb 2 within the rabbeted seat 4, and at the other side by a stop strip 2'7 overlying the jamb 1'7. Also, there are similar strips 9 and 27' secured to the head jambs of the inner and outer sections, respectively, as seen in Fig. 3 to cooperate in providing a guideway for travel of the top edge of the screen frame between them. At the right hand side of the window opening, as seen in Fig. 2, a finishing casing 30 is fitted to overlie the side jamb 16 and to fit against the rabbeted seat 4 in the outer side jamb 2'; this piece being provided with a vertical groove 31 to receive the vertical side rail of the screen frame 23 when it is fully extended across the window opening as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

In its movement, the screen frame slides between the base and head jambs 14 and 15 and when it is fully opened it is stopped by engaging against the vertical stop strip 18. Its opposite rail then closes the opening 26 and is flush with the innerv surfaces of the stop strips 9 and 2'7, thereby giving a finished appearance to the window opening.

When the two window sections are fitted together within the window opening, the two head jambs 3 and 15, the sill 1 and base jamb 14 and the side jambs 2 and 16 coincide and fit tightly together. To insure a close, tight joint, the inner frame parts are provided with tongues 35 and the outer parts are provided with grooves 36 arranged to tightly receive the tongues. The parts, after being assembled, are drawn tightly together and secured by a plurality of wood screws 37, as shown in Fig. 3, which extend through the holes 38 in the head and base jambs of the inner section and are threaded into the registering parts of the outer section.

In applying the present window frames, first a wail opening is prepared in proper size for the screen and window frame between top and bot tom headers 41 and 42 and vertical studs 40, placed edgewise as is the usual practice, as in Fig. 2. Then a stud 43 is placed fiatwise as seen in Fig. 2 vertically across the opening flush with the outside edges of the headers; this stud being spaced just the proper distance from the stud 40' to permit fitting of the outer frame section properly between them. The two window frame sections are then placed in position within the wall opening, one from the outside and the other from the inside, and are joined together by seating the tongued and grooved parts, 35 and 36, together and applying the screws 3'7. The outer section is also nailed securely to the headers and uprights by applying nails through the casing pieces 5-5' and 6.

After the two sections have been secured together and properly set in the window opening, lath 50 and plaster as at 51, may be applied to the inside of the wall; the lath in this instance being attached to jamb 1'7. Then the usual finishing casings 52 may be applied about the window opening at the inside of the window. Likewise the outside siding 55 may be applied in the usual manner and fitted to the molding 7.

A feature of this construction is that while the wall opening spanned by the header 41 is made of considerable width in order to accommodate the sash and screen frame, no trussing is required and this is by reason of the use of the supporting stud 43. This stud in this flatwise position provides sufiicient space between its inner surface and the latch 50 for containing the enclosed screen frame. Ordinarily this stud 43 is omitted and that is the reason for trussing across the opening.

It is apparent that the screen guide and frame parts will be enclosed in the building wall without interference with any wall space that might be otherwise used. It is apparent, also, that when the screen is not in use, it is very conveniently located within the window ready for use at any time and it does not interfere with opening or closing of the Window sash.

Such frames may be made for windows of various sizes and for either casement or sliding sash, and it is apparent that various details of construction might be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention. The screen frame may be made on either the left hand side or on the right.

In Fig. 6 I have illustrated use of a frame for double screen, the two parts of which, when closed, meet in the center of the window opening, and are adjustable outwardly, one to one side and one to the other side. In this construction, the screen frame at one side is merely a duplicate of that at the other, and both are like that of Fig. 2. Where this type of frame is used, the present arrangement of the studs 43 is especially desirable as it eliminates a considerable amount of trussing.

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

1. In combination, a wall having a framed in opening and a vertical stud of substantially lesser thickness than the wall dividing the opening and disposed close to the outer side of the wall, and a window frame structure fitted in the wall opening between one side thereof and the vertical stud and having a housing formed as a part thereof and extending laterally between the inner face of the said stud and inner face of said wall into the wall opening beyond the stud; said frame also having a jamb at that side comprising spaced sections providing an intermediate open space for passage of a sliding panel from the frame into said housing.

2. A window construction comprising a frame structure designed to be fitted within a framed in opening and formed at one side as a part thereof with a laterally extending housing and having a jamb at that side comprising spaced sections providing an intermediate open space, and a screen panel slidably fitted in the frame for movement into and from the housing through said open space.

3. A window construction, as recited in claim 2, wherein there are tracks provided in the window frame for travel thereon of the panel in its move-

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