US2005953A

US2005953A - Window lock and handle

Info

Publication number: US2005953A
Application number: US514342A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hiram W Nicles
Original assignee: VENTO STEEL SASH Co
Current assignee: VENTO STEEL SASH Co
Priority date: 1931-02-09
Filing date: 1931-02-09
Publication date: 1935-06-25
Anticipated expiration: 1952-06-25

Description

J n 25, 1935. H. w. mcu-zs WINDOW LOCK AND HANDLE Filed Feb. 9, 1951 Patented June 25, 1935 PATENT orrlcs 2,005,953 wnmow LOCK AND HANDLE Hiram W. Nieles, Muskegon Heights, Mich., as-

signor to Vento Steel SashCompany, Muskegon Heights, Mich, a corporation of Michigan Application February 9, 1931, Serial No. 514,342

1 Claim.

This invention relates generally to window construction and more particularly to a novel type of fastening or latching'means therefor.

Windows of the class herein described are of such construction as to necessitate catches or locking means at their upper edges and such positioning of the said holding means renders it rather diflicult for one to release and attach the same during the manipulation of the window. Such a condition is especially true when the window is used adjacent the ceiling of a basement or the like because the latching means is located at the top edge of the swinging sash of the windowand hence a very considerable distance from the floor thus rendering its accessibility and operation extremely laborious.

In my novel construction I overcome the above difficulty by providing the latching device with a depending bail member which extends entirely.

across the swinging sash and which is pivoted to the lower side thereof. Thus the latching or unlat'ching may be controlled from any point along the length of this bail element.

Also, I utilize the bail for another purpose. In windows of this character the swinging or movable sash is capable of bodily movement and previously to this invention it has been necessary for the person adjusting the window to grasp the same around the edges thereof with the risk of pinching his fingers. Now, in the present invention this risk is overcome as the person manipulating the window may grasp the bail element with one or both hands and thus easily move the window to the desired one of its several positions.

Yet another feature of my invention lies in the particular shape and location of the bail member. As will later be pointed out the bail is a channel shaped cross section and so located as to have said channel portion engage about the dividing member of the sash thus tending to conceal the dividing member and also preventing it from marring the appearance of the window as well as rendering the window capable of admitting just that more light.

Other objects will appear, or become apparent or obvious, or will suggest themselves during the description of the device shown in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the window tilted back with respect to its casing, the bail being shown in unlatched position.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the window swung inwardly at the bottom from the casing.

Fig. 3 is a view in vertical cross section through my window illustrating the bail in its locked position. I

Fig. 4, is an enlarged view looking in the direction of the arrow, A, see Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view taken along the linies 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view in cross section taken along the line 66 of Fig. 3..

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

' In the construction of the window, a window casing is made from sheet metal. This casing is of rectangular form and includes an upper horizontal side and two vertical sides of identical form, each comprising an outer vertical flange I from the inner edges of which the metal is bent at right angle for a short distance, as indicated at 2, then again bent outwardly at right angles for a short distance to make the parts 3 which parallel the flange i, then again bent at right angles in a plane parallel to the parts 2, thereby forming the section or part 4 which at its rear edge is bent again at right angles making an inner flange 5 shorter than the flange I but in parallel relation thereto. Theeasing is completed by a horizontal lower side also of sheet metal and comprising an outer flange (5 lying in the same plane as the flanges l on the upper and vertical sides, from the upper edge of which the metal is turned inwardly making the horizontal section 1 below and parallel to the upper side section 2 but extending farther inwardly than said section 2. At the rear edge of said section I the metal is again bent at right angles, making the vertical section 8, it being bent at its upper edge inwardly to the rear to make the horizontal section 9 located directlybelow the upper side section 4 but shorter in length than said section 4, the lower side then being completed by a downturned vertical flange. I0 paralleling the front flange B but of greater width. It will be noted. that the vertical section 8 at its ends lies back and is spaced a short distance from the parts 3 of the vertical sides, thereby providing recesses I I for a purpose which will later appear.

As a very convenient and practical manner of constructing this window easing, the upper and vertical sides are made from two commercial forms of iron readily obtained as stock production. That is, the flange I and the part 2 bent therefrom makes an angle iron form, while the

parts

3, 4 and 5 makes a stock Z-bar form readily obtainable, the connection between the edges of the

flanges

2 and 3 being byv welding, preferably. Similarly, the parts 9 and I0 make an angle iron identical with that made by the parts I and 2, and the parts 6, l and 8 make a Z-bar identical with the Z-bar made by the parts 3, i and 5, so that no special forms of iron have to be produced, and only the two classes of stock are required for the window casing material. The lower side of the casing, it will be noted, is identical with the upper side except for the reversal of position. At the different corners of the casing, permanent securing of the horizontal and vertical sides is made by welding.

In the casing thus made, the frame for holding glass or screen is adapted to be mounted. The upper horizontal side and the vertical sides of the frame are made from angle forms of iron with flanges ii? at the front from which the web l3 extends inwardly to the rear. The lower horizontal side of the frame is made from a length of Z-bar with the flange it thereof in the same plane with the flanges E2, the web I 5 being bent to the rear from the upper edge of flange M, and the other flange 56 projecting vertically from the rear edge of the web.

A T-bar or mullion having a flange l'i and a web it divides the frame into panels in which proper sizes of glass or of screen may be placed, the lower edges of said screen or glass being placed on the web it in front of the flange it and the upper and vertical edges of the glass or screen coming against the rear sides of the flanges l 2. Any suitable detachable means for securing the glass or screen panes or panels in place may be used.

A link bar Zil is pivotally mounted at its upper end near the upper end and to each vertical side of the ca sing. Each bar 28 is formed with a 10ngitudinal slot is, through which a headed pin 2! passes into each vertical side of the glass or screen holding frame.

A bail element consists of a channel shaped body having a lower end portion 2 3, pivoted at 2? onto the face of the flange H5, see Fig. 3, and an upper end portion 25, pivoted onto the web it as at 26. See Figs. 1 and 5. The pivots 26 and ill are alined with each other so that the bail may freely swing thereabout and furthermore these pivots are spaced from the central dividing partition of the sash whereby when the bail is swung thereagainst it will lie immediately in front of th partition and hence be rendered inconspicuous. The open part of the channel shaped body partly slides over the flange member I8. See Fig. 6.

The upper end portion of the bail is slotted as indicated at 28, see Figs. 1 and 5, and a pin 29 is rigidly fastened to and depends from the upper side section 1. See Figs. 3 and 4.

Two ears ti, one at each side and at the upper end of the frame are integrally formed from the vertical sides, the same extending laterally over the links 28.

The window frame with its glass or screen mountings therein is adapted to occupy any one of three positions. It may be placed in closed position and held therein by the latching mechanism just described. It may be tilted, as shown in Fig. 1, the bail means first being moved to disengage the slot 28 from the pin 39 and then the upper portion of the frame is moved backward until movement is stopped by pins 2i engaging the ends of the slots 89. To place the frame in the third position, it is first unlatched and its upper end, partly moved back, then the frame is lifted free of the casing, and then the lower end of the frame is swung outward, as shown in Fig. 2. The first part of the movement is by turning the frame about the pins 25 as pivots until the ears 3! come against links 29, after which the frame and links turn about the pivots on the casing proper. The frame may be swung to any desired position and held therein by the usual overhead hook used in basement hinged windows, this being well known and requiring no disclosure.

During all of the movements just set forth it is apparent that my bail element may be utilized very advantageously. The first operation in unlocking the sash is the withdrawal of the slot 28 from around the depending pin and this is done by simply grasping the body of the bail and pulling it outwardly whereupon the bail turns about its axis as indicated by the arrow B, see Fig. 5, and this operation frees the pin from its slot. During the succeeding operations the bail may be used as means to bodily move the sash and finally, when the sash is again latched in place, the insertion of the slot around the pin may be accomplished by rotation of the bail. The bail may be grasped at any point along its length when turning thereof is desired.

Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described in order to comply with the terms of the patent statutes, it is not intended that the invention shall be limited to said particular embodiment since the invention may be applied to other forms without departing from its spirit. 1

I claim:

In a latch construction adapted for use with a bodily movable sash which has a mullion thereacross, the combination of, a bail extending entirely across the sash and means at each end of t the bail for pivoting the same onto the sash spaced from the ends of the mullion whereby the bail may be swung against the mullion for the purpose described, said bail being so formed as to serve as a handle member along substantially its entire length, said bail being of channel shape and adapted to be telescoped over the mullion when in inoperative position for the purpose described.

HIRAM W. NICLES.

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