US2074872A

US2074872A - Window conservatory

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Publication number: US2074872A
Application number: US67237A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thorin Harry
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-03-05
Filing date: 1936-03-05
Publication date: 1937-03-23
Anticipated expiration: 1954-03-23

Description

March 23, 1937. H. +HR|- WINDOW CONSERVATORY Filed March 5, 1936 s sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR,

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@RCh 23, H. THORIN WINDOW CONSERVATORY Filed March 5, 1936' 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 IN VENTOR,

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Patented Mar. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i 5 Claims. This invention relates to improvements in window conservatories.

7 An. object of this invention is to provide a window conservatory of pleasing appearance, light weight, and maximum glass area.

A further object of thisinvention is to provide a window conservatory of very simple construction, extremely economical of manufacture, which may be crated and shipped, knocked down, in a flat package, and which may be assembled and fastened in place by a novice, without the assistance of skilled labor.

These, and other objects and advantages of this invention, will be more completely disclosed and described in the following specification, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

Broadly, this invention comprises a window conservatory made up of complementary parts, each of which is, by itself, a flat member, whereby the whole may be assembled for shipment in a fiat package. These various parts comprise a frame; side, roof, and front sashes with glass installed therein; a supporting shelf and brace members therefor; and removable and adjustable plant shelves including their supporting means.

A preferred embodiment of this invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the window conservatory installed on a window casing.

, Fig. 2 is a perspective view, illustrating the method of supporting the panes of glass, without light-obscuring muntins.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through a Window with the Window conservatory attached thereto.

Fig. 4 is a partial sectional view, illustrating the roof construction and connections.

Fig. 5 is a partial sectional View, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a partial sectional View, taken on the line |i-6 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a partial sectional view, taken on the line of Fig. 3.

Fig. 8 is a partial sectional view taken on the line 88 of Fig. 3.

Figs. 9-15, inclusive, are perspective views of the individual members, as disassembled, preparatory to shipment, and

Fig. 16 is a partial sectional view, showing the adjustable supporting pins, or studs, for the plant shelves.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, in

which like numerals refer to like parts throughout:-

The various members of the window conservatory, as illustrated in Figs. 9 to 15, inclusive, com prise a main frame I, side sashes 2 and 3, roof sash 4, front sash 5, bottom or supporting shelf 6, shelf brackets or braces 1, bottom panel 8, and a plant shelf 9.

The main frame I, illustrated in Fig. 12, is

made up of side stiles l0 and I, and top and bot tom rails 2 and I3 mortised into the stiles I0 and II, as shown. The bottom rail l3, and a portion of the stiles I0 and H, are formed with a rabbet M to receive an edge of the bottom panel 8. The stiles and rails of the frame I are provided with felt weatherstrips, l5, l6, and IT, as indicated in Figs. 3, i, and 5. The side sashes 2 and 3 are formed with front and rear stiles l8 and I9, respectively, top rails 29 and bottom rails 2|. These members are rabbettedin the usual manner to receive panes of glass lights 22, 23, and 24.

In order to provide a maximum of glass area, the horizontal joints of the glass are lapped, as customary in greenhouse construction, and the upper light supported on metallic pegs, or pins 25, driven into the stile, and engaging the bottom edge of the glass light panes, as typically illustrated in Fig. 2. The glass lights are secured in their proper plane by the usual glazers points 26, then puttied in the customary manner. The stiles l8 and H! are provided with spaced openings 21, oppositely positioned, in which may be inserted shelf-supporting pegs, or studs 28, (see Fig. 16, and Fig. 3). The roof sash 4 is formed with the side stiles 29 and 30, top rail 3|, bottom rail 32, and mullion 33, and is glazed in the usual manner with

lights

34 and 35. The bottom rail 32 is out down flush with the under side of the glass to provide for proper drainage. The front sash 5 is formed with stiles 36 and 31, top rail 38, bottom rail 39, transom rail 40, and mulllon 4|. Transom sashes 42 are hinged on the top rail 38 to swing outwardly, and are adjustably controlled by slotted segments 43, adjustably secured to stiles |8 of the side sashes 3. 2| and 39, of the side sashes 2 and 3 and front sash 5 are rabbetted, as indicated at 44, to receive the supporting shelf 6. The front sash 5, below the transom rail 40, is glazed in the same manner as the side sashes 3. The shelf 6 is notched at 45, (see Fig. 14), to fit the stiles Ill and II of the main frame I, shown in Fig. 12, and its front edge 46' is bevelled to receive the panel 8. The shelf 6 is supported on the top edges 41 of brackets 1, and the bottom panel 8 is secured on the bottom The bottom rails, 4

edges 48 of the brackets I. The plant shelves 9, (see Fig. 15), are made up of side rails 49, in which are secured a plurality of rods 50, cut from standard dowel stock.

The window conservatory may be completely assembled and disassembled at the mill, and packed and shipped in a fiat package, or crate. A purchaser may then assemble and install the whole in a few minutes, the only tool necessary being .a screw driver. In assembling, the shelf 6, brackets l, and bottom panel 8 are secured together, either with nails, or screws, as desired, and the brackets I are then secured on the main frame I, as indicated in Fig. 8. The side sashes 2 and 3 are then set on the shelf 6, with the shelf 6 engaged in the rabbets 44 and the inner surface of the stiles I9 flush with the inner surfaces of the stiles I0 and H of the main frame I, and the sashes 2 and 3 are then secured to the main frame I and shelf 6, as indicated in Figs. 5 and 7. Next, the front sash is set on the shelf 6 with the shelf 6 engaged in its rabbet 44, and with the stiles thereof butted against the stiles I8 of the side sashes 2 and 3, and the front sash is then secured to the shelf 6 and side sashes 2 and 3, as indicated in Figs. 5 and 7. The roof sash 4 is next laid on the top edges of the side sashes 2 and 3 and the front sash 5, with its top rail 3| abutting the top rail l2 of the main frame I, and

secured to the main frame I, side sashes 2 and 3, and front sash 5, as indicated in Fig. 4. The assembled window conservatory is then placed on a sill 5| of a window 52, and the stiles l0 and H and the top rail 12 of the main frame I, secured on the casing 53 of the window 52 with screws 54, in the openings 54, as indicated in Figs. 1, 4, and 5. The joint between the top rail l2 of the main frame I and the head casing 53 of the window 52 is protected by a flashing strip 55.

It will be noted that the window conservatory is assembled by mutual attachment of its various units, there being no separate supporting frame. Thus, all corner posts are eliminated, and the maximum area devoted to glass. All the parts are made up of standard wood sections, normally kept in stock by a lumber mill, and no special tools, or equipment are required to complete manufacture. The parts may be packed in a flat package, thus minimizing possibility of breakage, space required, and shipping charges. The

result of these advantages is a window conservatory extremely economical of manufacture and distribution, simple and sturdy in construction, affording a maximum of glass area, and capable of speedy assembly and erection by one unskilled in such matters.

What I claim is:

1. A window conservatory comprising, a rectangular main frame, having top and bottom rails and side stiles all in the same plane, side sashes detachably secured to the side stiles of the main frame, a roof sash, a front sash detachably secured to the side sashes and roof sash, a bottom panel for engaging the window sill, said main frame having a portion thereof exposed outside of said side sashes for attachment to a window cas ing.

2. A window conservatory comprising, a main frame, having top and bottom rails and side stiles all in the same plane, side sashes detachably secured to the side stiles of the main frame, a roof sash, a front sash detachably secured to the side sashes and roof sash, a bottom panel for engaging the window sill, end means for detachably securing the main frame to the window casing, the front sash having an outwardly swinging transom at its upper end.

3. A window conservatory comprising, a main frame, having top and bottom rails and side stiles all in the same plane, side sashes detachably secured to the side stiles of the main frame, a roof 7 sash, a front sash detachably secured to the side sashes and roof sash, a bottom panel for engaging the window sill, and means for detachably securing the main frame to the window frame, the side sashes having openings in their stiles, pins in said openings, and plant-receiving shelves supported on the pins.

4. A knock down window conservatory comprising, a plurality of complementary fiat members which may be shipped in a flat package, said members comprising a rectangular main frame for attachment on and removal from a window casing, side sashes, means for attaching the same to the main frame, a roof sash, means for attaching the same to the side sashes, a front sash, means for attaching the same directly to the side and roof sashes, and a bottom supporting shelf and trianglar braces, the said members being secured together and to the main frame before the main frame is secured to the window casing, as described.

5. As an article of manufacture, a frame member for the purpose described comprising, top and bottom rails and side stiles connected to the said rails and all in the same plane, the rear faces of the top rail and stiles being grooved to receive weather stripping.

HARRY THORIN.