US2139156A

US2139156A - Detachable screen for automobiles

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Publication number: US2139156A
Application number: US103680A
Authority: US
Inventors: Leroy G Gill
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-10-02
Filing date: 1936-10-02
Publication date: 1938-12-06
Anticipated expiration: 1955-12-06

Description

Dec. 6, 1938. G|L| 2,139,156

DETACHABLE SCREEN FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Oct. 2, 1936 InvenZ-or-:-

Patented Dec. 6, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE" 2,139,156 nn'mcmnm scaEEN Fo'a AUTOMOBILES Leroy G. Gill, Detroit, Mich.

Application October 2, 1936, Serial No. 103,680

' 2 Claims. (cine-14) My invention relates to screens for automobiles, and its principal object is to provide a screen which can be easily and quickly attached to and removed from the windows of the vehicle.

It is apparent that, notwithstanding the increasing number of accidents which are caused during summer driving by the entrance of insects, birds, and so forth through the open windows of vehicles, the trouble and expense of puteneral .use.

Another object of my invention is to provide means whereby the driver of a vehicle may ex- With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment thereof, in which drawing- Figure 1 is an elevation looking from the interior of the vehicle showing one method of applying my device to the front window on the drivers side. I

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 .of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary section similar to Figure 2 but drawn to an enlarged scale in order to show certain details more clearly.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary elevation drawn to enlarged scale showing one method of locking the screen in place.

Figure 5 is an elevation showing a hinge for carrying a swingable portionof the screen.

Figure 6 is an elevation showing a retainer for the screen frame, and

Figure 7 is a horizontal section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1 illustrating the application of my invention to a one-piece screen.

Like characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. I

l is the door of the vehicle and 2 designates the molding which defines the window opening theretti in, the said molding being usually of sheet metal ting in and takingout screens has prevented their as shown. 3 is the window sash slidable up and down within the openings 4 in the molding, the said sash being of course lowered within the body of the door when the screen is in use. The openings 4 are'lined with the usual strips ll of 5 felt or other soft material which surround the edges of the sash.

Around the inner face 2| of the molding is a metal frame 5 provided with a flange portion 5| which extends inwards to the back surface of the molding and engages therewith, as shown more clearly in Figure 3. Within the frame 5 is also a channel 5| which extends therearound and is adapted to receive the'edge 6| of the wire screen 6, the said edge consisting of a U-shaped piece 'of metal extending around the periphery of the 'screen and permanently secured thereto. In order to secure the screen in place, the frame 5 is provided with a second member52, the inner edge of which is provided with a flange 53 which engages a flange 54 on the main portion of the frame and is provided with an inturned edge 55 which engages the stiffened edge iii of the screen and retains it in place. The member 52 as a whole is secured in place at one end by an arcuate projection 22 upon the molding and at the other end by a look I of the tumbler type having a bolt 'll adapted to engage a slot in the molding and provided with a key 12. a

In all of-the windows of the vehicle which are provided with sliding sashes, with the exception "of the drivers window, the frame as above described will extend entirely around the window opening and the screen will be in one piece. In the window near the driver however, in order to 35 enable him to extend his hand therethrough, I

provide a separate screen 6A which is connected by hinges B to a vertical cross member 56 upon the main frame, and the screen portion 6A is provided with a. sub-frame 9 and with pivoted 40 catches ti adapted to engage the main frame ii and to prevent the screen be. from being pushed outwards when the car is parked with the doors locked. A coil spring 92 upon the hinge tends to keep the portion EA of the screen in a closed position, the said spring being strong enough to prevent vibration of the parts and at the same time allow it to be manually operated. When the hinged screen iiA is used, the flange 55 is omitted in the opening which receives it. The w flange, however, is provided upon the vertical pdrtion 52' of the frame 52. The portion 52' may in this case be secured in the position by other means than the lock ll, such as, for example, the screw lit which threadeclly engages the member 58. In this modification, the iixed portion 6 of the screen isremoved by taking 01! the frame 52, while the hinged portion A is removed by taking out the pins of the hinges 8, the frame 6 being left permanently within the window opening.

During the winter season when the screens are not required, I provide in their place sheets 0! Celluloid or other transparent material having reinforced edges similar to those upon the wire screens and held in position within the frame in the same manner. These transparent sheets, being spaced to some extent apart from the window glass 3, as will be observed from the sectional plan view Figure 3, cause currents of air to pass up close to the inner surface of the glass and so carry away moisture which would otherwise collect upon the surface and obscure the vision of the operator.

It will be observed from the foregoing description and by reference to the drawing that I have provided a screen which is simple in construction and convenient to operate, and while I have herein described and shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art to which the same relates that various modifications in detail may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my said invention, what aisaue I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

i. In a device of the character described, the combination, with an automobile having a window opening therein, of a hollow moulding defining said opening and having a slot extending around the inner face thereof, a frame of channel-like section extending therearound and having its base passing through said slot with one leg of the channel overlying the rear surface of the moulding, a screen having a stiffening member upon its periphery and fitting within said frame, and a cover detachably secured to said frame and adapted to retain said screen therewithin.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination, with an automobile having a window opening therein, of a hollow moulding defining said opening and having a slot extending around the inner face thereof, a frame of channel-like section extending therearound and having its base passing through said slot with one leg of the channel overlying the rear surface of the moulding, a screen having a stiffening member upon its periphery and fitting within said frame, a cover detachably secured to said frame and adapted to retain said screen therewithin, and means for securing said cover in place.

LEROY G. GILL.