US2188023A

US2188023A - Weather strip

Info

Publication number: US2188023A
Application number: US209587A
Authority: US
Inventors: Carl L Tomsche
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-05-23
Filing date: 1938-05-23
Publication date: 1940-01-23
Anticipated expiration: 1957-01-23

Description

Jan. 23, 1940. c. TOMSCHE WEATHER STRIP Filed Ma 23, 1938 /0 E ic-5:53

INVENTOR. Cfl/QL L. TOM-SCHE BY 1 I LEI-:4

Patented Jan. 23, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to windows and more particularly to an improved weather strip and sash construction.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive weather strip of the character described.

Another object is to provide an improved sash mounting and lock.

Other objects and advantages will appear and be brought out more fully in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing wherein Fig. i is an elevation view of a portion of the window illustrating my invention and Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. -1 and Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, I show a window having ,a side frame 5, stool 8, upper jamb I and sill 8. The Weatherstrip 8,- comprising an important feature of my invention, is secured in any suitable manner to side frame 5 in a rectangular recess Ill therein. Upper lamb I is provided with a similar recess I! and lower Jamb 6 likewise has a recess l2. Weather strip 8 has a pair of grooves l3 forming a0 a somewhat wedge shaped strip ll to which is secured a substantially U-shaped spring member IS. {The windows comprise glass It, the side edges of which extend into grooves l8 and are pressed against the outer edges thereof by springs IS. The extreme upper and lower edges of the window glass It are secured to grooved metallic members l'l, having inwardly curved portions l8 adapted for raising and lowering of the windows, the members l1 being adapted to fit closely in recesses II and I2. The meeting edges of the windows are secured in channel members l9 and 20, member l8 having a grooved bead 2| and member 20 having 'interfitting tongue 22. A lock pin 23 is slidable laterally 5 in apertures 24 in member 20 and has a ring shoulder 25 by which it is biased in the locked and unlocked positions by spring 28, a suitable hand piece 21 is provided for pin 23, the forward end of which passes under a portion of head 2| 5 to effect the locking of the windows. The glass I6 is preferably held in position in the channel members by cork ribbon but it will be understood that it may be secured in the channel portions of numbers [1, l9 and 20 in any suitable manner as by cementing with or without a fabric 5 or resilient element auxiliary thereto. It may be desirable in certain cases to provide window panels smaller than the normal window opening and in these cases the auxiliary channel members 28 are used. 10

By the foregoing description, it will be apparent that I have provided a very efiective weather strip and window mounting which is simple and economical to construct and very effective in providing a substantially airtight 15 mounting. The sash as described will preferably of aluminum and stainless steel and will never require painting and will be rustproof. The sash as described will not require counter sets as much of the tension of the spring strips 20 It can be adjusted to hold the glass without them. The glass mounted as described, obviates the use of putty which frequently works loose.

Having described my invention what I claim 25 is e 1. The combination with a window frame having'opposed guides, each guide being formed with two parallel grooves having their adjacent faces extending at an angle and forming a dovetail partition between the grooves, a resilient strip having a dovetail shaped grooved fitting the dovetail partition and having outwardly extending sides, and panes of glass sliding in said parallel grooves between the straight walls thereof and said outwardly extending sides.

2. The combination with a window frame having opposed recesses each opening at one edge of the window frame, guides in said recesses and formed with two parallel grooves having their 40 addacent faces extending at an angle forming a dovetail partition between the grooves; and a resilient strip having a dovetail groove fitting the dovetail partition and having outwardly and in-' wardlycurved sides, and panes of glass sliding 45 in said parallel grooves between the straight walls thereof and said curved sides of the resilient strip.

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