US2190187A - Storm sash hanger - Google Patents

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Feb. 13,1940. E. 'r. KUNOLD ETAL STORM SASH HANGER Filed May 12. 1939 Patented Feb. 13, 194% unrrso stares rarest orrics 2,190,187 STORM SASH HANGER Edward T. Kunold and Jacob J. Friedman,

Omaha, Nebrz; Friedman said Kunold assignor to Ruth Application May 12, 1939, Serial No. 273,340

6 Claims. (Cl. IS -1'72) This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in storm sash hangers.

In the mounting of storm sashes, it has heretofore been the practice to provide the upper cross-rail of the storm sash with a pair of eye members in the form of .apertured plates that are readily detachable from a pair of plate hooks I has been found that with such window sash mountings that strong blasts of air frequently raise the upper end of the same is swung outwardly at its lower end into it ventilating position disengaging the. apertured plates from the plate hooks resulting in serious damage to the storm sash.

It is therefore the primary object of this invention to provide a storm sash hanger that is extremely simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture one in connection is formed between. the hanger members carried by the upper end of thestorm sash and the window frame when the storm sash is swung outwardly at its lower end into ventilating position to prevent accidental disengagement of the storm sash at its upper end from the window frame. r With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consistsin the novel form. combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the window frame and storm sash equipped with the storm sash hangers constitutthe present invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical detail cross-s storm sash in its closed position relative to the window sash;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical detail sectional view, similar to Figure 2, storm sash swung outwardly into ventilating position with the two parts of the sash hanger interlockingly engaged;

5 Figure 4. is a detail sectional view showing the storm sash when the i which an interlocking projecting at right angles at the outer end thereof. l curved edge i9 of the plate i1 is cut away as at GCtlOIlELI view taken on line 22 of Figure 1, showing the pews presently to appear showing the manner of engaging and disengaging the tw parts-of the storm sash hanger;

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the storm sash hanger element that is mounted upon the window frame;

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of the storm sash hanger element shown in Figure 5;

and

Figure '7 is a perspective view of the storm sash hanger element carried by the storm sash.

In the accompanying drawing, character I!) designates in general a window frame having vertically slidable window sashes ii mounted therein. The storm sash i2 is mounted on the window frame ll outwardly of the window sash H as shown in Figures 1 and 2 in its closed position relative to the window sash.

, The mounting for the storm sash comprises twopart hangers, two of such hangers being associated with each storm sash and window frame, one hanger part being secured to the winthe reference dew frame and the other part of thehanger being secured to the storm sash. The two parts of the hanger are respectively designated in general by the reference characters l3 and I4 and these hanger parts are illustrated in detail in Figures 5 to 7. As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the

, hanger part it includes a base plate i5 of generally rectangular formation in plan View except forornamentalcharacteristics, the straight vertical side edgeof the base plate I5-having an upwardly curved hook it projecting at right angles from the lower end thereof and a plate I! p from said straight vertical edge of the base plate in the plane of the hook it and spaced upwardly thereof as shown in Figure '5. The hook 56 has an upwardly curved upper edge is while the outer edge of the plate i'i overlying the hook I6 is substantially coincidentally curved as at 19 relative to the curved edge iii of the hook to provide an arcuate passage 26) between the adjacent curved edges of the hook i6 and plate I? which slightly widens The lower side of the to provide an abutment shoulder 22. for pur- The base plate 15 is provided with spaced openings 23 for the passage of fastening screws to anchor the hanger.

plate I! and hook l6 being disposed substantially in the vertical plane of the opposite edges of the storm sash.

The cooperating storm sash hanger part 14 is shown in detail in Figure '7 and two of these parts are respectively secured to the upper cor ners of the storm sash for pivotal supporting engagement with the adjacent hanger part I3. The hanger part comprises a base plate 24 of generally rectangular formation in plan View with one straight vertical side edge 25 and an upper edge 26 extending at right angles to the vertical side edge 25, the other two edges being of fanciful design characteristics and said base plate 24 has vertically spaced openings 21 therein to facilitate the passage of anchor screws for securing the hanger part I4 to the storm sash l2. A bearing finger 28 projects laterally of the upper end of the base plate 24 from the straight side edge thereof, said bearing finger being transversely curved as illustrated and when the base plate 24 of the hanger part I4 is secured to the storm sash It with the straight side edge thereof substantially flush with the adjacent vertical side edge of the storm sash, the bearing finger 28 is positioned in the slot or space 20 between the hook I 3 and plate I? of the hanger part I3 in support of the storm sash.

When the storm sash i2 is in its closed position as shown in Figure 1, relative to the window casing ill and window sash II, the bearing finger 28 carried by the hanger part I 4 is engaged with the upper edge 18 of the hook N3 of the hanger part l3 and is disposed beneath the cut-away portion 2! in the lower edge of the plate I! overlying the hook I6. The free forward edge of the bearing finger 28 is slightly above the lower end of the abutment shoulder 22 at the forward end of the cut-away portion 2! to restrain the upper end of the storm sash l2 against movement outwardly of the window frame when the lower end of the storm sash is anchored in the usual manher to the window sill. When it is desired to swing the lower end of the storm sash outwardly for ventilation purposes, as shown in Fig. 3, the lower anchor devices are released and upon outward swinging movement of the lower end of the storm sash away from the usual inclined window sill, the storm sash is slightly lowered with the bearing finger 28 resting at its inner or rear edge on the upper edge of the hook !6. Upon outward swinging movement of the lower edge of the storm sash, the lower edge of the bearing finger 2B pivots on the upper edge of the hook r l5 while the forward edge of the bearing finger 28 moves upwardly into the cut-out portion 2| and is positioned rearwardly and upwardly of the abutment shoulder 22 whereupon the two parts of the storm sash hanger become interlocked with each other so that the upper edge of the storm sash l2 cannot be moved outwardly relative to the window casing and window sash. To remove the storm sash from the window casing, the an chor means at the lower end of the storm sash is released and slight outward pressure at the lower end of the storm sash will cause the storm sash to be slightly lowered with the bearing finger 28 positioned below the abutment shoulder 22 for movement into the inner end of the space 20 between the plate I! and opening it whereupon the storm sash may then be bodily swung outwardly and upwardly with the bearing finger 28 moved outwardly through the opening 29, the storm sash being mounted in a similar manner by reverse operation.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent and while there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

We claim:

1. In a storm sash hanger of the character described, a hanger comprising two separably connected parts adapted for respective attachment to a window frame and a storm sash, and cooperating means carried by said parts to efiect an interlocking engagement therebetween when the storm sash is swung outwardly at its lower end into ventilating position, the cooperating means including an upwardly curved hook carried by the window frame hanger part and an overhanging plate above and in the plane of the hook with a cut-away portion in the lower edge of the plate forming an abutment shoulder, and a bearing finger carried by the storm sash hanger part positionable between the hook and plate and movable into the cut-away portion with the free edge of the finger in a plane above the abutment shoulder and rearwardly thereof when the storm sash is swung outwardly into ventilating position.

2. In a storm sash hanger of the character described, a hanger comprising two separably an interlocking engagement therebetween when the storm sash is swung outwardly at its lower end into ventilating position, the cooperating means including an upwardly curved hook carried by the window frame hanger part and an overhanging plate above and in the plane of the hook with a cut-away portion in the lower edge of the plate forming an abutment shouldenand a bearing finger carried by the storm sash hanger part positionable between the hook and plate and movable into the cut-away portion with the free edge of the finger in a plane above the abutment shoulder and rearwardly thereof when the storm sash is swung outwardly into ventilating position, the opposed edges of the hook and plate being substantially coincidentally curved and spaced to provide a guide slot with the bearing finger movable through the slot during placement and displacement of the storm sash.

3. In a storm sash hanger of the character described, a hanger comprising two separably connected parts adapted for respective attachment to a window frame and a storm sash, and cooperating means carried by said parts to eiTect an interlocking engagement therebetween when the storm sash is swung outwardly at its lower end into ventilating position, the cooperating means including an upwardly curved hook carried by the window frame hanger part and an overhanging plate above and in the plane, of the hook with a cut-away portion in the lower edge of the plate forming an abutment shoulder, and a bearing finger carried by the storm sash hanger part positionable between the hook and plate and movable into the cut-away portion with the free edge of the finger in a plane above the abutment shoulder and rearwardly thereof when the storm sash is swung outwardly into ventilating position, the storm sash hanger part comprising a base plate, the bearing finger projecting base plate and being mm; y

laterally and forwardly of the transversely curved.

4. In astorm sash hanger of the character described; a hanger comprising two separably connected parts adapted for respective attachment to a window frame and a storm sash, and said parts to effect an interlocking engagement therebetween when the storm sash is swung outwardly at its lower end into ventilating position, the cooperating means including an upwardly curved hook carried by the window frame hanger part and an overhanging plate above and in the plane of the hook with a cut away-portion in the lower edge of the plate forming an abutment shou1der,'and a bearing finger carried by the storm's ash hanger part positionable between the hook and plate and movableintothe cut-away portion with the free edge of the finger in a plane above the abutment shoulder and rearwardly thereof whenthe storm sash is swung outwardly into ventilating position, the opposed edges of the hook and plate beupper end of the ing substantially coincidentally curvedand spaced to provide a guide slot with the bearing finger movable through. the slot during placement and displacement of the storm sash, the storm sash hanger part comprising a base plate, the bearing finger projecting laterally and, forwardly of the upper end of the oase'plate andbeing transversely curved. 5. A storm sash hanger of the typeset forth in claim 3, characterized by the inner lower edge or" the bearing finger resting upon said hook when the storm sash is in ventilating position with the forward edge of the finger positioned upwardly and rearwardly of the abutment shoulder A. storm sash hanger ofthe typeset forth in claim 4, characterized by the inner lower edge of the bearing finger resting upon said hook when the storm sashlis in ventilating position with the forward edge of the finger positioned upwardly and rearwardly oi the abutment shoulder.-

y I EDWARD T. KUNOLD. JACOB J. FRIEDMAN,

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