US2362730A - Window construction of awning type - Google Patents

Description

A. H. SOULE WINDOW CONSTRUCTION OF AWNING TYPE F iled m 5. 1942 Nov. 14, 1944.

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This invention relates to windows for buildings and particularly pertains to-''a window constructionoftheawnin'gtype.

- It isthe principal object of my present invention to provide an improved simpleand economical window construction of the type described and claimed in'my prior application for Letters Patentof the United States entitled Awning type window construction, filed February 9-,v 1942, Serial No. 430,017; which eliminates the use of window frames. casingastops' and trim by being applicable for surface installation to the exterior wall of a buildingcovering the rough window opening completely; the sash of which Windowis easily'operable for ventilation control.

'It is another object ofthe present invention to provide a window construction of the character referred to which can'beinexpensivel'y manufactured and expeditiously installed at an extremely low-cost.

In practicing my invention I provide a window construction which includes a pair of vertical uide rails to be fixed on the exterior surfaceof a building wall at each side of a window opening therein. The sash fits between these guide rails and is operatively-conne'cted therewith by mecha-" nism enabling awning type operationof thesash. A lateral hood member is provided to overlie the upper ends of the sash and guide rails and is likewise secured to the exterior surface of the wall.

The mounting of the sash inthe guide rails is i such that the inner faces of the sash rails are disposed to abut the exterior surface of the building .or framing about the marginal perimeter of the. window openingwhen the'sash isin closed. position. 1

The. invention is exemplified in the following description and illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the operative connection between the sash and the guide rails of an improved window construction.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the guide shoe.

Fig. 3 is a view in vertical section through a building wall showing one manner of applying my ing drawing, l0 indicates a building wall through which is formed a window opening II. This opening need not befitted with a window frame, windowaising, stops or trim as 'my' new construction eliminates such elements.

My improvedfwindow construction includes a pairof -guide rails I 2 arranged vertically one at each side of the window-opening in parallelism with-the margin'ahe'dg'e of such openingfbut spaced from such edge. The guiderailslZ illustrated-a're of 'steel 'construction and are of angle sect-ionp As sh'ow'n in the drawing, "each giiid rail is for'ni'e'dwith right angularly' arra'nged te'es' 12a and 12b. "The latter is to be abutted fiatwise against th 'e' outer surface of the wall o'r window'framing and there securedin any 'suitable' fashion just short of the side right anglsto the face or the-priming wan and at its. "outer extremity is bent "back upon itself 'toforin' a guidetrackwayfllm.

ffThe 'sashj ll'fwhich'fits' between the guide rails is" rabbeted alongjits inner side edgesand the transverse" dimension of, the sash between the rabbets'is slightly less than the transverse dimensioii between the'to'esj lm or the guide rails :2, but this latter dimension'is less than the exte. rior transverse dimension of the sash so that the tongues 1nd providewalong the exterior sides of: the sash will overlie the exterior edges .of the guide rails, as illustrated. The width of each rabbet agrees with the length of the toe l2a 10f the adjacent guide "rail I 2 sq that the inner face of the sash will abut against the fiat outer surface of --the toes-I217, while the tongues lla .of the sash will -;abut against the outer edges of the toes I-2a of the guide rails. i

In the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the guide rails l2 abut the exterior surface of sheathing 16 of the wall l0, while in the construction shown in Fig. 5, the sheathing stops short of the perimeter of the window opening and the guide rails I2 are abutted directly against the framing surrounding the window opening II. This provides for caulking or the like between the sheathing and the rails I2. I may prefer to use a trim strip l8 at the exterior sides of the guide rails I2, as illustrated in the drawing.

The inner face of each side rail of the sash is longitudinally grooved as at 30 to accommodate the weathering tongue I20 and thereby provide additional weathering between the sash and. the opening.

toe I2b and the outer extremity of the trackway I2d. This blade 24 projects into and slid ably engages the trackway shoe and the guide rail I2. This construction and arrangement forms a pivotal and sliding connection between the upper end of the sash and the guide rails I2.

Pivotally connected at one end to. the lower ends of the plates 22 are links 25, the other ends I of which are pivotally connected to the guide rails I2 as at 26, as illustrated. I This mounting of the sash is such that when the lower end thereof is moved outwardly, the upper end moves downwardly along the guide rails I2 so that projected or awning type operation of the sash is accomplished. A hood member 21 is arranged horizontally over the upper end of the sash and the guide rails I2, as illustrated.

If desired, two or more sash may be provided for each window opening as in the conventional awning type window construction. The meeting rails of the sashes may be constructed in a manner conventional in awning type windows.

In practice, to install the improved window construction herein disclosed, it is only necessary to fasten the guide rails I2 to the exterior surface of the wall or framing at the sides of the window opening as illustrated, and then to apply the hood member 21 to the exterior surface of the wall as described. The sash is then positioned between the rails I2 and operatively connected therewith as described. The window is then installed and ready for use. This simple installation places the rails of the sash in proper relationship to the exterior surfaces of the wall surrounding the perimeter of the window opening for proper closure. It is obvious that this construction eliminates the conventional window frame, casing, stops and trim.

There are a great many advantages flowing from my improved construction. One is that by eliminating the window frame and its accompanying elements, considerable saving in cost results. Secondly, the ease and expeditiousness of installation results in considerable labor saving, both in fabrication and installation. The sash do not require fitting because the surface installation disclosed allows adjustment for discrepancies in fabrication. Also variance in the I2d and soforms a guiding and sliding connection between the window opening dimensions does not at all affect installation nor require fitting of the sash.

In actual practice I have found a' great overall saving, both in manufacture and installation over the conventional type windows of the same opening area.

I also desire to point out that by the present construction a maximum light area is provided for the window opening and that proper ventilation control is effected by the awning type of operation.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in its construction by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A window construction comprising a pair of guide rails to be secured vertically to the exterior surface of a building at the opposite sides of a window opening, each guide rail being of angle cross-section and adapted to be mounted on the surface of the building with one toe thereof abutting said surface and projecting toward the windowopening but arranged short.

thereof, the other toe projecting outwardly at .right angles to said surface, a sash of a width greater than the width of the window opening, the side rails of said sash being rabbeted and the dimension of the sash between the rabbeted edges being slightly less than the transverse dimension between said outwardly projecting toes of the guide rails to fit between said toes with its inner surface to abut against the flat surface of the other toes of said guide rails, each toe of each guide rail which abuts against said wall surface being outturned at its edge adjacent the window opening to form a weathering tongue, the inner surface of each side rail of the sash being grooved to accommodate said weathering tongue, an exterior longitudinal tongue formed by said rabbeting along said side of the sash at the exterior face thereof to overlie and abut, against the extremities of the projecting toes of the guide rails, the distance between the inner face of said tongues and the inner surface of the sash being the same as the dimension of the outwardly projecting toes of said guide rails, a pivotal and sliding connection between each guide rail and the upper end of the sash, and a

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