US2444288A

US2444288A - Window screen

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Publication number: US2444288A
Application number: US590022A
Authority: US
Inventors: Seth J Gilson
Original assignee: Gilson & Neeb Co
Current assignee: Gilson & Neeb Co
Priority date: 1945-04-24
Filing date: 1945-04-24
Publication date: 1948-06-29
Anticipated expiration: 1965-06-29

Description

June Z9, 194.8. s. .1.r GlLsoN 2,444,288

wmnow scREEN Filed April 24, 1945 V 4 sheets-sheet 1 S. J. GILSON WINDOW SCREEN June 29, 1948.

vFiled Apri 24, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 29, 1948.

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WINDOW SCREEN Filed April 24, 1945 4 sheets-sheet 4 Patented June 29, 1948 UNITED STATES WINDDW SCREEN Seth J. Gilson, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to Gilson & Neeb Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a partnershp Application April 24, 1945, Serial No. 590,022

The object of my present invention has been to produce a novel form of adjustable window Screen.

A primary feature of my` invention resides in the special construction of frame for the screen whereby I am enabled to employ a screen member or screen members of Xed Width notwithstanding that my screen is adjustable to occupy windows of different Widths in order that it may t the particular window upon which it will be finally disposed for use. The reason that I am enabled to utilize screen members of uniform or predetermined width is due to the fact that in the construction of my screen unit I avail of adjustment of relatively wide side frame members in order to obtain the variable widths for my screen thatwill permit of its application or fitting to diiferent Widths of windows. The side frame members are assembled in a somewhat unique manner in relation `to the screen member or members, whereby to be adjusted in respect to the latter, the side edges of the screen members fitting into the side frame members of my unit, which frame members may slide relatively to the screen members for adjustment facility.

My screen unit is also novel in respect to the provision of plural screen members if the latter are to be used, there being provided a special arrangement of such screen members disposed in vertical line with one another and adapted to overlap to provide the necessary continuous screen surface for my screen, suitable means being supplied for obtaining the necessary guiding functions of the screen members on the frame and relatively to each other when moving the same to predetermined adjustments depending on the vertical height of a particular window to which the screen is to be fitted.

My invention involves other special features of construction designed for facilitating the assembly and adjustment of the parts or members of a screen of the type which I have devised, and which features will be fully understood upon reference to the following specification, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in

which: i

Figure 1 is a view of my screen invention mounted on a window and looking at the screen from the outside of the window. l

Figure 2 is a view of the screen alone, looking toward the same from the inner side thereof.

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 2, but illustrating the screen as seen when adjusted to enlarge the width thereof and to extend thescreen longitudinally or vertically. i.

l sclaims. (o1. 16o- 374) Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view of the screen` alone taken about on the line 4-4 of Figures 1 and 2.

, Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view of the as- 5 sembled screen taken Aabout on the line 5 5 of Figure 2.

klzigure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken about on the line 6-6 of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is -a horizontal sectional view taken about on the line 'I-l of Figure 2.

, Figure 8 is a view illustrating the screen members as when separated from. the extensible frame members.

Figure 9 is a view in elevation of the lower screen member alone.

l Figure 10 is a view of one of the side frame members alone, looking in the direction of the outer side edge of the screen. p

Figure 11 is a detail perspective view of one of the guide plates attached to the lower end of the upper extensible section of each side frame member.

Figure 12 is a detailsectional view on the line l2-I2 of Figures 3 and 8.

Figure 13 is a cross sectional View of the lower section of each side frame member.

`Figure 14 is an edge view of one of the side frame members, looking toward the outer edge portion thereof.

Figure 15 is a perspective view of one of the U-shapedstops at the upper end of each lower side frame member.

Figure 16 is a perspective view of the stop member on each end of the upper cross bar of the `lower screen member.

Specically describing myscreen construction, and referring to the drawings, it is noted that my screen comprises a lower screen member seen best infFigures 8 and 9, said member comprising the screen body or material I, at the side edges of which are attached by rivets or otherwise the metal strips 2, the said'strlps 2 supporting at their upper ends the cross bar or strip 3 which reinforces the upper edge of the screen member or material I and is also attached to the latter at said upper edge. The lower end of the screen member I has affixed thereto a cross or bottom frame member 4, which is of fixed length slightly greater than the width of the screen member I, and between the front and rear sides of which are received the lower ends of the metal strips 2. The bottom frame member 4 may be made in two sections so as to receive therebetween the metal strips 2 and the lower end portion of the screen member or material I, the outer section of the frame member d thus referred to being relatively thin and being designated 4a. Carried by the lower frame member 4 are the U-shaped guide members 5. The section 4a of the member l extends a short distance above the upper edge of the inner body section of the said frame' member, as seen best in Figure 12.

The foregoingsetsvforth theg'neral construction of the main or lower screen member of my screen.

The upper screen member of my screen is designated 6 and is made of the usualscreen material carried primarily by themupper cross frame member 'I of my screen, which iframe.member-lis seen best in Figure 8 as comprising a'f'rlatively heavy and vertically wide dimensioned cross barr made up of a relatively thick'outer--section'and a.

f Suche lower portions Ia are sufficiently spaced, in Yrespect to the complementary side frame memrelatively thin inner section of material such a y wood or other substance from which the'zscreen frame structures may be made. The upper edge of the screen member or material E is "received between lthetwo sectionsf'of the rmember 7, `as seen best in sectional View Figure 13,"and "attached to the outer section `ofthe member "I and extending downwardly therefrom are flangedside ibars of metal designated 9, the same being connected at their lower 'ends byfthe'fcross barI secured at itsoppo'site ends 'to 'the metal `Ib'ars "9, which latter are formed-with 'gusset sectionsSa at their lower ends to reinforce-the' connection between the parts' B and AW. I Attached t'o kthe inner faces of the `angedrnetal bars are strips Elb of Wood or suitable material, betweenwhich and the bars Il the verticaledge's of the screen member or material 6 are clamped'and 'fastened by suitable fastening bra'ds or like fastenings passing through the parts6'-,'f9, and'b. The upper screen fmemberthusfdescribe'd and comprising Alargely the parts 1., 9,1 I0,5and Sk9b laffords'a relatively'rigid frame member Structure;

In the operative iasse'inbly of thesc'reen with the upper and lower screen members together as seen in Figure4, the lower cross lbar I0 of the upper screen n iember,' wriich` sgro'ovedfinfits upper edge to receive the 'edge portion 'of the screen member or materiall 6, Y'isi-adapted to :abut at its outer upper "edge withlt'he inner loweredge of the cross vbar 3 ofthe ut'er screenmember I andlimit the upward extending action of the screen members "I `and/6v by such abutment action.

I pass now t'o the' construction "orf the slide frame members of my screenfb'oth of which side frame members are made exactly the same so that they are practicallyinterchangeablein tl'e assembly of the screen.- -I'slhall describe, in "ccri'i junction with the disclosure of Figure *10 lof .my drawings', the structure cof each ofthesel side frame members las follows. Each side fvraiiie member is generally designated lliz and is made up of an uppersectioII anda lower section IZ." The upper section lII L'is 'composed dffin'n'er 'and outer `members spaced Ifrom each 'other so rasto receive therebetween the-portion I2a of the lower section l2. Now'this lowerseotion 'I2 is made up 'of the vertically l'extending main and longer portion I 12a, previouslyfinentinedjthe saine having a lvertical groove YI3 leading from Vvitsirrfr edge `outwardly to rreceive the adjacent vertial side Imetal strip or parte 2 of the screen member I. The 'groove I3 of eachside frairiesection I2' is a deep groove andfno-t only receives'the aijacent Vmetal plate or strip V2` ofJth'e screen 'meinb-er I, but permits thisw reinforcing metalmember 2 and the adjacent screen' inaterialtcfnjlove' erally in such groove sofas to"eriable'iaich`-s1'd`e l ers "A, to receive therebetween the opposite ends .the Ahot/torn"fraine Imember Il, the parts Ia '-'i'ibeiigfda'ptd to -'slide horizontally yor relatively to the memblerliin' the lateral extension or ccntractionkofthejscreen unit by means of adjustmeritof the members A from and toward each other-,ffespectively For facilitating the proper relative horizontal movement between the parts and I 6a fof vitheside: frame vmembers A, 'I utilize Iafguide member YI i whichfprojects' inwardly from each mem-ber Ia and slides on top of the 'inner ,section of thebottomcross lframe `member d, Eachqguide-.me-mlber II is adapted -to'operate in one'go't "the 1keepers'for.; guide members 5, previouslyref-erred teas carried bythe bottom frame member In-referenceto the up'persection Il of each of the silde fframe'members A, ythe upper frame member IL'I "receives'between its-spaced parts the portion 12a. `'ofthe Ylower section l'of lthe Yframe memberfA; as previously ldescribed, yand it 'is 'notablettha't at'gthe 'lo-wer portion ofthe section I I I provide afgude strip "or 'member 'I8 made `'preferably-ofmetal-,fand` which, yatfthe outenedge of the side frame member spans the. space between theparts o'fwhi-chfthe member I'I "is'composed, crossingsuch space at the outer 'lower edge portionoffthe member I I, as"'seen at Nia. The guide strips 'vla hol-d'fthewpartsE-IZa of thefsid'e frame members v`Amin.':proper sliding valinement with the upper' sections -fI I o-fgthemembers A adjacent t0 the Alower portions offsaidf -sections 'I I At'fthe `:inner redge pf each "section `I`I there is providedastripV of: material -in 'the fnature of a guiding #and stopstrip I9 which works insliding abutment Vwith the 'adjacent vinner -edge of the pant fIf2aof theflowerfsection' `.I2 coacting thus with-thelstripfl to' keep :the :parts `IZa 'and II inver-tical alinement. The section II of each side :frame is :virtually :made `offinner and outer iat' :members ofA wood -orsirriilar material connected vtogether lattheir `upper outer "edges by a stripi'of--materiali similarto that designated I9, and: which facts fin cooperation with Athe part 'I 9 to holdftlie 'sections A`II :and 'I'2'in"alining positions freely permittingthe -verticalsliding movements-'orf th'es'e-rsections for "the purposeof `vertical extensionf 'aii'df'c'ontraction of dthe screen members "6 and 'I. fAt'tlie upperendof the section IiI fofeachfsi'derame 'member Athe lspaced parts .fofflsaidiinemberare. extended :inwardly 'to providespac'eiflateral'extensins'2 I ,on 'the linner side fof fone "or 'whichzis attached a 'guide .inemrber 22 somewhat similar t0 the guide meinber I1 previouslyoescribedlin referencer() the iewer section-T2; 'Thisfg'llidefleiber Z2 isp-adapted t0 `snee n; abutment 'with the under side 'drinne ure 8 for the details of construction abovereferred to in relation to their separatedposition, and Figures 1 and 2 in relation to the arrangement of these guide parts in their assembled. position when the screen is in the form of an operative unit. Y

For connecting the side frame members A with the screen members I and 6, I utilize screw boits passing through openings 24 in the parts 2l and Isa, said screw bolts design-ated 25, and also passing through the slots I5 of the parts "f" and 4, as previously described. These screw bolts 25 cooperate with the slots I5 to limit the lateral or widening extension of the screen and the narrowing contractionof the screen in the direction of its width. l

For additionally assisting in holding the main screen member I with its vertical edges and parts, in the grooves I3, the upper ends ci the lower side frame sections I2 have at their upper ends U-.shaped corner stop members 2S which have cross webs 2do, that constitute stops. Saidstops 26a, are engageable with stop lugs 21 which are directly attached to gpposite extremities of the part 3. The loops 26a can slide against the lugs El as seen according to the disclosure in Figures 15, i6, and 18, and thus limit the outward movement of the parts I2a at the upper ends of the latter.

For supporting the screen upon a window in which it will be emplaced, I utilize a supporting plate 28 attached to the outer side of the cross bar 'i after known practice, said plate having a slot to engage with a lug carried by a plate 2li attached to the upper cross bar B of the frame of the window which is indicated at C generally.

For quick loosening of the fastening bolts 25, wing nuts 3Q are applied to said bolts at the inner side of the screen. For interlocking the screen at its lower end to the window frame, the members Ia are equipped, as seen in Figure 3, with L-shaped clip members 3l adapted to interengage with the outer window sash stop strips of the window frame.

The method of mounting and the operation of my window screen, according to the structure before described, is as follows: It is assumed that the screen members are assembled substantially in the condition in which they are seen in Figure 2. rIhe screen will have the wing nuts 30 loosened preliminary to placing the screen in the window frame, and this will permit of ready separating or moving together of the side frame members A, and since the upper sections Il of said side frame members are loosely slidable in relation to the lower sections I2, the vertical extension of the screen may be readily effected, dependent upon the vertical dimension of the window frame.

The parts being so set and arranged, say as seen in Figure 2, the rst step is to pass the window screen through the window from the inside and interengage the plates 28 and 29 after the known manner of suspending and supporting screens as practiced today. The operator will spread the side frame members A if the window is wider than the adjustment of the parts as seen in Figure 2, the latter adjustment being the minimum width to which the screen parts can be set. This separation will cause the screen members and frame parts to properly engage the sides of the window frame and the vertical dimension of the screen will be arrived at by merely permitting the lower sections of the side frame members A to gravitate relatively tothe upper. sections IIuntil-the lower frame bar 6 rests upon the usually l outwardly inclined sill of the window frameu `Then the clips or fastening members 3|' can :be interengaged `with the lower ends of thefoutermost stop strips of the frame.v With such adjustment of the parts, the thumb nuts 3d will .be screwed up tight to holdthe frame members in their proper positions. Of course,` if desired, a suitable fastening device can be employed to attachthe lower frame bar to the'window framabut this is not necessary. `'lheooross 'bar or strip Iil` ofv the upper screen member 6 and the cross bar or strip 3 of the lower screen member I contacteach with the screen material of the opposing screen member seal the space between the screen members at whatever vertical adjustments they assume,` preventing entrance of dirt and also insects at such point of contact.

it willi thus be seen that `Ihave devised a screen whichis adjustablein `width toan extent substantially 'equal tothe 'width of the frame members A, `and is further adjustable in length a distance equivalentto the combined lengths of the screen members i and 6.' At all lateral adjustments'. of the' members A the vertical cdgesfofthe screen members I and 6 remain housed or inset within 'themembers A.

It is to be comprehendedrwithin the scope of my invention that screens of xed vertical length may be produced using the general principle of construction employed by me and utilizing only the main screen member I. Under such conditions the secondary screen member 6 could be dispensed with.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new yand desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A window screen comprising, in combination, side frame members, a main screen member therebetween, the side edge portions of which overlap the side members and are movable laterally relatively thereto, and upper and lower frame members adjustably connected to the side frame members, said side frame members being longitudinally extensible relatively to each other.

2. A window screen comprising, in combination, side frame members, a main screen member therebetween, the side edge portions of which overlap the side frame members and are movable relatively thereto, upper and lower frame members, and adjustable connecting means between the side frame members and said upper and lower side frame members by movement of the latter away from each other.

3. A screen as claimed in claim 1, combined with horizontal guide members extending inward from the side frame members and cooperating with the upper and lower frame members to direct the movement of the side fra-me members when shifted toward or from each other in adjusting the parts to vary the width of the screen.

4. A window screen as claimed in claim 1, wherein the side frame members are formed with grooves extending outward from their inner edges, in which grooves the side edge portions of the screen member are received and adapted to shift upon adjustment of the side frame members toward or from each other to vary the width of the screen and primary guide members extending inward from the upper and lower ends of the side frame members and slidably 7 engaging 'trie i-upperfand lower iframe' members, and: fsecondaryguide'members1 on* the Iupper and lower 'fframe members :to "en-gage the primary g''ide m'emb'ers i andy coacting to prevent planar separation of the frame-members.

y5. A screen as claiinerzlv 4in 'claim 1, combined with a second screen member adjustablevertical-ly relativelyto .the mainA screen member, vand in which the Tside fram'e'members are `composed of relatively' vertically 'movable sections `facilitating movement of 'the second'fscre'enmembe'r in irelationto the mai'screen member, the main screen member 'having its Y' side edges received bythe lower-ef thefadjustable sections of the side frame members-,and the second ser-zen -member fhfavin'g its `rs\ide-ed,.,1fescorresporrdingly'received 'by the upper-oisaid adjustable sections.

6; A screenas claimed in claim 1', combined with a second screen member adjustable vertically Yrelatively 'to the main screen member, and in which the 'side frame "members yare composed offr relatively vertically-movable lsections facilitating movement oflthefsecond screen member in relation to the main -screen member, the second screen member 'being movable above the main screen-member, and cross bars at the-lower end of the'secondfscreenmember `and the 'upper end of the main. screenf member, each cross bar operatingin contact with the screen material of the screen memberhaving the other cross bar and sealing the' space-between the screen'members.

Y 7. nWindow-screen.comprising upper and lower screen members, connected side frame members receiving the side 'edges of the said screen members, "said edges movably overlapping considerable portions of't'hewidth of the side Vfrarrrernembers for varying width adjustments, said side framemen'ibers 'beingvertically adjustable to facilitate Vertical relative adjustment of the upper and lower `screen members.

8f. A screen as claimed in claim 7, in which the screen members and side frame members are relatively movable for Varying the Width of the screen, combined with manipulatable fastenings between the side frame 'members and the upper and lower screen members operable to fix the Width adjust ments obtained by relative movement of the screen members and side frame members in the direction lof `the width of the screen. Y

SETI-I J. GILSON.

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