US2497022A - Window screen - Google Patents

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Feb. 7, 1950 w. G. WAYWORTH WINDOW SCREEN Filed Oct. l5, 1945 :inventor W//L TER 6). WHYWORTH.

fd@ f/ Gttorneg Patented Feb. 7, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT ePrice-Ff Walter Gr. Wayworth, Hartford, Conn. Application October 13, 1945, Serial No. 622,226

4 Claims. (Cl. 1GO-182) This invention relates to window screens and more particularly to such screens as are adapted to be detachably mounted to a window frame.

An object of this invention is to provide a full window screen which can be readily and quickly attached to the window frame, or detached, from the inside of the window without requiring attaching operations from the exterior.

A further object of this invention is to provide such la screen having two sections hinged together, one section of which may be attached in a iixed position while the other may be movable upon the rst section to permit opening of the screen when desired.

. A still further objectof provide simple and novel means for attaching the screen to a window frame from the inside of a building.

A still further object of this invention is to provide such a screen which can be neatly folded upon itself for storage or other purposes.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will be more clearly understood from the following description and from the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. l is a rear view of a screen embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged central Vertical sectional view, illustrating a window frame construction with my improved screen attached thereto.

Fig. 3 is an elevational side View showing my improved screen in folded position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view, in vertical section, showing the hinged construction.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the top of the screen frame with the fastening means thereon.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the fastening member.

As illustrated in the drawings, my improved screen consists of an upper frame or sash 5 and a lower frame or sash 6 which are hinged together at 'l so that the lower frame is supported upon the upper frame when mounted in a window, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

The upper half is provided with a bracket 'i--a which is fastened to the frame 5 and has a handle loop 8 extending downwardly from the frame to provide a handle by which the screen may be held from the inside while a screw 9, indicated at I0, is inserted into the window frame to secure the upper screen to the window. The said upper screen is also provided with a hook Il at each side thereof which engage eyes l2 on the window frame for retaining the lower part of the upper screen in position.

thisfinventi'on is to 2 The two adjacent portions of the frames may be tongued, as atv i3, to'overlap as shown and may be provided with a supporting rod or bar i4 which is hung on the said frame and adapted to engage the outside oi the window for retaining the lower screen in open position, as indicated by the dotted lines of Fig. 2.

In order to retain the lower screen in closed position, a catch, indicated at l5, or any other suitable device, may be used and av handle I6 may also be provided for pulling the said `lower screen shut.

When it is desire -t'o .secure one of 'my improved screens to a window frame, the upper andv lower halves may be closed together, as indicated at Fig. 3, and then passed out through the window and opened at the outside of the window. The screen is then placed against the window mouldings l1 and held by the handle 8 while the screw 9 is inserted. The hooks Il may then be inserted into the eyes l2 and the entire screen is in position Within the window frame. When it is desired to open the lower half of the screen, the same is simply swung outwardly and the bar I4 may be used, as clearly shown in dotted lines of Fig. 2, to retain the screen in open position.

From the above description it will be clearly understood that my invention provides a novel screen having very desirable advantages in that it permits easy installation and economy of production, since no frame is used for the two halves of the screens due to the fact that they are hinged together and, therefore, the upper half of the screen acts as a support for the lower half without requiring the use of a secondary screen frame.

It will be noted that the screen material is mounted to the frames against an indented shoulder to permit the attaching moulding to be level with outside of frame. so that the moulding will not interfere with the folding of the screen as illustrated in Fig. 3.

My invention is also adapted for use on storm windows where the screen wire, indicated at I8, is simply replaced with glass and otherwise constructed and used exactly as above described.

I claim:

l.. For a window, a frame comprising upper and lower sections permanently hinged together, the said upper section being provided on the inner side thereof with fastening means including a bracket formed of an elongated strip and having a perpendicular projection extending inwardly from said section towards the window and adapted to receive a member therethrough for securing the upper section to the window frame, and a iinger engageable loop depending from said bracket and extending outwardly therefrom towards the upper section and underlying the upper end of the upper section, whereby the said window frame may be supported in position from the in- 5 side of the window while the said fastening member is inserted for securing the frame to the window.

2. In a frame for a, window of the character described, the combination of an upper section 1 and a lower section permanently hinged together, fastening means at the top of said upper section including a member adapted to be fastened to the inside of said upper section and having a projection extending perpendicularly therefrom to perl mit securing said section to a Window frame with the fastening member disposed between the upper section and the window, a. loop on said fastening means extending outwardly of said perpendicular projection and disposed within the upper section 2 to provide a grasping portion whereby the section may be supported while a fastening member is applied through the said projection, means at the lower portion of said upper section for retaining it in position relatively to the window, and a 2 lower section permanently hinged to said upper section.

3. For a frame adapted to be secured to a window, means for securing said frame to the window frame from the inside of said window and includ- 3 ing a fastening member attached to the inside of said frame, a perpendicular projection at one end of said fastening member extending towards `the window, and a loop at the opposite end of said member providing a'grasping portion and extend- 3 CII ing outwardly relatively to said window to a vertical plane laterally of said projection to permit holding of said frame in position, with one nger inserted through said loop, While a fastening member is vertically applied through said projecting portion for securing the frame to the window frame from a position inside of said window.

4. For a frame of the character described, a fastening member permitting said frame to be supported from the inside of a Window while it is secured to the frame of said window; the said fastening member comprising an elongated strip of sheet metal having one end thereof bent to extend inwardly from the frame, and the opposite end thereof bent outwardly of the said strip and provided with a loop which will underlie the upper member of the said frame to permit holding thereof in position and the use of a tool for operating upon a fastening member extending'through said projection while mounting the said frame to the window frame.

WALTER G. WAYWORTH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the iile of this partent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 424,179 Clark Mar. 25, 1890 1,788,932 Schenke Jan. 13, 1931 1,942,776 Shafer Jan. 9, 1934 2,053,186 Frase Sept. 1, 1936 2,344,357 Kilkis Mar. 14, 1944 Certicate of Correction Patent No. 2,497,022 February 7, 1950 WALTER G. WVAYWORTH It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows:v

Column 4, lines 1 and 2, for the words vertical plane read position;

and that the `said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 16th day of May, A. D. 1950.

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Gommz'asz'oner of Patente.

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