US2530192A - Sash holder - Google Patents

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Nov. 14, 1950 K, EPPLER 2,530,192

SASH HOLDER Filed Aug 31, 1948 INVENTOR.

CLARENCE K EPPLE'R His Attorney Patented Nov. 14 1950 'i Application August 31, 1918,

My invention pertains to sash holders and more particularly to devices for holding window sashes snugly in the frames while permitting the sashes ,to be. adjusted up or down in a usual manner...

It is an object of my invention to provide an improved sashholder for more effectively holding :wi ndowsashes-snugly against the window frames xclude 'dust and cold drafts, while also elimi- -riating window rattles-and noises caused by vibrations from street traffic.

It is also an object of my invention to provide such improved window sash holders, also useful on loose doors, and which may be easily and quickly installed by the average unskilled person without the use of tools.

It is a further object of my invention to provide such improved sash holders which are installed in concealed positions except for attachment lugs which project for convenient attachment to the window frame, at positions of advantage such that thumb tacks may provide effective holding means while also serving to reinforce and preserve the strength and resilience of the sash holder.

Another object of my invention is to provide a sash holder of a simple structure and form which may be easily and economically manufactured, packed, shipped and installed.

My invention may be more readily understood and additional objects and advantages thereof will become apparent by reading the following specification in conjunction with the appended drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing a sash holder made in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side or edge elevational view, partially diagrammatic, for showing the sash holder and illustrating the operation thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view, to a smaller scale, showing the sash holder installed in a window.

Referring more specifically to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, it will be seen that my improved sash holder comprises an elongated metal strip H having a pair of side lugs 13, one of which projects laterally from each end of the same edge of the strip. A small hole I5 is provided in each lug I3 for receiving the point of a thumb tack, or other attachement means, for securing the sash holder to the window frame.

The strip II is made of any suitable spring steel, or other metal, heat treated or tempered to have good resilience, and it is permanently deformed to a bowed shape, as shown. This perman'entlydeformed bowed shape may be Serial No. 41,011

1 Claim. (01.292715) provided in any'well known manner common in the arts of metalworking. For example, this bowed'shape may be imparted to the member as it isprcssed or struck out, the piece being tempered thereafter. lhe strip II is preferably made of such thickness as to have ample strength, and it'may be made of various sizes and thickness-to suit various conditions of installation, and for -insertion into the cracks usually found adjacent loose sashes. When installed between a loose sash and its guide, the bowed strip I 1 tends to assume a flattened shape having the end portion substantially flattened.

Fig. 3 shows a portion of a window sash 11, in which a pane of glass I9 is mounted, and a window frame or sash stop 2! slidably holds and guides the window sash which may be moved up or down therein, in a well known manner. With the ageing or settling of a building and the seasoning of the lumber which commonly takes place, such window sashes usually become very loose in the window frame. Under this condition, dust and cold drafts can enter the house through the cracks between the window sashes and the window frames, and vibrations from trains or street traffic, or even the wind may create considerable noise and annoyance by rattling the window sashes. Loose doors cause similar troubles.

This condition is easily and quickly corrected by merely inserting my improved sash holder H in the crack between the sash and the window frame or sash stop 2|, where it is in a concealed position with only the ends of the lugs l3 exposed. This operation is readily accomplished by partially straightening out or flattening the bowed strip H and then pressing and sliding it edgewise into the crack between the window sash and its frame. The strip I I then tends to spring back into its bowed shape with its two end hearing contacts applying forces, as indicated by the arrows A, while its intermediate contact portion provides an opposite acting force represented by the arrow B in Fig. 2. This action presses and holds the window sash l'l snugly toward the opposite side of the window frame.

By reason of the two lugs l3 extending at widely spaced points directly from the bearing contact ends of the bowed strip ll, mere thumb tacks 23 are ample as holding means for attaching the sash holder to the window frame. Also such widely spaced attachment points connected from the ends of the bowed strip H tend to pre serve and reinforce the strength thereof while holding the device in a concealed position.

Another useful application for my improved sash holder device consists in securing it to the swinging edge of a loose door between the door and the door stop, or door jamb, for taking up slack space therebetween to prevent rattling. To reset a door requires considerable technical skill, but with my simple device attached at widely spaced points by thumb tacks this-condition can be quickly and easily corrected by "anyone. My improved spring holding device may be utilized in any place where it can be inserted and secured to take up slack motion and eliminate rattle and vibration noises. Obviously my resilient sash holder will also serve to hold a loose sash in any desired position. Due to its simplicity, my sash holder may be made from small scrap pieces of 4 thumb tacks, easy to apply but these do not un duly mar the window and door surfaces. Nor does the operation of the device itself unduly cut or mar the adjacent building structure.

What is claimed as the invention is:

A sash holder comprising, a strip of resilient metal of a thickness suitable for insertion into a crack such as is commonly found between a loose sash and its holding or guide frame, said strip being'permanently deformed to a b'owed shape which when installed between a loose'sash and its guide tends to assume a flattened shape having the end portions substantially flattened, and

strip at opposite ends thereof, and said lugs havmetal and so cheaply as to be available to everyone.

It will be seen that I have providedan improved sash holder, or slack motion and vibration eliminator, which is simple and economical to manufacture, pack, ship. Also it is simple to install and very convenient-and efiective for holding a ing apertures for receiving small attachment means, whereby thumb tacks may be utilized.

CLARENCE K. EPPLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the file of this patent:

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