US258978A - Adam biokblhoupt and george biokelhoupt - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT' OFFICE.

ADAM BIOKEIJHOUPT AND GEORGE BIOKELHOUPT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TURRET FOR SKYLIGHTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,978, datedJune 6, 1882.

I Application filed December 19, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern I 1 Be it known that we, ADAM BICKELHOUPT and GEORGE BIGKELHOUPT, of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented an Improved Turret for Skylights, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of our improved turret for Skylights, &c. Fig. 2 is an inner Fig. 3 is a cross-section thereof on the line 0 c, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross-section thereof on the line k 76, Fig. 2; and Fig. 5, a horizontal section thereof.

This invention relates to a new construction of metallic framing, and also of sashes for the upright portions or turrets of roof-ventilators, skylights, and analogous structures; and it consists in the new manner of constructing the stationary framing, so as to obtain strength in the posts, combined with lightness of material; also, in the new construction of sashes 1 which enables their ready removal and dissection for thepurpose of removin gbroken glasses, &c.; and, also, in thenew arrangement of parts for conveniently hanging the sashes, all as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings we have shown the frame A of a skylight, and two sashes, B and O, of which sashes one is shown pivoted and the other stationary, and we desire it to be understood that the sashes may either all be pivoted or all stationary, although usually there. will be some stationary and some pivoted sashes in each skylight'or turret.

The framing A of the turret consists of a base, a, top I), and posts cl. The base a is a piece of angle-iron,with an upwardly-projecting ledge, c, on the inner side, and witha downwardly-projecting ledge, f,-on the outer side, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. This construction of base has many advantages. It.

furnishes a protection to the outer face of the supporting rafter or wall by means 'of the pendent flange f. It likewise furnishes an abutment, e, againstwhich the lower part of a extending ledgee of the base should, at or near its upper part, have an outwardly-extending horizontal lip, g, forming a recess or rabbet,

its upper end first inserted in the hollow reunder which an inwardly-extending rib, h, of H the swinging sash B (see Fig. 3) can fold when the sash is closed, thus insuring a tight joint when such sash is to be held closed. The top b of the frameA has on its outer part an overhanging cornice, 2', while its inner portion is first carried up at i then inward at i and then down at i, all as. clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, its vertical parts entering into proper connection with the posts. Said top 11 is made by preference in one single piece of sheet metal, .bent tothe form indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. Each post d is made of two main por tions, as clearly appearsfrom the horizontal section, Fig. 5--namely, on the inner side of the structure the post is composed of a U-shaped upright plate ofiron, (markedj,) while on the outer side the post is formed of the piece I. This piece 1 is bent outward to form two vertical grooved parts, m, into which the edges of the U-postj enter, so that at m the post prop er, constructed of two parts, j and i, has three thicknesses. At the sides of the part j the wingsof the inwardly-projecting parts lare carried sidewise, as shown at a, to form supports for the sashes B or O. Where the sash is stationary, as shown at O, the glass 0 thereof is placed against the outer sides of the wings n and upon a supporting-shoulder,p, (see Fig. 4,) that is formed of a bent plate, D, that rests on the horizontal portion of the base a. The upper end of this glass 0 is inserted in a hollow receiver, E, that is first rigidly attached to the lower part of the top I), and embraces the top of said glass in front and at the back, as indicated in Fig. 4. The glass 0, when to be fastened in place on the frame of the construction mentioned, has

'ceiver E, and is then rested with its lower end on the shell 12, leaning at the same time against the wingsn. It is finally secured in place'by strips 1", of sheet metal, that are doubled so as to straddle the double portions m m of the posts, and that are extended from where they are doubled so as to partly bear against the glass, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. These strips 1 are then, in their upper and lower ends, soldered fast to the parts D and E, leaving the glass O firmly secured in position; yet it the glass should break or require to be replaced from any other cause it is only necessary to melt the small portions of solder that fasten the strips 1*, take off said strips, and thereby release the glass 0 and make room for a new glass.

The swinging sash B is hung on pins 3, that are fitted through the three thicknesses of sheet metal that project outward at m from each post 61, as already specified, and said pins are secured by being covered with solder between the outwardly-extending double portions m of the post. The lump of solder that secures each pin may by preference be covered and concealed by an outer cap, t, of sheet metal, placed over it between the outwardlyprojectingfianges of the post. The two pins 8, that are secured in two posts, d, for holding one sash B, enter appropriate hearings on opposite sides of said sash and allow the sash to swing on them. As these bearin gs must come near to the outwardly-projecting flanges m of the posts, they are, to an extent, in the way of the wings a. Hence we partly cut out said wings n to allow the vibration of the sash on said pins, and, moreover, for a vibrating sash we set the part it of the wing it, which is above the pivot s, farther outward than that part, 01 of the same wing which is below the pivot s. This, as clearly indicated in Fig. 3, allows the sash to be swung up into a vertical position, and then to rest (above the pivot with its outer portion) against the upper part, a, of said wings, and on the inner side (with its lower portion) against the lower part, of, of said wings ii. To prevent rain-water from interfering with the pivots of the sash we attach a small hood, to, to the lower part of the outwardly-set portion a of the wing n, as shown in Fig. 3. Thus the vibrating sash B is securely hung in the posts, and when closed is held closed by suitable means. Its lower part, carrying the rib h, beneath the lip g, excludes the air from the interior of the structure, also by coming against the ledge e of the base and by hearing against the outer sides of the portions n of the wingsn. The upper part of the said swinging sash, when in the vertical position, excludes air by hearing against the portions n of the wings a, and also by striking against a suspended ledge, 11, that projects downward from the cap b, as shown in Fig. 3.

In order to get at the sash B, when it is desired to remove it, it is only necessary to melt the solder that holds the pins 8 to the posts, whereupon said pins can he slid out of their supports, thus leaving the sash B free to be removed. the glass can be easily taken out of it and replaced in it. To this end it is composed of a in position.

The sash B is constructed so that bent to form the rib h, hereinabove referred to, and also a shoulder, 07, on which the glass rests, and a downwardly-projecting ledge, b on the outer side, which ledge, when coming in contact with the partf of the base, will insure a tight joint. When the glass has been placed on the frame w, so as to rest on the shoulder 0 the side fasteningplates z are first inserted into the grooves of the frame 10, which are provided for their reception, as indicated in Fig. 5, and thereupon the top fastening-plate z is inserted into its groove, as indicated in Fig. 3, so as to partly overlap the ends of the strips 10, as indicated in Fig. 1. Then by applying a small quantity of solder at the ends of the upper strip z where it overlaps the vertical strip 2 the entire structure will be united and readily connected, and yet the glass can at all times be easily removed by merely melting the solder off said strip, and then withdrawing them from the main frame to of the sash.

We claim 1. The base a, having upwardly-projecting ledge e on its inner side, and outwardly-extending lip g thereon, in combination withtheswinging sash B, having a rib, h, on its inner side, which rib is adapted to enter beneath the lip g, substantially as described.

2. The post d, constructed of the U-pieee j and of the outer portion, 1, which is doubled at m, in line with the transverse walls of the U-piecej, to embrace the edges of the U-piece, substantially as described.

3. The posts d, made with outwardly-projecting doubled extensions 1, and combined with doubled strips 1' r and with the lower supporting-piece, D, having shoulder 12, and upper receiver, E, all arranged for receiving and securing the glass 0 in the frame A, substantially as specified.

4. The posts d, made with outwardly-projecting doubled extensions 1, and combined with the lower supporting-piece, D, having shoulder 19, and upper receiver, E, all arranged for receiving and securing the glass 0 in the frame A, substantially as specified.

5. The combination of the vibrating sash B with the base a, having ledge e, and with the top b, having cornice t, bends 15% i, and downwardly-projecting flange 'v, substantially as described.

6. The sash-frame 1r, constructed with lower shoulder, a, suspended ledge b and rib h, substantially as specified.

7. The sash-frame to, having grooves at the sides and top, and combined with the lockingstrips 2, which are inserted in said grooves and hold the glass in place, together with said frame to, substantially as specified.

This specification of our invention signed by us this 14th day of December, 1881.

ADAM BIGKELHOUPT. GEORGE BIOKELHOUPI. Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. 0. SMITH, WILLY G. E. SCHULTZ.

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