US2611934A

US2611934A - All-weather window

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Publication number: US2611934A
Application number: US639016A
Authority: US
Inventors: Louis J Milone
Original assignee: ORANGE SCREEN Co
Current assignee: ORANGE SCREEN Co
Priority date: 1946-01-04
Filing date: 1946-01-04
Publication date: 1952-09-30
Anticipated expiration: 1969-09-30

Description

Sept. 30, 1952 L. J. MlLONE 2,611,934

' ALL-WEATHER WINDOW Filed Jan. 4, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 P 1952 L. J MILONE 2,611,934

ALL-WEATHER WINDOW Filed Jan. 4, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 III 1 Sept. 30,

Filed Jan.

L. J. MILONE ALL-WEATHER WINDOW 4, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 P 1952 L. J. MlLONE 2,611,934

ALL-WEATHER WINDOW Filed Jan. 4, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 H I w I @MWATTOENEQ L. J. MILONE ALL-WEATHER WINDOW Sept. 30, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR.

1 1 I I l I I r I I I Filed Jan. 4, 1946 ATTORZVE'KS Patented Sept. 30, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALL-'WEATHER WINDOW Louis J. Milone, Livingston, N. J., assignor to Orange Screen Company, Maplewood,-N. .L, a corporation of New Jersey Application January 4, 1946, Serial No. 639,016

8'Claims. 1

This invention relates to improvement in window constructions.

One of the ,objectsofthisuinvention .is an improved storm window :construction of the type in which the winter glass insert panels lie in the same verticalplane and in which provision is made forcpermitting their ready removal, more particularly for facilitating-substitution4of summer screen insert panelsor storm and protective unbreakablemetal orwood panels for the glass insert panels and vice versa, and which includes improved means forwinter ventilation and improved means for fittingthe storm window frame in the window openings of different width-and height and in :window openings which are not of true rectangular shape.

Another object of this invention isran improved sash frame fortsliding glass sashes'andra sliding screen sash in which the screen sash may be readily slid into a stored winter positionland-in which either of the glasssashes or the screen sashomay be readily removed, and'which includes improved means for holding the upper glass sash inits uppermostposition;thescreen sash in its stored position, and the lower glass sash in full open position for summer storage and in partly open position .for winter ventilation. purposes. 7

Another object of this invention is an improved window construction of the double .hung type arrangement in which the lower glass sash may be readily removedand replaced by a screen sash and'vice versa.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description taken .in Iconnection with the drawings, in which;

Figure .1 is an interior 'elevational view of a storm window with interchangeable lower glass and screen insertion panels constructed in accordance with this invention;

Figure 2 isabroken interior elevational view of the left-hand end section of Figure 1 showing details of construction;

Figure 3 is an enlarged broken'vertical section on the line 3-3 .of Figure 1 showing the storm window in positionina window opening;

Figure 4 is a horizontalsection on the line 4--4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a horizontal section through the storm window frame and screen insert panel;

Figurefi is a partial indoor view of the ventilating section of the storm window frame an enlarged scale;

Figure 7 is a brokenhorizontal section of a triple sliding sash construction;

Figure 8 is a broken partial vertical section on the line8-8 of Figure '7;

Figure 9 is a broken vertical section on the line 9-9 of Figure 7;

Figure 10 is a broken vertical section showing anotherembodiment-ofthis invention; and

Figure 11 is a horizontal section on the line Il-Il of'FigurelO.

Referring to Figures 1 to 6, the frame of the window opening, Figure 3, may be of any usual construction as disclosed. It comprises ahead member consisting of parts 6, 1 and .8, asill member .9, and side guide frame members,:not shown, for double-hung sashes l0 and J l. I

The glass and screen insert panel frame dis closed generally'at I in Figures 1, 2 and 3 comprises an upper downwardly :opening channel head member .44, a downwardly opening bottom channel frame member 15, and-side frame members I16 and l'l which may be hollowand rectangular in. cross section indicated in Figures 4 and 5 and each of whichis provided with-an outdoor weather flange I8 against which :the glass and screen insert panels abut.

As disclosed in Figure 2,1the upper cross'frame or head member [4 may be connected to: the side frame members It and I! against which the upper frame member abuts "by means of strips I9, which may be secured to the frame members by any suitable means, such as'by rivets or the like. I

The side vframe members 16 and i1 abut the bottom cross frame memberl5 as shown in Figure 2 andmay be connected theretobystrips [5. This provides a sash and screen insert name frame ofv rigid construction.

The frame of the lower glass insert panel generally indicated at 20, may be constructed of upper and lower channel members 2| and.22*,

Figure 3, and side channel members :23 and 24 connected at their corners to reinforcing bars 25 by screws 26..

The pane 21 carried by this panel may be provided with a channeled rubber. glazing :strip' 28, Figure 3, over whichtthe-parts of "the frame of the paneliare telescoped prior to being con nected together.

The frame of the upper glass insert panel generally indicated at 30, comprises-upper and lower channel members and channel stiles, Figure 2, connected together by means of screws fastened to angle irons in thewsame manner as the frameofthelower glass insert panel.

The lower frame member 3! ofsthe upper inangle sert panel, as more particularly shown in Figure 3, comprises an upwardly-facing channel section 372 corresponding'to thelowerframe-member of thelower glass insert panel, .and downwardly extending flanges-3.3 which are provided with-imerating knobs 38 extending through slots in the indoor flange 33.

The

flanges

33 and 3 3 define a downwardly opening channel in which is seated the upper frame member 2! of the lower glass insert panel.

As shown in Figure 3, the lower frame member 22 of the lower glass insert panel may be provided with an indoor sealing flange 39 which engages over an upwardly extending portion 49 on the inside edge of the lower frame member if: of th glass and insert panel frame I.

As shown in Figures 2 and 4, the upper glass insert panel may be held against the outdoor flanges iii of the sideframe members of the glass and insert panel frame I by means of resilient plates 4| which may be secured to the side frame members l6 and H by means of a screw 42.

The lower glass insert panel may be locked at each side in position in the frame I by means of a combination handle and latch comprising a pivoted latch 64, Figure 2, which is pivoted on the stile of the lower glass insert panel and guided thereon and limited in its pivotal movement by means of a pin 45 mounted in the stile and passing through an arcuate slot 46 in the latch. The latch is provided with a locking portion ill which in the positionin Figure 2 engages in a slot in the side frame member l! of the frame I. Pivoted on the latch is a handle 48, which may be swung toward the glass insert panel in an out of the way position and away from the glass insert panel into a position where it may be grasped by the hand to raise the lower glass insert panel.

In mounting the glass insert panels in the frame I the upper glass insert panel3ll is raised upwardly, from about the position of the lower sash panel as shown in Figure l, and moves between the flanges l8 and the retaining plates 4! to a position where the latches 36 on either side of the panel enter recesses in the side members it and [7. These latches 36 retain the upper panel in closed position. It will be noted that the latches 36 have beveled endsas shown at 36 of Figure 2, which beveled ends extend beyond the recesses. As a result the latches prevent thepanel from moving downwardly unless they are manually retracted but because of the beveled ends 36 the upper panel may be raised into the opening of the channel member M as indicated at 14' without manually disengaging the latches 36 with the knobs 38. The upper edge of the lower glass insert panel 20 is then moved into the bottom channel in the upper panel and both panels are moved upwardly a suincient distance to permit the lower edge of the lower panel-20 to pass overthe edge fill of the lower frame I5, after which both glass insert panels: are lowered-into the position shown in Figures 2 and 3 with the sealing edge 39 of the panel engaging the edge 46. The upper glass insert panel may be made secure by means of the latches 36 and the lower glass insert panel 26 is secured in position by means of the latches M; as described. Both of the

panels

20 and 36 may be readily removed from the inside by reversing the above-described operations.

It is intended that during certain seasons of the year a screen insert panel be substituted for the lower glass insert panel. A part of such a screen insert panel is disclosed in Figure 5 showing the screen 49 and the cross-sectional shape of a stile at 50. Supported on the stiles of the screen frame may be latches A l which may be of the type described above in connection with Figure 2.

' When it is desired to substitute the screen insert panel for the lower glass insert panel, the latches 44 are withdrawn, and both upper and lower

glass insert panels

26 and 30 are raised (causing the latches 36 to disengage) after which the lower glass insert panel 20 may be removed and the panel 30 then drops back and the latches 36 engage andhold it in position. The screen insert panel is then inserted in place of the panel 20.

If desired, insert panels carrying metal or wooden sheets may be substituted for the glass panels as protection against hurricane damage or to prevent breakage and entry through the windows of an unoccupied house or building. These protective panels are inserted as described above in connection with the glass panels.

For the purpose of providing for ventilation the lower frame member 15 of the glass and screen insert panel frame I is provided with louvres 52 in its exterior wall, Figure 3, and its inside wall may be provided with screened openings 54, Figure 6, which may be covered by a sliding plate 55 operated from the interior of the building by means of a knob 56, the shank of which operates in a slot 5'! in the inside wall of the lower frame member I5.

For the purpose of fitting the glass and screen insert frame I in the frame F of the window opening, the upper frame or head member 14 of the frame I is provided with a telescoping channel member 58, Figures 1, 2 and 3, which may telescope over the member I l and engage it with suflicient friction to be supported thereby and to be held in adjusted position after it has been adjusted upwardly and angularly against the head member 8 to conform to the frame of the window opening. The bottom-frame member H) of the glass and screen insert panel frame I is provided with a channel member 59, Figures 1, 2 and 3, telescoping interiorly thereof and frictionally engaging the same; This member may be adjusted vertically or angularly to fit the sill of the window opening. Both of the

members

58 and 59 may be adjusted so as to fit the glass and screen insert panel frame to the size and shape of the window opening.

After the glass and screen insert panel frame I has been properly positioned, it may be held in the frame of the window opening by means of metallic strips 68 which extend substantially the full length of the frame I, provide a finished appearance and act as weather strips, as shown in Figure 4. Each of the strips 60 may be provided at one edge with an inturned foot portion 61 to engage the'side frame members of the wooden frame of the window opening and'at its other edge with an inclined portion 62 adapted to engage the side frame members 16 and I l of the frame I. Each strip 60 may be held in position by wood screws 63 preferably extending in the direction disclosed so as to draw the strip 66 against the-frames. The strips fill also engage the ends of the channel 58 and retain it in its extended position.

As shown in Figure 4, long wood screws 64 may pass through and connect the side frame members I6 and l! to the wooden frame of the win dow opening. These wood screws may be used to hold the frame I in the frame of the window opening and as a means for centering and orientating the frame I in the windowopening.

In cases where the frame Iis much smaller than the window opening interior angle ironssuchas disclosed at 65, Figure 4, may be provided, and these may be secured to the wooden frame of the window opening by screws as shown.

In the construction disclosed in Figures -7, 8 and 9, provision is made-for slidinglysuppor-ting two glasssashes and a screen sash. In this construction, the metallic-window frame emaicated generally at I, comprises a head or upper frame member 66, Figure 9, which is provided with upwardly extending flanges '61, which are adapted to be frictionally engaged by a channel member 68. "The frame member $68 is also provided with an outdoor sealing flange 69 with which the upper glass sash I8 engages and with a horizontally extending flange H with which the sash screen I2 engages when it is moved into its upper stored position.

The sill or lower frame member I3 of the frame I is provided with downwardly extending flanges I4 which frictionally engage over a channel member I5. The lower frame member I3 is also provided with a laterally extending flange I6 on which the sash screen I2 rests when it is in its lowermost position, and with an upwardly extending flange 11 forming an indoor seal with the lower glass sash I8.

The frame I also includes a side frame member 88, Figure '7, which is provided with glass sash and screen sash guiding flanges 8I with the outdoor flangeof greater height then the re-' maining flanges for sealing purposes. This frame member is also provided with inwardly extending flanges 82 and 83, the latter being of stepped form with its inner edge offset horiz'ontally to bring it closer to the flange 82, so that the frame may be secured in position in the frame of the window opening by an angle iron 88 as disclosed in this figure.

The other side frame member 85 is provided with parallel straight flanges 86 corresponding to the flanges 82 and 83 and with

flanges

81 and 88, which together with the flanges 89 on a floating glass sash and screen sash guiding member 98 constitute guides for the sashes. This member 88 is pressed against the sides of the sashes and screen by means of a spring 9|. The construction is such that the sashes may be removed from the frame by pressing them toward the left, Figure '7, until their right-hand sides clear the flanges M as is obvious.

As disclosed in Figure 9, the glass sashes may be provided with lifts 82, and the screen sash may be provided with a lift 83, all of which may be of any suitable construction.

As disclosed in Figure 8, the sashes may be held in raised position by spring stops 84 and 94'. One spring stop, as shown at the right side of Figure 8, may be employed to hold the screen sash I2 in place in stored position, a similar spring stop may be employed to hold the lower glass sash I8 in full open position and a spring stop 94' to hold it in partly raised position, and spring stops such as 94 may be employed to hold the upper glass sash I8 in position in the sash frame. As shown in Figure 8, some of the spring stops may be mounted on the side frame member 88 and others on the floating member 98 of the side frame member 85 as found desirable.

In the modification disclosed in Figures 10 and 11 provision is made for supporting the upper glass sash and for permitting sliding movemerit of the lower glass-sash and its-removal from the metallic window frame and for pe'rmit' ting the insertion of a 'scree'n sash in placecf-the' lower glass sash. V

The upper glass sash' di'sc'losed at"95, Figure 10, is held against the outdoor flange of the head the exterior. The lower glass sash- I88 isof-the same construction as tha'tof the upper glass sash, and in this case.i-he'i flan'ge fl' -may "serve not only as a lift but also as a weather sealing :means in connection with as, flange I82 extending upwardly'from the sill or lower framememb'er'flfli Secured to the side members of t-he windowframe in the window opening, in position to guide thelower glass sash, are members I85,--.Fi'gures- 10 and 11, which are-of the cross sectional shape shown in Figure 11, and each of which includes an indoor sealing flange I8'I constituting, together with a U-shaped portion I88, a guide for the lower glass sash. The portion I88 may be secured to the side frame member I I8 by any suitable means such as a screw III.

The flange I81 terminates at its upper end a short distance below the middle of the metallic window frame in order that the lower glass sash, when raised into its uppermost position, may clear the upper end of the flange to permit its removal and to permit the insertion of a screen sash in its place. The U-shaped securing portion I88 of the member I85 extends to the middle of the metallic window frame and constitutes the support for the upper glass sash as clearly indicated in Figure 10. Provision is made for fitting the metallic window frame to window openlto 9.

While this invention has been described with,

references to preferred embodiments illustrated in the drawings, it is to be understood that this is not to be considered limiting and that all rights are reserved as to all changes and modifications that fall within the principles of this invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a window construction, a window frame to be inserted in a window opening in a structure, said window frame comprising a head member, a sill member and opposite side members defining a single, substantially rectangular aperture in which a plurality of sashes are received, said head member being of channel form opening downwardly, said sashes including an upper insert panel and a lower insert panel, said upper panel telescoping in said channel head, cooperating latch means on said upper panel and on at least one of said opposite side members for holding said upper insert panel securely against downward movement and in a telescoping position in said channel head, said latch means including a movable latch member having a downwardly and outwardly inclined portion which engages a cooperating edge on another cooperating member permitting upward movement of said upper panel without manual release of said latching means, said latch member also having a horizontally disposed edge portion restraining said upper panel against downward movement and requiring manual actuation to release said upper panel for downward movement, out of' said channel head, and spring means carried by said window frame bearing against andurging at least one of said panels against said window frame in weather-tight relation thereto.

2. The window construction set forth in claim 1, comprising a frame on each of said panels, a downwardly opening channel at the bottom of the frame of the upper insert panel, theupper edge of the frame of the lower insert panel fittingin said channel.

3. The window construction set forth in claim 1, comprising frames for each of said insert panels,

1 a downwardly opening channel at the bottom of the frame of the upper panel, a slideway in the bottom of the frame of the upper panel above said channel, said latching member being slidably mounted in said slideway for movement toward and away from said one of said opposite side members of said window frame, said channel being complemental to the top of the frame 20 of the lower panel and receiving it telescopically.

LOUIS J. MILON'E.

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