US2615711A

US2615711A - Combination window

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Publication number: US2615711A
Application number: US164531A
Authority: US
Inventors: Oscar J Niquette
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1950-05-26
Filing date: 1950-05-26
Publication date: 1952-10-28
Anticipated expiration: 1969-10-28

Description

Oct. 28, 1952 o. J. NlQUE-ITTE 2,615,711

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Patented Oct. 28, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I 2,615,711 v a COMBINATION WINDOW v Oscar J. Niquctte, Nashua, N. H. Application May 26, 1950, Serial No. 164,531

2 Claims. (01. 268-130) 1 This invention relates to new and useful improvements in window construction, and more particularly pertains tomeans for operating the window closing'rnembers.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a permanent window installation which will be fully satisfactory in performance irrespective of the season of the year, and which will obviate the hazardous and inconvenient annual procedure of installing and removing storm sash.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a window construction capable of realizing the foregoing object and that will" be self-cleaning in operation.

Another object of the present invention is that the same may be readily applicable to existing building constructions.

' Another object of the present invention is to provide a window 'construction'inwhich the window sash may be moved out of the window opening and out of sight and into a receiving chamber within the wall proper, and to provide mechanical means making such movement easy and not requiring difiiculties customarily associated with opening and closing windows.

Still another; important object of this invention is to provide a Window construction wherein the windows may be positioned so as to not obstruct the window opening at all. I

An important feature of the present invention resides in the means provided for moving the windows, and the positioning of the flexible components thereof so as to permit-independent selective positioning of the windows.

Another important feature of the present invention resides in the wiper block which serves the dual functions of preventing the entry of foreign matter into the sash-receiving chamber, and wiping and cleaning the windows during sliding movement of the same;

' A final important feature to be specifically enumerated herein resides in the provision for a drain in the sash receiving chamber, and the provision of a fixed pane in the window opening which may be used when it is desired to havea window frame having an opening larger than the size of the sash-receiving chamber.

These, together with various ancillary features and objects of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by the present invention, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the present invention showing the same installed in a wall, and with portions of the wall being broken away and-shown in section, this view being taken substantially upon the plane of the broken section line l-I of Figure 2; c

Figure 2 is a'transverse vertical sectional view of the present invention, this view being taken upon the plane of the section line 22 of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the windows and the means for actuating sliding movement of the same. 7

Reference is now made more specifically to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views, and in which the wall of a building is des ignated generally at 1!). The wall I01 conventionally includes 'outerand inner wall sections I2 and I4, respectively, joined by studs 16.

Mounted within the wall II! is a window frame designated generally at IB which includes side members 2 (I joined at their upper and lower ends respectively by a lintel 22 and a sill 24. The window opening 26 defined by the window frame l8 has fitted therein a screen 28 carried by the .frame I8, and the side members 20 ofthe frame 18 are provided with a pair of windowsash guiding channels 3!] and 32 for guiding sliding movement of window closingmembers M and 36, respectively. It will be understood that the

members

34 and 36 may beprovided with frames of conventional; design or may be merely panes of glass or the like. F

l The sill 24 is, provided with a pair of slots 38 and 40 in alignment with the sliding movement of the members =34 and 36, respectively, whereby the

members

34 and 36 can slide downwardly through the sill 24 into a chamber 42 below the sill 24 between the studs I6 and the inner and outer wall sections 14 and I2; Wiper'blocks 44' are secured to the sill immediately adjacent the slots 38 and 40, such blocks 44 being of suitable wiping material, such as rubber or'the like, and in sliding engagement with'th'e

members

34 and 36 for wiping and cleaning the latter'upon sliding movement of the same, and also for'the purpose of preventing water or the like gaining access to the chamber 42 through the slots 38 and 40. Q

A receptacle 46 having a sloping bottom 48 closes the bottom of the chamber 42 for collecting any moisture that inadvertently gains access to the chamber 42, and which receptacle 46 is provided with a downwardly sloping drain tube 3 50 that extends outwardly through the outer wall section I2.

Means is provided whereby the

window closing members

34 and 36 may be selectively moved into and out of the window openin 26 either manually or by the use of electric motors. Such means include a pair of rotatably mounted

shafts

52 and 54 adjacent the upper end of the chamber 42. The

shafts

52 and 54 are preferably in longitudinal aligmnent, and the shaft 54 is for the purpose of raising and lowering the member 34, while the shaft 52 is for the purpose of raising and lowering the member 36. The shaft 54 is provided with a pair of

drums

56 and 58 upon which are wound in opposite directions the

flexible elements

60 and 62, respectively, such elements being preferably thin bands of steel. As clearly shown in Figure 3, the free end of the element 60 is provided with a hook 64 which engages the upper end of the member 34, while the free end of the element 62 is provided with a similar hook 66 that engages the lower edge of the member 34, the arrangement being such that upon rotation of the shaft 54 one of the

elements

60 and 62 is played out while the other is taken up so as to raise or lower the member 34, depending upon the direction of rotation of the shaft 54, as will be readily understood. Alternate means is provided for rotating the shaft 54 which includes a shaft 68 that is journaled through the inner wall section I4 having its inner end connected to the shaft 54 by means of bevel gears I and its outer end provided with a crank I2. As thus far described, it will be seen that the membe;' 34 may be manually raised or lowered by turning the crank I2.

Mounted upon a bracket I4 within the chamber 42 is an electric motor I6 of the reversible type which is provided with a control switch mechanism I8 extending through the inner wall section I4 whereby the motor I6 may be selectively controlled to operate either in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction. The driving shaft 80 of the electric motor 16 is operatively connected to the shaft 54 by means of a pulley 82 and a pulley 84 having a flexible drive belt 86 entrained thereover. It will thus be seen that the window closing member 34 may be either raised or lowered by the use of the crank I2 or by means of the electric motor 16 and the control I8 therefor.

In order to raise or lowe the window closing member 36, a further electric motor 88 is mounted within the chamber 42 upon a bracket 90, and this motor is likewise provided with a control 92 similar to the control 18 for the other electric motor, and it will be understood that the motor 88 is similar to the motor I6. The electric motor 88 is drivingly connected to the shaft 52 by means of a flexible belt 94 and

pulleys

96 and 98, whereby the shaft 52 may be rotated either clockwise or anti-clockwise by means of the motor 88 and the control 92. In addition, manually operated means I00 similar to those provided for the shaft 54 are provided for rotatin the shaft 52.

The shaft 52 is provided with a pair of drums I02 and I04 upon which drums are oppositely wound flexible elements I06 and I08, the arrangement being such that upon rotation of the shaft 52, one of the elements I06 or I08 is played out while the other is taken up. In order that the elements I06 and I 08 will clear the member 34 when the latter is disposed within the chamber 42, the elements I06 and I 08 extend downward- 1y from the drums I02 and I04 and are entrained respectively under idler pulley assemblies H0 and H2, respectively, that are suitably mounted upon the bottom wall 48 of the receptacle 46 immediately below the window-closing member 34. The flexible elements I 06 and I08 then extend upwardly from the pulley assemblies I I0 and H2 with the flexible element I 08 extending upwardly through the slot 40 to be secured at its free end to the upper edge of the member 36 by means of a hook I I4. The flexible element I06 extends upwardly from the idler pulley assembly I I0 to be entrained over a further idler pulley I I6 carried by the sill 24 and extends downwardly therefrom to have its free end secured to the lower edge of the member 36 by a hook H8 It. will be readily seen that when the shaft 52 is rotated to take up the flexible element I08 upon'the drum I 04 that the tension thus produced in the element I08 will draw downwardly upon the member 36, while opposite rotation of the shaft 52 will tension the element I06 to draw the member 36 upwardly.

Since it is occasionally desired to have large windows which would impose space limitations on the chamber 42 that would not ordinarily permit the window-closing members to be fully retracted into the chamber, means are provided at the upper edge of the window opening 26 which will permit the passage of light through such a large opening and yet which would permit the window-closing members to be fully retracted into the chambe 42. Such means comprise parallel panes I20 disposed at the upper end of the window opening 26 which are suitably spaced and retained in fixed position by frame members I22 and I24. As shown in Figure 2, the frame member I24 is in alignment with the path of travel of the

Window closing members

34 and 36 and is provided with grooves I26 in its lower edge for receiving the upper edges of the

windowclosing members

34 and 36.

It will thus be seen that there has been provided a construction of extreme flexibility and utility, which Will permit either of the

windowclosing members

34 or 36 to be independently and adjustably positioned within the window opening 26 to any desired extent, and that such arrangement has the particular advantage of affordin the insulative and moisture formation resistive characteristics of storm sash in combination with the usual window sash and frame construction.

Since, from the foregoing, the construction and advantages of this combination window are readily apparent, further description is believed to be unnecessary.

However, since numerous modifications and equivalents will readily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not intended to limit the invention to the exact embodiment shown and described, but all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In window construction, inner and outer vertically slidable windows, means for operating the outer window comprising a rotatable horizontal shaft disposed inwardly of the inner window, flexible means operatively connected to the shafts and including first and second portions extending from the shaft, said flexible means being so constructed and arranged with respect to the shaft that rotation of the latter in one direction retracts one of the portions while extending the other, a pair of guide pulleys disposed below the lowest point to which the inner window will extend, said first portion being entrained under one of the pair of pulleys and extending upwardly therefrom and having its free end secured to the outer window, a further guide pulley disposed outward of said other window above said pair of pulleys, said second portion being entrained under the other of the pair of pulleys and extending upwardly therefrom, thence being entrained over the further pulley and extending downwardly therefrom with its free end secured to the outer window, whereby the flexible means does not interfere with vertical adjustment of the inner window and the outer window may be raised or lowered by rotating the shaft in the appropriate direction.

2. In window construction, inner and outer vertically slidable windows, means for operating the windows comprising first and second horizontal rotatable shafts disposed inwardly of the windows, flexible means operatively connected to each of the shafts including first and second portions extending from the shaft, said flexible means being so constructed and arranged with respect to each of the shafts that rotation of one of the shafts retracts one of the portions associated therewith while extending the other portion associated therewith, the first portion connected to the first shaft extending upwardly therefrom and having its free end connected to the inner window, the second portion connected to the first shaft extending downwardly therefrom and having its free end connected to the inner window, a pair of idler pulleys disposed below the lowest point to which the inner window will extend, the first portion connected to the second shaft being entrained below one of the idler pulleys and extending upwardly therefrom and having its free end connected to the outer window, a further guide pulley above said idler pulleys, the second portion connected to the second shaft being entrained under the other of the pair of idler pulleys, thenceextended upwardly and entrained over the further pulley, thence extending downwardly and having its free end connected to the outer window.

OSCAR J. NIQUETTE'.

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