US2925769A

US2925769A - Ventilating window for wall structures

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Publication number: US2925769A
Application number: US669101A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kubatzky Otto
Original assignee: WINCO VENTILATOR Co
Current assignee: WINCO VENTILATOR Co
Priority date: 1957-07-01
Filing date: 1957-07-01
Publication date: 1960-02-23
Anticipated expiration: 1977-02-23

Description

Feb. 23, 1960 o. KUBA ZKY 2,925,769

VENTILATING WINDOW FOR WALL STRUCTURES Filed July 1, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 5| Z: B m F i '4 F: .2 3| 9 E v i o 331 \34 {32!35 fssu/m 45 E 57 4 52 c INVENTOR j 5 45 4 4 CH0 Kuba+zky 48 l0 BY Z Q u |2 M 32 I I ATTORNEY} Feb. 23, 1960 o. KUBATZKY 2,925,769

VENTILATING WINDOW FOR WALL STRUCTURES Filed July 1, 195? 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IIIII l- III/ 1N VENTOR O'H'o Kubafzky ATTORNEY} Un t te Pat i r a Application July 1, 1957, Serial No. 669,101

7( Zlaims. (CI. 98-37) invention relates to ventilating windows for wall structures, and more particularly to ventilating windows ofz the general character disclosed in my United States Patent 2,535,933, dated December 26, 1950, for Window and Wall Ventilator, which discloses, among other features, end shields for a'deflecting shield structure, each ofwhich end shields comprises two shield elements or wings, connected together and both movable into and out of a window frame opening upon movements of a deflector shield to closed and adjustably open positions. Important" objects of the present invention are-t0 provide anti-rattling means for theshield elements of the end shields; employing in part :latch means, including parts thereof which also function as parts ofthe anti-. rattling means. Other important objects are .to provide partial closures. for the ends of a trough. which trough provides .a. support for a swingable deflecting shield with'the. bottom portion thereof disposed in the trough which troughalso provides collection means for moisture which might otherwise find its way past the deflector, or'for condensate which would run down the room-facing side ofthe deflecting shield;-and to provide a slidable connection between the end shields referred to above.

Other objects and advantages.-of. thev invention will appear during the course of the following detailed description of the invention, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming portions of this disclosure, and in which drawings. i

Fig. 1 is a room-side elevational view ,of the ventilating window with a deflecting shield in a closed position and broken away in order todisclose a'portion of the outdoors-facing structure or foraminous panel of the ventilating window. v

'more clearly, in top plan, a partial closure for a trough.

. Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view along the lines ofFig. 2 but showing the deflecting shield in a j partly open position.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view, substantially on the line 6-.6 of Fig. 5 but on an enlarged scale.

vFig. 7 is a transverse vertical sectional view along the lines of Figs. 2 and 5 but showing the deflecting shield in a fullyopen position. V Fig. 8 is afragmentaryvertical longitudinal sectional view, along the lines of Fig. 6 and taken substantially onthe line 88 of Fig. 7 but on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the partial closure referred 'to in the above descriptions of Figs. 3 and 4.

"Fig. 10 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view substantially on the line 10-10 of Fig. 7 but on an enlarged scale.

I Fig. ,11 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view substantially on the line Ill -11 of Fig. 7 m

an enlarged scale.

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In" the drawings wherein is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A generally designates the ventilating window; B, the window frame; C, a deflecting shield; and D, a foraminous shield.

.The window frame B includes a sill 10, having a relatively broad and elongated body portion 11, with an elongated upwardly-opening and open-ended trough 12 at one longitudinal edge portion 13 and a means, as a stepped shoulder 14, at the other longitudinal edge portion 15, to rockablysupport the shield D, with the body portion 11 sloping downwardly from the trough 12 to the shoulder 14 and allthis structure may be an integral extruded metal section, such as of aluminum or aluminum alloys. The trough 12 has a forward or roomside upwardly-inclined wall 16 and a rear or outside vertical wall 17. There is also provided a lintel 20 having a relatively broad and elongated body portion 21 which may be provided with a shoulder 22 at one longilongitudinal edge portion 32 enlarged in thickness, longitudinally prooved as at 33 and having an inner relatively broad flat face34 with the two faces 34 of thertwo jambs facing each other. There is also an inner end face 35 for each portion 32. At the base of the groove 33 is a small horizontal groove 36 extending to the groove 33 as in Fig. 11.

The deflecting shield C is shown as containing a panel or pane of glass 45having a frame 46 consisting of upper and

lower rails

47 and 48 respectively and stiles 49 joining the rails. Preferably, the lower rail 48 is of U-shaped rubber or other resilient material. The shield C may be rockably supported with its rail 47 within the trough 12 and, when in a closed position, with its rail 47 in face contact with the shoulder 22.

The deflecting shield C also includes end shields'50 each comprising a forward shield element 51 and a rearward shield element 52 of preferably relatively thin slightly springy metallic sheets, with the forward shield elements 51 extending from the inner faces of the stiles 49 into the opening mentioned and in sliding contact with the inner flat faces 34 of the longitudinal edge portions 32 of the jambs 30. These forward shield elements 51 have upper curved edges 53 provided with spaced-apart notches 54 for a purpose later detailed. The inner edge 55 of the element 51 converges toward the lower end of the panel 45. The rearward shield element 52 has somewhat the general shape of the element 51 but preferably has a straight upper edge 56, is shorter than the element 51 and has a narrow flange 57 along its rearward edge to contact the end face 35. Each two

elements

51 and 52 are preferably pivotally connected adjacent their lower end portions as by pivot pin 58 with the elements 51 outermost or in sliding coni since they will not cat ch upon the end faces .35. How;

' inner' flat faces 34.

Dual function means 65 for both latching the defiect ing shield C in selected adjustable open positions and.

also providing anti-rattling means preferably'ernploys two of the combined latches and connectors of my United States Patent 2,518,992, dated August 15,1950. I Such combined latches and connectors include a housing 66 having an opening in one wall thereof from" whichjprotrudes a portion of a reciprocating spr'in'g biased bolt 67 in the form of a ball. The housings 66 [may be secured to the body portion 21 of the lintel 20 at each end portion thereof with the bolt 67 adapted to yieldably press upon the inner face of the upper edge por tion of a shield element 51 but may, enter the notches 54 as the shield element 51 is rockedby movements of the deflecting shield C. This pressure tends to press the upper portions of the shield elements '51 against the face 34 of the portion 32and this prevents rattling. The rear upper edge portion of the element52 is also contacted. and pressed upon by the bolt 67 when the deflecting shield C is in a fully open position, as in Figs;

7 and 8 and thus also prevents rattling of the shield pressure forces them ag'ainst the elements 52, since the Since the rear wall 17 of the trough I2 ends short of the adjacent jambs 30 and the enlarged longitudinallyextending edge portions 32, as may be appreciated in Figs. 3 and 4, to enable moisture accumulated in the trough to discharge" at the ends of the rear wall 17 to the downwardly sloping body portion 11 of the sill 10,: it has been found necessary to prevent moisture (which may condense on the indoor face'of the panel 45 and. run down into the adjacent part of the trough) from discharging at the ends of the trough into the room. Accordingly, referring mainly to-.Fig. 9, taken with Figs. 2 to 5 inclusive, it will be seen that I provide means 70 to close portions of the ends of the trough 12. The means comprises a preferably thin metal insert for each end,, having. a flat base portion 71,, an upwardly and forwardly inclined fiat portion 72' integral therewith, and a fiat vertical wing portion. 73 extending from one upwardly-extending edge ofthe portion 72, with upper edges 74 and .75of the portions 72' and'73 respectively in the same horizontal plane. Thefinsert is adapted; to be positioned with the base portion 71 disposed upon the upper face of the body portion 11 of the sill atthe trough 12 and with aportion thereof in the horizontal groove 36 at the base of the groove 33', the inclined portion 72 in face contact with the inner face of the forward wall 16 of the trough, and the wing portion 72 closing the trough adjacent the. inclined. wall, 16 and extending into the lowest partof the groove 33 as may be appreciatedin Fig.4 for example;

The foraminous shield D. may include. a wire. screen panel 80 within a frame 81 with the lower rail 82 of the latter disposed in contact with the shoulder 14' and the upper rail 83 removably supported by the support means 24.

The sill 10,.lintel20 and jambs 30 may be of extruded metal sections (as of aluminum or'its alloys) which have been cut to specifications. This provides'an economical method of fashioning ventilating windows of various sizes as required since the sections may be portions of elongated lengths or strips of extruded metal.

By the term relatively broad in the specification: and claims is meant sill, lintel and jamb body portions broader than in conventional window frames. For example, relatively" broad is a breadth of five inches.

What is claimed is:

lating window including a window frame defining a window'fra'nie'opening therethrough and havinga lintel, sill and jambs, each jamb provided with a vertically-extending relatively broad body portion and one vertically-extending edge portion at one month of said opening, said edge portion extending from said sill to said lintel and having a substantially vertical smooth flat broad face facing saidopening and one of the faces facing the other of the faces; a rockable upwardly-extending deflecting shield 1:;A ventilating window as waitsmurwava forlsaidj opening including a deflecti'ng panel,- a frame therefor having 'stiles, 'an' end shield fixedly connected to each stile, the end shields being of substantially flat thin metal and disposed to slid e over theinner flat faces of the edge portions upon rocking of said deflecting shield; means carried by said window frame for rockably supporting said deflecting shield; and latching and pressing means carried by said window frame for each end shield forlatchingthefend shields in variousmanually adjusted positions with respect to saidsubstantiallyvertical. smooth fiat. broad faces, and for pr'es'singthe' end shields? against the substantially vertical smooth flat broad faces to prevent rattlingof the end shields; 1

2.. A. ventilating" window: according. to claim lcharacterized inthat said latchingand pressing means. includes a resilient member; I

3.:A ventilating. window" according to. claim 1 charac-' terized in that said' end shield'has a notched upper edge and said latching and pressing. means includes'a springbiased bolt having arr-end face in. contac'tiwitli. a face of said end shield when said endishield'is. in'one posi-- tion, andis ina selected'of the notches ofsaid end shield when said end shield is in another position.

4. A ventilating window according to claim I characterized in that said: end shield comprises two overlapping upwardly-extending shield elements, having opposite flat faces, pivotally connectedi=.together at their lower pertions for relative sliding movementsover one of said opposite' fiat faces of each;- and connection means are provided for limited relative. sliding connection of cabin of said shield elements at' their upper portions, said con-- nection me'a'ns facing away from-said fiat broad face.

5. A ventilating window according to claim 4: characterized in thateach of sa'i'd connection means comprises a lug extendingfrom a shield element andthe wall ofa slot in the companion shield ele'ment, with said lug extending into said" slot and away from said inner flat face.

6, A ventilatingwindow' fora wallstructure, said ventilating window including a- Window frame having jambs and a sill provided with a broad fiat body portion and a: trough, having anupwardly-opening mouth extending along a room-side longitudinal edge portion of said body portion, saidtrough including an upwardly inclined longitudinal wall extending outwardly of said window frame, and a second longitudinal wall spaced from said" upwardly inclined longitudinalwall and- 0f less length than said u 'awardly-inclinedlongitudinal wall; closure means at the ends of" said trough for partly closing the trough at the ends thereof and extending fromthe ends ofsaid upwardly-inclined wall toward the horizontal planes of the longitudinal faces of said second longitudinal wall, including a base portion disposed upon said broad fiat body portion at said trough, and an upwardly inclined portionextending from said base portion with portions'of said base portion and upwardly inclined portion extending into said ja'mbs; said body portion being inclined downwardly from said trough; and adefiecting shield provided with a lower longitudinal edge disposed within said trough. v p

7. A ventilating window for a'wall structure, said ventilating window including a window framethaving a sill of extruded metal provided with abroad fiat body portion and a trough, having an upwardly-opening mouth extendi along a room-side longitudinal edge portion of said b y P i n a d trough including'ani inclined longitudinal wall extending outwardly of said window frame and a second longitudinal wall spaced therefrom and of opening at their room-side face and horizontal grooves joining said vertically-extending grooves at the lower ends thereof; closure means at the ends of said trough for partly closing the trough at the ends thereof and extending from the ends of said upwardly-inclined wall toward the horizontal planes of the longitudinal faces of said second longitudinal wall, each of'said closure means including a base portion extending snugly into said horizontal groove, an upwardly inclined portion extending upwardly from said base portion, and a wing portion extending from said upwardly inclined portion and normal thereto and partly into said vertically-extending groove of said jamb, with said wing portion in face contact with a portion of the inner face of said inclined longitudinal wall of said trough; said body portion being inclined downwardly from said trough; and a deflecting shield provided with a lower longitudinal edge disposed within said trough, said shield having side stiles each having an end flange extending into the vertically-extending groove when said deflecting shield is in a vertical closed position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,433,166 Wolff Oct. 24, 1922 2,351,522 Kubatzky June 13, 1949 2,535,933 7 Kubatzky Dec. 23, 1950