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(No Model.)

H. O. BRALEY.

SHUTTER FASTENBR. No. 341,402. PatentedMay 4, 1886.

H was 7 I l I 3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY C. BRALEY, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO JAMES H. CAMERON, OF SAME PLACE.

SHUTTER-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,402, dated May 4, 1886.

Application filed March 18, 1886. Serial No. 195,690. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. BRALEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Fall River, in the county of Bristol and 5 State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SpringStops for Shutters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othro ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in spring-stops for shutters; and it consists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure l is a side view of my improvements, showing the same applied to the side of a building so as to contact with the shutter. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the springstop detached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modification, and Fig. 4 is a side view showing the spring-stops applied on both sides of the shutters.

A refers to the spring-stop, which is made of a single piece of spring-wire, one end be ing bent upon itself, so as to form an eye, a, from which the wire extends at an angle, after which it is bent or coiled upon itself, as 5 shown at b, so as to provide a spring portion. The wire is then continued outwardly, and its terminal portion bent back upon itself, so as to provide a bent or rounded end, 0, upon which can be secured a rubber block, 4.

The spring-stop hereinbefore described is adapted to be secured to the side of a building adjacent to the shutter-hook B, so that when the shutter is opened and thrown back parallel with the wall of the building it will 5 bear against the edge of said shutter and force the same outwardly, so as to hold the catch C, which engages with the hook B, firmly in contact, so as to prevent the parts rattling upon each other. If desired, these spring- 50 stops may also be secured to the windowframe, so as to bear upon the lower edge of the shutter when it is closed. By providing the end 0 with a rubber cushion or block there will be no liability of marring the paint on a shutter. Should a single piece of wire not 5 have sufficient strength for the purpose, said wire may be bent upon itself, as shown in Fi 3, one of the terminal portions being bent entirely around the adjacent one, so as to hold the ends securely together.

If desired, the springstops A, instead of one being attached to the side of the house and the other to the shutter, both may be carried by the shutter, as shown in Fig. 4. of the accompanying drawings, and when so carried these springs will be located immediately under the shutter fastening or catch C, so that they will abut against the pin B or eye B, which are attached, respectively, to the window-frame or side of the house.

The device hereinbefore described will prevent the shutters rattling when secured either open or closed, and will also by exerting apressure against the fastening device, which the shutter-fastener engages tend to hold the 7 5 same secure against accidental displacement.

1". am aware that prior to my invention it has been proposed to use a solid rubber block, against which the shutter will bear; but this construction is objectionable, inasmuch asthe 8o rubber being exposed to the weather rapidly deteriorates and loses its elasticity, as it frequently becomes so old that the shutter cannot be pushed back sufficiently to allow the catch to engage with the hook. The springbearing has not this objectionable feature.

I claim 1. A springstop for shutters, consisting of a single piece of wire having one end formed into an eye, a coiled central portion, and an 0 end portion bent upon itself, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. A spring-stop for shutters, consisting of a body portion made of a single piece of wire provided centrally with one or more coils at one end, with an eye, through which means for attaching the same pass, the opposite end carrying a rubber block, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

HENRY C. BRALEY.

Vitnesses:

Mancns G. B. SWIFT, GEo. W. SLADE.

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