US3869839A

US3869839A - Adjustable window seat guide

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Publication number: US3869839A
Application number: US410236A
Authority: US
Inventors: Waldo O Johnson; Rodney P Walters
Original assignee: Louisiana Pacific Corp
Current assignee: Louisiana Pacific Corp
Priority date: 1973-10-26
Filing date: 1973-10-26
Publication date: 1975-03-11
Anticipated expiration: 1992-03-11

Abstract

An adjustable window seat guide contains a side jamb liner forming a channel housing, a resilient member in juxtaposition to the channel and at least one arm member movably mounted on the channel and having one end located adjacent to the resilient member. An adjustable fastener engages the channel and has a securing member which bears against the arm end so that upon adjustment, the arm end is caused to move.

Description

United States Patent Johnson et al.

[ Mar. 11, 1975 ADJUSTABLE WINDOW SEAT GUIDE 2,688,165 9/1954 Kinish 0. 49/422 [751 Inventors: Waldo 911mm Wooster; $533323 31322 #123?1311;173:5673"""iiiijij" 2311i? Rodney P. Walters, Akron, both of 1 i l v l Ohm Primary Examiner- Ernest R. Purser [73] Assignee: Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Assistant Examiner-JamesL. Ridgill, Jr.

Portland, g- Attorney. Agent. or Firm- Oldham & Oldhum (0. [22] Filed: Oct. 26, 1973 1211 Appl. No.: 410,236 [57] ABSTRACT An adjustable window seat guide contains a side jam b 52 us. 01. 52/204 49/420 W a channel using, member in 51 Int. Cl EOSd i3/02 1566b 1/04 Channel and least "K [58] Field of Search 52/204 214-217- member mfmmed hf and havmg 46/414422 one end located ad acent to the resihent member. An

ad ustable fastener engages the channel and has a se- {gl Reierences Cited curing member which bears against the arm end so that upon adjustment, the arm end is caused to move.

UNITED STATES PATENTS 2608.728 2/1954 Haynes 49/420 4 Claims 2 Drawing Figures BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a window side jamb liner forming an adjustable window seat guide. More specifically, the present invention relates to an adjustable window seat guide which can be used in association with warped or otherwise nonuniform window jambs to position the windows snugly for operative movement.

Heretofore in the field of window installation, the jambs have been located, plumbed and squared, the window sashes and the window weights installed and the stops secured to the jambs. However, after the passage of time, the jambs or the sashes often would warp, lose their alignment or the like and cause rough operation of window opening or closure and at times even cause the window to bind. Improperly dried wood or adverse weather conditions would also cause the same results. In order to obviate these undesirable operating conditions, the window sash would have to be removed and any projecting surfaces as caused by warping be eliminated either from the sash or the jambs or both as by sanding. Or it is frequently desired to mount replacement windows in the original window frame.

In the field of old window replacement, many, if not all, of the above problems were also present. Additionally, in some situations wherein the window was operative, a replacement window would be inoperative since the original window sash and jamb had gone out of plumb, warped or the like but still was operative since they had worn together. Replacement of such windows often required the replacement of the jambs. Correction of the situation was also time consuming and expensive and did not insure against further inoperation or binding.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an adjustable window seat guide or jamb liner for installing a window sash in a window jamb.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an adjustable window seat guide, as above, which can be used with warped or nonplumbed jambs or window sashes, or which can be used to mount replacement windows.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an adjustable window seat guide, as above, which is easy to install and convenient to adjust.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide an adjustable window seat guide, as above, which utilizes movable arms to bear against the jamb and spring means in the window mounting to compensate for any irregular or warped surfaces.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide an adjustable window seat guide, as above, wherein a channel housing carries arms which bear against the jamb and spring means which are mounted between the housing and the sash to compensate for any jamb irregularities.

These and other objects of the present invention are described in detail without attempting to discuss all of the various modifications in which the invention might be embodied; the invention being measured by the appended claims and not by the details of the specification.

In general, an adjustable window seat guide has a resilient member juxtaposition to a jamb liner forming a channel housing with at least one arm member movably mounted on the channel housing and having one end adjacent to the resilient member. An adjustable fastener containing a securing member engages the channel housing such that the securing member bears against the arm end so that adjustment of the fastener causes relative movement of the arm with respect to the channel housing.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a top cross sectional view showing the relationship of the adjustable window seat guide to a window jamb and a window sash.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a portion of the adjustable window seat guide.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An adjustable window seat guide according to the present invention is generally indicated by the numeral 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the adjustable guide is preferably located between the window jamb assembly generally indicated by the numeral 11 and a window sash generally indicated by the numeral 12. Generally, jamb assembly 11 may be any conventional window jamb having support members 13, ajamb member 14 and a blind stop 15. Sashes 12, of course, are the framework for window panes (not shown) and may be made of conventional materials such as wood, plastic or metal. Moreover, each sash may contain either a single pane of glass or a plurality of panes as commonly utilized in insulating windows.

Adjustable window seat guide 10 has a side jamb liner or channel housing generally indicated by the numeral 21. Channel housing 21 has side flanges 22 which engage support member 13 and blind stop 15 and also has central member 23 which extends between the side flanges. Additionally, channel housing 21 contains a fastener housing, generally indicated by the numeral 24, which is preferably located on central member 23 midway between the side flanges. Although wood or plastic may be used, preferably channel housing 21 is made out of a metal such as aluminum. The channel housing extends the length of the jamb with fastener housing 24 having a plurality of apertures 25 to accommodate a fastener member at various heights along the channel housing.

Attached to the channel housing is a frame or hinge section 31 which preferably extends across the width of the channel housing and is maintained in place by ribs 26 located on the side jamb liner. Preferably, hinge section 31 has a cove area 32 formed by the projection of ribs 33 which extend towards the jamb. A resilient member generally indicated by the numeral 36 is located in juxtaposition to the channel housing as within cove area 32. The resilient material may be rubber, plastic, or other similar material such as foam plastic as shown in the drawings. Movably mounted on hinged section 31 is an arm member, generally indicated by the numeral 41. As shown in FIG. 1, the arm member may be a pair of hinged leafs 42 which are attached to hinge section 31 in any conventional manner. For example, hinge ribs 33 may terminate in a ball 34 which matingly engages a socket 43 located in hinge leafs 42. Preferably, one end of the hinge leaf denoted by the nu- 3 meral 44'is adjacent to resilient member 36 whereas the other end may have a foot portion 45 which-may rest against tabs 35 of hinge section 31.

An adjustable fastener generally indicated by the numeral 51 secures leaf ends 44 to the channel housing. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the adjustable fastener is a bolt or screw 52 which extends through aperture 25 of the fastener housing and has a securing member such as nut 53. Upon tightening of screw 52 which is seated in the fastener housing, nut 53 is drawn against hinge ends 44 causing them to bear against resilient member 36 and to pivot about rib ball 34 causing hinge leaf foot portion 45 to move. As the screw is tightened, such movement will continue until foot portions 45 contact jamb 14. Unlike channel housing 21, the hinge section 31, the resilient member 36 and the arm member 41 in the form of hinge leafs 42 only extend a fraction of the vertical heighth of the jamb. Thus, a plurality of such elements as shown in FIG. 2 may be used along the vertical length of the channel housing such as for example at the bottom, center and top locations of the jamb.

An adjustable window seat guide made according to the preferred embodiment is capable of containing two sashes as shown in FIG. 1. Sash 12 is mounted between side jamb liner flange 22 and fastener housing 24. Seals 55 extend along the length of the side jamb and the fastener housing to restrict the flow of air from one side of the sash to the other. The seals may be made of fabric or other material such as weather stripping. Mounting the edge of sash 12 is a support strip 56 which may be made of metal or plastic and is suitably carried in the window jamb liner. As shown in FIG. 1, the strip 56 is resiliently positioned as by helical springs 62.

Replacement of an old window sash containing glass panes wherein the jamb is warped, out of plumb or the like is very easily accomplished through the use of the adjustable window seat guide. After the old window sash has been removed, adjustable window seat guide is installed with side jamb liner or channel housing 21 being plumb and located a distance from jamb 14 so that it is not affected by any warps or undulations. Then each adjustable fastener 51 which may be located at the bottom center and top portions of the channel housing is tightened until leaf foot portions 45 of each particular hinge section assembly as shown in FIG. 2 contacts the jamb. Thus, hinge leafs 42 of the top hinge section assembly may require very little tightening indicating a large misalignment of the top portion of the jamb toward the sash whereas the bottom hinge section assembly may require a fair amount of tightening and thus a fair amount of movement of leafs 42 thereby indicating the normal alignment of the jamb at this point. New window sashes 12, the outside diameter of which is slightly smaller than the old window sashes, can be moved freely up and down to effect opening or closure of-the window. Moreover, even with the passage of time in the additional warping, skewing or misalignment of a jamb, the windows will still operate in a fairly normal manner since any bending of the channel housing 21 will be taken up by spring 62. To correct such channel bending would only require a quick adjustment of fastener member 51 to move hinge leafs 42 to a position where pressure exerted on the channel housing does not cause it to bend.

It can thus be seen that the disclosed invention carries out the objects of the invention set forth above. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art many modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention herein disclosed and described according to a preferred embodiment as required by statute; the scope of the invention being limited solely by the scope of the attached claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An adjustable window seat guide for side jamb lin ers including window positioning means and comprising:

a hinge section formed on a laterally outer portion of the side jamb liner and including converging laterally outwardly extending ribs,

a resilient member in juxtaposition to said hinge section and positioned between said ribs, a pair of arm members individually pivotally mounted on said ribs of said hinge section and having corresponding end sections adjacent to and overlying said resilient member, and

an adjustable fastener having a securing member, said adjustable fastener engaging said side jamb liner with said securing member bearing against said arm ends so that adjustment of said fastener causes pivotal movement of said arm members.

2. An adjustable window seat guide as in claim 1, wherein said arm members engage said ribs intermedi ate the ends of said arms members to form said one arm end section and a second arm end section of greater length than said first arm section.

3. An adjustable window seat guide as in claim 2 wherein said pair of arms diverge from each other, said securing member nonrotatably engages both of said first arm end sections, and said arm ends sections are compressed against said resilient member by outward movement of the said second arm sections.

4. An adjustable window seat guide as in claim 2 wherein said first and second arm sections are so correlated in length that said second arm sections can extend laterally beyond said side jamb liner to engage a frame

Claims

1. An adjustable window seat guide for side jamb liners including window positioning means and comprising: a hinge section formed on a laterally outer portion of the side jamb liner and including converging laterally outwardly extending ribs, a resilient member in juxtaposition to said hinge section and positioned between said ribs, a pair of arm members individually pivotally mounted on said ribs of said hinge section and having corresponding end sections adjacent to and overlying said resilient member, and an adjustable fastener having a securing member, said adjustable fastener engaging said side jamb liner with said securing member bearing against said arm ends so that adjustment of said fastener causes pivotal movement of said arm members.

2. An adjustable window seat guide as in claim 1, wherein said arm members engage said ribs intermediate the ends of said arms members to form said one arm end section and a second arm end section of greater length than said first arm section.