US3905084A - Wedge compressor - Google Patents

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US3905084A
US3905084A US449507A US44950774A US3905084A US 3905084 A US3905084 A US 3905084A US 449507 A US449507 A US 449507A US 44950774 A US44950774 A US 44950774A US 3905084 A US3905084 A US 3905084A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F21/00—Implements for finishing work on buildings
    • E04F21/28—Implements for finishing work on buildings for glazing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F21/00—Implements for finishing work on buildings
    • E04F21/0038—Implements for finishing work on buildings for fitting sealing strips or like
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
    • Y10T29/53796—Puller or pusher means, contained force multiplying operator
    • Y10T29/53896—Puller or pusher means, contained force multiplying operator having lever operator

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  • ABSTRACT [52] US. Cl. 29/267 51 1m. (:1. B25B 27/02 Disclosed is a glazing Wedge compressor for installing [58] Field of Search 29/244, 256, 267, 283; a glazing Wedge about the p p y of Window glass- 254/15, 1 13 1 9; 269/21 95
  • the glazing wedge compressor is equipped with a suction adhering member to secure the unit to a window [56] References Cited surface.
  • a wedge contacting arm is slidably connected UNITED STATES PATENTS to the suction member and can be moved by an operator into engagement with a glazing wedge in order to gills!
  • the invention relates to apparatus for handling and installing window-like objects of various size.
  • a glazing wedge compressor for installing a glazing wedge about the periphery of a window during the installation of glass.
  • a small hand-held tool is employed, whereby an operator uses this tool to progressively force a glazing wedge into position around the entire periphery of a window surface.
  • a highly localized force thereby is applied to various and numerous points along the window periphery, as an operator progresses through the installation procedure.
  • Such localized applicationlof pressure tends to create shock and tension in these particular localized areas, thus inducing and often resulting in glass breakage along the window edge. This breakage, of course, is highly undesirable, as well as being hazardous and costly.
  • a glazing wedge installation device which accomplishes compression of a glazing wedge while minimizing any possible breakage to a window surface.
  • a slidably connected compressor frame assembly mounted on a surface adhering support member.
  • This compressor assembly includes an elongated force-diffusing wedgecontacting member, which can be laterally extended through operation of a compressor handle and linkage arrangement.
  • the surface adhering member is adapted to securely engage a flat surface, such as a glass window. After this adhering member has been secured in place on a Window set in position in a window frame such that it is ready for installation, an operator depresses a compressor handle causing the wedge contacting member to be urged against a glazing wedge. Accordingly, the glazing wedge is compressed into its properly installed position between the glass and frame assembly.
  • FIG.' 1 is a prospective view of a glazing wedge compressor according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of a glazing wedge compressor, depicting the compressor in its initial operational position.
  • FIG. 3 is another sectional side view of a glazing wedge compressor, further illustrating the operational sequence of the device.
  • FIG. 4 is a partial sectional side view of a glazing wedge compressor, viewed along cutting plane 44 in FIG. 1. This view depicts the slidable connection of an extending arm to a bracket plate of a suction member.
  • numeral 10 in FIG. 1 generally represents a standard suction-cup-type surface adhering member, such as that disclosed in US. Pat. No. 3,240,525 issued to H. L. Wood.
  • This surface adhering member comprises a gripping pad 1 1 whose contacting surface is interconnected with a pump cylinder-axle member 7.
  • Reciprocation of a pump plunger 9 serves to evacuate the area beneath the gripping pad suction cup. Accordingly, secure attachment is achieved to an article such as glass having a relatively smooth surface area, as described in the Wood patent cited above.
  • Numeral 12 generally represents a compressor frame assembly including a glazing wedge contacting member 19, which is rigidly fastened to a supporting frame that is movably connected to the vacuum adhering assembly. As best shown in FIG. 4, this movable frame is connected to the suction member by slot-engaging bolts 15 which engage slotted guideways 13 provided in extending arms 27 connected to the wedge contacting member 19. Brackets 5, which support the pump cylinderaxle, also serve as mounts for the sliding bolt connection with the extending arms.
  • the compressor frame is operated through depression of compressor handle 17.
  • This handle is mounted on pump cylinder-axle member 7 and is supported by handle brackets 31.
  • Compressor linkage 23 provides interconnection between handle 17 and the extending arm assembly including arms 27.
  • This linkage 23 is adjustably fastened to the extending arm assembly by brackets 29, which are provided with a pivot bolt member 33. Extension adjustment of the extendable arms 27 is accomplished through use of alternate adjustment bores 35.
  • the compressor linkage 23 is forked at its opposite end and attached to the compressor handle by pivot connection 39.
  • Wedge contacting member 19 is a long arm member rigidly fastened perpendicular to extending arms 27 by braces 25 which serve to insure the rigidity of the wedge urging member 19.
  • braces 25 which serve to insure the rigidity of the wedge urging member 19.
  • return springs 21 Connected to each of the brace arms are return springs 21 which bias the compressor frame assembly toward the suction cup assembly.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate the functional sequence.
  • a window glass 43 to be installed, is set in a standard window frame 47 against a gasket member 45.
  • a glazing wedge 41 In order to secure the window in place, a glazing wedge 41 must be forced into position between the edge of the glass surface and the standard frame member.
  • the glazing wedge compressor is pressed against the window surfacewith its suction gripping pad assembly contacting the flat surface of the glass.
  • a vacuum is created within the area between the gripping pad and the glass surface, thus establishing a secure bond between the suction member and the window.
  • the glazing wedge itself is set loosely about the periphery of the window, in position for forced insertion.
  • FIG. 2 shows contacting surface 37 of wedge urging member 19 aligned with the glazing wedge 41 and its felt underside in sliding contact with the glass 43.
  • an operator merely depresses the compressor handle 17 in the direction of arrow 14 in FIG. 3, thus forcing the wedge contacting member 19 in the direction of arrow 16.
  • the glazing wedge is urged into its desired position. Since wedge contacting member 19 provides a lengthy area of contact with the glazing wedge member, the overall force applied by the operator is diffused over a maximum area of the window edge. Thus, highly localized pressure points are obviated, reducing occurrene of window breakage due to shock and tension.
  • the invention has been found to be particularly useful for installing large panes of glass in cold weather.
  • standard installation methods were used by skilled artisans to install glass in a large build ing during freezing weather, about 50 percent of the panes broke when the structure of the invention was employed.
  • over 300 panes of glass were installed without a single pane being broken.
  • the invention is a major contribution to the glazing industry.
  • a glazing wedge compressor comprising:
  • an extendable compressor frame assembly movably connected to said adhering member, including a glazing wedge contacting member having a wedge contacting face thereon;
  • said pushing means includes a compressor handle pivotally connected to said window surface adhering member and linkage means connecting said compressor handle with said compressor frame, so that activation of the compressor handle causes extension or retraction of the compressor frame assembly, and said glazing wedge contacting member includes an elongated, force-diffusing wedge contacting edge.
  • thermoplastic material includes an elongated, force-diffusing wedge contacting edge.
  • thermoplastic material for preventing the scratching of the window surface.
  • a glazing wedge compressor comprising a window surface adhering member, an extendable compressor frame assembly movably connected to said adhering member and including a glazing wedge contacting member having an elongated, force-diffusing wedge contacting edge and cushioning means for preventing the scratching of the window surface, and means operably connected to the adhering member and the compressor frame assembly for pushing the glazing wedge contacting member away from the adhering member against a glazing wedge to drive the wedge into a desired position at the periphery of the window surface.
  • a glazing wedge compressor comprising a suction operated window surface adhering member, a glazing wedge contacting member having a wedge contacting face thereon, and means operably connected to the surface adhering member for engaging and pushing the glazing wedge contacting member in a direction parallel to the window surface and away from the adhering member against a glazing wedge to drive the wedge into a desired position at the periphery of the window surface; and wherein said wedge contacting face faces in the direction of wedge contacting member movement.
  • thermoplastic material includes an elongated, force-diffusing wedge contacting edge.
  • said engaging and pushing means includes a compressor handle pivotally connected to the window surface adhering member and linkage means connecting said compressor handle with the wedge contacting member, so that activation of the compressor handle effects the pushing of the wedge contacting member to drive the wedge into said desired position.

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GB9662/75A GB1492143A (en) 1974-03-08 1975-03-07 Glazing wedge applicators
FR7507285A FR2263366B1 (US20100268047A1-20101021-C00003.png) 1974-03-08 1975-03-07
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US1512356A (en) * 1922-09-05 1924-10-21 Thomas B Miller Floor-board adjuster and clamp
US1568885A (en) * 1925-08-27 1926-01-05 Edgar C Derby Board-forcing tool
US1960255A (en) * 1933-02-14 1934-05-29 Herbert H Tyroff Device for removing frozen ice trays
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US1512356A (en) * 1922-09-05 1924-10-21 Thomas B Miller Floor-board adjuster and clamp
US1568885A (en) * 1925-08-27 1926-01-05 Edgar C Derby Board-forcing tool
US1960255A (en) * 1933-02-14 1934-05-29 Herbert H Tyroff Device for removing frozen ice trays
US1990905A (en) * 1933-12-11 1935-02-12 Henry E Fields Device for removing concrete molds

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