US424905A - Weather-strip - Google Patents

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(No Model.) A. G. SIMS.

WEATHER STRIP.

No. 424,905. Patented Apr. 1, 1890 ilornegg/ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT CLINTON SIMS, OF WINONA, KANSAS.

WEATH ER-STRI P.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 424,905, dated April 1, 1890.

Application filed June 17, 1889. Serial N0.314,64=6. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT CLINTON SIMs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Winona, in the county of Logan and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in feather-Strips; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the' accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a window frame or casing and sash fitted with my improved weather-strip. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the frame and sash. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the sliding sashes removed fromthe frame or casing. Fig. 4c is a perspective detail view of a portion of my improved metallic weather-strip, and Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View of the same.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to weather-strips for windows fitted with sliding sashes, and has for its object to provide windows of that character with a simple, inexpensive, and durable device, which will answer fully the purposes for which it is intended.

, To this end my invention consists in the peculiar construction and combination of the fixed frame or casing, a metallic weatherstrip, and the sliding sashes, substantially as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the window frame or casing, and B one of the sliding sashes appertaining to the same. The weatherstrip is of metal and is constructed, preferably, by bending a strip of Zinc or other suitable metal into a T shape, as illustrated on the drawings, forming a flat web or base 0, and a projecting rib D, formed by doubling that part of the metallic strip upon itself. If desired, however, the strip may be cast or formed in any other suitable manner with the rib or raised part 1) solid, instead of forming it by doubling the middle part of the strip.

The sides of the frame or casing A, as well as the top and bottom parts thereof, are recessed, as shown at a, to receive the base Oof the Weather-strip, so that the latter will lie flush or even with the inner sides of the easing. The sliding sashes, one of which is shown at B, are provided on opposite sides with inward-projecting grooves E of such dimensions that they will fit the projecting ribs D. In

this manner it will be seen that these ribs or projections D, by fitting into the aforesaid recessesE of the corresponding sides of the sliding sashes, effectually exclude rain, snow, or dust Without in the least interfering with the easy operation of the sashes.

By constructing the metallic strips as shown in the drawingsthat is to say, forming the raised part or rib D by doubling the metal upon itself, leaving a narrow space d-a cer tain amount of elasticity is given to this part, so as to enable it to fit closely in its appropriate groove E of the sliding sash, thereby taking up wear so as to insure a close fit at all times herein.

Although in the accompanying illustration of my invention I have shown my improved weather-strip as applied to window-sashes only, it will be seen that it may be applied in the same manner and with equal advantage to sliding doors, 850., without deviating from the construction of the strip as herein shown.

In practice I manufacture these metallic strips in suitable length, which will easily be cut by the purchaser to the right size to fit the windows or doors for which they are intended, for which they can readily be applied by any person of ordinary intelligence and without the assistance of skilled labor. The fiat part or base 0 is provided with a series of equidistant perforations or apertures o, by means of which the strip is fastened in place in the recessed part of the casing by means of tacks or screws inserted through these apertures.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. As an improved article of manufacture, a metallic Weatherstrip consisting of a flat base and a longitudinally-raised part or rib at right angles to theflat base, said flat base being provided with series of equidistant perforations on opposite sides of the rib, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a metallic weather-strip composed of a flat strip of suitable metal bent or doubled longitudinally to form a raised rib at right angles to the lat base, and provided on opposite sides of said ribs with a series of equidistantapertures,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the frame or easing recessed on its inner sides, themetallic strips provided with flat bases and having project-

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