US478234A - William hutchins - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

- W. HUTGHINS.

SASH GURI) PASTENBR.

No. 478,234. Patented vJuly 5, 1892.

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WILLIAM HUTCHINS, OF MELBOURNE, VICTORIA.

sAsH-CORD FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,234, dated July 5, 1892.

Application filed August 17, 1891. Serial No. 402,951. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM HUTGHINS, storeman, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain,residing at No. 257 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, near'Melbourne, in the British Colony of Victoria, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Relating to Vindow- Sashes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in Window sashes; and it consists in certain parts and combinations thereof, hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Instead of attaching the Weightcords to the sashes by brads, as at present, I pass the end of each of said cords through a hole in a plate or fiush-center and a thiinble or ring let into the respective side rails of each sash, and when aknot is formed on the end of said cord it is retained in connection with the sash, while at the same time it allows the latter to be turned over when removed from its frame, the ends of said cords in said thimble or ring being used as centers, the result being that the sash can be handled inside the room and can be reversed or turned over, so that its two sides can be convenientlycleaned.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation, and Fig.2 a rear elevation, of one of the plates or flush-centers, through a hole in which the ends of the sashcords are passed and made secure, said figures illustrating said cords attached to said plates. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of said plates or iiush-centers, showing same fitted within one of the side bars of a windowsash. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section on line 7 7, Fig. l,while Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line 8 8, Fig. l.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate the same parts in all the figures.

E represents one of the plates or flush-centers, which is constructed as illustrated in Figs. l to-that is, with a hole e, through which the lower end of a sash-cord F can be passed and be secured by a knot f, as shown. A groove or channel e is formed in the plate or flush-center E from the hole e to the upper end of said plate, in which the sash-cord F fits snugly when the sash is in its working position.

In order to minimize the friction between the sash-cord F and the plate or flush-center E, I place a small metal ring or collar G, formed with a shoulder, as shown, around the end of said cord between the knot f thereon and said plate E, said metal ring being constructed in such a manner and of such a size as to fit Within the hole e, through which, as above mentioned, said cord F is passed.

It willbe readily understood by all persons who have had much experience with ordinary windoW-sashes that the herein-described means for connecting the lines to such sashes has manyv advantages over the ordinary arrangement, it being obvious that there will not be the amount of chaing that is incidental to the ordinary arrangement, and, moreover, there is not so much likelihood of careless workmen wasting the cord. A

Having now particularly described and as certained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is* 1. The combinatiomwith the sash and cord, of the plate E, having hole and groove for the cord, and the ring on said oord, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the sash and cord, of the plate E, having hole and groove for the oord, and the ring on said cord and having a shoulder, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' WILLIAM IIUToHINs.

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