US591380A - Sash-cord fastener - Google Patents

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J. C. BYXBE & P. E. PBTERSEN. sAsH CORD PASTBNBR.

No. 591,380. Patented 001;. 12,1897.

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UNITED STATES ERICE.

PATENT .roi-IN o. RYXBE AND PETER El. PETERS'EN, or PENsAooLA, FLORIDA.

SASH-CORD-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Ne. 591,380, fiati-u october 12, 189'?. Application tied september 16,1896. serial No. 605,963. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN C. BYXBE and PETER E. PETERsEN, citizens of the United States, residing at I-e'nsa-cola',` in the county of Escambia and State of Florida, have invented a certain new and vuseful Improvement in Sash-Cord Fasteners,oi" which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a new and useful improvement in windows and sash-locks therefor, and has for its object to provide a simple, effective, and cheap window which will be dust and weather proof, antirattling, and proof against opening` from the outside, the sashes of whichmay be quickly removed for washing, painting, or other purposes; and with these ends in View this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth,and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, its construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichl o Figure l is an elevation of a window built i in accordance with this invention, a portion of the frame and retaining-strip being broken awayto illustrate the manner of securing said strip in place; Fig.- 2, a vertical section through the sides of the frame, a portionof the lower sash also being in section, showing the manner of attaching the sashes to the counterbalancing-weights; Fig. 3, a section at the line a: so of Fig. l.

In carrying out our invention we utilize a frame A, of ordinary construction and design,

having the usual guideways therein for `the sashes formed by. the parting and retaining strips. A metallic strip B, one for each of the sashes, is arranged within one of the grooves and is connected to -its sash by a lug C, entering a hole in the side rail of said sash, and an offsetD,adapted to fit around the lower corner `of said side rail, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. This strip B is provided with platesprings E, one at the top and one at the bottom thereof, which are preferably riveted to said strip, and their object/is to bear against the sid'e wall of the frame and force the sash to the opposite side of said framey in order to prevent rattling, which would otherwise be occasioned by vibrations given the sash from air-currents. The opposite side vrail of the sash has a strip F att-ached thereto by means of thelug G, fitting within a suitable hole in said'rail, and the offset H, which iits around the lower corner thereof. Both ofthe strips B and F are connected to the weights I by the iiexible metal tapes J, which may be riveted, hooked, or otherwise secured to said strips and passed over flat grooved pulleys K in such manner as to produce the counterbalancing of the sash in the well-known manner. The retainingstrip L is of ordinary construction and serves to hold that edge of the sash in position, while the retaining-strip M is made detachable, thereby permitting the the same manner as just described in connection with the lower sash, but is retained in position upon one side by the parting-strips Q, one of which may be arranged so as to be removed when occasion requires, lthus permittingthe removal of the uppersash, as just described in connection with the lower sash.

In practice a large and heavy sash may be quickly removed from its frame, Athereby saving time in cleansing'and p'ainting,'and also in case of iire aigreat saving of time can be had by the removal of valuable windows, and another advantage is that when it is `necessary to introduce a large piece of furniture, such as a piano or safe, or remove the'same from a room, it can be readily accomplished by the removal of the sashes, thereby affording a clear space thefull size of theframe; and this fact is also of great importance from IOO a sanitary point of View, in that the opening for ventilation is much increased over the old method of Window construction.

By attaching the sashes to the Weights With fiat metallic tapes running overilanged fiat pulleys their operations in sliding up and down will be much improved, since such tapes run more smoothly than do the cords which are usually used for this purpose, and, further, when the weights are hung in the usual manner, the cords being tied thereto, they are apt to Slip to one side, causing said Weights to be thrown against the casing and being dragged up and down with a disagreeable sound at every operation of the sashes.

Having thus fully described our invention, what We claim as new and useful isl. In combination With a Window-frame, strips slidable therein, asprin g secured to one of said strips bearing against the frame and a sash secured between the strips, as and for the purpose described.

2. In adevice of the character described, a sashecord fastener consisting of a strip of metal B bent to form an offset D at its lower end, plate-springs E secured to the top and bottom of said strip, a lug C on the side of the strip to engage a Window-sash and means 011 the strip for securing a sash-cord, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto aiXed out signatures in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN C. BYXBE. PETER E. PETERSEN. NVitnesses:

S. S. XVILLIAMSON, JN0. D. vCoDY.

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