US592873A - Combined sash holder and fastener - Google Patents

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E. E. MASTERS'. COMBINED SASH HOLDER AND FASTENER.

.NO- 592,873. Patented'Nov. 2, 1897.-

UNITED ,STATES PATENT "OFFICE,

EGBERT E. MASTERS, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED -sAsl-lv HoLDER AND FAsTENER.

sPncIFIcA'IfIoN forming im of Letters Patent No. 592,873, dated November 2, 1897. Applimion filed retru'ary z5, 1.397. Oseria no. 625,009. (No man.)

To all whom t mag/concern.- f

ramento, in the county of Sacramento and State `of California, haveinvented a new and useful Combined Sash Holder and'Lock, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combined sashholders and sash-locks, the object being to provide a device of this character simple in construction, efcient in operation, and which may be easily and quickly applied to any ordinary window-sash now in use whereby-said sash may be lockedin its closed position or be automatically held in any open position desired Without the aid of weights and cords and be prevented from rattling at all times.

With these objects in view the invention consists of the several details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an edge View strips of ordinary construction with my in-Y vention appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the side rail of a sash removed from the window-frame with my invention applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a portion of the window frame and sash also having my invention applied thereto. Fig. 4 shows the separate parts 'of the device constituting my invention.

Similar reference-numerals indicate similar parts in the several figures.

The side rails of the upper and lower windoW-sashes are indicated by 1 and 2, respectively. 3 indicates the windowframe; 4, the inner guide-strip; 5, the middle guide-strip, and 6 the outer guide-strip. All of these parts may be of any ordinary and approved construction. The edge of the guide strip 4 which faces the middleguide-s trip is recessed, as indicated at 7, and Within this recess is seated and secured a plate 8, having at its upper end a lug 9, which projects toward the middle strip 4.A The recess 7 and the lug 9 should be so arranged that the outer end of the lug is flush with the surface of the guidestrip 4. The side rail 2 is provided with a deep recess, as indicated at 10, for the recepi tionof the looped end 11 of a U-shaped spring l l2.V This recess 10 opens out in the front face of the side rail as Well as in its edge. The short arm 13 of the spring is provided at its end with lateral extensions 14, projecting from its opposite edges, and these extensions are bent in opposite directions at a right angle to the said arm and fit in suitable recesses 6o formed in the bottom of the recess 10 and in the edge of the sash rail 2,. respectively. Screws 15 or other suitable fastening devices pass through these extensions into the sash and hold the springsecurelyin position. The long arm 16 of the springextends longitudinally of the rail and is provided with a lateral projection 17, which forms a linger-piece by means of which pressure may be applied to the spring to compress it for a purpose to be 7o hereinafter referred to. The front face of the side rail 2 is provided with a shallow recess (indicated by 18) leading from the recess 10 for the reception of the long arm 16 ofthe spring when in its compressed position in order that the outer surface of the spring-arm 16 may lie flush' with the outer surface of the sash-rail. The said rail is also provided with a recess 19 toreceive the nger-piece 17. for a similar purpose.

The spring 12 and the plate 7 are secured in position for the upper sash in a manner similar to that heretofore described, with the eX- ception that the positions of the two parts are reversed-that is to say, the arm 16 of the 85 spring extends downwardly and the lug 9 on the plate 8 is arranged at its lower end, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1.

It is of course to be understood that one of the springs 12 is to be attached to each edge 9o of the respective sashes; but, if desired, the locking-plate 8 may be dispensed with onone side of the window-frame, in which case the finger piece 17 may be omitted from the Srrns- 95 From the foregoing description it Will beseen that When the parts are arranged as described the normal tendency of the springs 12 is to force the upper sash against the outer guidestrip 6 and the lower sash against the Ico middle guide-strips 5, thus making a tight joint between the sashes and the outermost of the strips between which they work. This Will have the result of effectively excluding cold air, rain, dust, (be. It will also effeetually prevent the sashes from rattling, no matter what vertical position they may occupy in the frame. It will also be seen that when the sashes are in their closed positions the ends of the long arms 1G will engage the lugs O of the plates S and thereby eifectually lock the sashes against vertical movement. Itisalso apparent that on account of the location and arrangement of the locking devicesit is practically impossible to unlock them from the outside of the window without breaking one of the window-panes and so gaining access to the iinger-piece 17. The locking device is therefore much more secure than any other locking device of which I amaware, which is as simple in its construction as the one described in this application. The spring can, however, be easily disengaged from the lug 9 on the inside of the window by simply pressing on the fin ger-piece, and the sash can then be moved vertically, as desired, and the springs will thereafter exert sufficient force on the sash to hold it in any position it may be desired. By extending the long arm 16 of the spring longitudinally of the sash-rail between it and the guide-strip an extended frictional bearing-surface between the spring and guide-strip is assumed where sashes of considerable weight may be held in the desired open position without the aid of cords and weights.

It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacriiicin g any of the advantages of this invention.

IIaving thus described my invention, what I claim is As a new article of manufacture, a sashholder comprising a spring-loop with arms of unequal length all struck up of a single piece of sheet spring metal, the short arm having side extensions at its end bent in opposite directions, and the long arm having a lateral projection near its end, the loop and short arm being adapted to be supported in a deep recess in the window-sash and the long arm to be seated in a shallow recess leading from the deep recess, and to either frictionally engage the guide-strip or to positively engage a fixed stop thereon, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own Ihavehereio affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EGBER'I E. MASTERS.

Witnesses:

CHAs. S. IIARRs, F. M. Osnoniv.

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