US615174A - Adjustable awning - Google Patents

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No. 6l5,|74. Patented Nov. 29, 1898'. W. E. HETTRIGK.

ADJUSTABLE AWNING.

(Application filed Aug. 12, 1898.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

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No. 6l5,l74. Patentd Nov. 29, 1893. W. E. HETTRICK.

ADJUSTABLE AWNING.

(Application filed Aug. 1, 1898.) (No mam. x 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

a" NE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

XVILLIAM E. HETTRIOK, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

ADJUSTABLE AWNING."

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,174, dated November 29, 1898.

Application filed August 1, 1898.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. HETTRICK, of Toledo, in the county of Lucas, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Awnings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the said invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the framing of an adjustable awning embodying my invention and shown as extended; Fig. 2, a like view of the complete awning and shown as contracted; Fig. 3, a front elevation of one member or section of the awning; Fig. 4, a Vertical section on line 00 0a of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a front view of a frame adapted for windows of unusual height; Fig. 6, a side elevation of the complete awing having such a frame as that shown in Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 a view of an awning provided with alongitudinally-adjustable curtain.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures.

The object of my invention is to provide an awning capable of adjustment, so thatit may be adapted to windows or other places of varying size and of such construction that it may be readily applied to and removed without its being necessary to be skilled in the work or to use special tools or appliances therefor; and to this end said invention consists in the awning having the features of con- SllIlCblOIl, substantially as hereinafter specifie The common practice among awning-manufacturers is to construct each awning to fit the requirements as to width of the particular window or place for which the awning is designed or to make awnings in several sizes to correspond with known widths of windows. In the former case it is necessary to have the window or other place specially measured and then to construct the awning according to the measurements. This procedure of course involves delay, as the awning must be made after the measurements are obtained, and the maker is employed only when engaged in filling these special orders. Moreover, the awnin gs, being made of a fixed size,cannot be used building requiring different sizes.

fierial No. 687,464. (No model.)

where other sizes are required, and hence they would be a loss should one remove to a The difficulties and disadvantages incident to an effort to provide a stock of awings constructed to agree with known sizes of windows are apparent when the variations in sizes are considered, for to have a complete assortment of such sizes would necessitate a stock of great magnitude. By my invention, which provides an awning that is adjustable as to width, the inconveniences and disadvantages which attend the methods above discussed are obviated and the following-named important advantages are secured: First, it is possible for manufacturers and dealers to carry awnings in stock ready for immediate delivery; second, the manufacture can be carried on during the fall and winter for spring delivery instead of being restricted to the time at which the orders are given, and, third, as frames and coverings can be made of uniform sizes for given lots of awnings the cost of manufacture may be greatly reduced. Other advantages will appear as the description of the construction and operation proceeds.

In the carrying of my invention into practice I employ two frames A and B, one of which, A, has parallel side bars connected together at one end and is the part that is attached to the building, and the other of which frames, B, being of like construction is pivoted at the free ends of its side bars to the sides of the frame A near their lower ends. Each of the two frames is composed of two members which are connected so that the two sides thereof may be placed nearer together or farther apart. As shown, the connecting portion of each frame is formed by overlapping bars (designated a and a in the case of the frame A and b and bin the case of the frame B) that project at right angles to the side bars and connecting each pair of such bars by clips or clamps O and C, so that the bars of a pair may slide or be moved 1ongitudinally over each other.

To enable the canvas or other covering D to be accommodated to the adjustment of the framework, such covering is applied to the frames in two sections, the upper part of one section being attached to one of the crossbars (6 of the frame A and to the corresponding cross-bar b of the frame B and overlapping the other section, which is likewise attached to the other cross-bars a and I) of the two frames. The width of each section of covering is of course such that the sections overlap in all adjustments of the awning that are possible. Each section is so secured to the free ends of its respective bars a and b that there can be no movement of the section upon or relative to the bars when the latter are moved inward or outward.

The presence of the clips or clamps C and 0 requires that portions of the covering be unconnected with the frame-bars to permit the travel of said clips as the awning is adjusted. To prevent the sagging of the covering, which this condition would result in, and thus insure the keeping of the covering taut or under tension, a cross-rod E is secured to each section close to each bar a and b, to which the section is connected, the means for securing the rod-to the covering being a pocket F sewed thereto. Said rods, being of a length equal or substantially equal to the full width of the section, support the covering and prevent its becoming slack in any direction. These rods are also utilized to apply the ropes or cords G and G for raising or folding the awning, a rope being provided for each section, and being fastened to the bottom rod E thereof is carried up to and over a pulley II, suspended from the top rod E of the section; but one rope can be used, however, when the awning is adjusted so that the rope attached to the outer section lies between the two sections. A cleat I is attached to each side of the frame A for securing the free end of each rope.

The means I employ for hanging the awning are extremely simple and are of such a nature that no special skill is required to do the work and no defacement or injury to the window-frame is done even by the frequent removal and replacement of the awning. Said means comprise merely two hooks K and K, attached to the outer side of each side bar of the frame A, and two eyes L and L, one for each hook, secured to the side of the window frame or casing. Preferably the lower hook at each side is threaded to receive a nut M to prevent the accidental lifting of the hooks out of the eyes. In applying the awning to place it is necessary simply to engage the hooks at one side with the approximate eyes and then adjusting the width of the awning to place the hooks at the opposite side in engagement with their eyes.

A very useful result that comes from the making of the cover in overlapping sections that are free from each other or are unconnected where they overlap is that through the slight space which necessarily exists between them the air can freely pass, so that the serious objection to the ordinary awning, that it prevents a free circulation of air, does not exist.

\Vhere windows of unusual height are to be equipped and it is not desired to have the top of the awning at the top of the window and yet not have the space above the awning uncovered, the side bars of the frame A can, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, be extended and connected by cross-bars a and a and the supplemental framing thus provided above the awning be covered with awning-cloth, or, if it be desired to make provision for covering and nncoverin g at will the space above the awning, there can be attached to the top of the crossbars a and a of the frame A a longitudinallyadjustable spring-roller curtain N, as shown in Fig. 7. A cord, attached at one end to the curtain and thence passing over a pulley O at the top of the window and down into the room, enables the curtain to be raised and lowered to close and open the space. By the employment of this curtain the space above the awning can be opened at will to obtain light or ventilation.

It has been found that an awning can be constructed in accordance with my invention having sufficient range of adjustment to fit it to windows having widths within the scope of the extremes that are commonly found.

The invention is of course applicable to awnings for other places than for windows such,for example,as store-fronts-and a given size can be made with a range of adjustment suited to certain known extremes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. An awning adapted to be adjusted, comprising a framing having side parts that are movable toward and from each other, and having a covering attached to the framing, that is extensible and contractible intermediate said side parts, to adapt the width of the covering to the relative positions of the side parts of the framing, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. An awning adapted to be adjusted, comprising a framing composed of separate members slidingly connected together, and a covering that consists of a section attached to each member, substantially as and for the purpose described.

An awning adapted to be adjusted, comprising a fixed and a swinging frame, each of which consists of side and cross bars, the

cross-bars being slidingly connected, and a covering attached in separate sections to the frames, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In an awning, the combination of adj ustable frames having cross-bars, a covering attached to the cross-bars in sections that are separate from each other, and rods attached to the covering, the rods attached to one section not being attached to the other, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In an awning, the combination of ad- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as justable frames having cross-bars, a covering my own I hereby a'flix my signature in pres- 10 attached to the cross-bars in separate secence of two Witnesses. tions, rods attached to each section of the 5 covering close to and parallel with the cross- WILLIAM HETTRICK' bars, and lifting-cords attached to and sup- Witnesses: ported from the rods, substantially as and for WILLIAM WEBSTER,

the purpose described. J EANETTA HisLoP.

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