US772306A - Window-screen or awning holder. - Google Patents

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No. 772,306. I PATENTED OCT. 11; 1904.

W. Y. WOLF. WINDOW SCREEN OR AWNING HOLD-ER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 4, 1904.

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WINDOW SCREEN OR AWNING HOLDER.

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UNITED STATES Patented October 11, 1904.

WILHELM Y. WOLF, OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

WINDOW-SCREEN OR AWNING HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. '77 2,306, dated October 11, 1904.

Application filed March 4, 1904. Serial No. 196,585- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILHELM Y. WOLF, a citizen of the United States, residing at El Paso, in the county of El Paso and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Screen or Awning Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to window-screen or awning holders; and its objects are to provide a holder capable of being attached to a window-frame of such character that the screen or awning may be placed over the upper or lower sash of the window at will, so as to permit the opening of either sash directly to the air or may be held in a position out of contact with either sash when it is desired to clean the window.

To the accomplishment of these objects and such other as may hereinafter appear the invention comprises the novel construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which the same reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention are susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a window with my improved screen or awning holder attached to the frame thereof and a screen in position over the lower sash; Fig. 2, a view similar to Fig. 1, with a screen in position over the upper sash; Fig. 3, a sectional View of a window with my improved screen or awning holder attached to the frame thereof and showing an awning held in position out of contact with either sash, and Fig. 4: detail views of the various parts of my improved holder.

7 Referring to the drawings, my improved holder consists, essentially, of but three parts a, b, and c, as shown by Fig. 4:. These parts may be made of any suitable material possessing the required strength, stiffness, and dura- I bility and are assembled and combined in the following manner: The part a, which is formed at one end with an ear or lug 61, preferably in the form of a half-round, is fastened in any suitable manner to the inner wall 6 of a windowframe, forming an arm projecting outwardly at substantially right angles to said frame from a point approximately on a line with the meeting-rails of the window-sashes. The part is placed in such position that the lugcl is on the outer end and on the face toward the window. The part I) is securely attached to the outer wall f of the window-frame byany suitable means and in such manner that the outer end is in contact with the part a and exerts a spring-pressure thereon, tending to force the part a inward toward the window. In order to maintain this spring-pressure on the part a, the two parts a and b are fastened together, as at g, by a rivet or other suitable securing means. In addition to exerting a spring-pressure on. the part a the part b performs the additional function of maintaining the part-a in its position substantially at right angles to the windowframe. The part 0 has one end connected to the Window-frame, preferably by the same bolt or fastening means It by which the part a is secured, and the connection is such that the part 0 has a free pivotal movement on the fasten"- ing means it. The other end of the part c is connected to the window-screen or-awning 2: by a bolt, screw, rivet, or other fastening means j and is adapted to have a pivotal movement thereon. It is to be understood that the parts, as above described, are preferably formed in duplicate, one set of parts being assembled on each side of the window-frame.

From the above description it will be seen that the parts 0 act as levers by which the screen or awning may be moved from out of contact with the window or its frame, as will be hereinafter described, and, furthermore, these levers c are so formed as to exert a transverse spring-pressure upon the screen or awning, thus firmly holding it in any desired position. For example, when the screen or awning is in the position shown by Fig. 3 the transverse pressure of the levers 0 allows it to be placed and held at any desired angle, and similarly when the screenis in contact with either of the window-sashes the transverse pressure exerted by the levers 0 holds it in place.

The operation of the holder is as follows: Assuming the screen or awning to be in the position shown in Fig. 2, covering the upper sash, in order to bring it to the position shown in Fig. 3 for cleaning the window the screen is forced outwardly and falls by gravity until the part c strikes against the upper side of the lug cl, the spring-pressure exerted by the part b preventing the screen or awning from sliding over the curved surface of the lug d and passing beyond the position shown by Fig. 3. In order to bring the screen or awning to the position shown in Fig. 1, it is only necessary to pull the levers or parts 0 downwardly with suflicient power to force them past the rounded lugs d, pressing the parts a outwardly against the springs 12 until the screen or awning falls by gravity into position against the lower window-sash. To raise the screen or awning, it is merely necessary to reverse the above-described process.

It should be understood that although the screen or awning is described as being applied to a window it can be used with equal efficiency on any similar opening, such as a two-part door, opening above the rail ofa porch or sun-parlor, &c.

While the invention has been described with particular attention to the details of construction, I would have it understood that it is not to be limited thereto, as many and various changes, alterations, and substitutions may be made therein and still fall within its scope and principle.

Therefore, without limiting myself to the construction shown and described nor enumerating equivalents, I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, the following:

1. The combination with a window and its frame, of a lever mounted on said frame, a screen mounted on said lever, and an arm on said frame against which said lever is adapted to abut and hold said screen in a position out of contact with the window or its frame, subwhich said means are adapted to abut and hold and lock said screen in position, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a window and its frame, of a lever pivoted to said frame, a screen pivoted to said lever, and a springpressed arm on said frame provided with a lug on one end against which said lever is adapted to abut and hold and lock said screen in a position out of contact with the window or its frame, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a window and its frame having a screen mounted thereon constructed to fit flush with the window-frame, of a single means for moving said screen from contact with one sash, out of contact with the window-frame, to contact with the other sash, and for holding the same in position against the sashes, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a window and its frame having a screen mounted thereon, of levers for moving said screen from contact with one sash to contact with the other and constructed to exert a transverse spring-pressure upon said screen to hold the same in position against the sashes, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a window and its frame, of a pair of levers pivoted to said frame, a screen pivoted to said levers, and a spring-pressed arm on each side of said frame against which said levers are adapted to abut and hold and lock said screen in a position out of contact with the window or its frame, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a window and its frame, of a lever pivoted to said frame, a screen pivoted to said lever and a springpressed arm on said frame provided on its end with a lug having a rounded surface adapted to allow said screen to be forced past it from contact with one sash to contact with the other and to hold said screen in a position out of contact with either of said sashes, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 100 Witnesses:

HARRIS KRUPP, J. Y. WVADLINGTON.

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