US794024A - Window-frame and window-sash. - Google Patents

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No. 794.024. PATENTED JULY 4:, 1905. 8. KEIGHLEY. WINDOW FRAME AND WINDDW SASH.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 30.1904.

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No. 79 L024 PATENTED JULY 4, 1905.

S. KEIGHLEY.

WINDOW FRAME AND WINDOW WASH.

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WINDUW FWAME AND WI NUOW-SASEEHM EEJPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,024, dated July t, 1905. Application filed April 30, 1904. Serial No. 205,767.

To all whom 23/; may concern:

Be it known that l, Smrrn Kl JIG-HLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ingram, in the conntyoi Alleghcn y and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefnl improvements in i Vindow Frames and l/V indow-Sashes; and i. do 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, reference beinghad to the aceompanyingdrawings, and, to the lin'nres of reference marked thereon, which :form a partof this specification.

'lllhis invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in window-frames and wirnlow-sashcs; and the main object of my invention is to provide a window frame and sash which will be fireproof, the construction of the frame and window being such that the same is applicable to lmildings of the ordinary construction; and a further object of my invention resides in the sin'iplicity of construction and durability Another particular feature of my invention resides in the provision of novel means whereby the :frame of the window may be adjusted in sncha manner as to correspond to and aline with the general construction lines of the building -that is, heretofore in the construction of .lniilding' a prescribed amount of time has been allowed for the building to settle, and by using my improved window-fran1es the same can be immmliately cmistrncted in the building and afterward adjusted to the building when the same has settled, and the cmm'iensating attachment of my improvml windmv-frame permits the same to be adjnsted at all times whenever it is found that the sashes of the frame are out of alinenient with the frames or in any other manner refuse to work therein.

Particitllar attention is also directed to the fact that ill: employ weather-strips in connection with my invention, these weather-strips being; located upon the sides of the sashes and also 11 pen the meeti ngr-rai ls, and with the above and other objects in view reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, wherein likenumerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which" liignrc 'l is a fragmentary sectional perspective view of my improved sash and window frame. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of my improved frame and sashes, intermediate parts being" broken away; and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the frame and one of the sashes.

To put my invention into practice, .1 construct the window-frame and window-sashes of a light sheet of metal, the metal being bent to conform to the different shapes, angles, and objects desired, and in carrying out my invention the refercnce-numorals l and 2 indicate two vertical recesses which are formed by a sheet of metal and a partition 8, these recesses formirm two col'npartments which constitute the side frames. This sheet of metal 3 is hentas shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, the one end of the sheet of metal being formed to furnish a molding 4 upon the ore terior of the building, this end or edge of the metal being bent upon itself, as indicated at 5, to receive an angled strip 6, which is til-- shaped in form, the other part of the til-shaped strip being, received by tl-shaped member i, similar in construction to that designated by the reference-numeral llhe wimlow-frame, as heretofore stated, emnprises two emnpartments, these com;iartments being partitioned oil by a partition h, the one edge of which is received in a tl-shaped recess 9, while the other edge of said partition is bent at an angle, as indicated at 1.0. This strip is loosely moimted, whereby it may move in and out to permit the adjustment of the member (3. A slot or recess 12 is formed between the side wall id of the sheet of metal 3 and the side wall 15 of the lull-shaped member (3, and in this t.l shaped recess or slot rlapted to move and operate the flange .16, carried and formed integral with the sides of the sash. The side walls of the sash are supported on their top ends by a metallic cap l7, which is also formed of one piece of material, as clearly illustrated in Fin. 2 of the drawings. The bottom ends of the sides of the frame are supported upon a metallic sill it, this sill being filled with concrete, as ilesinjnatml at lil, and the top cap 1? and the metallic sill 18 are supported bel tween a stone cap on the top of the frame and the stone sill upon the bottom of the frame.

Reference will now be had to the sashes of the window, and, as heretofore stated, these sashes have flanges 16 formed their entire length and upon both sides, these flanges being formed of metal which is bent upon itself and is also formed integral with the remainder of the sash-body. The sliding surface 20 of the sash is provided with an inwardly-extemling pocket or recess 21, which provides an anti frictional surface for the sash-run, and in this pocket or recess can be placed the sash chain or cord if it be desired to use the same.

The reference-numeral 12 indicates the exposed inner edge of the sash, which is formed with a U-shaped recess 23 to receive the wireglass 24:, this wire-glass being of the ordinary construction and need not be further described. The bottom rail of the sash, as designated bythe reference-n umeral 25, is formed with a recess 26, similar in construction to the recess 23, this recess serving the same func won as heretofore described for the recess 23,

and the bottom rail 25 is provided with a cap 2?, which is secured thereon by forming U- shaped guideways 28, in which the angled edges of the cap 27 are placed. The meetingrail of the sash ditlers slightly in construction from the side frames of the sash and the bottom rail, and reference will be had to Fig. 2 of the drawings, wherein this construction is plainly shown. The meeting-rail, as broadly designated by the refercnce-numeral 29, is formed of three pieces of sheet metal, the reference-numeral 30 indicating the two side walls of the meeting-rail, the lower edges of these side walls being made to conform to a molding, as designated by the reference-numeral 31. The extreme edges of these side walls are bent inwardly, as at 32, and then upon themselves, as indicated at 33, forming an open slot or guideway 34 for the top edge 35 of the wire-glass. The upper edges of the walls 30 are bent to form U-shaped guideways 36, in which the edges 37 of the Ushaped cap 38 are secured.

As heretofore stated, a particular feature of my invention resides in the weather-strip, and, as previously described, the strips are formed on thesides of thesashesby the flanges 16, which operate and move between the side walls 1% and 15 of the window-frames. This form of strip practically provides a watertight connection between the sashes and the frames of the windows, and to provide a weather-strip upon the meeting-rails of the sashes 1 bend one of the side walls 30 of the meeting-rail 29 upon itself, as indicated at 39, this portion of the wall being bentdownwardly at an angle, thus forming a depending flange the entire width of the sash, and to form a connection with this weather-strip I construct an upwardly-extending flange 40 upon the side wall $1 of the meeting-rail 4;

The meeting-rail r2, which is carried by the upper sash 43, is formed of a single piece of metal, the edges of this metal being flanged together, as indicated at L3, and a suitable molding ist is provided upon the exterior side of the meeting-rail, also a pocket or recess do, similar in construction to the pocket or recess 26 of the bottom rail 25 of the lower sash. "he side frames of this sash are alike in construction, and as they are similar to the side frames described in connection with the lower sash it is need less to further describe the same. The top rail, as designated by the referencenumeral 45, is similar in construction to the meeting-rail 29, except that the weather-strip 39 is dispensed with and a cap t? is secured upon the side walls so by means of the hanged connections 49.

Reference will now be had to a very particular feature of my invention which was brielly set forth in the objects of the invention, and by referring to Fig. of the drawings the reference-numeral 5O represents angled lugs or angled strips which are secured to U-shaped strips by any suitable means at the side walls 14: i of the window-frame, and the angled sides 51 51 of these lugs or strips are provided with a plurality of apertures in which are screwed the ends of the screws 52 these screws passing through the front walls 53 53 of the window-framcs, to which they are secured by washers 53 shrunk in the inner faces of the same, and these screws carry on their outer ends slotted heads 5e 54: whereby they may be rotated in any desired direction. By providing a plurality of these screws extending the entire length of the window-frames I furnish means whereby the wall 11 of the U-shaped member 6 may be slightly moved and adjusted to further facilitate the movement and operation of the sashes within the wind owframe. In this same figure of the drawings I have designated by the reference-numerals 58 58 the weights which are adapted to travel in the compartments 1 and i ,these compartments forming the weightwells.

Vhile 1 have herein shown and described the preferred form of construction, it is obvious that various slight changes may be made in the details of construction, in the general contour of the moldings of the sash, without departing from the general spirit and scope of the invention.

Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hollow window-frame having one of its side walls and its end walls formed from a metallic sheet, said sheet being bent intermediate its ends to form an outwardly-projecting U-shaped portion, thereby forming a guideway, a strip removably secured to said ends and forming the other side wall, and a parti- Weld-M524 t t tion projecting into said guideway and being movable to and from said strip.

2, A hollow window-l ra:ne comprising a metallic sheet bent to term a side and end walls, a strip of metal forming the other side wall, said last-named side wall and said end walls having inturned ends, U-shaped members receiving said ends, lugs secured to said members, and screws passing through the frame and being threaded in said lugs, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A metal window'lrame having a hollow side l ral'ne, the inner side wall of which, 01 posed to the sashes, is adjustable toward and from the sashes, and a partition in said hollow side frame, dividing it into two compartments For the reception of the sash-weights, said partition being adjustable toward and from the said adjustable inner side wall.

-l-. A metal window-flame having hollow side frames provided with interned guideways, inner walls opposed to the sashes and having flanges in said guideways, and means operative upon the said "flanges of the said inner walls to adjust said inner walls toward and from the sashes.

5. A metal window l 'rame having hollow side frames, provided with interned guideways in their walls opposed to the sashes and having flanges in said guideways, said guide ways and flanges forming recesses between them, and sashes having outwardly-projeeting flanges forming weather-strips disposed in said recesses and movable therein when the sashes are raised and lowered.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses Ell l lllll lilflltilill l llr.

Witnesses:

FRED U. HENZI, H. J. Levi's.

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