US848216A

US848216A - Awning.

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Publication number: US848216A
Application number: US26594405A
Authority: US
Inventors: Philip Walger; William Walger
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1905-06-19
Filing date: 1905-06-19
Publication date: 1907-03-26
Anticipated expiration: 1924-03-26

Description

PATENTED MAR. 26, 3*7907.

P. & W.- WALGBR.

AWNNG.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 1s. 1905.

PHILIP WALGER AND WIILIAM VVALGER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

AWNING- Patented Marc-h 26, 1907.

Application filed June 19,1905. Serial No. 265.944.

To all wir/ont t may concern:

Be it known that we, PHILIP WALGER and 4l/VILLIAM WALGER, citizens ef theV United States residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofllinois, have jointly invented certain new andiisul Improvements in Awnings, ofv which the following isa speciiicaton.

Our invention relates to that class of awni Us adapted to'be adjusted to different positions and to be stretched ti frhtlyin any desired adjusted position and having av lower portion adjustable to any desired incline and adapted to be held tightly stretched while in any adjusted position.

It relates particularly tothe means for adj listing the lower portion of the awning to the f desired incline and for tightly stretching the 'awning in any desired adjusted position, by

positively holding the awningagainst downward movement and stretching it by means of braces, and to the means for enabling the awning-supporting braces or arms to be raised and lowered with the awning into and out of operative position.

The principal object of our invention is to provide a simple, economical, and eflicient awning. A

A further o'bject of the invention is to provide an awning adapted to serve as a curtain when desired and having when in lowered operative position an inclined lower portion adjustable to different lengths and provided with means fortightening the awning and holding it at a tension and for adjusting it to diil'erent inclines.

A Jfurther object is ,to provide means for enabling the :mining-supporting braces to be A raised out of the way when the awning is raised and lowered with the awning and etliciently held in operative position.`

A further object is to enable the awning to be stretched as tightly as possible by providing a positive means for holding it against downward movement and stretching it means of braces. i

Other and further objects of the invention will appear from an examination ol the drawings and the following description and cla-iin.

The invention consists in the features, combinations, and details ol` construction` hereinafter described and claimed.

ln th(` accompnn ving drawings, `Figure l is a sectional elevation oi' an awning constructed in accordance with our improvements; Fig. 2, da fragmentary sectional plan view taken on line 2 of Fig. 1, showing the roller and its winding wheel or pulley, Fig. 3, an enlarged perspective view in detail showinor the manner of mounting the pivoted braces or stretching the awning and holding the slidably-mounted braces in operative position; Fig.` fl, an enlarged sectional planA`- view in detail taken on line 4- of-Fig. 1, showing the manner of slidingly mounting vthe awning-supporting arms or braces in the vertical slbots; Fig. 5, a perspective view of one of theA end caps for the vertically-slotted members; Fig. 6, an enlarged detail, partly in section, showing the connectionA between the awning-supporting braces and hollow rod whichconnects them with the awning; and Figt 7 an enlarged view in elevation of the catch for positively holding the cord by which the awning is operated.

4In constructing an awning in accordance with our improvements we provide a body portion a, which may be of canvas or similar material, having its upper end secured to a roller b, which is rotatably mounted by. means of brackets c at the opposite ends thereof in a window-casing d on the outside of the window-frame, as shown in Fig. l. The roller is provided `with a sheave-pulley or winding-Wheel e, having an annular slot*` in its periphery between flanges f and g, adapted to receive the operating-cord h and permit it to be -wound thereon in lowering the awning and unwound in raising it. A catch i, having: a securing-cam portieri y', is pivotally mounted by means of a pivot-pin k and bracket Z upon the window-casing near the bottom of the window, so as to securely and removably hold the awnin' -operatirlg cord between the cam portion ot the catch and the base portion m.

`An awning-supporting brace "n, having ratchet-teeth o upon its upper edge, is mounted at each side of the awning. Each of ythese braces has its inner end slidably and pivotally mounted and its outerend secured to the lower endof the curtain. To accomplish this, the inner end of each of these braces 1s provided with a pivot p, which extends slidably into a vertical slot of a slotted member formed by a strip of sheet ,metal l1, hav-l ing its opposite edges folded, fso as to form flanges s and t, adapted to receive the pivot of the awning-supporting arm slidably therebeturen, suoli pivot being held slidably in place by means of a head or inner plate u on IOO 'de of the slot, 'which forms shoulders or guiding the :wiring-supportrig eroi in its upwertl emol dowi'iyvirtl movements emi for holding it seee.1rely,"iu pleeg. inthe slot. The 5 yslot members faire seeureci te the Window-easing 1oy heens of top miflfliottom eid plates or 'pot/lieto e, lim/ing vperfeteftifms 'sw for reoeiyd suitable screws .for lioldiogeuolr poolets iu position and .lie/ing poe-liet portions y for ei the metallic strip or slot member. 'dole screws or rive-ts 2 pleoeflet irithroughout the slotted. member end serve also to lrolcl it securely in place.

transverse rod. 3 is mounted in braoiiets so sif e oi" the stimmig tra' syereely thereof et or meer its center when the ewr'siug is irl low'erefl m ation. e. poiro sta'etcliinw reees f eeefi zo er.. are. their upper ends laiyoteliy mounted by memos of zt pivot 7, vmioli extends through per. .oretefl lug portions 8 o? the Irletellie slot members. lilie'outer swingingendo' these stretoliiugybmees vure euch provided with ein' 5*, adapted toeuter the spec-es between eno". engage the teeth of the owning-supportl foresee. The outer ends of the owning ug; erases ere secured to the lowerv i the myniog by means of u small pipe o low rod iQ, to the opposite ends of which they ere seeured by means oi pins er t l ical shoulders 11, which extend into lie hollow eocls of suoli rod.

Ei oi'rerittioir the rlleroperating cord. is f i seri from lthe oaftoh und. the awning per to uxiroll to the desired length. .The .lien secu ed to the oetoli, so es to v* hohl the owning against further mnwediil movement :mtl permit it to be Htly stroteliefl in :my desiied mljusted pom. The slitlolule braces ere plueedii eixoos-.itony so its to hold4 the lower poruvmiug et en incline, und the pirere placed in erigugrement `with u braces and 'their outer swinging i loW1iwmfil7 so es to hold the sli l- 'remt-ive position and stretch in raising holo tu( ming teu'sicm.

ement with the slitlulvle braces.

seeuiiecl to tlie Window-frame by means of ews 5j suoli roti extending ee oss the out- :mixing the pivoted limo-es are releasedtion, oerryiiig witrgit the sli'feble breoe's, Wliioh ere secured to .the lower enel 'oi the owning body portion.y ,The ve'rtieellyslotted members guide the inner ends of the braces, so kthat they may be readily moved up and down with the awning when desired, und the brotes may thus be readily adjusted and held in extended `position. By this means the owning een be tightly stretched and. held et a. tension by means of the Draee meolisn-` ism, which is adapted. to be forced downiwerd against the positive resistance of the operetmg-eord and eet-oh, end the bruees ere f ell out of tlciejwey vheri'the awning is raised.

Ne olztlmflu en adjustable awning; the eombinetiori with a Window-frame of slotted tracks ser 'owed to the frame, e. yertioellynmoyoble* betty .portion slidaole in seid slots, notched extending erms' pvotelly secured to the lower part et the movable portion efteli pro# vided with e. shoulder upon the lower side' of its i'ree end,. e cross-erm extending betwee the rods and: 'held against seid shoulders, e brace-firm 'pivotelly secured to the track portion above the 'first `erm and adopted at its-free encl to mesh with notoires oi the first.-

strlm e. beeringfoller oariied upon said trsek portion above the pivot of the seconds erm, e. winding-roller ozirried at the upper end of the Windoywireme, o ourtein around said Winding-roller extending downwardly beck of the bearingfoller und attached to the cross-rod, s spool potion on the end of the Windingroller, en adjustable oord passing around the spool in the direction opposite to that of the curtain, und means to seeurethe oord in any desired position whereby the position of the awning; tiodygportion.may be adjusted and' iuuiuteinefl, time weight of said body portion serving to keep 'the Curtein portion. taut and lie pull upon the curtain serving to keep the notched rod. in oonteot with tlie'brttce-arln, 'and means for readily removing the crossioil from its reteining-shoulders to allow the eurtuin to lie entirely/Wound upon the roller, sulistentially as flesori bed.

` PHILU) VvVAlJGER. W'LLlAls/l WAL JEH.

`Witi1esses :l

HARRY I. Cuor/IER,

NORMAN A. STREET.