US851224A - Window-hinge. - Google Patents

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' PATENTED APR. 23, 1907.

WINDOW HINGE.

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ROBERT S. DANA, OF HAMPTON FALLS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDWIN L. SPRAGUE, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

WINDOW-HINGE.

Patented April 23,1907.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT S. DANA, of Hampton Falls, in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments connectible with the sashes and frames of windows for enabling the sash to be swung inward to permit the outside surface of the pane to be washed. The cleaning of windows in high buildings is attended with difii culty and danger, because the workman must stand on the sill in order to get at the outside of the window. Frequently there is no provision whatever to secure the workman against falling.

My invention has for its objects to provide a hinge which will enable the sash to be swung about one of its rails into the interior of a room so that its outside may be made accessible from the floor; to provide a steady ing device adapted to guide the lower part of the sash and support a portion of the weight thereof when it has been turnedinto this position; to provide a catch which will hold a detached sash suspender and support the counter-balance weight when the sash is turned inward; and to provide a connecting device whereby the upper or outer sash may be engaged with the lowersash and swung simultaneously therewith.

In carrying out these objects, I provide the devices hereinafter described and-illustrated in the accompanynig drawings, in which,- 1

Figure 1 represents a fragmentary elevation of one side of a window. Fig. 2 represents a vertical cross section of the same, as seen from the right of Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 represent perspective views of the upper and lower portions of a window sash and the ad jacent parts of theframe, showing the devices which permit swinging of the sash and which support the same when thus swung. Fig. 5 represents a horizontal section of the window. Fig. 6 represents a similar view, showing both sashes swung inward. Fig. 7 represents a vertical section of the window, showing in elevation a catch for supporting the sash counter-balances when the suspending cords are detached from the sashes. Fig. 8 represents an elevation of the catch in connection with a supporting cord and guidepulley. Fig. 9 represents a perspective view of the catch. Fig. 10 represents a perspective view of the upper swinging, corners of the window sashes. Figs. 11 and 12 represent vertical and horizontal sections of a device for holding the detachable stopzgbead of the window frame in place. Figs. 13 and 14 represent perspective detail views of the same device. Fig. 15 represents a fragmentary sectional View, showing a device for holding the two sashes together. Figs. 16 and 17 represent respectively an elevation and a vertical section of the detachable hinge for the sash. Figs. 18 and 19 represent horizontal sections, showing the same connected with the sash and frame, representing the sash in two difl erent positions. Fig. 20 represents a detail perspective view of the swinging member of the hinge. Fig. 21 represents a horizontal section of the hinge. Figs. 22 and 23 represent an elevation and a cross-section of the socket member or plate with which the hinge detachably engages. Figs. 24,25 and 26 represent two elevations and a cross sec tion of one of the members which partially supports and steadies the lower part of the sash. Figs. 27 and 28 represent an elevation and a cross-section of the cooperating steadying member. Figs. 29 and 30 represent cross-section views of the window sash in two positions, showing the operation of these members.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, I designate by 1 the lower sash of a window, by 2 the upper sash, by 8 one of the side rails of the window frame, and by 4 the stop bead of the frame which retains and guides the lower sash. In

order to permit the sashes to be swung out wardly, I form a portion 41 of the stop bead on the side of the frame opposite to that shown in Fig. 1, so that it may be removable,

and normally secured in place by means of a button 5 which has two lugs 51 capable of projecting through a slotted plate 6 into a socket in the stile 7 of the frame. The button 5 has a squared hole. 52 into which projects the end of a key 8 extending through the section 41. The plate 6 is secured to the stile of the frame and retains the bead when the key is turned so that the lugs 51 extend transversely, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12.

On the stop bead 4 is attached a plate 9 which supports a pivoted swinging member 10 that is adapted to engage a detachable socket member 11 fastened to the lower sash. The plate 9 has a central recess 12 large enough to receive the swinging member 10 so that the latter may rest flat against the bead 4. The portions of the plate 9 on each side of the recess form wings in which on the adjacent edges are pressed protuberances 13 which form open-sided sockets on the side of the plate next the bead. As the plate is of ductile sheet metal, these sockets are formed by a simple pressing or stamping operation. Within the sockets are held the pintles 14 projecting laterally at one end of the swinging member 10. The other end of this member is bent outward, and then back upon itself, forming a head 15, between which and the main portion is a narrow opening. In the opposite edges of the member 10 just at the bend are recesses 16. When the mem ber 10 is turned back into the recess 12, only its head 15 projects, but when it is swung outward toward the sash, it lies in the path of movement of the socket member 11. This member consists of a metal plate having in the center of its lower edge a slot 17 of which the edges are divergent at the bottom. The plate has its side and top edges bent back, and is formed with lugs 18 by which it may be secured to the sash. The object of bending back the edges of the plate is to offset the middle portion thereof from the sash so as to leave a space to accommodate the head 15 of -the swinging member 10.

When the window is closed, the socket plate 11 is below the hinge, but upon raising the sash, the socket member is brought above the hinge, whereupon the swinging piece 10 may be turned toward the sash and the latter lowered. This will cause the slotted plate to embrace and enclose the head 15 which will be locked in the slot by means of one of the notches 16, and support the weight of the sash. Upon removing the detachable bead section 41, the sash may be swung inward into the room, as shown in Figs. 6, 19 and 30. The swinging member 10 and socket member 11 may be said to constitute a carrying device for the sash.

For holding and steadying the sash after it is thus turned and while it is being washed, I provide near the lower portion an interlocking coupling consisting of the plates 19 and 20, of w 'ch the former is secured to the bead 4, and the latter to the sash. The plate 19 has an outwardly turned lip 21 and a recess 22 in its interior, said recess forming a horizontal shoulder 24 and an upstanding bar or strap 25. The plate 20 has a tongue 26 partially severed therefrom and bent over. These plates are so located that when the hinge is engaged with the late 11, the tongue 26 is exactly at the heig t of the recess 22.

Thereupon when the sash is swung inward, the tongue 26 hooks into plate 19 and partially embraces the bar 25, preferably resting upon the shoulder 24 so as to support part of the weight of the sash, and at the same time retaining the lower portion steady and preventing twisting of the hinge. This engagement, however, is not such as to prevent a withdrawal of the tongue 26 from the recess 22 at any time and regardless of the swung position of the sash, said tongue simply passing into said recess and being free to'be withdrawn by moving the lower end of the sash in a direction parallel with the plane of the tongue, this movement not affecting the engagement of the carrying device. It is to be understood, however, that no actual engagement of the plates 19 and 20 takes place until the sash has been swung from its normal position. .During this swinging movement the tongue 26 enters the opening in the plate 19. Prior to such movement the members or plates are inoperative relatively, permitting the sash to freely move to carry the plate 20 to points above or below the plate 19.

It will be seen that the hinge and socket plate 11 form a couple near the top of the sash, the members of which are adapted to engage when in a predetermined position and support the sash, permitting it to be turned laterally, while the members 19 and 20 constitute another couple at the lower part of the sash and-dissimilar from the first couple, adapted to interlock after the sash has been turned, the latter couple being disengageable regardless ofv the swung position of the sash as above described. This construction permits of the sash being entirely removed from the frame without removing the stop bead which carries the members, by simply swinging the sash, disengaging the members of the steadying device and then raising the sash to disengage the members of the carrying de vice. The reversal of this operation permits of the insertion of the sash into the window without the requirement of the removal of both stop beads or the adjusting of a heavy sash to provide an engagement at a plurality of diversified points. Prior devices for permittingwindow sashes to be turned inward have usually consisted of identical hinges at top and bottom which can only be connected together with difficulty and which are not disengageable independently. By my device, wherein I have only one hinge, the same can be easily connected by holding the swinging member with one hand against the sash, and lowering the latter with the other hand. Then the second couple automatically engages upon the sash being swung.

I have described the plates 9 and 19 as being mounted upon the stop bead 4, while the complemental members 11 and 20 are mounted on the sash, but it is obvious that the relative location of these parts may equally well bereversed, the plate 9 being secured to the sash, and the member 11 to the bead with its notch pointing u ward, and the plates 19 and 20 being similar y reversed. To protect the woodwork against injury by the swinging hinge member 10, I interpose between the plate 9 and the part of the window to which it is secured a thin face plate 27 (Figs. 18 and 19) of resilient metal which extends over and encloses the rear sides of the sockets 13'.

The cord, chain or other suspender which is connected with the side of'the sash opposite to that at which the hinge is connected, is detachable and may be removed from the groove 28 in which it is contained as soon as the sash swings clear of the frame. The suspender has an enlarged end which slips into a hole 29 (Fig. '10) at the end of the groove in which it'is held by the frame'of the window and from which it may easily be pulled out. It is necessary then to secure the suspender and prevent the'counter-balancing weight from dropping. This object is attained by the plate 30 shown in Figs. 7 to 10, and mounted adjustably above the guiding pulley 31 by means of a screw 32 passed through a slot 33 in the plate. The plate has a tapered tongue 34'which is bent outwardly and extends directly over the groove in the pulley 31, being adjusted so asto permit the cord 35 or other suspender to run freely'when it is in the groove, but to grip itwh'en itis deflected between the tongue and either flange of the pulley, as shown in Fig. 8; The plate may be secured init's adjustedposition y a screw 36 which is held ina tapped hole 37 and bears 'against'the sash frame, crowding the plate against its guiding screw 32.

The uppersash which is also the outer one,

may be similarly swunginward by lowering it to the level of the inner sash, and removing a section 38 ofthe parting bead 39. The lower and inner sash 1 carries near its swinging side and rear surface on thetop of its up per rail, a plate 40 which has an upwardly projecting flange or lip 42 (see Fig. 15), said flange lying substantially flush with .the-

' outer face of the lower sash, while the upper and outer sash has secured to the inner surface of its top rail a plate 43 having a hook 1 44. Normally the parting bead holds the sashes apart sufficientlyso that the flange and hook may slide by without touchin when the sashes are raised or lowered, but when the removable section '38 has been taken out, the sashes may be pressed'closely enough together to cause engagmen'tthere- Thus the upper sash is supported by the lower, and caused to swing with it. Furthermore, the fact that the plate 40 is located on the top of the lower sash, with the flange extending upwardly therefrom, while the hook is formed to engage therewith only upon a downward movement of the upper sash, a construction is provided in which, when the engagement has been made, causes the lower sash to support or partially support the upper sash. Hence, .a disen agement of the sash cord and upper sash, afterthe hook and flange have become engaged, would not so affect the upper sash as to permit it to drop away from the lower sash. And where the sashes are to be removed, the vertical movement of the lower sash necessary 1n disengag- 1 ing the upper coupling or carrying member, will also be communicated to the upper sash so that under these circumstances both sashes can be moved and manipulated in the same manner. The suspending cords of both sashes nearest the hinge are permanently connected and partially support the weight thereof so that it is not entirely borne by the hinge. The other cord of the upper as well as of the lower sash is held detachably in a groove and socket, and is gripped'when detached by a clamping platesimilar to that described. i

I claim 1 1. The combination with a window frame and sash, of engageable means carried by the frame and sash for supporting and stea'dying point, the means at the latter pointbeing disengageable only after disengagement at the other point has taken place.

2. The combination'with a window frame and sash, of an engageable carrying device and an. engageable steadying device carried by the frame and sash forsupporting and stea'dying the sash duringa swinging movement, said devices being spaced apart, said steadying device being disengageable regardless of'the swung position of the sash and independent of the disengagement of the carrying device, the carrying device being disengageable only after the disengagement of the steadying device has taken place.

3. The combination with'a window frame and sash, of an upper carrying device comprising engageable members, and a lower steadying device comprising interlocking members, said members being carried by the sash and frame, and adapted to support and steady the sash during a swinging movement, said steadying device being disengageable re.- gardless of the swung position of the sash and without affecting the engagement of the carrying device, the carrying device being disengageable only after the disen agement of the steadying device hastaken p ace.

4. The combination with a window frame and sash, of'an engageable carrying device and an engageable steadying device carried by the frame and sash for supporting and steadying the sash during a swinging move ment, said devices being spaced apart, said IIO carrying device bein engageable and disengageable by a vertica movement of the sash,

and sash, co-operating hinge and socket members on the frame and sash adapted to be detachably engaged and whereon the sash may swing inwardly and interlocking members on the frame and sash arranged to. en-

gage when the sash is swung in, to assist in supporting and steadying the same, said interlocking members being disengageable regardless of the swung position of the sash.

6. In combination with a window frame and sash, co-operating hinge and socket members on the frame and sash adapted to be detachably engaged and whereon the sash may swing inwardly; plates on the frame and sash respectively, one having a recess and the other a tongue ada ted to project into the recess and engage fhe plate containing the same when thesash is connected with said hinge and swung inwardly, said plate and tongue being disengageable regardless of the swung position of the sash.

7. In combination with a window frame and sash, co-operating hinge and socket mem bers on the frame and sash adapted to be detachably engaged and whereon the sash may swing inwardly; a member having a lateral shoulder and an upward bar, and a curved co-operating tongue member, one of said lastnamed members being secured to the frame and the other to the sash and arranged for interengagement when the sash has been swung in, said last-named members being disengageable regardless of the swung position of the sash.

8. In combination with a window frame and sash, co-operating hinge and socket members on the frame and sash adapted to be detachably engaged and whereon the sash may swing inwardly; a plate having an inturned edge and a recess within such edge and above the bottom end thereof, and a plate having a curved tongue adapted to enter such recess and partially embrace said edge, one of the plates being on the sash and the other on the frame in position to enga e when the sash is swung inward about the .inge, the co-oper- 'ating plate and tongue being disengageable regardless of the swung position of the sash.

9. In combination with a window frame and sash, dissimilar engaging couples at the upper and lower portions of the sash, one of said couple's constituting a hinge adapted for detachable connection and on which the sash .may swing after such connection, said coup.-

ling being engageable and disengageable only steadying the same, the latter couple being disengageable regardless of the swung position of the sash.

10. In combination with a window frame and sash, a detachable hinge consisting of a ductile metal plate having a central recess and wings on either side of such recess, in the adjacent edges of which wings are narrow offsets formm open-sided sockets, a plate having a note in an edge thereof; one of said plates being fastened to the sash and the other to the'frame, and a swinging connecting piece having two lateral projections forming pintles on one end contained within the sockets of the first plate the other end being in the form of a return bend, the connecting piece when swung back lying between the wings of the first plate, and its bent end adapted when swung forward and the sash is moved down from a raised position, to enter the notch of the second plate and support the sash, whereby the latter may be swung laterally inward from the frame.

11. In combination with a window frame and sash, a detachable hinge consisting of a ductile metal plate having a central recess and wings on either side of such recess, in the adjacent edges of which wings are narrow offsets forming open-sided sockets, a plate of sheet metal having its side and edges bent over to form an enclosure and offset the central portion, said portion having a notch in an edge thereof; one of said plates being fastened tothe sash and the other to the frame, and a swinging connecting piece having two lateral projections forming pintles on one end contained within the sockets of' the first plate the other end being in the form of a return bend; the connecting piece when swung back lying between the wings of the first plate, and its bent end adapted when swung forward and the sash is moved down from a raised position, to enter the notch of the second plate and support the sash, whereby the latter may be swung laterally inward from the frame.

12. In combination with a window frame and sash, a detachable hinge consisting of a ductile metal plate having a central. recess and wings on either side of such recess in the adjacent edges of which wings are narrow offsets forming open-sided sockets, a face plate lying against said plate and extending over the sockets, a plate having a notch in an edge thereof; one of said plates being fastened to the sash and the other to the frame, and a swinging connecting piece having two lateral projections forming pintles on one end contained within the sockets of the first plate the other end being in the form of a return bend, the connecting piece when swung back lying between the wings of the first plate, and its bent end adapted whenfswung.

forward and the sash is moved down from a raised position, to enter the notch of the sec- IIO ond plate and support the sash, whereby the latter may be swung laterally inward from the frame.

13. In connection with a Window having sashes adapted to slide in parallel paths, a hinge detachably engaging the inner sash with the frame, whereby said sash may be swung and displaced inwardly, a removable parting bead between the sashes, a plate having an upturned flange on the top of the inner sash, and a hook on the outer sash adapted to engage said flange when the upper sash is moved downwardly into proper position after said bead is removed, the bead normally retaining the hook and flange out of an alining path of movement.

14. The combination with a window having upper and lower sashes adapted to slide in parallel paths, and means for engageably connecting the lower sash and the window to permit the sash bein swung inward pivotally, of a plate secure to thetop of .the lower sash and having an upturned flange the outer face of which is substantially flush with the outer face of the lower sash, and a hook mounted on the upper sash and held against movement thereon, said hook being normally out of the plane of said flange, whereby either sash may normally have a free movement in a direction to reverse the position of the sash, the removal of the parting bead between the sash permitting the upper sash to move to a osition where engagement of. the flange and 00k may take place whereby the upper sash may be swung inward with the lower sash, the length of the flange being greater than the width of the hook to prevent disengagement of the sash during such inward movement.

15. In combination, the hinge member and socketed plate, and the resilient wear plate interposed between the socketed plate and the casing, said wear plate opposin and forming a bearing for the end of the 'nge member and adapted to retain said member in any one of a plurality of positions.

. 16. In combination, a socketed platehaving a recess, a hinged member movable into and out of said recess, said member having pintles adapted to enter bearings formed on the socketed plate, said pintles being substantially square in cross-section, and a resilient wear plate interposed between the socketed plate and the casing, said wear plate opposing the pintle-end of said member and normally retaining it in position with either one of its squared sides in contact with the wear plate.

In testimony whereof'I have affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT S. DANA. Witnesses C. F. BROWN, A. O. RATIGAN.

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