US928366A - Window and door screen. - Google Patents

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A. 0. DAVIS.

WINDOW AND DOOR SCREEN. APPLICATION FILED OCT 12 1908 928,366.

A. G. DAVIS.

, WINDOW,AND DOOR SCREEN.

APPLICATION TILED 00T.12, 1903.

928,366, Patented July 20, 1909. 3SHEETS-SHEET z.

Zfl 24 anuunfoz A. G. DAVIS. WINDOW AND DOOR SCRBEN.

APPLICATION TILED OUT.12,1908 928,366, Patented July 20, 1909.

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isa horizontal sectional View, on an enlarged form'of screen exhibited in Fig. 1 applied to destructihle, so that a houseonce fitted with ,is a vies in rear elevation of the screen:

- taken on the line 9-9, Fig. 8,and looking ;;i.er ;tr screen displayed in Fig. 5 applied to viewtakenpn the line 11-11, Fig.1 10 and ALEXANDER flsIDAVIS, or BATTLE GROUND, INDIANA.

lWlN'DOW .ANID DOOR SCREEN.

Nol 928,366} Specification ofl Letters Patent. Patented Julylw, 1909.

Application filed Gctober 1%, 1908. Serial No. 457,362.

To cilia/tom it may concern:

Illc it known that I, ALEXANDER G. DAJVIS,; a citizen of the United States, residing at' Battle Ground, in the county of Tippecanoe and State of Indiana, have invented a new, and useful Nindow and Door Screen, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to window and door screens.-

'lheobject of the invention is to provide; :i'screen of'the iibove character in which the Wire falo'ric or screening surface shell be assemble'd with the frame in such manner as, that when it becomes useless fronrrust or injury, it may readily; be detached from the frame ariid 'su'hstitiiitedhy u new screensurfeee, Without in tiny y injuring or marring the frame; Fiirtheimo'ife, to provide a screen in which thefraine [shall be practically non the screens will neverhave to replace the frames, but inerely'supply new screen fabric as required. I

\Vith the above and other objects in View, as will appear the nature of theinvention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combinationof ports ofa window or door screen, as will be here :ihefter fullydescribed and claimed.

'In th'e accompanying drawings-forming it part of this specification, and in which like; characters of; freference indicate correspond i in g parts? figure 1 is a View in elevation, partly in section, showing a window screen positioned in a window *ume. Fig, 2 is a. similar view of the screen. taken from the op posite side to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3

scale, taken onthe line 3-3, Fig. 2. .Figyd;

frame, Figl '5 is u icw in elevation ofaslightly modified form of screen. Fig, 6 is a'similar View taken from the opposite side; of the screen tothatshown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional View, on an enr larged scale, taken on the line 7 7, Fig. 6 Fig. 8 isa View in elevation displaying the a door. Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional View in the direction of the arrow thereon. Fig. L0 is a V ew similar to Fig. 8 showing the e door, Fig, '11 is a horizontal s ctionel l Referring to the drawings and to Figs. 1,

3 and l; thereof, the-invention is shown as embodied in a window screen, and as its application to adoo'r will be. readily understood, detailed illustration thereof is omitted.

The screen embodies a frame comprising side members 1 and 2 and .end members 3 and at, the four members being constructed from a single piece of metal, approximately l.-shaped-in cross section,--and incised at three points in its length to permit the strip of meta-l to be bent to-rectnngular form, as shown in Fig. i. Preferably, there will be but three incisions, thus leaving one corner of the frame open while the other three corners are solid, but if preferred four incisions may be employed 'and this will throw the open ends of oneof the frame members at any point intermediate ofits length. In order to secure a continuous perimeter to the frame, and also to reinforce the same ut the corners, triangular cleats 5 are employed, one being disposed at each corner of the frame and being secured to the members thereof by rive '3. As will be seen by refsecured to them the wire netting 12, which may be of any preferred character, and held assembled with the'flanges by aclamp ,or band .13, between which and the outer walls of the flanges 11 the netting is firmly sembled with the flanges 11 by screws or bolts 14:, of which any desired number may be employed, two on each side in thisinclamp in position. The screws let pass through uni-breaded. openings 15 in the flanges 11 and engage the band. The band is constructed ofu length of metal and is designed to fit tightly inching in the direetiori'of the arrowthereon.

taround the flanges 1'], so that when foroed threaded openings in erence to Fig.2, he outer edges of the cleats l signed to fit Withinthe window frame, have "clamped. The clamp or band is held us- '10s stance being shown as serving to hold the A lie ' held in position by rivets side frame members 19 has as shown in Fig. 3, the netting into position,

be firmly held positioned but will not only will be stretched and be prevented from, bagflanges 8, and will therefore offer no 'obstruction. to the proper positioning of the frame within a Window frame.

In the form of invention shown in Figs. 5, 3, and 7 the frame is constructed of channeled iron in one piece, and has metal removed at three points in its length on its inner edge to permit it to be bent to rectangular form as shown. The corners of the frame are reinforced by clips 17 that are 18. Each of the connected with it for swinging movement a pair of approximately L-shaped turn buttons 20, while each end frame member 21 has connected with it a single turn button 22 constructed and operating in the same manner as thoseon the side frame members. These turn buttons are designed to hold a clamp within the channel of the frame members, the clamp, in this instance, being shown as constructed from a round bar of metal and serves effectively to stretch the netting 12 and also to secure it in a positive manner to the frame members The frame is designed to fit within a window frame in the same manner as the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1%, but being devoid of the flanges to bear against the window frame, keepers 24ers provided two in this instance being shown as held assembled with each of the side frame members by rivets 25, the inner ends of each of the keepers being bent to lie against the inner face of the side frame members, as indicated at 26 in Fig. 5. Each of these keepers is provided with a longitudinal slot 27 to receive a screw, nail, or other equivalent form of attaching device for securing the screen frame to the window frame.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that when he wire netting on either form of screen becomes worthless, it may readily be replaced, leaving the frame intact, and further, that the re-netting of a frame will require no special implement for the to re move the screws shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, or swing the turn buttons 20 shown in Figs. 5-7, in order to release the netting clamps 13 or 23.

ceases As shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the screen shown in Fig. 1 can readily be applied to a door by riveting hinges 28 to one of the flan es 8, and screwing these hinges to one of tie side posts 29 of a door frame. will be seen by reference to Fig. 9, the flanges 8 will bear against the outer sides of the posts, while the flaiwes 11 will project into the door frame, the flange opposite that carrying the hinges operating as a stop to limit the inward closing of the door.

As shown in Fig. 10, the screen shown in Fig. 5 may be applied to a door by riveting 19, the hinges being secured by screws or the like to the door post Owin to the construction of the frame in this ast embodiment of invention, the screen frame will fit within the door frame, and in order to limit its inward movement, a stop 32 will be provided, which is secured in the usual manner to one of the door posts, and will thus secure the obj cot sought.

I claim 1. An article of the class described comprising a frame constructed from a length of metal having angularly disposed portions, and having one of said portions incised up to the other portion and said other portion being bent to right angular form at the incisious, a nettin disposed against t is bent portion of the frame, means for clamping the netting thereagainst, and reinforcing strips secured to the incised portion at the corners of the frame.

2. An article of the class described com prising a frame constructed from a length of metal, L-shaped in cross section and having one of its flanges incised and its other flange bent to rectangular form at the incisions, reinforcing cleats secured to the incised flange at the corners of the frame, a netting dis osed against the other flange, a clamp screen thereagainst, and fastening means passing through the clamp, last named flange, and netting.

prising a frame constructed from a length of metal, substantially L-shaped in cross sec tion and having one of its flanges incised and its other flange bent to rectangular form, reinforcin cleats secured to the incised flange at the corners of the frame, a netting disposed again: the other flange, a clamp inc osing the latter flange and binding the netting thereagainst and lying within the planes of the edges of the frame, and means for securing the clamp to the last named flange.

4. The combination with a casing, of a screen comprising a frame approximately L.- shaped in cross section and having one flange disposed within and the other flange ar ranged against the casing, a netting, a clamp hinges 30 to one of the side frame members inc'osing the latter flange and bindingthe 3. An article of the class described com- I I The clamp and flange one flange disposed within the window casin 928,366 8 inclosin the first named flange and binding prising a frame constructed from a length the netting thereagainst, means for holding of metal having angularly disposed portions, assembled, and means and incised up to one of said portions, the for securing the frame to the casing. latter portion being bent to rlght angular 5. The combination with a Windowcasing, form at the incisions, a netting disposed of a-screen comprising a frame appi oniagainst one of the portions of the mately L-shapedin cross section and, having and means fo"clamping the netting and tllefiother against. 7 flange arranged against thefcasing a netting, In testimony that I claim the foregoing a clamp inclosin the first named flange andv as my own, I have hereto affixed my sigbinding the netting thereagainst, means for nature in the presence of two Witnesses. holding the c'lampand flange assembled, and ALEXANDER O. DAVIS. means for detachably securing the frame to Witnesses:

J. B. SHAW C. A. BURNETT.

there- 6. An article of the'class deseribedcomt frame,

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