US969977A

US969977A - Window-screen.

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Publication number: US969977A
Application number: US52040909A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry Petersen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-09-30
Filing date: 1909-09-30
Publication date: 1910-09-13
Anticipated expiration: 1927-09-13

Description

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Patented pt 13, 1910.

.fyi .w- MW the following is a lllly'invention relates to improvements in UNITED eTA'rnem-riiqnm HENRY-PETERSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW-SCREEN.

b all whom t may renown: Be it known that I, HENRY ln'iiinsnx, :i citizen ofthe United States,'residir\j at Chicago, count-y of Cook` and 'citate or Illinois.y have invented certain new and useful Irnprovements in lYiiido\r-S :1eens, ci' which speeiiic'ation.

wlndow7 sereens'and has production of a window u be attached to a Windev.Y sash to follow said Sushup andv down so as to always keep the window screened when the sash is open and which Shall be of simple and econoinieal 'for its object the :screen which muy 'construction rnn'd effective in operation.

My invention consists in the combination and `arrangenient.i of scribed yand claimed. i

My invention will be bestV ui'icterstood. by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciea'tiomfand in which, i y

Figure l is an interior elevation of a windowv equipped With -a screen embodying my invention,` Fig. 2, an enlarged,'section on line a2iv of Fig. l, Fig. 3, an enlarged section. on vvline-.Vey of Fig. l, Fig. 4, an en-` larged partial horizon-tal section through the homing containingthe Screen, llig.` 5, an elevation ol' the upper end ot' the screen, Fig. than enlarged elevation of a side edge of the screen. Fig. 7, a section at right'. angles to Fig. vG, Fig. S, an ei'ilarged elevation` of an upper corner of the screen, and-Fig. 9, a section on line e-z of Fig.' 8.

In `a suitable housing 1 secured toiwiinlow sill Q ismounted a spring roller 3 having a 'flexible screen netting 4 Wrapped thereon.'

To the upper edge of netting 4; 1s secured a metallic member 5- which is secured thereto hy bent overthe'edge of seid netting. Member 5 is provided Witl'inotches 6 having enlarged 10T-verende and narrower upper ends adapted to engage over buttons on the lower rail 8 of the Window eash). l TheV screen 'netting L may he of flexible, Wire or other suitable material but is preferably made of linenthreads forming the central meshv portion and having uninesl'ied solid. loopy portions l0 Woven thereto. A iexible Cord il, is threaded iti-loop 10 and'hes its upper end. 12 bent inwardly and secured in inem-lier 5 by '.a'ving the latter bent there-` over, indicated in Fig. 8. Guide mein` hersl i3' are secured to the .window frame parte hereinafter (le-` Specication of Letters Patent. Application fumi september so, 1909.

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et the iiniention.- lto be hunted felaiin as new Serial No. 520.40%

"llhene guide nninlwrs interior channel` Il 1e corals liind loops i() and 'narrower .lots l5 eoninuinicatingr with. channels l and' adapted to receive the screen netting are nlm-o provided. 'the ineinber is phovideill with onrnrdly bent' ends 'ltl'udapt'ed to run in slots l5 :is indilalecl fin Figi'. 2. i l

While, i, lniyc illustrated und dewerihed the preferred 'eonbtrnction At'or carin' remy invention 'into'4 effect this `nmybe niodilied or varied without. deparlinrgl from the spirit. if, therefore, do not wish to the exact details ot' eonstruction Het forth, but wish to avail. inyeelt of such Variations 'are provided with adapted to receive il Having de.

o lived my invention what I :uut desire to Secure by Letters Patent is:

Pal-enten sept. 1e, 191e.

'andinotlil'ieations as come `within the seo? a of the appendedelimine.

'1. In a window Screen, the. combination with ay Window sash and frame therefor, o

a hone-'ing secured to the window sill; a' spring', roller mounted in seid housing; a flexible sheet oit netting Wrapped upon said relier; a' cord. secured to the anic edges, of said netting; guides foi-'said netting provided with en interior channel adapted to receive .said oord anal a narrower .Slot oomlnu'uieaxting therewith and adapted to re ceive said i'iet'ting; e substantially U-,shaped nietallie member secured over the upper edge of sairl sheet by' being' compressed thereon andionto the upper ends of said side corde 'which are bent in".vardly to'le VWithin the saine; and means for ber' to the lower reil of said Window sash, Substantially as described.

In a jviudcw' screeni the eoinbination with a Window sash end frame therefori of a, housing secured the Window siii.; e epring' roller mounted in Said i'iousing; aVv flexible .Securing said meml:sheet of netting' 'wrapped upon. Said roller; a

corri Secured to the side edges of seid netting; guidee 'for Said netting providedwith an interior channeiAdapted to receive said cord sindV al narrower" slot Communicating therewith andarlepted to receive saidnetting; a suhehmtinlly trl-.shaped metallic niemhereecnred 'over the upper edge of said sheet by hein;t coiripreersekl thereon aliciente the upper enrlsoi said cords whieh'lare bent in fai-illy to tie Within the same, the Said merel. ber beingprovidecl with keyhole slots; and

with a wmlow sash. and frame therefor, of

a humaine eeoured to the window sill; a

spring .roller mounted in smal housing; a

flexible uboot of oloth netting having,r a loop woven .in its side edges and wrapped upon said roller; a oord tln'eaded in said loop; guides for suifl nelltii'lg provided with. an interior channel adapted to receive said oord unil a narrow-lr .slot mnulnunioating therewith. and adapted lo'reelfzive said netting; a mer-allie unnnber secured to the upper edge of said netting and having outwardly bent ends aulaptell to travel in saidiguide slot;

and means for seem'in r said member to the lower rail of said` tially als tloseribed.

el: In u, window screen, with a window ay housing secured to the spring roller mounted in window sash', substanthe combination window sill; a said housing; a,

sash and frame therefor, of

window l flexible sheet of cloth netting having a loop woven in its sid e edge and Wrap perl u pon .sa-id roller; a metallic member secured across the top of said netting by being bent over the edge thereof and provided with!I outwardly bent ends; cords threaded in saidr netting loops and l'nlvirng` their upper ends tnrnecl in and secured in the outwardly bent "lende: of said nnnallio member; a guide mounted on .said frame adjacent said sash andi pr0- vided with an interior channel adapted to receive said cord and a narrower slot communicating therewith and adapted to receive said mitwardly bent ende. oi'r said metallic ineniber and said netting; and means for securing said metallic member to said sash, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 1two Subscribing Witnesses.

HENRY PETERSEN. `Witnesso:

JOSHUA R. H. Po'i'rs,

JANE? E. HOGAN.