US1407573A - Window sash - Google Patents

Description

M. PISULA.

' WINDOW SASH.

, APPLICATION FILED MAY 23.1921. 1 ,407,573 Patented Feb. 21, 1922. l 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

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WINDOW sAsH. APPLICATION FILED MAY 23.1921.

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Application filed May 2S,

To all whom, t may concern Be it known that l lil/licitar, PIsUn-x a citizen of Poland, residing at Chicago, in the Y tachably retaining windowA panes in Vsash Y frames. i

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simplified construction of window sash frames with readily operable means for expeditiously securing .a Vpane of glass therein, and wherein the securing means is readily removable from the interior 0f the dwelling for inserting a new pane of glass when found necessary or desirable.

Another object is to generally simplify and improve sash frame construction whereby a pane of glass may be readily secured in place through the medium of a simple means and the expenditure of a minimum amount of time and labor.

@ther objects will become apparent as the nature. of the-invention is .better understood,

and the invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and shown in the ,accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

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Figure 1 is an insideelevatioi'ial View of al Vwindow sash constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure@ is a vertical sectional view thereof taken upon line Il-H of Figure 1,

lFigure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken upon line III- IH of Figure 1, with the lowerA removable fastening strip removed,

`Figure e is an enlarged fragmentary view partly inV elevation andpartly in section and illustrating Vdetails of thefastening means, y

Figure 5 is aY fragmentary elevational view of oneof kthe removable side securing strips,

' Figure 6 is a` fragmentary sectional view ofthe sash frame showing the top rail of the sashlin vertical section and one of theV side rails in elevationV with the removable side Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

1921. Serial No. 471,646.

seein-mg strip removed to reveal the keeper, and

.Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the sliding bolt carrying members or strips. Referring more in detail to the several views, the invention contemplates the construction of a rectangular frame composed of rigidly and permanently connected side members 5, a top member 6 and bottom member 7, these members being tongue and groove jointed or the like in the usual way, and the top member 6 being provided with a .longitudinal groove as at 7 for snug reception of the upper' edge portion of the window pane 8 whereby the `latter is engaged upon opposite sides in said top member of the frame. rihe inner faces of the side meinbers 5 and bottom member T ,are substantially flat, and these members are provided with longitudinal inwardly` projecting ribs 9 along their outer edges against which the remaining edge portions of the pane of glass are adapted to seat when contacting with the inner flat faces of said frame members. The ribs 9 preferably have beveled surfaces so as to readily` shed rain or the like and a suitable packing material may be placed between the ribs and the glass as at 10 to maire the same watertight and airtight.

The means for detachably fastening the pane of glass S against the ribs 9 embodies three strips arranged to latly engage the inner faces of the side frame members 5 and the bottom frame members 7, the side securing or fasteningstrips 4being denoted by the numeral 1l, land thebottom securing strip being denoted bythe numeral 12.` Both oi the side securing strips 11 are ofidentical construction and each includes a body portion of wocdhaving a flat end as at 13 abutting the inner surface of the upper frame member @and having `the other end of the same beveled .as at 14 to engage the adjacent beveled end of the lower securing strip 12. The securing strips 11 and 12 are provided with longitudinal. elongated Vrecesses as at 15 in their outer faces, which recesses are each covered by a strip of metal 16 for forming a chamber betweensaid metal strip and the securing strip in which a sliding elongated bclt carrying member 17 is movably retained. The member 17 Vis slightly shorter than the securing strip which carries the same and the coverV strip or plate 16 is fastened to the securing strip by means of screws 18 or the like. Projecting outwardly from the opposite ends of each sliding member 17 and rigid with the latter are angular bolts 19 which slidably extend through longitudinally elongated slots 20 provided in the strip or cover plate 16, and the end portions of the bolts 19 are arranged to ride into grooves 21 provided in the inner faces of the frame members 5 and 7 and beneath suitable keeper plates 22 fastened to said frame members across the recesses 21. rlhus by sliding the ends ofthe bolts 19 beneath the keeper plates 22, the securing strips 11 and 12 are efliectively held in place so as to secure the edges of the pane 8 against the ribs 9, while when the sliding strip 17 is slid in the opposite direction, the ends of the bolts .are disengaged from said keeprplates so that the securing strip may be readily removed. Each of the securing strips is provided with a longitudinal elongated, andA preferably centrallv located slot 23 through which a stem 241 loosely projects,

' said stem being rigid with and projecting` laterally from the sliding bolt carrying member of the securing' strip and having a threaded outer end with a nut 25 threaded thereon so that said nut may be grasped for sliding the strip 17 and its bolts into or out of engagement with the keeper plates 22. Also, a suitable apertured bearing plate 26 is fastened to the securing strip about its slot v23 and a plate 27 rests upon the bearing plate 26 and upon a shoulder of the stem 24 so that when the nut 25 is threaded onto said stem, the bolt carrying strip will be releasably retained against sliding movement, the cover plate 27 being provided with a small single aperture through which the pearance, and as the securing strips are located at the inside of the glass pane, the latter may not be removed from the exterior of the dwelling equipped with a sash con structed in accordance with the present invention.

In the use of the present invention, the nuts 25 are loosened and then the same are actuated to slide the members 17 so as to disengage the bolts 19 from the keeper plates 22, whereupon the securing strips 11 and 12 may be readily removed. The pane of glass is then inserted in the open lframe so as to first direct its upper edge portion into the groove 7', and then the same is swung inwardly at its lower portion so that the remaining edge portions of the glass engage the ribs 9. The securing strips 11 and 12 are then placed into position as shown in Figure 1, and the members 17 are slid longitudinally so as to engage the ends of the bolts 19 under the keeper plates 22. The

nuts 25 are then tightened and thesecuring strips then effectively retain the pane of glass in place, it being understood that a suitable rubber packing strip or the like as at 10 can be inserted between the glass and the ribs 9 if desired.

It is believed that the construction and operation as well as the advantages of the present invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art from the foregoing description.

Minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

l.Vhat is claimed as new is:

, 1. A Window sash comprising a rigid rectangular frame composed of top, bottom and side members, all butV one of said members being provided with inwardly projecting longitudinal ribs along their inner edges, the remaining member being provided with a longitudinal groove in its inner face arranged to receive an edge portion of apane of glass and said ribs being adapted to have the remaining edges of said pane of glass rest thereagainst, removable securing strips flatly engaging the inner faces of the rib provided frame members and having their in ner edges disposed to contact with the inner edge portitons of the panerof glass, said Vsecuring strips having slidable bolt carrying members upon their outer faces, Vand keepers fixed at opposite end portions of the frame members'for engagement by and diss engagement from the bolts when said bolt carrying members are slid.

' 2. A window sash comprising a rigid rectangular frame composed of top, bottom and side members, all but one of said members being provided with inwardly projecting 'longitudinal ribs along their inner edges, the

ranged to receive an edge portion of a pane of glass and said ribs being adapted to have the remaining edges of said pane of glass rest thereagainst, removable `securing strips flatly engaging the inner faces of the rib provided frame members and having their inner edges disposed to contact with the inner edge portions of the pane of glass, said securing strips having slidable bolt carrying members upon their outer faces, and keepers fixed at opposite end portions of the frame members for engagement by and disengagement from the bolts when said bolt carrying members are slid, and means to releasably retainY the bolt carrying member of each strip in locking position.

3. A window sash comprising a rigid rectangular frame composed of top, bottom and side members, all but one of said members being provided with inwardly projecting longitudinal ribs along their inner edges, the remaining member being provided with a longitudinal groove in its inner face arranged to receive an edge portion of a pane of glass and said ribs being adapted to have the remaining edges of said pane of glass rest thereagainst, removable securing strips flatly engaging the inner' faces of the rib provided frame members and having their inner edges disposed to contact With the inner edge portions ofthe pane of glass, said securing strips having slidable bolt carrying members upon their outer faces, and keepers fixed at oppositeV end portions of the frame members for engagement by and disengagement from the bolts Whensaid bolt carrying members are slid, said bolt carrying members being slidably countersunk in the outer lfaces of the securing strips and having inwardly projecting threaded stems, and anut threaded upon the inner end of each of said stems for securing the bolt carrying member against sliding movement, said strips being provided with elongated slots through which said stems project.

4. A Window sash comprising a rigid rectangular frame composed of top, bottom and side members, all but one of said members being provided with inwardly projecting longitudinal ribs along their inner edges, the remaining member being provided with a longitudinal groove in its inner face ar-Y ranged to receive an edge portion of a pane of glass and said ribs being adapted to have the remaining edges of said pane of glass rest thereagainst, removable securing strips flatly engaging the inner faces of the rib provided frame members and having their inner edges disposed to contact with the inner edge portions of the pane of glass, said securing strips having slidable bolt carrying members upon their outer faces, said bolt carrying members being slidably counter'- sunlr in the outer faces of the securing strips and having inwardly projecting threaded stems, a nut threaded upon the inner end of each of said stems for securing the bolt carrying member against sliding movement, said strips being'provided with elongated slots through which said stems project, a cover plate secured to each securing strip and covering the sliding bolt carrying member thereof, said cover plate having longitudinal elongated slots through which the bolts of said bolt carrying member project, said bolts being of angular formation, the frame members being provided With sockets in which said bolts slidably project, and keeper plates secured across said sockets in a position to permit the end portions of the bolts to move thereunder vvhen the carrying members are slid in one direction.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MICHAL PISULA. Witnesses:

A. B. JANovsKY, T. B. JANSEN.

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