US2604156A - Door and screen assembly - Google Patents

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July 22, l952 N. LILI ETHORUP 2,604,156

DOOR AND SCREEN ASSEMBLY Filed sept. 12, 1951 Fig/.1.'

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lag I :Snventor N/ELS L/LL'ETHUR'U/r" attorney `'npiiuenm`-september Th1 invention relates toi combination storm and screen 1doorsloi.,theltyp remaining lin position` throughout fthe, year, and v in particular a ldoor having 'a screened opening in" the upper vsection with a sash' lframes'pc'isitio'nedin one side vof 'said openingand with the :sash frame mount- V edLb'ysp'ecial hinges which also lprovide mounting means for they upper section of the door. v IIhe purpose of this invention is'to provide a combination screeny vandjstormdoor'which obviates taking downHand installingfdoors in the spring and fall, '/andjwhich, therefore, eliminatesthe possibility of breaking glass" and otherwise 'damaging the sashof 'storm doorsin changing screen and stormpdoors and instoring the Storm doorsV C ItA is common practice 'in ;thev'average househoidto 'change screen yand' storni4A doors twice a year andjthis notj only requires costly labor. but the lifexoiA the doors is li'znited due ;to dam'age resulting fromA handlingandstoring. VVWith this thought in mind 'this-invention' contemplates a Storm 'door having avsash frame `hingedin an opening in the uppergpart thereof;v with' a screen coveringsaid opening; and with hinges" coacting with a convention'aldoor 4'hinge and having "extended arms for supporting-the sash frame wherebythe sash, is adapted to cover the opening of the door and also adapted to swing outwardly to open said opening.

The object' of this invention is, therefore, to

provide meansfor'f'ormin'g acombination screen and storm door whereby the doonmay remain in positionthroughout theyear land-ay sash therein maybe opened to provide ventilation through the screen when desired. 'i i 'l v `Another object of the invention is to provide a. hinge having an extended arm whereby. with thejconventional hinge plates secured to'jthe edges u of a'door'and jamb, respectively, the arm extends to providemouting'im'ea'ns for a storm sash frame in the door.

l vAnotherobject oi th'einve tion is togprovide a combination screen and storm door in which both the screen and sash are readily removable and replaceable to facilitate repairing the parts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination screen and storm door wherein the lights of a storm sash hinged in the door may be provided with spaced panels of glass providing insulating air cells in the sash.

A still further object of the invention is to provide'a combination screenv and storm door which is of a simple and economical construction.

j ,Wirth these Y and other objects and advantages inviewthe inventionembodies' a door for an outside-door franie'offaV dwelling or the like,- and having an opening through the upper partv'theree of, Aa ,wire meshfscrefen providing a A:cover for said opening offtheidoor and positioned on the inside of thedoon' asash frame positioned in the outer edge ofthe openingthrough thefdoor, and a pair-'of hinges withj extendedjarms for hingedly -inounting said vsash frameon the door and frame. v@ther features and-'advantagesof the invention will' appear' from `the following' description taken' in connection "withthedrawings, wherein: Figurelisjajperspective fview illustrating the combination screen andf'storm door f this invention showing 'thej'do'or n ciiinted "in:v a vdoor frame, and showing-b'othgthe 'door and sash frame in partly openpositions-l" A i A Y Figure ,2fis zin/elevational viewshowing vthe `upper partof Ia doorframe', 'with the parts shown `lon'anienlarged scale, and with parts'broken away.

Qlrigllliel 3 is va sectional'plan taken on line y3 3 o'ijFigure 2, showingf the construction of the cornbination `screeniand stornidoorl t j ligureeis a detail showing'an elevational view ofi-theimproved hinge for mounting the upper part ofthe door and for-hinging'the sash frame Referring vnow to the'drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts the'combination screen and'storm door of this invention includes `a 'door l 0 havingvan 'opening I2 therein, a screen |4, a sash frame I6, and hinges having ,hinge` plates *Ia-and: 20 and-extended arms 2 2" whichA are" attached to the sashlframe; s `j..j ','he door I U, which is providedwith a door knobgzliwvand a lower' panel 26, is illustrated as `mounted 'in a door frame having side members 28 and Eiland a top rail 32.

The dooris 'formed with siderails 34 Aandtt, a top'rail'v 3 8,[a"b ottorn` raii`140,' "and an intermediate rail 42'., The side rails are Aprovided with recesses 44 and 46, respectively, the top rail with a recess 48,'an'd the intermediate rail, with a recess 50, and the sash frame I6 is fitted to nest in the said recesses. i

In the design shown, the sash frame is provided with side bars 52 and 54, upper and lower bars 56 and 58, and intermediate bars 60 and 62. Each of the openings between the bars of the sash frame is provided with two panes of glass, as indicated by the numerals 64 and 66, and the glass panes are separated wthspacing strips 68, which i provide sealed or heat insulating vacuum pockets 10 between the panes. The glass panes 64 and 66 are secured in grooves 12 in the inner edges of the bars of the sash frame by molding strips or the like, as indicated by the numeral 14. Y

The wire mesh I4 is attached to the inner surface `of the door by strips 16 which extend ccntinuously around the opening I2.

The sash frame is suspended by the arms 22 `from upper hinges 18 and 80, and each of the hinges 18 and 80 is provided with a pintle 82 that.

extends v,througlimeshing hubs "Mjand 86011. the

hinge plates: I8 and 20'; and also through-hubs 88 and 90 on the ends of spaced arcuate sections 92 and 94 of thebifurcated end of the arm 22.`."

The upperfend of the pintle is providedwith. a..

head 96 and a cap 98 is positioned at the lower end. The arm 22 is formed with anxoffsetse tion |00 the end of which carries a circular plate H32, and the plate is secured to the side 54 ofthe sash frame by screws |04 which are positioned :lnV

openings |06 in the plate. The hinge plates I8 and 2i) are also provided with openings, asv indicated Vby the numerall 981'01' screws or thelike. f- A conventional hinge the door in ,the frame; andthis hinge is alignedv H0 h oIdS the lower en dfof Vwith the upper hinges 'I8 and 80.

With the upper hinges formedin this manner it is only necessary tomount hinges on the edge of the door, and lat the same time, the sashV may be opened and closed'independent ofthe. door. In addition,with.the sash-hinged in this manner,

` .the sash opens Land Icloses. with an easy moveobvious that myA invention is susceptible of some change and modification Without departing from.

. the principles and .spiritr'thereoh and-for this reason I do not wish to be understood aslimiting myself tothe precise arrangementand formation of the several parts herein showny in carrying. out my invention inpractice, except as claimed..

1. A combination .screen and storm. door. comprisinga door` having an opening through .the upper part thereof, a wire mesh `screen attached to the inside of said door and covering.said `open ing, a sashpositioned in theouter edge ofthe .opening through the door, conventional hinges having hinge plates with meshing hubs and with a pintle extended through theA hubs provided .on one edge of the door, and an. ,arm fpivotally mounted on said pintle and connected to the ysash vforl'iinging the sash to the door mounting.

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` 2.; Albuilding closure .comprising a door'. having I an.k opening. through .the upper part thereof, vra wireunesh screen attachedto 'the inside 4o'flthe 4 v door and covering said opening, a sash positioned in the outer edge of the opening through the door, mounting hinges attached to one edge of the door, and arms pivoted to and extended from said mounting hinges on the upper part of the door and secured to the said sash, hingedly mounting the'sash on the door.

3 In a building closure, the combination which comprises a door having an opening .through .the lupper part "there'cfga -screen ,at-

tached tothe inner surface ofL the door 'and covering said opening, asash frame having plural openings therein and positioned in the openingV lthrough thefcdoor, each of the openings of the sash frame having spaced panes of glass therein "providingheat insulating pockets in the frame,

upper andlower hinges mounted on one edge of the door, said hingesfhaving pintles with extended'ends, and arms having arcuate sections hinging the sash frame' to the upper hinges of the door., the arcuate sections being pivotally mounted onthel extended ends of the pintles and the armsbeing attached to the sash frame.` :4, Ina hin`ge,. theV combination which comprises ya .pair .of hinge .plates having meshing hubs,a pintle having ends extended through the hubs of said hinge plates and extended fromk the ends of said ,hinge platesan d an armhaving arcuate sections. atan end-thereof, hubs on the endsv offsaid sectionsmountedV on the extended ends of the .'pintle',` -saidarm having attaching, means on the other .end thereof.- y

5. A hinge as described in. claim 4, in which. the arm is .providedl with anoisetr .section and the attaching means includes aV 'circular plate having screw Vholes therein.

y6. A hinge comprising apair of hingeplates havingv meshing. hubs; on. adjoining edges, Yone of said `plates having hubs atl the ends andthe other platerhavinghubs positioned between Ythe hubs of the former,v plate,Y a vpintleextended through the. hubs o i ,said plates providing pivotal meansfor- .connecting the .plat/es; andan armhaving a bifurcated ..end providing spaced .sec' tionsand said spaoedsections having hubs on the en ds,thereof,'the hubs oisaid spacedsections ofvthe arm beingvypivotally mounted Aon said Niets LILLETHQRUP.

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