US755552A - Weather-strip for windows. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTED MAR. 22, 1904.

No. 755,552.- J. 'r. ROBERTS.

WEATHER STRIP FOR wmnows.

APPLICATION P;LED MAY 2, 1903.

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JAMES T. ROBERTS, OF OLAREMONT, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL O. ROBERTS, OF CLAREMONT, COLORADO.

WEATHER-STRIP FOB WINDOWS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '7 55,552, dated March 22, 1904.

Application filed May 2, 1903. Serial No. 155,354. (No model.)

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Be itknown that I, JAMES T. RoBER'rs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Claremont, in the county of Kit Carson and State of Colorado, have invented new and useful Improvements in Weather-Strips for Windows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a storm and dust proof attachment for windows and the like; and the object of the invention is to interpose between the edges of a sash and contiguous portion of a window-frame a metallic strip of a particular form to prevent dust, snow, and the like from passing between the sash and the frame and also obstruct vibration of a sash during a Windstorm and obvious disagreeable noises incident to such vibration.

The improved attachment is of such construction that it can be applied to the side stiles, as well as the upper and lower rails, of a sash, particularly the top rail of an upper sash and the bottom rail of a lower sash.

The invention consists of a metallic strip bent into elongated-U-shaped form and seated in a groove in either the sash stile or rail with the free ends outermost to engage the windowframe and held against the latter by fastenings passed through the center of the bend of the strip, between the opposite flanges or side members thereof, to hold the edges of said flanges or members tightly against the window-frame, and thereby providing means for securely fastening the attachment in place by a simple operation.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a window-frame and part of a sash, showing the improved attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the sash and window-frame as shown by Fig. l and illustrating the shape of theattachment and the mode of securing the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of a portion of the attachment.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the views.

The numeral 1 designates a window-frame having the usual stops 2, between which a sash 3 has vertical movement. As before indicated, the top rail of the upper sash and the bottom rail of the lower sash may be caused to operate with the attachment; but instead of sliding lengthwise over the attachment, as will be obvious, the said rails are caused to fit over the same, and under all conditions the rails and side stiles of the sashes are formed with deep grooves 4 of elongated-U shaped form, as clearly shown by Fig. 2. Se cured to either the side or the top and bottom portions of the window-frame is a metallic strip 5, bentinto elongated-U-shaped form and adapted to. snugly fit in the groove 4, whether it be in the side stile or in the top rail of the upper sash or bottom rail of the lower sash. The edges 6 of the opposite side members or flanges of the strip are parallel and are placed firmly against the window-frame, and the attachment is secured firmly in place by driving nails or analogous fastenings 7 through openings 8 at regular intervals in the center of the bend 9 of the strip. The nails or other fastenings 7 are caused to penetrate the Wood of the window-frame, as shown by Fig. 2, and the attachment is firmly held in applied position by inserting the nails or fastenings 7 as set forth in view of the fact that both edges 6 are held in firm contact with the windowframe, and therefore bending of the terminals of the flanges or side members of the strip to receive fastenings is avoided and a less number of nails or other analogous devices are required to attain the result sought. Moreover, by having the nails or other fastenings 7 passing through the center of the metal strip at regular intervals said strip is braced and prevented from warping or bending. Furthermore, by holding the edges 6 in firm contact with the window-frame and having two such points of bearing dust, snow, rain, and air will be prevented from passing between the sash and the frame. Furthermore, the sash will be held in immovable position so far as vibration or rattling is concerned, yet unrestricted in its vertical movement when it is desired to raise or lower the same. The stops 2, set forth simply as a matter of illustration, need not necessarily be used, and, in fact, said stops in ordinary window structures will be entirely removed, because the attachment establishes a guide to maintain the sash in proper position in the frame. By dispensing with the use of the stops now commonly employed in window-frames the expense of window-frame structure will be materially reduced. Where sash weights are used, the attachment will be disposed to one side of the center, so as not to interfere with the application of the cord attached to the weight.

The attachment can also be applied to windows of houses already built or applied where it would be difficult to plow the jamb or frame for the application of wood strips, and by forming the attachment of metal it has a very great advantage over wood in that it will not swell or shrink and is much more easily adjusted.

It is obvious that changes in the porportions, dimensions, and minor details may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is The combination with a windowsash,having a U-shaped groove opening through the outer edge of the side portion thereof and a frame having a guide defined therein for removably receiving the grooved side portion of the sash, of an elongated-U-shaped metal strip extending fully throughout the vertical length of the center of the guide in the frame and having the extremities thereof straight and bearing against the frame, the inward extent of the strip being equal to the groove in the side por-- tion of the sash and said strip fully inclosed by the sash, and fastening devices driven at intervals through the center of the arch of the strip into the frame, the hollow part of the strip having portions of the fastening devices exposed therein to provide intermediate bracing means which prevents loose movement in inward and outward direction of the said strip. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES T. ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

WINFIELD S. READY, GEORGE H. MURPHEY.

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