US764000A - Automatic screen for the slots for edgewise-moving doors. - Google Patents

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No. 764,000. PATENTED JULY 5,1904. A. NEWELL & D. SUHUYLER.

AUTOMATIG SCREEN FOR THE SLOTS FOR EDGEWISE MOVING DOORS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1901.

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PATENT OEEicE.

' AUGUSTUS NETVELL, OF PASADENA, AND DANIEL SCHUYLER, OF LOS AN GELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNORS TO THE PERFECT SLIDING DOOR COMPANY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALI- FORNIA.

AUTOMATIC SCREEN FOR THE SLOTS FOR EDGEWlSE-MOVING DOORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,000, dated July 5, 1 904.

Application filed March 22, 1901. Serial No. 52,431. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, AUGUSTUS NEWELL, residing at Pasadena, and DANIEL SoI-IUYLER, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, citizens of the United States, have invented a new and useful Automatic Screen for the Slots for Edgewise- Moving Doors, of which the following is a specification. 4

The object of this invention is to give a novel finished appearance to sliding-door frames by closing the opening necessary for the passage of the hangers or supports of the door, thereby to avoid unsightliness and to prevent drafts and the admission of dust.

This invention consists in employing, in connection with an edgewise-moving door, means for closing the slot in which the door or its supports move when the door is opened, so that the door and such means, in conjunction with each other, constantly conceal the parts behind the slot, thus to always preserve a sightly appearance. This is preferably done by means of a strip to close such slot between the door and the door-jamb. The extent of the portion of the strip which is in the slot at any time depends upon the distance between the door and the jamb, and provision must be made for taking care of the portion of the strip not required for closing the slot when the door is only partially or not at all open. Such provision might be made by providing a chamber in the door for chambering one end of the strip, the other end of the strip being connected with the doorframe or other portion of the Wall; but in the preferable way of carrying out the invention the unused portion of the strip will be chambered in the door-frame or in the wall of the building. This chamber may be arranged either on, above, or below the level of the slot which is to be closed by the strip, and various means may be employed for moving the strip as the door moves. For example, the strip might be curved up within a chamber in the wall and the outer end of the strip be brought against the edge of the door or against the support of the door and held in contact therewith by the gravity of the upturned portion of the strip, thus to follow the door as the door opens and to be pushed in and up as the door closes.

Preferably the invention is carried out by forming a passage in the door-frame through or above the door-jamb and fastening a strip to the door to play through said passage to slide'in the way in which the door slides to close the same after the door as the door opens. The strip may be actuated by gravity in one direction and by the movement of the door in the other direction, or a spring device or other appliance may be employed to move the device in a direction opposite to that in which it is moved by the door. Preferably the strip is a flexible strip of paper, celluloid, or other suitable material; but a strip of wood, metal, or cloth, or any other material or fabric which will be found suitable by the constructor may be used. Preferably the strip is flexible and is allowed to run down in a vacant space or chamber Within or behind the j amb. A spring take-up may be arranged within the chamber to take care of the strip as the door closes; but it is suflicient for the purposes of this application to show the strip in its flexible form to bend down in the chamber behind the door-post.

The invention also includes means for providing a smooth and adjustable finishing-floor for the passage through or over the jamb.

It also includes other features and details of construction, which will hereinafter be described.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure I is an elevation showing a wall with a door and doorway'furnished with this invention. Portions of the door frame and wall are broken away to expose parts that would otherwise be hidden. Fig. II is a perspective fragmental sectional detail to illustrate the construction of the device. Fig. III is a fragmental sectional elevation on line III III, Fig. I, looking toward the door. Fig. IV is a sectional elevation on line IV IV, Fig.

I, looking toward the door-jamb. Fig. V is a plan on line V V, Fig. IV, reduced scale. Fig. VI is a fragmental detail showing the adjustable screen-strip with its reinforcement.

1 indicates the door.

2 indicates the slot or way in which the door moves.

3 indicates a strip fastened to the door and sliding in the way 2 to close the same after the door as the door opens.

4 indicates grooves along the inner faces of the walls of the way and forming lateral extensions of said way to receive the edges of the strip, which is fastened to the door and runs in the grooves.

5 indicates the door-frame, provided with the way 2 and with a passage 6, extending through the door-jamb and communicating with the way 2 and with a space 7 behind the door-jamb.

1n the drawings the strip is shown as flexible, and in practice this flexible strip will bend down behind the jamb by the force of gravity and will run up and down in the chamber 7 therefor. The strip 3 is preferably bent at its outer end, as shown at 8, and is preferably fastened against the door by a screw 9, which passes through a slot 10 in the downwardly-bent portion of the screen-strip.

11 indicates a washer to cover the slot 10 and to afford a strong hold for the screw on the bent portion 8.

12 indicates a reinforcing member, of celluloid, paper, or other suitable material, bent to conform to the bent portion of the screenstrip 3 and to extend therealong a short distance from the bend, thus to give greater strength and rigidity to the fastening. The slot 10 is vertical, so that the screen-strip 3 can be adjusted vertically to register truly with the grooves 4 in the head-stops 13 of the door-frame.

In order to allow the constructor to form the passage 6 through the door-jamb and post without specially smoothing the same, a finishing-floor 14 is provided, the same being a strip of celluloid, paper, or other suitable material, bent at its outer end to form a downwardly-extending portion 15 to fit in front of the door-jamb 16. This downwardly-bent portion 15 affords means for adjustably fastening the floor 14 at any desired height, so as to support the screen-strip to cause it to register truly with the grooves 4. This downwardly-bent portion 15 may be fastened in any suitable manner. It is preferably fastened by the vertical stops 17 of the door, which are fastened upon the door-j amb to press against the outer edges of said downwardlybent portion 15. The inner end of the strip is preferably downwardly curved, as shown at 18, in order to form a smooth guide and support for the downwardly-curved inner portion of the screen-strip. This downward curve of the floor and of the flexible screen-strip will ordinarily be produced by the action of the force of gravity upon the limber extending portions of said members 3 and 14.

In practice the front edge of the floor 14 will be brought to the appropriate height to engage with and uphold the screen-strip 3 where it enters the passage 6, and it is immaterial whether the floor inside the passage is level or sloping. When the parts are in position as shown in the drawings, the sliding door will be operated in the ordinary manner and the heretofore unsightly opening above the door will be concealed by the screen-strip. The celluloid, paper, or other screen-strip will preferably be colored to harmonize with the general finish of the doorway.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Lettors Patent of the United States, is 1. The combination with a door-frame having a slot in which a door or its support moves; of a door and moving means constructed and arranged in conjunction with each other to constantly conceal the parts behind the slot.

2. The combination with a door-frame having a slot in which adoor or its support moves; of a door and a strip constructed and arranged in conjunction with each other to constantly conceal the parts behind the slot.

3. The combination with an edgewise-moving door and its frame, of a flexible strip connected with the door for closing the slot in the frame in which the door or its support moves.

4. The combination of a door; a frame provided with a way in which the door or its support moves; and a strip fastened to the door and sliding in the way to close the same after the door as the door opens.

5. The combination of an edgewisc-moving door; a frame provided with a way in which the door or its support moves, and with grooves along the inner faces of the walls of the way; and a strip fastened to the door and running in said grooves.

6. The combination of a door-frame provided with a way along which the door or its support moves, and with a passage extending through or above the door-jamb and communicating with the way and with a space behind said jamb; a door to move along said way; and a flexible strip fastened to the door and extending along the way and through or over the door-jamb to chamber in the space behind the jamb.

7. The combination with a door-frame having a way and a passage extending through or over the door-jamb and communicating with the way; of a door to move along said way; and a thin strip sliding in said way and extending through said. passage and bent against the edge of the door and fastened to the door by said bent portion.

8. The combination of a door-frame provided with a way; door-stops forming a part of said frame and grooved on their inner faces respectively to form lateral extensions of said way; a passage being provided through or over the door-jamb and communicating with said extensions; a door to move along said way; and a strip fastened to the edge of the door and mounted to slide in the grooves and through said passage in or over the jamb.

9. The combination with a door-frame having a way and apassagewhich extends through or over the door-jamb and communicates with said way; of a door moving in said way; and a thin strip sliding in said way and extending through said passage and bent against the edge of the door and furnished with a vertical slot in the bent portion; and a screw passing through said slot to adjustably fasten the bent portion of the strip to the door.

10. A slot-closing screen for an edgewisemoving door consisting of a strip of celluloid, stiff paper, or the like flexible material, bent at a right angle at one end; and a reinforcement of like material bent at a like angle and cemented to the body and bent portion of the strip and extending a short distance only from the bend. I

11. The combination of a door-frame having a passage extending through or above the door-jamb to receive a sliding strip; and a strip extending to form a floor for said passage and being bent at its outer end to extend down over the face of the door-jamb to afford means for adjustable attachment to the doorjamb whereby the floor of the way is made adjustable to different heights.

12. The combination with a door-frame having a passage through or above the door-jamb, of a strip forming the floor of said passage and bent downward over the face of the jamb, the stops of said jamb being fastened over the edge of said downwardly-bent portion to adjustably hold the same in position.

13. The combination with adoor-framehaving a passage extending through or above the door-jamb to receive a sliding strip, of a flexible strip extending to form a floor for said passage and being bent at its outer end to extend down over the face of the door-jamb and being curved downward behind the door-jamb to form a guide and support for a flexible strip.

14. The combination with a door-frame having an overhead slot in which a door or its support moves; of an edgewise-moving door supported through said slot and other means constructed and arranged in conjunction with each other to constantly conceal the parts behind the slot.

15. A door-frame having a slot in which a part connected with a door moves, and adoor which at times conceals the slot, and moving means in conjunction with the door for closing the slot when the door is not concealing the same.

16. The combination of a door; aframe provided with a way in which the door or its connections moves; and moving means for closing unoccupied portions of the way.

17. Adoor held by parts which pass along a way and moving means for closing the way after said parts have passed therealong.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, at Los Angeles,

California, this 15th day of March, 1901.

AUGUSTUS NEW ELL. DANIEL SCHUYLER. Witnesses:

JAMES R. TowNsEND, JULIA TOWNSEND.

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