Improvements in Window or Sash Frames for Cabs, Coaches, and like Vehicles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 24th Aug., 1892--Accepted, 24th sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Window or Sash Frames for Cabs, Coaches, and
like Vehicles.
I, CHARLES HENRY WELCH of Mytton Street, Moss Side, Manchester in the
County of Lancaster Coach Builder do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to glass frames that are chiefly used in the doors of cabs,
coaches and like vehicles, and the objects of this invention are to obviate the noise
caused by imperfect fitting of the wooden frame in which the glass is fixed, or of
the glass in the frame, or both, and to afford a more convenient and less expensive
means for replacing a window that may have been broken.
In this invention I form the frame in which the glass is fitted either of vulcanised
or other preferred kind of india rubber. I construct said frame in one piece of any
size to suit the size of glass required.
I form a groove in the inner edges of frame, in which I insert the edges of the
glass.
In order to insert the edges of the glass in the grooves of the frame I may
stretch the india rubber frame, but I prefer to slit the ends of one or more of the
grooves on one side of the frame in order that one edge of said groove or grooves
may be turned back to enable the edges of the glass plate to be laid within said
grooves, when the edge or edges may be replaced and the corner or corners may be
made secure by means of corner plates screwed or otherwise attached thereto; a
wire rod may also be affixed to the outside of said groove for greater security.
For window or sash frames that are intended to be raised or lowered I prefer to
form the frame of greater thickness on the outer edge than on the inner edge. The
hereinbefore described frames may if preferred be made in two parts, iz.: front
and back, and said parts united by means of rubber cement.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1891.
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53. Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Window or Sash Frames for Cabs, Coaches, and
like Vehicles.
1. CHARLES HENRY WELCH, of 78 Mytton Street, Moss Side Manchester in
the County of Lancaster Coach Builder do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to glass frames that are chiefly used in the doors of cabs,
coaches and like vehicles, and the objects of this invention are to obviate the noise
caused by imperfect fitting of the wooden frame in which the glass is fixed, or of
the glass in the frame, or both, and to afford a more convenient and less expensive
means for replacing a window that may have been broken.
I attain these objects by the means hereinafter described and as illustrated in the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
In the views therein shown, similar letters refer to similar parts.
Fig. 1 is front view of a glass frame constructed according to this invention.

page_text: Fig. 2 is a section of the frame drawn through line A, B, and
Fig. 3 is section of part of the same frame drawn to an enlarged scale.
b
In this invention, I form the frame in which the glass b is fitted, either of
vulcanized or other preferred kind of india rubber. I construct said frame in one
piece of any size to suit the size of glass required, I form a groove in the inner
edges of frame in which I insert the edges of the glass. In order to insert the
edges of the glass in the grooves of the frame, I may stretch the india rubber
frame, but I prefer to slit the ends of one or more of the grooves at a, in one side
of the frame in order that one edge of groove or grooves may be turned back to
enable the edges of the glass plate to be laid within said grooves when the edge
or edges may be replaced and the corner or corners may be made secure by means
of corner plates g screwed as shown or otherwise attached thereto; a wire rod as
shown in Figs. 4 and 5 may also be affixed by being let into a recess in the outside
edge of said groove for greater security. For window or sash frames that are
intended to be raised or lowered, I prefer to form the frame of greater thickness on
the outer edge than on the inner edge. The bereiu before described frames may, if
preferred, be made in two parts, viz. front and back, as shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8,
and said parts united by means of rubber cement, or other preferred means. The
top rail of a glass frame such as herein before described, may be stiffened by the
insertion therein either during manufacture or otherwise of a flat metallic strip or
bar such as j.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
In glass frames or frames that are fitted with glass and used either in doors or
other parts of cabs, coaches and like vehicles, the construction of said frames of
vulcanized or other preferred kind of india rubber in the manner and for the
purpose substantially as herem before described.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1892.
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.