Improvements in Windows.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Windows.
I, FÉLIX FREMONT, of Witton Lane, Aston, near the City of Birmingham,
Works Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to windows having sliding sashes, and has for its object
principally, the making of both the insides and outsides, of the said windows
perfectly accessible for cleaning.
My invention consists in providing each of the sliding sashes with a supplementary
frame, which may be pivotted horizontally or vertically, or hinged to turn inwardly
or outwardly in horizontal or vertical planes.
In carrying out one form of my invention, the window frame has top and bottom
weight counterpoised or other sliding sashes, whose meeting rails are secured by a
tastener of any desired construction, whilst located and fitted within the frame of
each sash is a supplementary frame, pivotted about its middle, so that the
window shall turn in a vertical plane, and when the front of the window requires
to be cleaned, the supplementary frame has to be simply rotated upon its pivots
so as to bring the outer frame inwards or vice versa.
Suitable reversed rabates or weathering strips are employed to break joint
between the meeting edges of the sashes and the supplementary frames, which are
preferably provided with similar reverse rabates. Removable, binged or
jointed top and bottom weathering strips or reverse half rabates may also. be
employed.
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Instead of hanging the supplementary frame or sash upon vertical pivots, they
may be mounted upon horizontal ones, so that the windows shall move horizontally.
Spring or other bolts, catches or the like may be used for fastening the said
supplementary sashes to the sliding sashes.
As a further form of my invention, the supplementary frames are fitted within
and hinged to the sliding sashes, and are arranged either to turn horizontally or
vertically, that is, to turn inwardly either horizontally or vertically so as to make
the front of the window accessible for cleaning and the like. In this arrangement,
the hinges may be at the sides, the bottom or the top.
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The sashes, when closed, may be fastened by bolts or catches, and the joints
covered by fixed or jointed rabates, or by weathering strips, which may be fixed,
jointed or removable.
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The hinges, instead of being. ordinary butt hinges, may be pivotted, and the
supplementary frames may. if necessary be made detachable by so forming the
pivots and their sockets that the supplementary framings may be lifted or removed
by providing a clearance for the end of the said supplementary frame when the
Bame requires to be moved from the sash.
Thus, when the supplementary frame is opened, a set down part surrounding the
top pivot joint is lifted, so that the lower pivot is then brought above the level
of its socket, by which means the said frame is capable of being removed.

page_text: Instead of the supplementary frames being pivoted as described, each sash may
be provided with two supplementary frames, which are hinged and open alike unto
a French or folding window.
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I FÉLIX FREMONT of Witton Lane Aston near the City of Birmingham, Works
Manager 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 :--
My invention relates to windows having sliding sashes, and has for its object
principally, the making of both the inside and outsides of the said windows
perfectly accessible for cleaning.
My invention consists in providing each of the sliding sashes with supplementary
frames, which may be pivotted horizontally or vertically, or hinged to turn inwardly
or outwardly in horizontal or vertical planes.
In referring to the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 shews a front view of my improved window with central pivots,
Fig. 1 shews one of the frames with the pivots at the sides.
Fig. 2 is a sectional plan of the same;
Fig. 3 is a window frame hinged at the top and bottom sides;
Fig. 4 shews part of a modification of my invention, and
Fig. 5 is a still further modification..
In referring firstly to Figs. 1, 1 and Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawing
I carry out one ferm of my invention in which the window frame A has a top
and bottom weight counterpoised, or other sliding sashes a' a³ whose meeting rails,
are secured by a suitable fastener of any desired construction, whilst located and
fitted within the frame of each of the said sliding sashes a¹ a' is a supplementary
frame B1, B2, which is pivotted about its middle as shewn by bb so that when
the window shall turn in a vertical plane, as shewn by Fig. 2 for the front of the
window to be cleaned, the supplementary frames B₁ B' have to be simply rotated
upon the pivots b¹ so as to bring the outer frame inward or vice versa.
Suitable reversed rabates or weathering strips are employed on the frame, to
break the joint between the meeting edges of the said sashes a' a' and the
supplementary frames B1 B2 which are preferably provided with similar reverse
rabates. I may also use removable hinged or jointed top and bottom strips, or
reverse half rabates may also be employed.
Instead of hanging the supplementary frames B¹ B'. upon-
n-vertical pivots as
shewn by Fig. 1, they may for instance be mounted on horizontal pivots b*b* as
shewn on the top frame B' by Fig. 1*.
Spring or other bolts C, or catches or the like may be used for fastening the
said supplementary frames B'B' to the sliding sashes a a.
1.
In a further form of my invention the supplementary frames B₁ B³ are fitted
within and hinged to the sliding sashes a¹ a³ as shewn by Fig. 3, and can either be
made to turn horizontally or vertically that is to turn inwardly either horizontally
or vertically, by fixing the hinges d either at the sides of the supplementary
frames B', B', to the sliding sashes a¹ a³ or at the top or bottom as shewn by
i dotted lines in Fig. 3.
The sashes when closed may be fastened by bolts or catches C, as before stated

page_text: and the jointed parts covered by fixed or jointed rabates or by weathering strips,
which may be fixed jointed or removable.
The hinges d instead of being the usual butt hinges, may be pivotted, and the
supplementary frames B' B' may if necessary be made detachable as shewn by
Fig. 4 by so forming the pivots 64 65 and their sockets so that the supplementary
frames B¹ B' may be lifted bodily away from the window frame A.
Instead of the supplementary frames B' B' being pivotted or hinged as herein
described each of the said sashes a' a' may be provided with two supplementary
frames E, F, which are hinged or pivotted in the centre of each, or at the sides,
or hinged and open alike unto a French or folding window. This modification is
shewn by Fig. 5 with only the supplementary sash B divided to make two
windows E, F.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. In a window frame having sliding sashes made to receive supplementary
sashes pivotted at the top and bottom centre, or pivotted at each side, to swing in
a vertical or horizontal plane, substantially for the purpose herein described and
illustrated by Figs. 1, 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing.
2nd. In a window frame having supplementary frames in combination with the
sliding sashes, the said supplementary frames, being pivotted or hinged in the manner
stated and in combination with bolts or catches, for fastening, all substantially
for the purpose herein described and illustrated by Fig. 3 of the drawing.
3rd. In a window frame in combination with sliding sash of one or more loose
pivotted supplementary frames, substantially as for the purpose herein set forth
and illustrated by Fig. 4 of the drawing.
4th. In a window frame, with said sliding sashes in combination with supplementary
divided frames pivotted or hinged, substantially as herein described and illustrated
by Fig. 5 of the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 10th day of January 1896.
FELIX FREMUNT.