Improvements in Holders for Sliding Window Sashes.
Year: 1898

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Holders for Sliding Window Sashes.
THOMAS KING, Builder, Painter and Decorator, 1, Chapel Street, Barnoldswick,
via Colne, Yorkshire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
It is a bent steel blade spring, also can be attached to metal plate (steel or
brass preferred) as per price they wish to pay; one more expensive still has a
spiral spring, that works from the metal plate at back, this also helps to make
the brake much stronger and more durable. The brake can be fastened either
to the window sash or the window frame the latter preferred. There are two
bent steel blade springs to each sash or frame fastened with 4 screws each or in
case of no plate at the back 3 screws each to bent spring will fasten the same.
Dated this 18th day of January 1898.
Improvements in Holders for Sliding Window Sashes.
THOMAS KING, of 1, Chapel Street, Barnoldswick, in the County of York,
Decorator and 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:-
The object of my invention is to construct an article or appliance for auto-
matically securing or holding up sliding windows when raised or lifted and also
for braking the fall and reducing the speed of same when being lowered.
1st. A steel blade spring attached to metal plate by means of rivets or screws,
and the plate to be fastened or attached to any part of window frame or window
sash, the places shown and described in drawings preferred.
2nd. A steel blade spring to be used without metal back plate and fastened
or attached direct to any part of the window frame or the side of window sash.
The places shown and described in drawings preffered.
3rd. The general arrangement and construction of appliance in the manner
and for the purposes substantially such as shown and described.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my appliance with blade steel spring A attached
to metal back plate B.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of my appliance with spring attached to back plate.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation of steel blade spring without back plate.
Fig. 4 is an end elevation of steel blade spring without back plate.

page_text: Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a window frame and window sash with my appli-
ance fastened or attached to window sash at C, and the spring pressing against
the window frame at D.
Fig. 6 is a front elevation of window frame and window sash with my appli-
ance fastened or attached to window frame at E and the spring pressing against
the window sash at F.
Fig. 7 is an end elevation of top and bottom window sashes with my appliance
attached to the window sashes 'at G, H, I, J, and the steel spring pressing against
the beadings or mouldings of the window frame at K, L, M, N.
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. A steel blade spring attached to metal plate by means of rivets or screws,
and the plate to be fastened or attached to any part of window frame or window
sash, the places shown and described in drawings preferred.
2nd. A steel blade spring to be used without metal back plate and fastened
or attached, direct to any part of the window frame or the side of window sash.
The places shown and described in drawings preferred.
3rd. The general arrangement and construction of appliance in the manner and
for the purposes substantially such as shown and described.
Datod this 28th day of February 1898
THOMAS KING,
1, Chapel Street, Barnoldswick, Yorkshire.