An Improved Method of Raising and Lowering Window Sashes without Weights and Reversing them
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1887
Complete Left, 18th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888
An Improved Method of Raising and Lowering Window Sashes
without Weights and Reversing them.
I GEORGE WICKS Cabinet Maker & Upholsterer Front Street Ayton Berwickshire
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My Invention consists first in balancing the Sashes of Windows by means of
Pulley Wheels and Cords or Chains, in such a manner that by lengthening or
shortening the cords or chains the sashes may be opened either separately or both
together.
Second-by fitting the sashes in a frame complete, and then fitting the said frame
with centre pins perpendicularly, and combining the pivot movement with the balance
movement thereby enabling the Window to be reversed for cleaning, or other
purposes.
Dated this Cavearth dow of November 1887

page_text: An Improved Method of Raising and Lowering Window Sashes
without Weights and Reversing' them.
GEORGE WICKS cabinet Maker and upholsterer Front Street. Ayton Berwick-
shire N.B. 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 consists in balancing the sashes by each other by means of pulley
wheels and cords chains or wires in such a manner that by lengthening or shortening
the cords chains or wires the sashes may be opened either separately or both
together.
By fitting the sashes in a frame complete and then fitting the said frame with
centre pins or pivots perpendicularly and combining the pivot movement with the
balance movement, thereby enabling the windows to be reversed for cleaning or other
purposes.
In carrying out my Invention I fasten the ends of the cords chains or wires to the
upper sash passing it through the pulley wheels which are fixed either on the side
or top of the sash frame also through pulleys on the under sash leaving a length
to be attached to a movement for the purpose of lengthening or shortening the
same as may be required for the opening of the sashes separately. When so hung
by lifting up the under sash the top sash comes down and when the under sash is
closed the top sash closes also.
I fit the sashes into an independent frame and then fit the said frame between the
wall battens with pins or pivots so that it will turn round or reverse.
Round the wall battens I put a groove and in the groove put a cord or rubber
letting it stand out sufficiently to fill the joint or turning space between the sash
frame and the wall batten I also put a groove and cord or rubber round the sash
frame to correspond with and for the same purpose so that the joint or turning
space becomes weather tight.

page_text: As the lengthening or shortening of the cords chains or wires may be done by a
piece of wood rope iron or brass or any material or a movement either plain single
or double ratchet pulley wheels or spring drum I clame a right to use any or all
such as are applicable for the purpose of lengthening or shortening the said cords
chains or wires for the opening and closing of the window sashes saparately.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st. The plan and principle of lengthening or shortening the cords chains or wires
by any movement for that purpose.
2nd. The combination of balancing the sashes by each other for opening and
shuting and the pin or pivot movement for reversing with or without the movement
for opening and shuting saparately.
3rd. To fix the pulleys or movements on any part of the sashes or frames.
GEORGE WICKS.