Windows of Railway and other Vehicles.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Oct., 1887
--Complete Left, 31st Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 4th May, 1888
Windows of Railway and other Vehicles.
I, JOHN TAYLOR, of 84 Corporation Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Leather Merchant, and Mill Furnisher, do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention to be as follows:-
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My invention consists in suspending the window sash of the windows (usually in
the doors) of Railway and other vehicles by means of two cords or ropes and two
pulleys and a weight; One cord or rope is attached to the window sash on each side
and then passes over a pulley in or on the door or frame for the window sash, the
other ends of both the cords or ropes being attached to a weight extending across the
door between the two cords. This weight is sufficient to lift the window sash, as it
descends, so that the window is self closing, and the weight also keeps the sash shut
when free to act. The weight is or may be arranged so as to ascend and descend in
guides in the hollow of the door below the window opening.
The window sash is opened by a strap or belt or other connection which is or may
be attached to the lower part of the window sash, then pass down to a roller in bearings
in the hollow of the door then up to a slit or opening in the casing of the door and
over a pulley or roller in bearings thereon.
The belt has holes in it so that it is or can be buttoned on a stud in the door to hold
the window open when required to any desired extent. When the belt or strap is
released from the button the window sash by the action of the weight is closed and
held closed until pulled down by the strap or belt. In place of the strap or belt the
window sash may be pulled down by a knob or handle on the upper part of the sash
and held from lifting or closing by a spring catch acting upon a ratchet bar attached
to the sash.
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PETER J. LIVSEY,
.Agent.

page_text: Windows of Railway and other Vehicles.
I JOHN TAYLOR of 84 Corporation Street Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Leather Merchant and Mill Furnisher 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 suspending the window sash of the window (usually in the
doors) of Railway and other vehicles by means of two cords or ropes and two pulleys
or drums on a shaft and a weight; One cord or rope is attached to the window sash
on each side and then passes over a pulley or drum shaft in or on the door or frame
for the window sash, the other ends of both the cords or ropes being attached to a
weight extending across the door between the two cords-This weight as it descends
is sufficient to lift the window sash so that the window is self closing and the weight
also keeps the sash shut when free to act. The weight is or may be arranged so as to
ascend and descend in guides in the hollow of the door below the window opening.
The window sash is or may be opened by a strap or belt or other connection which
is or may be attached to the lower part of the window sash, then pass down to a roller
in bearings in the hollow at the bottom of the door then up to a slit or opening in the
casing of the door and over a pulley or roller in bearings thereon.
The belt has holes in it so that it is or can bo buttoned on a stud in the door to hold
the window open when required to any desired extent. When the belt or strap is
released from the button the window sash by the action of the weight is closed and
held closed until pulled down by the strap or belt.
In place of the strap or belt the window sash may be pulled down by a cord, knob
or handle on the upper part of the sash and held from lifting or closing by a spring
catch acting upon a ratchet bar attached to the sash or a screw or other arrangement
is or may be used.
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Fig. 1 is an elevation of the inside of a Railway carriage door with part of the
inside casing of the door supposed to be broken away to show more clearly the parts
in the hollow between the outside and inside of the door casings and fig. 2 is a vertical
cross section of the door, these views illustrating one modification of my invention.
Figs. 3 and 4 are views corresponding respectively to figs. 1 and 2 and illustrate
another modification of my invention.
a is the door frame in each modification, 6 the ordinary sliding ventilator, e is the
window sash which slides and is guided vertically in its up and down movements in
vertical grooves f in the side frames of the door.
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In a recess formed in the upper part of each side of the door frame a pulley is
arranged to rotate freely on a pin or stud secured in the side frame, and there is a
cord (shown in peculiar dotted line) on each side of the door frame one end of each
cord is secured to the side of the sash e and the other end is passed over the pulley g

page_text: on that side and the other end of the cord (h) is then attached to one end of a weight i
of lead or other metal which extends across the door, each end of the weight i enters
a vertical groovej in the side frames of the door which grooves serve to guide the
weight in its movements and prevent it from getting in the way of the sash e.
To the middle of the lower part of the window sash one end of a strap or belt is
or may be secured, the other end passing under a roller rotating on a pin k¹ in a plate
secured to the lower part of the door framing, then the belt passes up to a slit in a
plate k secured by screws to the casing this plate carries the axes or pivots of one or
two rollers (two are shown) between which rollers and through the slit in the
plate the belt k passes and its end hangs down inside the door so as to give hold
for pulling down the window sash.
There are holes formed in the belt which can be buttoned upon a stud
in the
plate when it is desired to prevent the window from closing and to hold it open
at any required height.
The weight, according to my invention is heavy enough to lift the window sash e
and close the window, and hold it closed when not otherwise prevented by the belt or
other arrangement.
A piece of india rubber or other elastic material is secured in the groove at the
upper part of the door frame as a cushion for the edge of the window sash frame to
come against when it ascends quickly.
In the modification shown by figs. 1 and 2, a plate m is shown hinged to the lower
bar of the sash e this plate extending across the sash and serves when up to cover the
space left on the outside between the sash and the plate m¹ when the sash is up-This
hinged plate m is or may be arranged to be pushed outwards by a spring being drawn
inwards when the window sash is pulled down by attaching the end of the strap k after
passing loosely into and through a groove in the lower part of the sash frame to the
hinge plate m so that the force applied to the belt to pull the sash downward first acts
to draw the lower edge of the hinged plate m towards the sash and thus clear of the
plate m when the sash has to pass the latter in its descent.
This hinged plate may be dispensed with in the modification shown by figs. 1 and 2
and the inner edge of the plate m' brought nearly close to the sash frame as in the
modification shown by figs. 3 and 4.
In the modification shown by figs. 3 and 4, there is a drum shaft gl having pivots
at each end which rotate freely in bearings formed in brackets secured to, or in holes
formed in the side frames of, the door.
At each end of the drum shaft g' a hole is formed so that one end of a cord h³ may
be secured to it, which is wound round the drum and the other end is attached to the
weight i, which is arranged to ascend and descend in grooves as explained in reference
to figs. 1 and 2.
The two ends of another cord are attached to holes in the middle part of the
drum shaft g and the loop between the two cords is attached to the lower frame of
the window sash e.
It will thus be seen that when the weight i descends it unwinds cord h¹ from the
drum at the two ends of the drum shaft and rotates it, causing the drum at the middle
part of the shaft to wind on cord and thus lift the window sash e.
When the window sash is pulled down, the cord h² winds from the middle part of
the drum shaft g' and the cord h¹ winds upon the drums at the two ends of the drum
shaft g' and thus winds up the weight i.
The object of two diameters of drums on the drum shaft g¹ is to be able to operate
the window sash with a less ascent and descent of the weight, when the space for it is
limited but where there is space enough, the drum parts of the drum shaft g' may be
of the same diameter.
Straps may be used in place of cords h² and ² one end of each strap being attached
to the drum, and when winding upon the drum the strap winds upon itself, but I prefer
cords or other equivalents winding on on a drum or barrel as explained as giving
more uniform action.

page_text: To prevent the window sash e from ascending, a screw n screwing in a plate secured
to the inside casing of the door may be used as shown in figs. 3 and 4, the end of the
screw n having a disc secured upon it to come against the side frame of the sash.
Any other suitable arrangement may be used in place of the screw n to hold the sash
from closing.
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The sash may be pulled down by the knob k or cord k³.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what mannor the same is to be performed-I declare that what
I claim is
1. The arrangemont of window sashes for Railway and other vehicles so that they
will lift and close automatically combined with arrangements for preventing the
sashes from lifting and closing when not required to shut wholly, substantially as
hereinbefore described.
2. The combination and arrangement of self closing sashes for Railway and other
vehicles with arrangements for preventing the sashes from closing when not required
to be shut wholly substantially as herein before described and illustrated by figs. 1 and 2,
and 3 and 4 of the drawings.
3. In window sashes for railway and other vehicles the combination of the window
sash (e) drum shaft (g) of one, or of different diameters, with cords or belts or other
equivalents (and ) and a weight (i) or weights in guides substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings.
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PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.