Improvements in Draught Excluders for Doors.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 1st Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Draught Excluders for Doors.
I, JAMES WILLIAM GREEN, of 1, Queen Street West, off Chestergate,
Stockport, in the County of Chester, Cabinet Maker, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to provide a draught excluder for doors which
will more effectually exclude draught and is more durable and reliable in action
than those heretofore in use.
To this end I form my improved draught excluder in two parts which are
hinged together by diagonal links, one of the said parts being stationary and the
other thereon rendered vertically movable and retained in its normal or raised
position by springs. The said stationary part is fixed to the door a little from the
floor and the movable part employed between the door and the stationary part in
a recess formed in the latter. The end of the said movable part, next to the door
post to which the door is hinged, is furnished with an anti-friction pulley and the
said door post with a plate. On the door being closed the said anti-friction pulley
comes into contact with the said plate which causes the movable part of the
draught excluder to descend onto the floor, whilst on the door being opened it is
raised from the floor by the springs aforesaid to its original position.
Dated this 30th day of January 1894.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Draught Excluders for Doors.
I, JAMES WILLIAM GREEN, late of 1, Queen Street West, off Chestergate,
and now of 22, Gradwell Street, King Street West, Stockport, in the County of
Chester, Cabinet Maker, 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 has for its object to provide a draught excluder for doors which
will more effectually exclude draught and is more durable and reliable in action
than those heretofore in use.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1 & 2 are vertical sections of the lower portion of a door and draught
excluder constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 1 showing the movable
part of the draught excluder in its upper or normal position when the door is open,
and Fig. 2 down upon the floor when the door is closed.
Fig. 3 is a front view of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a back view of the draught excluder detached.
Figs. 5 & 6 are sectional plans of the door and door-posts showing the draught
excluder applied inside and outside of the door respectively, and the door in the
act of being shut.
Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of one end of the draught excluder.

page_text: In carrying out my invention I form my improved draught excluder as
heretofore in two parts a & b which are hinged together by diagonal links C, the
part a being stationary and the part brendered vertically movable on a and
retained in its normal or raised position by springs d. The stationary part a is
fixed to the door e a little from the floor f and the movable part 6 employed
between the door e and the stationary part a in a recess a¹ formed in the latter,
one end of the movable part a being furnished with an anti-friction bowl g and the
respective door post with a plate 1.
The anti-friction bowl g may be in the form of a pulley, as shown in Figs. 3, 4
& 5, or as shown in Figs. 6 & 7, in the form of a ball.
When applying the draught excluder outside the door, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 & 5,
the anti-friction bowl g is positioned next to the door post i to which the door e
is hinged, see Fig. 5, whilst when applying it to the inside, the anti-friction bowl g
is employed at the opposite end on the movable part b and the plate h is slightly
bent at its free end.
On the door e being closed the anti-friction bowl g comes into contact with the
plate see Figs. 5 & 6, which causes the movable part 6 of the draught excluder
to descend upon the floor f, see Figs. 2 & 3, whilst on the door e being opened it is
raised from the floor f by the spring d to its original position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim, is-
A draught excluder for doors applied, constructed, and operating substantially as
set forth and illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Dated this 26th day of October 1801
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.