provements in Sliding Windows
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th May, 1895-4ccepted, 22nd June, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Sliding Windows
1 THOMAS GODFREY of 47 Mill Road, Kettering in the County of North-
amptonshme, Clerk of Works 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
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This invention relates to improvements in sliding windows and has for object so
to construct such windows that whilst capable of being raised or lowered vertically
for opening and closing each of the sashes has also a lunged or casement action to
enable same to be swung inwards when desued so as to permit of both inside and
outside of the windows being cleaned from within an apartment without meuring
the present 11sk of accident entailed in cleaning the outsides of sliding windows of
ordinary construction. And in order that this invention may be fully understood
and readily carried into effect I will now proceed to describe same with reference
to the accompanying diawings upon which
Fig 1 represents in front elevational view a sliding window constructed in
accordance with this invention In this view the upper and lower sushes are both
shewn in their closed position. Fig 2 is a similar view of the window but in
which is shewn the lower sash swung inwards so as to permit of the outside of same
to be cleaned from within the apartment.
Fig 3 is a front elevational view of the same window with the lower snsh
removed from the window frame, the top sash brought in position for swinging
within the apartment for cleaning
Fig. 4 is a sectional plan of the window shewing both sashes opened as casements
inside the apartment and Fig 5 shews in frout elevation a window sash with its
hunging piece a', which is when in its sliding position locked to the window stile a,
and when the sash is to be opened as a casement it is disconnected from the stile of
sash as shown in Fig 3 at b.
Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in each of the figmes
a is the upper sash and the lower sush Each of the ashes is finished at or
near the top and bottom at one side with pintles which when the sashes are in
their lowered position connect with eyes d suitably fixed to the sash fiame The
sashes are then capable of being swung inwards casement fashion as upon hinges.
To permit of the sash when so swinging inwards cleaning the framing nake
one of the vertical sides of the sash in two portions a a¹, the portions ab
slide within the stiles and are connected to the pulley cord e
The sashes a and b connect by means of the catches to the divided portions ab
and then slide with same when raised or lowered To open casement fashion the
lower sash 18 raised slightly to permit the same being swung on hinge, then release
it from catch by pressing down the hanging piece see Fig 3, it will swing
upon the hinges d, d, and the outside of the window be capable of being cleaned
from within the 100m To enable the same to be done with the top sash a, the
lower sush is opened as wide as possible so as to make 100m for the top sash a
The divided portion of the sash is to be withdrawn from the stile (see
particularly Fig 3) and the top sa-h a is released from the catch upon the
shding portion a' of the sash and swung inwards upon its binges thus peinitting
of the outside of such bash being reached from the inside of the apartment or
room.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
Lion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
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1 The improvements in sliding windows substantially as and for the purposes
described and shewn.
2. In sliding windows the divided anshes a, a, b b' constructed and arranged
with pintles o taking into eyes d fixed upon sash frame and thus permitting of a
hinged or casement action as well as the ordinary sliding action substantially as
and for the purposes herein before described.
Dated this 11th day of May 1895
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.