Doors and for such like Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Doors and for such like Purposes.
I THOMAS NEWEY of N° 39 Allison Street Birmingham in the county of
Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN FASTENERS SUITABLE FOR USE ON WINDOWS AND DOORS AND FOR SUCH
LIKE PURPOSES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―.
This invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts as herein-
after set forth, constituting a complete fastener suitable for use on windows and
doors and for such like purposes.
Figure 1 represents an elevation of the fastener open.
Figure 2 represents a plan of the fastener open.
Figure 3 represents an elevation of the fastener closed.
Figure 4 represents a plan of the fastener closed.
Figure 5 represents a section of figure 4 on line A. B.
Figure 6 represents a section of figure 1 on line C D.
Figure 7 represents an elevation of figure 2 viewed from the end marked H.
Figure 8 represents an elevation of figure 2 viewed from the end marked G.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
a is the bottom plate of front part of fastener.
b is the bottom plate of back part of fastener,
c is the fastening lever.
d is the locking lever.
e is the rotating central part of locking lever.
and flare the bearings for rotating central part of locking lever.
g is the slot in rotating central part of locking lever provided to receive the
securing bolt Z.

page_text: In carrying out my invention I provide the parts as represented and put them
together in the following manner.
The spring m would be screwed or riveted in position as represented at o It
will be observed that the fastening lever is provided with an opening n to receive
the rotating central part of looking lever, it is also provided with an opening or
channel to receive the locking bolt the locking bolt may be made round, square or
of any other convenient section; the end that works against the spring m is shown
of a round section, the other end is flatened as represented to fit the groove in
locking lever. I form a recess in the locking bolt in the manner represented in
The axial pink is flattened in the manner represented at q Figure 6 I place the
locking-bolt in the channel of fastcuing lever in the position shown at Figure 2.
I next take the axial pin and pass it through the bearing or hole formed in the
bracket or projection; taking care to keep the flattened side of q against the
flattened part p of locking bolt eventually passing the bottom end of axial pin into
a hole or bearing prepared in plate b to receive it. One half or portion of the
complete fastener is then ready for use.
section at figure 6.
In making the other half or portion and putting it together I could make it in
the manner illustrated at Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
I can form the horn or cover h and the outside bearing f in one piece as
represented at Figure 5, in that case I could take the horn h combined with the
outside bearing away from the plate a I could then place the round end of the
central part of locking lever in bearing ƒ provided to receive it I should then
place the shank-8-through the hole in plate-a-at the same time lowering the
other end of central part of locking lever through the open slot-t-into the
"bearing f¹ and then rivet the end-s-to secure the parts together, or I may make
the locking lever in several parts; for instance I may form the handle part with
an extension on the end opposite to handle, flatened out and pierced with a square
or other shaped opening, I can then make the central part with a corresponding
square or other shaped shank to fit the opening and make that part extending
beyond the shank smaller in diameter than either side of said square shank, by this
method I could cast; press; or otherwise form the plate a and the cheeks in which
are the bearings fand f¹ in one piece.
I could then take the handle part of locking lever and place the square part
opposite the bearings ff¹ and pass the square shank of central part through the
slot-t, thence through the square opening in handle part, eventually passing the
smallest end through the hole or bearing f securing it in position by means of a linch
pin passed through the end outside the bearing for through the square part of
handle and square neck of central part.
It will be apparent that the projecting horn or cover 7, forms no part of the
mechanical arrangement but I prefer to utilize it when selling my fastners to be
used on windows, as the horn h would then act as a baffle to burglars, who seeing
the usual shaped horn would occupy the time at their disposal in trying to open
the fastener with a knife or similar instrument.
The two portions constituting the complete fastener having been put together in
the manner hereinbefore described, they can be used for fastening window-sliding-
sashes; window-casement-doors; and for other like purposes.
In using them for window sliding sashes I should screw or otherwise fasten the
plate a on to the top rail of bottom sash and screw or otherwise fasten the plate b
on to the bottom rail of the top sash. When wishing to move the sashes
up and
down, the fastening lever c would be placed in the position shown at Figure 1.
To fasten the sashes together and lock them, the fastening lever would be moved
into the position shown at Figures 4 and 6.
The action of the locking arrangement is as follows
The weight of the handle part c of locking-lever causes it to drop into the
position shown at Figure 7 and as shown in section at Figure 5, with the slot g
ready to receive the locking bolt. In moving the fastening lever on to the plate a,

page_text: the hole n would pass over the tapered end of central part of locking lever and in
its passage, the lip end of the securing bolt 2 would come in contact with the
tapered bolt e and be thereby forced back against the spring m the pressure of the
spring m against the back end of locking bolt would keep the lip, bearing against
the periphery of the central part of locking lever, until the lip reached the slot g
provided to receive it.
The moment the lip reached the slot g it would be forced therein by the action
of the spring m against the back end of locking bolt, thus effectually locking the
fastening lever over the plate a as illustrated at figure 6.
To unlock the combination, the handle of locking lever would be raised, thus
rotating the central part in the bearings ff¹ until the slot g was moved off the
lip of locking bolt, the fastening lever could then be moved off the plate a to
complete the disconnection.
I am aware that the configuration of the plate a cast to a horn similar to h is
old also that the plate b cast to a bracket or projection similar to j is old, also
that the external configuration of the fastening lever is old also that connecting
a fastening lever by an axial pin to a plate similar to band to a bracket similar
to j is old, also that moving a fastening lever similar to e accross a pair of plates
similar to plates a and b under a horn similar to horn with the intention of
fastening the plates a and b together is old, and such old parts used in the old way
I do not claim.
What constitutes my invention is the combination of the old parts with new
parts to bring about a different result, viz the locking of the fastening lever across
the plates a and b; hitherto the fastening lever has been simply moved across the
plates but not locked.
The new parts are the spring-m-bearing against the locking bolt l. The axial
pink flattened in the manner illustrated at Figure 6. The passage in the fastening
lever to receive the locking bolt The hole n in the fastening lever. The locking
lever d and its central part e with the slot and the bearings ff¹.
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
1at In a fastener suitable for use on windows; doors and for other such like
purposes the combination of a sole plate carrying a fastening lever which radiates
on an axial pin and is pierced with an opening in which is placed a locking bolt
one end of the locking-bolt being actuated by a spring; the fastening lever being
also formed with an opening to receive the central part of a locking lever; the
locking lever being provided in its central part with a slot, so that when the
fastening lever is radiated on its axial pin to bring the opening over the central
part of locking lever, the locking bolt in the fastening lever will engage with the
slot in the locking lever, to lock the fastening lever to the locking lever.
2nd The combination of the plates ab with the fastening lever c, the locking
lever d, the securing bolt 1, the spring m and the axial pink for the purpose of
locking the fastening lever-c-to the locking lever--substantially as illustrated
and described.