Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 30th Nov., 1888
I CHARLES CHRISTIAN WRIGHT of 19 Narford Road Clapton London East, General
Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I procure a metal bolt half screw and half plain with a shoulder at plain end. I bore
a square, or other suitable shape, hole down the centre from plain end. Into this hole
I place a metal rod or piston of same shape sufficiently loose to allow the screw bolt to
work or slide up & down. At the outer end of metal rod I fix a nut let into a metal
plate. I bore a hole through the bottom sash and place the screw bolt within so that
the Nut & plate appear on the front or inside of sash. I then fix a screw receiver by
means of a metal plate upon the outside or back of bottom sash into which the screw
end of bolt is placed. In exatly a line with this I fix another screw receiver upon the
inside, or front of top sash.
By turning the nut the screw portion of bolt leaves the bottom sash receiver & enters
that of the top sash, the plain part of bolt being then in the bottom sash receiver. The
shoulders of bolt coming into contact with bottom sash receiver stops further progress
of bolt consequently all pressure subsequently used upon the nut draws the windows
firmly together. By turning the nut the reverse way the screw bolt returns enters
bottom sash receiver & the plain portion slides back over the rod or piston. The Nut
is made to drop on a hinge & by the action will fix into holes suitably placed on the
plate to prevent the screw being turned back from outside of top sash."
E
1000
C. C. WRIGHT,
19, Narford Road, Clapton, London.

page_text: An Improved Fastener for Windows, Doors, and the like.
I CHARLES CHRISTIAN WRIGHT of 1 Narford Road Clapton in the County of
Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED FASTENER
FOR WINDOWS DOORS AND THE LIKE and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
According to this invention I recess into the inner edge of the top and outer edge
of the bottom sashes whero they meet two nuts one into cach sash the nuts are truly
in line and secured to the sashes by means of screws passing through lugs attached to
the nuts. Working in these nuts is a screw formed on a sleeve sliding on a bar of
square or other suitable section the bar rotates in a suitable plate recessed into the
inner edge of the top sash. I attach to the bar a suitable handle by which to
with
revolve the same and on rotating it in one or other direction the screw engages
the nut in the top sash and thus fastens the window or vice versa. The screw and
sleeve are of such length that when the window is unfastened the screw is in engage-
ment with the nut on the bottom sash and when the window is fastened the screw
disengages from this nut and engages with that in the top sash.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Figure 1 represents section of sash bars
with the window fastened Figure 2 section of same with window unfastened Figure 3
inner elevation of a portion of bottom sash with fastener attached Figure plan
of nuts Figure 5 elevation of same. Same letters refer to same parts in all the figures
« is top sash bar bottom sash bar c and d nuts e sleeve screw attached to or
formed integral with the same bar on which sleeve e slides » collar to limit
the travel of the sleeve e in either direction j plate to secure fastener to sash
handle to rotate the screw 11 screws for attaching plate j to sash bar.
By referring to Figure 2 it will be seen that by turning the handle k the bar g is
rotated and with it the screw which moves forward till it engages with the nut c
and by continuing the rotation till the screw is disengaged from the nut d the
sashes are drawn and held firmly together thus preventing the windows from rattling.
The handle k may be hinged as shewn or made fast to the bar g. m. m. screw holes for
attaching nuts to sashes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is―
The improved fastener for windows, doors, and the like substantially as described
and shewn in the accompanying drawing.