Improvements in Water Bars for Casements.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left 8th Oct. 1896 Accented 14th Nov
1825
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water Bars for Casements.
WILLIAM YOULTEN of 159 Victoria Street Westminster in the County of
London, Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention applies to either inward or outward opening casements and also to
casements which open both inwards and outwards.
I (a) construct each casement sill of any desired section and provide in its upper
surface a groove of the requisite depth, width and form, necessary to receive a plain
or rabbetted metal bar; which can either be pivotted at each end in such a manner
that it will readily fall forward (externally) from its normal vertical position (which
can either be flush or otherwise with the inside plane of the casement) into a hori-
zontal position within the above mentioned groove; or if preferred, it can (b) be
pivotted at one end only so as to enable it to be raised from the horizontal position
it occupies when the casement is closed to a vertical place behind a bead or rabbet
of oue of the stiles of the frame.
Either of the foregoing arrangements can be applied satisfactorily to both wood
and metal casements.
Dated this Eighth day of Tenue Long
BROWNE & Co.,
9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
I WILLIAM YOULTEN, of 159 Victoria Street, Westminster in the County of
London, Architect, 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 applies to either an inward or outward opening casement and also
to casements which open both inwards and outwards.
I (a) construct each casement sill of any desired section and provide in its
upper surface a groove of the requisite depth, width and form, necessary to receive
a plain or rabbetted metal bar; which can be pivotted at each end in such a
manner that it will readily fall forward (externally) from its normal vertical
position (which can either be flush or otherwise with the inside plane of the
casement) into a horizontal position within the above mentioned groove or if
preferred it can (b) be pivotted at one end only so as to enable it to be raised from
the horizontal position it occupies, when the casement is closed, to a vertical place
behind a bead or rabbet of one of the stiles of the frame.
Either of the foregoing arrangements can be applied satisfactorily to both wood
or metal casements.
And in order that my said invention may be better understood I will now proceed
to describe the same with reference to the drawings accompanying this specification

page_text: in which Figs. 1 and 2 refer to the first method of carrying out this invention and
Figs. 3 and 4 to the second method.
Figs. 1 2 and 3 shew sections through the sill of a casement. Fig. 4 shews a section
through the closing jamb of casement frame.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the views.
With reference to Figs. 1 and 2 a shews casement, & casement sill, c water bar
pivotted at d. At Fig. 2 this water bar is shewn turned down into a horizontal
position, so that the casement may be passed through the frame.
With reference to Figs. 3 and 4. The water bar c is pivotted at one end only
as shewn at e Fig. 4. This bar c is shewn in the horizontal position it occupies
when the casement is in ordinary use at Fig. 3, and at Fig. 4 it is shewn
turned into a vertical position. Fig. 4 shews the groove (provided with suitable
outlets) for receiving the har c when the latter is in its horizontal position.
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 :-
1. In casements, the employment of a pivotted bar at the sill to act as a
weather check, and so fitted as to allow of the casement being opened both inwards
and outwards.
2. The improvements in water bars for casements, substantially as set forth.
BROWNE & Co.,
9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
BROWNE & Co.,
9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.