Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 16th July, 1896-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1896
I, ESAU SMITH of 79 Soho Ill landsworth near Birmingham in the County
of Stafford, Manufacturing Joiner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows
The chief object of this invention is to enable the window to be cleaned from
the inside thus doing away with the danger incurred by cleaning it from the
outside
With this object in view the sashes are constructed as follows viz.
The sashes have a double movement .e. besides working up and down they are
nade to open inwards, by means of a pivot or hinge; for this purpose each sash
is a double sash, .c., it consists of an outer sash and an inner sash fitting inside
the outer sash.
The outer sash being for the purpose of working up and down in the sash
frame and also for the purpose of hanging the inner sash to.
The inner sash being for the purpose of containing the glass, and for opening
Inwards for cleaning.
;
The bottom inner sash is preferably hinged on to the outer sash at the bottom
the top inner sash is preferably hinged or pivotted on to the outer sash sufficiently
high up, as to allow it to clear the top horns, of the bottom outer sash when
closed
Both the top and bottom outer sashes have the meeting rails omitted, for the
purpose of allowing the inner sashes to close opposite each other.
The inner sashes are fastoned by means of a suitable button or other fastening.
The hanging of the sashes in the sash-frame, is done by means of a pulley, at
the top of the frame, and cord, one end of which cord is attached to the top sash
and the other end to the bottom sash; so as to make one sash balance the other,
they may however be hung by weights in the ordinary mannor if desired.
It will be observed froin the foregoing that the following advantages are
secured za
Being able to clean tho window without getting outside.
No sash weights, pockets, or inside casings necessary.
The fames can be made and walled in the same as door frames, thus saving
all brick cutting, as the brickwork can be done with full header and stretcher
The sashes in the bay windows can be made on the same principle and there
is no weight room required.
The ventilation of the room can be secured without lifting the sash, by employing
a suitable stay, to limit the opening of the inside sash.
Old sash fiames may be fitted with this invention and if of plate glass it may
be re-used, as the glass works out a little smaller
When the sashes are hung to balance themsolves, they may have a spring
attached to ensure the top sash being pulled fully home.
I employ an improved method of attaching the cord to the sash . by passing
it down a groove in the outside of the sash, and threading it through a hole, to
the groove in the inside of the sash, this enables me to replace a cord without
taking out the beads, and to secure perfect adjustment
As a modification and for the purpose of cheapness, I arrange two ordinary
sashos (omitting the outer sash) so that they shall open inwards as well as slide
up and down.

page_text: For this purpose the sash frame for the top sash is fitted with a strip of wood,
having a groove into which a pin, on the side of the sash slides to keep it in
position, and another groove for the sash line.
The bottom sash fits nearly close to the top sash and has attached to the face
of it, an adjustable tongue which slides up and down in
frame with the sashi.
The sashes balance themselves as herein before described.
a groove in the sash
The sashes are made to open inwards by the sash cord being attached to the
bottom of the sash, and acting as a pivot
The top sash is released by bringing the pin opposite a slot in the grooved
strip which allows it to be pulled mwards.
The bottom sash is released by freeing the tongue from the groove and pulling the
sash forward; this tongue is preferably fitted on to the sash by means of screw pins,
fitted in two slotted holes, for allowing the tongue to work in and out of the
groove
Dated this 16th day of October 1895
ESAU SMITH,
Pei J J. Raggett,
Agent
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I, ESAU SMITH of 79 Soho Hill, Handsworth, near Birmingham in the County
of Stafford Manufacturing Joiner do hereby declare the naturo 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 and illustrated by the accompanying
drawings
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The chief object of this invention is to enable the window to be cleaned from
the inside thus doing away with the danger incurred by cleaning it from the
outside.
With this object in view the sashes are constructed as follows viz.
The sashes have a double movement te besides working up and down they are
made to open inwards by means of a pivot or hinge, for this purpose, each sash
is a double sash, e it consists of an outer sash A, and an inner sash B fitting
inside the outer sash.
The outer sash being for the purpose of working up and down in the sash
frame and also for the purpose of hanging the inner sasli to.
;
The inner sash being for the purpose of containing the glass, and for opening
inwards for cleaning.
The bottom,inner sash is hinged or pivotted on to the outer sash, at, or near the
bottom, or in the centre as at C Fig. 1; the top inner sash is preferably hinged or
pivotted on to the outer sash, sufficiently high up, as to allow it to clear the top hons
of the bottom outer sash when closed; or in the centio as at D Fig. 1.
Both the top and bottom outer sashes have the meeting rails omitted for the
purpose of allowing the inner sashes to close opposite each other in the ordinary
position.
The inner sashes are fastened by means of the ordinary sash fastener, there is also
a suitable book or fastening for the bottom inner sash when the top one is open.
The hanging of the sashes in the sash frame, is done by means of a pulley E at the
top of the frame, and cord or chain F', one end of which cord or chain, is attached to
the top sash, and the other end to the bottom sish, so as to make one sash balance the
other, they may however be hung by weights in the ordinary manner if desired.
In some cases I make the windows with one pan of sashes only, dispensing with
the outer sashes, in which case they do not slide up and down but only work on.

page_text: their pivots or hinges, they may be arranged so that the meeting rails may meet
side by side, as in the ordinary sash, or so that the meeting rails close one under
the other.
Instead of the outer sash I place a rebated lining on the side of the frame for the
sash to be hung to, and sufficiently thick to allow the sash to clear the beads on
the frame, as it is being worked
I employ an improved method of attaching the cord or chain to the sash riz; by
passing it down a groove in the outside of the sash, and threading it through a hole
to the groove in the inside of the sash, this enables me to replace a cord or chain
without taking out the bends and to secure perfect adjustment see Fig. 5.
It will be observed from the foregoing that the following advantages are
secured viz.:
Being able to clean the window without getting outside.
No sash weights, pockets, or inside casings necessary
The frames can bo made and walled in the same as door frames, thus saving
all brick cutting, as the brickwork can be done with full header and stretcher
The sashes in the bay windows can be made on the same principle and there is no
weight room required.
The ventilation of the room can be secured without lifting the sash by employing
a suitable stay to limit the opening of the inside sash
Old sash frames may be fitted with this invention and if of plate glass it may
be re-used, as the glass works out a little smaller
When the sashes are hung to balance themselves they may have a spring
attached to ensure the top sash being pulled fully home.
The pivot, hinge or centre G, (see Fig. 4) is preferably made of the same
diameter as the width of the sash (for the purpose of obtaining a greater amount
of friction) or break power, (on the principle of, the larger the pivot the harder
it is to work) so as to retain the sasli in any required position and not to allow
at to be swung about by the wind, and the beads which form the rebate on the
sash butt against it so as to give additional break power and are splayed off at FI
Fig. 4 so as to allow the window space for working into the proper position for
cleaning as shewn by dotted lines Fig. 1
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 15
1. Window sashes made to slide up and down for opening either by being
balanced or by weights, and to swing on pivots of lunges so that the outside may
be turned to the inside for cleaning as substantially set forth.
2. Window sashes and frames constructed substantially as her einbefore described
in this specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Duted this 15th day of July 1896
ESAU SMITH,
Per J. J. Raggett,
Agent.