AN IMPROVED METHOD OF OPENING AND CLOSING WINDOWS OF ANY DESCRIPTION to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM CORTEEN of 41, North Church Street Sheffield in the County of.
York Carriage Maker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "AN
IMPROVED METHOD OF OPENING AND CLOSING WINDOWS OF ANY DESCRIPTION
to be as follows:-
"
The object of my invention is to provide, for Houses or public Buildings or
Vehicles, a simple method of opening and closing Windows, (glass and frames in
framework), and of locking same at any desired point, and so as to avoid any
jingling or rattling of the frames.
To effect this, and so as to obtain an equal parallel movement of the window,
I secure firmly to each side of the moveable frame, cords or other suitable material,
(one longer than the other), which travel simultaneously up and down in parallel
grooves, which are made thus-At the bottom of one side of the fixed frame, I
insert a small axle fitted through a face plate, and I then secure to the axle, a wheel
grooved generally, though I do not confine myself to any special form of rotary
movement, and the cords are then attached to the wheel.
By means of a small moveable keeper attached to the face plate, and a small
toothed wheel fitted to the axle, the keeper resting on the toothed wheel, the
window, in rising or falling, is automatically checked at the point desired, and
in some cases this checking is improved by the working of a small locking spring.
Coiling chains and Wire are sometimes introduced and carried behind the
casement, (securing from any movement except as worked by the handle), and
by this means the stretching of the Cord is avoided, and a further protection from
weather gained.
In the application to Carriages where the moveable frames slide up and down as
usual in the doors, I dispense with the ordinary fence plates and avoid any resting
on the frame termed the waist or centre rail, and the axle is fitted in the inside
cross rail and pillar, which is generally the hingeing pillar, as the most convenient
one, and I have a parallel groove in the top portion of the door frame.
Where the door extends up to the top "cant" rail, I prefer the wheel as near
the top of the pillars as convenient, and in the case of Landaus and all half doors,
the wheel works near the top of the half door, and the cords directly from the

page_text: bottom of the frame-but the Invention can be adapted for any Windows according
to the form employed.
The accompanying Drawing, as applicable to Houses, illustrate some of the
features of my Invention.
Fig: 1. is a general view-Fig: 2. a side or end view shewing the working of
the wheel and cord, and Fig: 3. is an inner view without the casement.
By the above means as applicable to Carriages the bottom rail in the glass frame
and the waist rail are preserved, the thickness of the glass frame at the waist rail
is dispensed with, and in any windows whatever to which the Invention is applied
the action is gained at will from the inside of the widow and an easy movement
Becured.

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I WILLIAM CORTEEN of 41, North Church Street Sheffield in the County of
York Carriage Maker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "AN
IMPROVED METHOD OF OPENING AND CLOSING WINDOWS OF ANY DESCRIPTION
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
The object of my Invention, is to provide for Houses or public buildings or
vehicles, a simple method of opening and closing Windows, (glass and frames in
frame work), and of locking same at any desired point, and to avoid any jingling
or rattling of the frames, and so as, in all cases, to dispense with usual side weights
or other like appliances.
To effect this, and so as to obtain an equal parallel movement of the window,
I secure, firmly to the bottom parts of each side of each moveable frame or sash,
cords or chains or other suitable material, which travel simultaneously over pulleys
grooved for the receiving or working of the chains, and which are made thus-At
the bottom of each side of the fixed frame, I insert a small axle fitted through &
face plate, and I then secure to the axle, a wheel, though I do not confine myself
to any special form of rotary movement, and the cords are then attached to the
wheel, the handle outside being turned either way as desired.
By means of a small moveable keeper attached to the face plate, and a small
toothed wheel fitted to the axle, the keeper resting on the toothed wheel, the
window, in rising or falling, is checked at the point desired, and in some cases
this checking is made automatic by the addition of a small locking spring resting
on the keeper.
A like check at will, is sometimes effected by means of a spring, fixed part
way up the side of the sash, which presses in a bolt against the sash through a
hole made for the purpose, and such bolt is withdrawn by drawing back the spring,
by means of a cord or chain moving over a pulley fixed at proper distances for the
purpose.
In the application to Carriages, where the moveable frames slide up and down
as usual in the doors, I dispense with the ordinary fence plates and avoid any
resting on the frame termed the waist or centre rail, and the Axle is fitted in
the inside cross rail and pillar, which is generally the bingeing pillar, as the most
convenient one, and the grooves, up and down which the Glass Frame moves, are
made parallel.
Where the door extends up to the top "cant" rail, I prefer the wheel as near
the top of the pillars as convenient, and in the case of Landaus and all half doors,
the wheel works near the top of the half door and the cords directly from the
bottom of the frame, but the Invention can be adapted for any Windows according
to the form employed.
The Drawings accompanying my Provisional Specification, as applicable to
Houses, illustrate some of the features of my Invention.
Figure 1. is a general outside front view of the window.

page_text: Figure 2. is a side or end view, shewing the working of the wheel, pulley, and
cord or chain.
Figure 3. is a general inside front view, shewing the position of the parts in
action..
Like letters of reference, where such letters appear, indicate corresponding parts
in the Drawings.
In Figure 1. the outside wheel handles A, which move the Axles respectively
attached to or which are part of same, cause the wheels behind to revolve with
the axle, and the cords or chains are attached or fastened to such wheels behind,
and also to the respective sashes at the parts previously mentioned, the position of
such cords or chains behind, being indicated by the letter B, and A¹ shews the first
named check, which fits into the spaces of the toothed wheel handles to lock the
Window at any desired point.
In Figure 2. the side working of the wheel handle axle, and of the innor wheel C,
with the cords or chains B, attached as aforesaid, is further illustrated.
In Figure 3. the like general inner parts are shown with the working over the
top pulleys D, and the second named special check action at will, is also shewn by
the bolt E, the spring F as pressing in the same, and the cord or chain and pulley G,
as arranged, as before mentioned, for withdrawing such bolt.
By the above means, as applicable to Carriages, the bottom rail in the glass
frame and the waist rail are preserved, the thickness of the glass frame at the
waist rail is dispensed with, and in any windows whatever, to which the Invention
is applied, the action is gained at will from the inside of the window, and an easy
movement secured.
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
First For Windows for Houses or other stationary buildings, providing a
method of opening and closing such Windows completely, or partially, to any
desired point, by means of concealed axles and drums, or wheels with chain strap
or cord carried round the same, and attached to the necessary part of the sash, with
a check or lock self acting, or at will fixing the Window at any such desired point,
in the manner herein before described.
Second. For Windows for Railway or Road Carriages or Cabs, providing a
method of opening and closing such Windows completely or partially, with like
check or checks as above, and, whilst dispensing with straps or fence plates, and
consequent pushing forward of the glass frames, obtaining the necessary action by
the use of axles and drums, or wheels as before mentioned, adapted for the purposes
required.
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