An Improved Draught Stop and Weather Board for the Bottoms of Inside and Outside Doors and Casements.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 11th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Draught Stop and Weather Board for the Bottoms of
Inside and Outside Doors and Casements.
JOHN EDWARDS 30 Coolinge Road Folkestone Kent do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Is to provide and make a draught stop and weather board, in such a way, so as
to allow of its being raised from the floor or sill to a vertical or horizontal
position, without an end movement or rule joint action as in use at present.
I. I make an improved draught stop for inside doors, the said stop is made in
two parts, the lower part is made square on the bottom edge and as a piping cord
fixed to the inside edge, but is bevelled on the top edge, the bottom edge of the
upper part is made with a similar bevelled edge, thus forming a V joint but the top
edge of the said upper part is rounded or moulded as required, the lower and upper
part of stop will be connected together by hinges attached to the back part of said
stop, where it abutts on the door, which will allow of the said bottom part being
raised from the floor, to meet the bevel of the upper part of said stop, in which
position it will pass over any obstacle on the said floor, it has also an indiarubber
or steel spring, in one or both ends if required for the purpose of raising the bottom
part of said stop, off the floor. It has also a short projection at either end. The
action is as follows, when the door is closed, the said stop is in a vertical position,
the bottom edge being pressed on the floor, the said projection being under the
door, and abutting on the edge of stop fixed on the door jamb on the opening edge
of door, when the door is opened the spring will raise the bottom part of stop till
it meets, bottom edge of said upper part of stop. When the said door is being
closed, the said projection will catch on the said stop, fixed to the aforesaid door
jamb the door will then push, the aforesaid draught stop into a vertical position
with the bottom edge pressed on the floor the said spring or springs is then drawn
straight which prevents the door being pushed away from the said stop fixed to the
door jamb.
II. I also make them for use on outside doors, in this case the upper part will be
moulded as required and will project a certain distance in front of the lower part,
and will be rabbited to allow of the said bottom part fitting in the said rabbit to
keep it weather tight, the hinges in this case will be on the front side of stop but
covered by the said projection, on the bottom edge of the upper part of said stop it
will also have a V shape groove, on the face of the lower part where it meets the
upper part to allow of the said lower part working round the projection on the
bottom edge of the upper part of the aforesaid stop when the lower part is being
raised from the sill, it will also have a spring or springs similar to the aforesaid
inside stop.
III. I also make them for double doors or casements.
III. They can also be made to fit in the thickness of doors, and would be
raised and lowered by the action of an Archimcadian screw and nut.
V. By my invention the aforesaid stops are raised from the floor or sill to an
horizontal or vertical position, but not by an end movement, or rule joint action as
in use at present.
VI. To be further discribed and shown by drawing.
Dated this 7th der of December 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Draught Stop and Weather. Board for the Bottoms of
Inside and Outside Doors and Casements.
JOHN EDWARDS Carpenter and Joiner 30 Coolinge Road Folkestone Kent
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:
Is to provide and make a draught stop and weather board in such a way, so as to
allow of its being raised from the floor or sill, to a vertical or horizontal position;
without a side movement or rule joint action, as in use at present.
In working out my invention I use various springs and in some cases spring hinges
by preferance the springs as described and shown herein, they being more easely
replaced if broken-but in all cases the principle will be the same.
1. I make an improved draught stop for inside doors, the said stop is made in two
parts the lower part is made square on the bottom edge, and has a piping cord,
strip of baize or indiarubber fixed to the inside edge, but is beveled on the top edge
as at Fig. 1. 2. The bottom edge of upper part is made with a similar bevelled
edge as at B. Fig. 1. 2. thus forming a V joint as at C. Fig. 1. 2. But the top edge
is rounded or moulded as required as at D. Fig. 1. The lower and upper part of stop
will be connected together by hinges as at E. Fig. 2. 3. attached to the back part
of said stop where it abutts on the door-which will alow of the said bottom part
being raised from the floor to meet the bevel of the upper part of said stop as at F
Fig. 4. in which position it will pass over any obstacle, on the said floor it as also
an indiarubber or steel spring, in one or both ends if required, as at G. Fig. 1. 3. for
the purpose of raising the bottom part off, of said floor as at H. Fig. 4.
There is a
slot cut across the back, in the width of said stop as at I. Fig. 3. to receive the said
spring. There is also two slots cut the reverse way but smaller as at J. Fig. 1. 3.
the said slots being for the purpose of holding two pieces of wire to keep the spring
in position as at K. Fig. 1. 3. 'It has also a short projection or buffer at either end
as at L. Fig. 1. 3.
The action is as follows. When the door is closed, the said stop is in a vertical
position the bottom edge being pressed on the floor, the said projection being under
the door, and abutting on the edge of stop, fixed on the door jamb on the opening
side of door. When the door is opened the spring will raise the bottom part of stop
till it meets bottom edge of said upper part of stop when the said door is being closed
the said projection will catch on the said stop, fixed to the aforesaid door jamb.
The door will then push the aforesaid draught stop into a vertical position with the
bottom edge pressing on the floor. The said spring or springs is then drawn
straight which prevents the door being pushed away from the said stop fixed to the
door jamb.
II. I also make them for use on outside doors, in this case the upper part will be
moulded as required the same being shown at M. Fig. 5. It will project a certain
distance in front of the lower part and will be rabbited or grooved to allow of the
said lower part fitting in the said rabbitt or grooved to keep it weather tight the
hinges in this case will be on the front side of stop, but covered by the said projection
on the bottom edge of the upper part of said stop as at N. Fig. 5. It will also have
a V shaped groove or rabitt on the face of the lower part to allow of the said lower
part working round the projection on the bottom edge of the upper part of aforesaid
stop as at O. Figs. 5. 6. It will also have a spring or springs similar to the inside
stop, or other shape if required in this case it is the same as an ordernary lock spring,
and is shown at P. Figs. 5. 6. 7.-5 & 6 showing the edge and Fig. 7 the flat of said
spring as let in back part of said stop. Q. Fig. 5. 6. is a roller working on the face-
of spring. R. Fig. 5. 6. 7. is a plate to hold said spring down. S. Figs. 5. 6. 7. is
a pin let in back part of stop to keep spring up in the position required Fig. 6. shows
the position of roller and spring when the lower part is raised from the sill Fig. 8.

page_text: shows said roller and staple to fix roller in lower part of stop. I also make them as
shown at Fig. 9. In this case the lower part of stop is grooved to receive a tongue
or fillet-the said tongue or fillet moving independent of the power part of stop, and
will be pressed downwards by springs let in the upper part of groove, the said
springs being the same shape as that in the upper part of the aforesaid stop the
said tongue or fillet, being held in the groove by slots and screws-the object of this
is there would be less pressure on the sill-in this form it would be more suitable
for light doors, in all cases, there will be a strip of felt or other suitable material
attached to the bottom edge of the aforesaid stop tongue or fillet.
III. I also make them for double doors or casements.
IV. The principle features of this invention are as follows-
In the case of the inside stop, the hinges and springs are let in on the back side,
thus preventing the door being pushed away from the stop fixed to door jamb-by
reason of the spring pulling in a vertical direction.
In the case of the outside stop or weather board the spring is also in a vertical
position and the roller fixed as near the center of the joint as possible, the effect
being the same as in that of the inside stop.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed declare what I
claim is
1. The use of draught stops and weather boards, the same being described and
shown herein.
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· Dated this 9th day of September 1893.
JOHN EDWARDS.