An Improved Guard or Support for Cleaning Windows.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 25th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 29th Apr.,
1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Guard or Support for Cleaning Windows.
I, WALTER OWEN EVANS, of 30 Vaughan Street, Wigan, in the County of
Lancashire, Cabinet Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved guard or support for cleaning windows,
which consists of an iron frame and back with a wood seat placed inside the room,
and on the window frame, and sill on the outside. The sides of the frame are
supported by chains hooked to a staple or eyelet fixed on each of the sides of the
window frame or jamb.
This invention is constructed with a rought iron frame rivetted together and bent
to a suitable curve so that the end of the said frame starts from below the ledge on
the inside and passes over the window frame on to the sill, and upwards to form the
back. On the frame I fix a wood seat, and at each of the sides a chain with
a hook.
The object of this invention is to permit a person to sit on the seat and clean the
outside of a window without risk to life.
Dated this 10th day of February 1892
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Guard or Support for Cleaning Windows.
I, WALTER OWEN EVANS, of 30 Vaughan Street, Wigan, in the County of
Lancashire, Cabinet Maker, 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 relates to an improved guard or support for cleaning windows,
which consists of an iron frame and back with a wood seat placed inside the room,
and on the window frame, and sill on the outside.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon."
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the guard or support fixed to a window and sill. The
sill and wall is in section.
Fig. 2, is a back elevation of the guard or support fixed to a window and sill.
Both of the figures are broken off for convenience.
This invention is constructed with wrought iron curved uprights a a and cross
bars e to form the frame the whole rivetted together and bent to a suitable curve
so that the end of the said frame starts from below the ledge h on the inside and
passes over the window frame on to the sill g, and upwards to form the back. On
the frame I fix a wood seat d, and at each of the sides a chain b with a hook. The
sides a of the frame are supported by chains bhooked to a staple c or eyelet fixed
on each side of the window frame i or jamb.
At the base of each curved upright a a I rivet a bent iron or shoe f so that the
apparatus shall take a bearing on the window sill 9.
The object of this invention is to permit a person to sit on the seat d and clean
the outside of a window without risk to life.

page_text: Struts or other bars may be added to the frame if required for additional
strength.
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 a guard or support for cleaning windows, the combination of the curved
upright bars a a and crossbars e to form the frame, and the seat d, shoes f, with
chains and staples c, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawing.
2. In a guard or support for cleaning windows, the combination of the apparatus
with additional struts or bars fitted to a window and resting on a sill, substantially
as herein described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this
day of March 1893
J. P. BAYLY, .
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.