Improvements in Casements.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, Sth Oct., 1896--Accepted. 14th Nov., 1.895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Casements.
1 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:-
The object of this invention is to form a suitable weather check between the
closing stile of an inward and outward opening casement and the closing stile of
its frame. For this purpose (a) I provide a groove in the latter extending from
top to bottom, of a size sufficient to receive a metal bar of any suitable section and
I arrange proper means for its mechanical projection from the groove above
mentioned, (which can either he effected through the medium of the casement
handle or otherwise) into another suitable groove provided for its reception in
the casement closing stile, and I arrange for the bar to return to its position within
the frame by gravitation or otherwise.
As an alternative inward and outward opening casement weather check,
1 (b) hinge to the closing stile of the casement frame a piece of metal of any
desired section extending from top to bottom of the casement in order to provide
an intermediate stile between casement aud casement frame, when the casement is
closed. When it is desired to open the casement inwards I after first opening the
casement outwards, swing the intermediate stile referred to outwards and clear
of the frame, so as to afford a free passage for the casement, when it is swung
through the frame into the room.
Instead of hinging the said intermediate stile so that it can be swung outwards
clear of the frame, for the purpose above mentioned, as alternatives I (c) hinge it
so as to swing inwards, clear of the frame, or if preferred, instead of arranging
for the swinging of the intermediate stile, either inwards or outwards, as described,
1 (d) turn it into a suitable groove, provided for that purpose, within the closing
stile of the casement frame.
Dated this Eighth day of January 1896.
I WILLIAM YOULTEN. of 159 Victoria Street, Westminster in the County of
Londou, 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 :--
The object of this invention is to form a suitable weather check between the
closing stile of an inward and outward opening casement and the closing stile of
its frame.
As an inward and outward opening casement weather check, I hinge to the
closing stile of the easement fram: a piece of metal of any desired section

page_text: extending from top to bottom of the casement in order to provide an intermediate
stile between the casement frame and casement, when the casement is closed.
When it is desired to open the casement inwards it is necessary first to open it
outwards then swing the intermediate stile above referred to, outwards clear of
the frame, so as to afford a free passage for the casement, when it is swung through
the frame into the room.
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 in which both figures represent sections through the closing stile of
a casement frame.
Fig. 1 shews the casement in its ordinary closed position; Fig. 2 shews the
position of the parts when the casement is free to open either inwards or
outwards.
The same letters denote the same parts in both the views.
a shews the casement. b a piece of metal extending from top to bottom of
casement, and connected to the stile of the frame c by a hinge d. e shews the
catch or fastening.
When the casement is closed, the piece of metal & forms an intermediate stile
between the casement a and the frame c, and acts as a weather check. This is
shewn at Fig. 1.
In order to open the casement inwards, it is necessary to first open it outwards,
then swing the intermediate stile b outwards clear of the frame, as shewn at Fig. 2,
after which the casement can be passed through the frame into the room.
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 hinged intermediate stile, for the purpose set forth.
2. The improvements in casements substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
Dated this Eighth day of October 1898.
BROWNE & Co.,
9 Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.