Passing between the Sashes of Windows.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 22nd Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 23rd Dec., 1887
from Passing between the Sashes of Windows.
I DAVID HUBERT CHEETHAM of 25 Monton Green Monton near Eccles in the
county of Lancaster, Student, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention consists in appliances for checking or preventing draughts of air, and
dust from passing between the sashes of windows. In carrying my invention into
effect I employ a strip or band or strips or bands of flannel cotton or other suitable
fabric or material and I secure to such strip or band or strips or bands of flannel
cotton or other suitable fabric or material in any suitable manner pieces or strips of
metal or other suitable material.
The said pieces or strips of metal or other suitable material serve to keep the above-
mentioned strip or band or strips or bands of flannel, cotton or other suitable fabric or
material in contact with the sashes of the window to which such strip or band or strips
or bands of flannel, cotton or other suitable fabric or material is or are applied for the
purpose of checking or preventing the passage of draughts of air and dust between
the said sashes.
A further part of my invention consists in the employment of a strip or band or
strips or bands of lead or other suitable material for checking or preventing the passage
of draughts of air and dust between the sashes of windows. In accomplishing the
object of this part of my invention I form the strip or band or strips or bands of lead
or other suitable material with a central portion of less thickness than the edges of
such strip or band or strips or bands of lead or other suitable material. The said
central portion enables the adjoining thicker portions to be readily bedded upon the
window-sashes to which the strip or band or strips or bands of lead or other suitable
material is or are applied. In some cases in order to enable the strip or band or
strips or bands of lead or other suitable material to be readily adapted to the window-
sashes to which it is, or they are to be applied I form transverse grooves or recesses
in the strip or band or strips or bands of lead or other suitable material. In some
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page_text: cases I secure a strip or band or strips or bands of flannel, cotton or other suitable
fabric or material to the strip or band or strips or bands of lead or other suitable
material to assist such strip or band or strips or bands of lead or other suitable material
in checking or preventing the passage of draughts of air and dust. In order to check
or prevent draughts of air and dust from passing between the sashes of windows at the
part thereof which is occupied by the ordinary sash-fastener I in some cases provide
the appliances above described with cords, bands or strips of woollen cotton or other
suitable material which passing beneath the sash-fasteners check or prevent draughts
of air and dust from passing between the window-sashes at the parts situate below the
sash-fasteners.
Dated this Nineteenth day of F1007

page_text: Appliances for Checking or Preventing Draughts of Air and Dust
from Passing between the Sashes of Windows.
I DAVID HUBERT CHEETHAM of 25, Monton Green, Monton near Eccles in the
County of Lancaster, Student, 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 consists in appliances for checking or preventing draughts of air, and
dust from passing between the sashes of windows.
In carrying my invention into effect I employ a strip or band or strips or bands of
flannel, cotton or other suitable fabric or material and I secure to such strip or band
or strips or bands of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material in any suitable
manner pieces or strips of metal or other suitable material-The said pieces or strips
of metal or other suitable material serve to keep the above mentioned strip or band or
strips or bands of flannel, cotton or other suitable fabric or material in contact with
the sashes of the window to which such strip or band or strips or bands of flannel,
cotton or other suitable fabric or material is or are applied for the purpose of checking
or preventing the passage of draughts of air and dust between the said sashes.
In order that my invention may be readily understood and carried into effect I
have hereunto annexed a drawing in which are shown appliances constructed according
to my invention.
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Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing hereunto annexed shew one form of appliance con-
structed according to my invention Fig. 1 being a transverse section and Fig. 2 a
view shewing the external and internal arrangement and construction of the appliance.
This form of appliance is made by securing to a strip or band a of flannel cotton or
other suitable fabric or material pieces or strips b of metal or other suitable material.-
The pieces or strips 6 of metal or other suitable material are secured to the strip or
band a of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric material by being folded and com-
pressed upon the edges of a strip or band c of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric
or material which is secured by sewing or stitching or in any other suitable manner to
the strip or band a of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material-The pieces
or strips 6 of metal or other suitable material must be so placed and compressed upon
the strip or band c of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material that each piece
or strip 6 of metal or other suitable material placed upon and compressed up
upon one
edge of the strip or band c of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material will be
opposite to one of the pieces or strips b of metal or other suitable material placed and
compressed upon the other edge of the strip or band c of flannel, cotton or other
suitable fabric or material and that such pieces or strips 6 of metal or other suitable
material will be securely fastened to the said strip or band c of flannel cotton or other
suitable fabric or material-The strip or band c of flannel cotton or other suitable
fabric or material may as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 be secured to the strip or band a
of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material at the same time that and by the

page_text: same operation as the "folds" of the strip or band a of flannel cotton or other suitable
fabric or material are sewn together after such strip or band a of flannel, cotton or
other suitable fabric or material has been folded into the form indicated in Figs. 1 and 2
or the said strip or band c of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material may be
secured to the strip or band a of flannel, cotton or other suitable fabric or material
before such strip or band a of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material is
folded and then afterwards the strip or band a of flannel, cotton or other suitable
fabric or material may be folded into the form required and the "folds" may be sewn
or otherwise secured together-Instead of all the pieces or strips b of metal or other
suitable material being secured to one strip or band c of flannel, cotton or other suitable
fabric or material which is secured to the strip or band a of flannel cotton or other
suitable fabric or material two strips or bands of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric
or material may be employed in place of the strip or band c of flannel, cotton or other
suitable fabric or material as shewn in Figs. 3 and 4 in which figures Fig. 3 is a
transverse section and Fig. 4 a view shewing the external and internal arrangement
and construction of an appliance constructed according to my invention To parts of
the appliance shewn in Figs. 3 and 4 which correspond to parts of the appliance
shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 are applied the same letters of reference as are applied to
corresponding parts in Figs. 1 and 2-In the appliance shewn in Figs. 3 and 4 the
pieces or strips 6 of metal or other suitable material to be secured to one side of the
strip or band a of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material are secured to a
strip or band c¹ of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material and the pieces or
strips 6 of metal or other suitable material to be secured to the other side of the strip
or band a of flannel, cotton or other suitable fabric or material are secured to a strip
or band of flannel, cotton or other suitable fabric or material and the strips or
bands c¹, c of flannel, cotton or other suitable fabric or material are secured to the
strip or band a of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material. The strips or
bands cc of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material may be separately
secured as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4 to the strip or band a of flannel cotton or other
suitable fabric or material or may be secured to such strip or band a of flannel cotton
or other suitable fabric or material at one and the same time.
Instead of being secured to the strip or band a of flannel, cotton or other suitable
fabric or material as shewn in and above described in reference to Figs. 1 2, 3 and 4
the pieces or strips b of metal or other suitable material may be secured to the strip or
band a of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material by being sewn thereto as
indicated in Figs. 5 and 6 in which Fig. 5 is a transverse section and Fig. 6 is a view
shewing the external and internal arrangement and construction of an appliance
constructed according to my invention.
In Fig. 6 the dotted lines A A, B B indicate the positions of stitches formed in
sewing or stitching the pieces or strips 6 of metal or other suitable material to the strip
or band a of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material.
Instead of employing one strip or band a of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric
or material as indicated in Figs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 and 6. I in some cases employ two
strips or bands a a¹ of flannel, cotton or other suitable fabric or material to one of
which strips or bands of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material the pieces
or strips 6 of metal or other suitable material are secured either by being sewn
thereto as indicated in Figs. 7 and 8 in which figures Fig. 7 is a trans-
verse section and Fig. 8 a view shewing the external and internal construction
and arrangement of an appliance constructed according to my invention or by being
attached to such strip or band a of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material
in the manner indicated in and described in reference to Figs. 1. 2. 3. and 4-In
Figs. 7 and 8 the strips or bands a a' of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or
material are each folded along both of the long edges and sewn together at such long
edges but instead of being so folded and sewn together such strips or bands a a¹ of
flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material may be woven or made of a suitable
width and after the pieces or strips 6 of metal or other suitable material have been
secured to one of such strips or bands a. a¹ of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or

page_text: material, such strips or bands a. a¹ of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material
may be sewn together along the long edges as indicated by the dotted lines (. C, D D
in Figs. 9 and 10-Fig. 9 is a transverse section and Fig. 10 a view shewing the
external and internal arrangement and construction of an appliance made according
to my invention.
A further part of my invention consists in the employment of a strip or band or
strips or bands of lead or other suitable material for checking or preventing the
passage of draughts of air and dust between the sashes of windows-in accomplishing
the object of this part of my invention I form the strip or band or strips or bands of
lead or other suitable material with a central portion of less thickness than the edges
of such strip or band or strips or bands of lead or other suitable material.
The said central portion enables the adjoining thicker portions to be readily
"bedded" upon the window sashes, to which the strip or band or strips or bands of
lead or other suitable material is or are applied.
This part of my invention is illustrated by Figs. 11 and 12-Fig. 11 being a
transverse section and Fig. 12 a view shewing an appliance made according to this
part of my invention-In Figs. 11 and 12 d is a strip or band of lead or other suitable
material which band or strip d of lead or other suitable material is formed with a
central portion d¹ of less thickness than the edges d², d³ of such strip or band d of
lead or other suitable material-The strip or band d may instead of being formed
of lead be formed of any material which like lead is capable of being 66 bedded
upon and removed when required from the window sashes to which such band or
strip d is applied.
In some cases in order to enable the strip or band or strips or bands of lead or
other suitable material to be readily adapted to the window-sashes to which it is or
they are to be applied I form transverse grooves or recesses in the strip or band
or strips or bands of lead or other suitable material-This arrangement as shewn in
Figs. 13. 14 and 15 in which Fig. 13 is a transverse section, Fig. 14 a longitudinal
section taken on the line E. E. or the line F F of Figs. 13 and 15 and Fig. 15 a
view shewing an appliance made according to my invention-In Figs. 13. 14 and 15
d is a strip or band of lead or other suitable material in which is formed a central
portion of less thickness than the edges d² d³ of such strip or band d of lead or
other suitable material-In the edges d² d³ of the strip or band d of lead or other
suitable material are formed transverse grooves or recesses d* which by rendering the
strip or band d of lead or other suitable material more easily bent in the direction of
its length enable it to be more readily bedded upon the window sashes to which it is
to be applied.
In some cases I secure a strip or band or strips or bands of flannel cotton or other
suitable fabric or material to the strip or band or strips or bands of lead or other
suitable material to assist such strip or band or strips or bands of lead or other suitable
material in checking or preventing the passage of draughts of air and dust.
In Fig. 16 is shown a band or strip d of lead or other suitable material having
secured to it two bands or strips e. e of flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or
material, Fig. 16 being a transverse section of an appliance made according to my
invention.
Each of the appliances made according to my invention is when in use laid upon
the window-sashes to which it is to be applied in such manner that one half or there-
abouts of the width of such appliance shall rest upon each of the said window-sashes-
Thus the appliances constructed according to my invention tend to prevent draughts
of air and dust from passing between the sashes of windows to which they are
applied.
The appliances made according to my invention may be made so that one of such
appliances will extend across the the window-sashes to which it is to be applied or such
appliances may be so made that two or more of such appliances will be required for
each pair of window-sashes or may be made in convenient lengths from which parts
of the length required in any particular case may be cut or otherwise severed when
required-The ends of the appliances above described in reference to and illustrated

page_text: by Figs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 and 10 require to be sewn or otherwise prevented from
"unravelling" when in use and the longitudinal seams or stitches in such appliances
also require to be prevented in any suitable manner from coming "undone." In
cases where the sash fastener projects as is often the case above the sashes to which
an appliance constructed according to my invention is to be applied the said appliance
may be laid over the said sash fastener or a hole may be made through the appliance
to permit the knob or most highly projecting part of the sash fastener to pass through
or the said appliance may be divided transversely into two portions one of which may
be applied to the window-sashes at either hand of the sash fastener.
In order to check or prevent draughts of air and dust from passing between the
sashes of windows at the part thereof which is occupied by the ordinary sash fastener,
I in some cases provide the appliances above described with cords, bands or strips of
woollen, cotton, or other suitable material which passing beneath the sash fasteners
check or prevent draughts of air and dust from passing between the window sashes
at the parts situate below the sash fasteners.
This modification of my invention is illustrated by Fig. 17 in which two appliances
made according to my invention are shewn as joined by a cord, band or strip f of
woollen cotton or other suitable material which when the appliances are applied to
the window-sashes to which they are to be applied will lie over the portion of the
space between such window-sashes which is beneath the sash fastener. In placing
the appliances joined by the cord band or strip f of woollen cotton or other suitable
material upon the window sashes to which they are to be applied it is necessary to
turn the catch of the sash fastener into a position such that the cord, band, or strip ƒ
may be placed in the position it is required to occupy when in use.
The appliances above described and illustrated by Figs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 and 10
may be rolled or folded when not required to be used without receiving injury from
being rolled or folded but the appliances above described and illustrated in Figs. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15 and 16 must not be rolled or folded as they would be injured by being
rolled or folded.
Although I have above described and shewn in the drawing hereunto annexed
several modes in which each of the appliances made according to my invention may
be constructed it is obvious that the details of the construction of such appliances
may be greatly varied without departure from the principles of my invention.
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:-
1. An appliance for checking or preventing draughts of air and dust from passing
between the sashes of windows and formed of a strip or band or strips or bands of
flannel cotton or other suitable fabric or material to which are secured pieces or strips
such as 6 of metal or other suitable material and made substantially in the manner
hereinbefore described in reference to and indicated in and by Figs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
8. 9 and 10 of the drawing hereunto annexed.
2. An appliance for checking or preventing draughts of air and dust from passing
between the sashes of windows and formed of a strip or band such as d of lead or
other suitable material, formed substantially in the manner hereinbefore described in 4
reference to and indicated in and by Figs. 11 and 12 of the drawing hereunto
annexed or substantially in the manner hereinbefore described in reference to and
indicated in and by Figs. 13. 14 and 15 of the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this Twenty first day of November 1887.