Improvements in Combined Fastener and Opener for Skylights and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Fastener and Opener for Skylights and
the like.
1, THOMAS EDWARD SIMMONDS, of 3 Spear Road, Southampton, in the
County of Hants, House Decorator, do hereby declare the nature of this invention.
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in combined fastener and opener for
skylights and the like, which consists of a long ratchet lever pivoted at the top end
to a metallic frame which is screwed to the skylight. On the fixed frame or in any
convenient position I screw thereto a suitable metallic open frame and plate, this
said frame is mounted with a loose pulley and two cross bars one at each end. At
the extreme end of the frame I mount loosely a lever or catch which engages with
the ratchet lever on the skylight. The ratchet lever works up and down in the
open frame between the pulley and the inner cross bar. At the base end of the
ratchet lever I attach one end of a long cord and pass the same over the pulley
and down through the opening in the frame and connect the other end to the catch.
When it is desired to open the skylight the ratchet lever is lifted by the pull of
the cord over the pulley and is held secure by the loose catch. To release the
ratchet lever the cord attached to the loose catch is pulled downwards thereby
disengaging the catch from the ratchet lever in order to close the skylight.
Dated this 20th day of January 1896.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Fastener and Opener for Skylights and
the like.
I, THOMAS EDWARD SIMMONDS, of 3 Spear Road, Southampton, in the
County of Hants, House Decorator, 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 improvements in combined fastener and opener for
skylights, fanlights and the like.
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 longitudinal section of a skylight and frame fitted with my
apparatus.
Fig. 2, is a front view of the ratchet lever pivoted to a metallic frame.
Fig. 3, is a plan of the top of the frame with the pulley, crossbars and lever or
catch.

page_text: This invention consists of a long ratchet lever a pivoted at the top end to a
metallic frame b which is screwed to the skylight c. On the fixed fraine d or in
any convenient position I screw thereto a suitable metallic open frame e aud
plate, this said frame e is mounted with a loose pulley g and two cross bars hone
at each end. At the extreme end of the frame e I mount loosely a lever or catch i
which engages with the ratchet lever a on the skylight c. The ratchet lever a
works up and down in the open frame e between the pulley g and the inner cross
bar h. At the base end of the ratchet lever a I attach one end of a long cord j
and pass the same over the pulley g and down through the opening in the frame e
and connect the other end to the catch i.
When it is desired to open the skylight e the ratchet lever a is lifted by the pull
of the cord over the pulley 9 and is held secure by the loose catch i. To release
the ratchet lever a the cord j attached to the loose catch i is pulled downwards
thereby disengaging the catch i from the ratchet lever a in order to close the
-skylight.
At or near the base of the ratchet lever a I provide a stop pin k so as to limit
the travel of the said ratchet lever when the stop pin catches against the underside
of the frame e.
A loose pin with semicircular ends may be used if required on the ratchet
lever a beneath the frame b. The object of the pin is to give additional support
to the frame b.
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 fanlight or skylight fastener and opener, the combination of the ratchet
lever a frame b open frame e plate f pulley 9 crossbars lever or catch i cord j
stop pink and loose pin l, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawing.
2. In a fanlight or skylight fastener and opener, the combination of the various
parts constructed as hereinbefore described in this specification.
Dated this 20th day of October 1896.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.