New or Improved Device for Fixing Seats to Windows for Cleaning Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 14th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Device for Fixing Seats to Windows for Cleaning
Purposes.
I, ROBERT CRAIG of 48 French Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
Scotland, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a device or apparatus by means of which a seat or chair
may be fixed to or near a window, on which a person may sit an1 clean the window.
The device consists of a bar having a right and left handed screw, one on each
end. Each screw is fitted with a screwed tube or piece. The bar and screwed
tubes are set to about the width of the window and jambed between the sides
thereof, where it can be further fixed by turning the bar, which forces the screwed
tubes tight up against window sides. The screws may otherwise be both right
handed the device being fixed by turning the tubes. On the bar is fitted the seat
or chair which may have folding legs or supports if desired.
Dated this 9th day of November 1892.
D. F. MASUN,
Glasgow, Patent Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Device for Fixing Seats to Windows for Cleaning
Purposes.
I, ROBERT CRAIG of 48 French Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
Scotland, Engineer 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 :-
This invention relates to devices or apparatus by means of which a seat or chair
may be fixed to or near a window, on which the person may sit and clean the
window.
Appended is a drawing illustrating the invention, on which
Fig. 1 is a front view of a chair fixed according to my invention outside the
window, and looking from inside apartment outwards. Fig. 2. is a transverse
sectional view of same.
The
According to my said invention the chair or seat may be of any ordinary make,
that illustrated having a seat a and back of bar b and spokes c the bottom of seat a
being provided with short back legs d for resting on outside window sill e.
seat may further be provided with hooks ƒ for fixing ropes to, whereby the seat
may be suspended and used as a domestic swing for children when desired.
The device constituting my said invention, and whereby the seat aforsaid may be
fixed over the bottom sille of window consists of a bar i the ends of which are
provided with screws, one being right handed j, the other k being left handed.
Each screw is provided with a female screwed piece or tube which may have a
long ring m on ends thereof forming a socket fitted with rubber or other pads n
for bearing against and preventing abrasion of the window sides o. Under another
modification as shown at Fig. 3 which is a sectional elevation thereof, the bar i may
be fitted on one end only with a screw 7 over which is fitted the female screwed
piece 8 the outer end of which constitutes a socket in which may turn or revolve
freely the die or piece 9 which is formed with a socket on its outer end into which
the anti-abrasion or bearing pad 10 is fitted. The stem of die 9 has a groove round
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page_text: it into which fits the small screw pin 11 so as to prevent the die 9 from falling out
of its socket, while still being free to allow the female piece 8 to be revolved
thereon, which, working on the screw 7 obiously lenthens or shortens the bar and
its parts according to the direction in which the female 8 is turned. On the front
of seat a are fixed two rings through which is passed the fastening bar i which is
free to turn therein. The bar and female screwed tubes or pieces i 1, or 8 are set
to about the width of insides of window and jambed between the sides thereof and
is further rigidly fixed between same by turning the bar i; or under the second
modification thereof the female piece 8, which forces the pads n or 10 tight up
against the window sides. The plain end of bar i in modification Fig. 3 may be
fitted with a pad or not, as desired it being there represented as fitted with a
leather shod 12.
Under another modification (although it is not considered so safe or good a mode
of fixing the seat, and is not recommended,) the seat may be fixed to the window
sille by means of straps, cords or chains s fixed to a staple or hook u in front of
sill, the other ends of which straps cords or chains are fixed to and depend or
project from the bottom or front of seat a.
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
1st. The arrangement and combination of parts of device comprising bar i,
screwed pieces l, pads n and rings ; all as and for the purpose described and
shown at Figs. 1 and 2, or any mere modification thereof.
2nd. A bar i constructed and fitted with extension parts, all as and for the
purpose described and shown.
Dated this 10th day of August 1893.
D. F. MASON,
Glasgow, Patent Agent.