IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METHod of fastenING SLIDING SASHES AND FASTENERS THEREFOR to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOHN EATON of 135 Shaw Heath, Stockport, in the county of Chester,
Machinist do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE METHod of fastenING SLIDING SASHES AND FASTENERS THEREFOR to
be as follows:-
"
This invention relates to improvements in the method of fastening sliding sashes
and fasteners therefor, the improvements having for object to allow of either or
both sashes being secured in position when opened as well as to securely fasten
the sashes when closed. By employing fasteners of this description the sash or
sashes inay be opened for ventilation or other purposes and may be left open with
safety as the sash or sashes cannot be opened or noved from the outside.
In carrying out my invention I employ a fastener for each sash; that for the
upper sash consists of a spring bolt fixed on the top of the meeting ruil of the
lower sash and placed at an angle in such a manner that the bolt when shot will
take into a lock plate secured to the side rail of the stop sash.
The fastening for the lower sash also consists of a spring bolt fixed to the front
of the meeting rail of the lower sash the bolt shooting into a lock plate fixed to
the sash bend.
The lock plates are provided with a number of recesses so as to allow of the
sashes being fastened at different heights, as well as when closed.
If required my improved fastenings may be placed at both sides of the sashes.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I JOHN EATON, of 135 Shaw Heath, Stockport, in the County of Chester,
Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE METHOD OF FASTENING SLIDING SASHES AND FASTENERS THEREFOR
"
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 improvements in the-method of fastening_sliding
sashes and fasteners therefor, the improvements having for object to allow of either
sash or both sashes being secured in position when opened as well as to securely
fasten the sashes when closed. By employing fasteners of this description the
sash or sashes-may-be-opened-for-ventilation or other purposes and may be left
open with safety as the sash or sashes cannot be opened-or-moved from the outside.
In carrying out my invention-I-employ a fastener for each sash; that for the
-upper sash consists of a spring bolt fixed on the top of the meeting rail of-the
lower sash in such a manner that-the-bolt-when-shot_will take into a lock plate
secured to the side rail of the top sash.
The fastening for the lower sash also consists of a spring bolt fixed to the front
of the meeting rail of the lower sash the bolt shooting into a lock plate fixed to
the sash bead.
The lock plates are provided with a number of recesses so as to allow of the
sashes being fastened at different heights as well as when closed.
If required my improved fastenings may be placed at both sides of the sashes.
In the accompanying drawing figure 1 represents a front elevation and figure 2
n horizontal section of the sliding sashes of a window illustrating my improvements
in the method of fastening the same; figure 3 is an elevation of one of the lock
plates.
Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
a and a¹, are the usual upper and lower sashes of the window; b, is a spring bolt
and c, the lock plate which together form the improved fastener for the upper
sasha; the bolt b, is fixed to the top meeting rail A, of the lower sash a', so that
when it is shot it will take into one of the holes d of the lock plate c, secured to
the side rail e, of the top sash; b', is the spring bolt and c', the lock plate together
forming the fastener for the lower sash a¹; the bolt 61, is fixed to the front of the
meeting rail A of the lower sash and the lock plate c', is fixed to one of the sash
beads B.
By these improvements if it is required to fasten the sashes in their closed
position the bolts b, and b' are shot into the lowermost of the recesses or holes d,
of their respective lock plates c and c¹; if it is required to fasten the upper sash a
in an open position the bolt b, thereof is shot into one of the upper recesses d, of
its lock plate; when the lower sash a, is to be fastened in its open position both
the bolts b and b², must be shot into one of the upper recesses d of their respective
lock plates c and c¹; it will be obvious that both the sashes can be fixed in an
open position if required.

page_text: Although I have shewn and described two of the improved fasteners applied to
the sliding sashes of a window for fixing the same in an open or closed position it
is obvious that the sashes could be secured together in an open or closed position
by employing a single fastener the bolt of which would be fixed to one sash and
the lock plate to the other sash.
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. The method herein described of fastening sliding sashes in any required
position by the use of fasteners arranged and operating as hereinbefore described
and represented in the accompanying drawing.
2. The improved fasteners consisting of a bolt of suitable construction in com-
bination with a lock plate having a series of recesses or bolt holes as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying drawing.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.