Year: 1885

page_text: [Communicated from abroad by Albert Ayers (Carriage Manufacturer), of
Rahway, in the County of Union, and State of New Jersey, and William
Robert Wilson (Lawyer), of Elizabeth, also in the County of Union, and
State of New Jersey, United States of America.]
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I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of
53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent
Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention a communication to me
from abroad by Albert Ayers (Carriage Manufacturer) of Rahway in the County
of Union and State of New Jersey and William Robert Wilson (Lawyer) of
Elizabeth also in the County of Union and State of New Jersey United States of
America, to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide window sash holders for railway, and
other carriage windows, house windows, and other windows constructed in such a
manner as to hold the sash securely in any desired position and prevent the sash
from rattling and from wearing or marring the casing.
The invention relates to a spring sash holder to be inserted in sockets bored in
the outer edges of the stiles of the sash and consisting of a metal socket which
may have ears or a flange at its outer end.
A short cylindrical plug of hard rubber or other suitable material is fitted in the
socket and has its outer ends which project from the outer end of the socket and
from the edge of the sash rounded to give it a smooth bearing against the groove
of the window casing. The plug is forced outwards by a spiral spring interposed
between its inner end and the bottom of the socket, which may be centered upon
the said inner ends of the plug.
The inner end of the socket is perforated centrally to receive a screw which is
screwed into the inner end of the plug. This screw is designed to prevent the plug
from being pushed out too far from the socket by the spring, when the sash is
taken out of the window frame or casing.

page_text: The outer ends of the plugs enter grooves countersunk in the sash grooves of the
window frame or casing and which are made of such a width as to receive and fit
upon the plugs, and thus hold the sashes from rattling.
By using springs of different strengths, the plugs can be made to press against
the bottoms of their grooves, with more or less force as the weight of the sashes
may require.
The holders can be applied to sashes provided with balancing weights to hold the
said sashes from rattling, in which case the balancing weights can be made lighter
than would otherwise be necessary.

page_text: Improvements in Window Sash Holders.
I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of
53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent
Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention (a communication to me
from abroad by Albert Ayers, Carriage Manufacturer, of Rahway, in the County
of Union, and State of New Jersey, and William Robert Wilson, Lawyer, of
Elizabeth, also in the county of Union, and State of New Jersey, United States of
America), 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 provide window sash holders for railway, and
other carriage windows, house windows, and other windows, constructed in such
a manner as to hold the sash securely at any desired height, and prevent the sash
from rattling, and from wearing or marring the casing.
The Invention consists in the construction, and combination of various parts of
the window sash holders, as will be hereinafter fully described, and then claimed.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
specification, in which, similar letters of reference, indicate corresponding parts in
all the figures.
Figure 1. is a sectional elevation of a car window to which the improvement has
been applied.
Figure 2 is a sectional front elevation of a part of the same.
Figure 3 is a sectional plan view of a part of the same, taken through the broken
line xxxx Figure 1.
Figure 4. is a front elevation of one of the holders, showing a slight modification.
Figure 5 is a sectional side elevation of the same, taken through the line y y
Figure 4.
I will now describe the improved window sash holder, as applied to a railway
carriage window, but it will be understood that it can be applied with equal
advantage to various other kinds of windows.
A. represents the window casing. B. is the stationary outside panel. C. is the
sash frame, D are the blind frames, and E. are the grooves in which the sash, and
blind frames move up and down.
In the upper and lower parts of the outer side bars of the sashes, C, D, are
bored holes F, in which are inserted metal sockets G, closed at the inner, and open
at the outer ends, and which may have a plate H, at the outer end, to receive
screws for fastening the said sockets in place, as shown in Figures 1. and 2; or,
the sockets G, may have a narrow flange I, around their outer ends, to prevent
them from being driven into the holes F, too far, as shown in Figure 5; the open
outer ends of the sockets being, in either case, flush with the edges of the sash.
J. are short cylindrical plugs of hard rubber, or other suitable material, which
are fitted into the sockets G, and have their outer ends, which project from the
open outer end of the socket, rounded, as shown in Figures 2, 3, and 5, to give
them a smooth bearing against the casing A. The plugs J are forced outwards
by spiral springs K, interposed between their inner ends, and the bottoms of the
sockets G, which springs may be centered by central projections formed upon the

page_text: inner ends of the plugs J, which are retained in the sockets by central screws L,
passing through the bottoms of the sockets G, and screwing into the inner ends of
the plugs J, or into the projections formed thereon, the holes F, being sufficiently
deeper than the sockets G, to allow room for the inward play of the screw-head.
By this means, the plugs J are prevented from being pushed out from the sockets C,
by the springs K, when the sashes are taken out of the casings.
The outer ends of the plugs J, enter grooves M, countersunk in the sash
grooves E, and which are made of such. a width as to receive, and fit upon the
plugs J, and thus prevent the sashes from rattling.
By using springs K, of different strengths, the plugs J, can be made to press
against the bottoms of the grooves M, with more or less force, as the weight of the
sashes may require.
The holders can be applied to sashes, provided with balancing weights to hold
the said sashes from rattling, in which case the balancing weights can be made
lighter than would otherwise be necessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
In window sash holders, the combination with the socket G, the plug J, and the
spiral spring K, of the screw L, substantially as herein shown and described,
whereby the said plug will be held securely in place, and can be readily detached,
as set forth.