Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM JOHN BREWER 2 Victoria Mansions, Westminster Civil Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention consists in further improvements on my application for Patent
No 7434 A.D. 1885.
According to my present invention I can make the fastener in various forms.
One form consists in making the catch so that it can be adjusted to the width
of the sash. This can be effected by forming the catch in two parts so that one
part is free to be moved and pulled out or pushed in as desired being held to the
position required by screw or screws or other suitable arrangements. Or the parts
may work telescopically and adjusted to the length required and fixed by set or
other screws.
Another form consists in an arm formed or not as above described, with hinge
joint fitted on to top sash. In said arm at or near its end is a slot of suitable
dimensions made to pass over a projection in a vertical line fitted onto the lower
Sash said upright at its outer side being slightly, curved towards the bottom where
fixed into the sash so that the arm fitted on top sash when pressed over said
projection will gradually tighten itself and draw both top and bottom sash close
together. At extreme end of the overlapping arm I fit a screw of any convenient
form to fix above arm in position. Or I may fix said screw at side of arm to effect
same purpose. The above described motion may be accomplished by fitting the
parts in a horizontal line, only making the necessary alterations for bends &c.
It is obvious other arrangements could be arranged to lengthen or shorten the
fastener to that above described.
The fastener could also be applied to the window so that it may secure the sash
when partly opened. This may be effected either by applying the fastener at the
sides or ends of the sash the action being similar to that before described.
Dated this 31st day of October 1885.

page_text: I WILLIAM JOHN BREWER 2 Victoria Mansions Westminster Civil 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:-
My Invention relates to a novel device for fastening window sashes or frames so
as to prevent any one from the outside opening said window; and at the same time
to so bind the upper and lower sashes together that the air has not the means of
entering so freely as at present and the windows are prevented from rattling
owing to the pressure obtained by my fastener or catch.
Fig. 1 shows plan view of one form of fastener Fig. 2 cross section on line x. .y.
Fig. 1. Fig. 3 front view. Fig. 4 front view showing catch turned aside or
unfastened.
My catch has a moveable joint or pivot e, fixed onto the top sash a in the usual
position inside, with an arm c having a lip d on its end with a suitable screw h
fixed in it so that when this arm c is placed across both sashes a and b the lip d
comes down below edge of lower sash b, as shown, and the screw h in said lip d
being tightened causes the two sashes a and b to be bound firmly together. The
catch c has an upward and side movement to allow the sashes to pass one another
or the upward movement only may be resorted to.
Another form shown in Fig. 5 consists in making the catch so that it can be
adjusted to the width of the Sash. This is effected by forming the catch in two
parts o¹ and c³ so that one part c³ formed with lip d and having screw h is free
to be moved and pulled out or pushed in as desired being held to the position
required by screw k (or screws) as shown, or other suitable arrangements for
adjustment can be employed. Or the parts may be formed telescopically or other-
wise and adjusted to the length required being fixed by set or other screws.
Fig. 6 shows another form of fastener consisting in an arm / with a hinge joint e
In said arm is a slot of suitable dimensions which passes over a projection m in a
vertical line fitted onto the lower sash b said upright at its outer side n being
slightly curved as shown towards the bottom where fixed into the sash so that the
arm fitted on top sash a when pressed over said projection m will gradually
tighten itself and draw both top and bottom sashes together. At the extreme end
of the overlapping arm 7 I fix the screw o to fix the arm in position or the said
screw may be fixed at side of arm / to effect the same purpose.
Fig. 7 shows the arrangements fitted with projection m in a horizontal line.
The arm is fixed by screw o as shown.
The fastener could also be applied to the window so that it may secure the sash
when partly opened. This may be effected either by applying the fastener at the
sides or ends of the sash the action being similar to that before described.

page_text: 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
The various forms of device for fastening window sashes or frames substantially
as hereinbefore described and shown in the drawings or any mere modification
thereof.