Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 24th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Oct., 1888
GEORGE EVANS. 1 Adelaide Street Charing Cross W.C. Surveyor do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This Invention has for its object the enabling the outside of Sashes, to be cleaned,
reglazed & painted without the danger of ladders, standing on the sills and over-
reaching from the inside.
I hinge the lower part of the inside linings or beads and the lower part of the
parting beads to allow the sashes to fall inwards.
I put in the bottom rails of the sashes at each end, flush bolts, which when shot, will
form pivot hinges, for the sashes to work on.
I construct the head of the frame, so that the inside (or lower) sash, can be pushed
up sufficiently high, to clear the top sash, when brought down to open inwards."
The Improvements can be adapted to existing Frames & Sashes at a very moderate
cost.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Construction of Window Frames and Hanging
the Sashes.
GEORGE EVANS 1 Adelaide Street Charing Cross W.C. Surveyor 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 :-
The Invention consists in the construction of Frames & Sashes in such a manner as
to enable the Sashes to be opened inwards for cleaning, reglazing, & painting, and
so prevent the use of ladders and the dangerous practise of sorvants standing on the
window sills to clean the outside of the windows or the equally dangerous practise of
over-reaching from the inside.
Fig. 1. gives elevation of inside of an ordinary window the left side having the
lower part of lining hinged which would save the usual pocket pieces and the right
side another method giving the lower part of bead only as being hinged so as to allow
the sashes to fall inwards.
Figs. 2 & 3. give sections of windows showing method of bottom & top sashes
opening inwards, having 2 small flush bolts in the bottom rail of each sash which when
shot will act as pivot hinges, the head of the frame being so constructed as to allow
the bottom sash to be pushed up sufficiently high to clear the top sash when down for
opening, the parting beads to the height of the lower sash to be hinged & fall back
into grooves in the pulley stiles and about 3 inches of the outside beads at bottom to
be cut away. The edges of the sashes to be rebated for the cords.
Fig. 4. shows section of jamb at AA and more fully explains the principle with
inner linings to open.
Fig. 5. shows section of jamb at BB and more fully explains the principle with
the inner beads to open.
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 :
1st. The general construction and simplicity in the disposing of the beads & parting
beads and rebating the edges of the sashes to allow the same to fall inwards.
2nd. The method of hanging the sashes with bolt pivots.
3rd. The construction of the head of frame to allow inner sash to go higher to clear
the outer sash in opening inwards.
4th. The novelty of the whole, as when shut everything looks the same as the
ordinary Frame & sashes and the extra cost of preparation will be very small.
5th. Existing Frames & sashes can be easily altered without any great expense.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1888.