IMPROVEMENTS IN WEATHER STRIPS FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I SMITH SLATER, of 32 Greaves St. Oldham in the County of Lancaster,
Manufacturer of Weather Strips, do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WEATHER STRIPS FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS" to
be as follows:—
My Invention relates to the weather strips which are principally applied to doors
to close the spaces at the bottoms of the doors when the doors are shut. The strip is
hinged and is acted upon by a spring which when the door is opened turns up the
strip so that it clears the door sill. When the door is closed a projection on the
hinged strip comes in contact with a part of the door post or with a stop fixed
thereto and the strip is shut down. According to my invention I hinge the said
projection so that it can be turned up into a recess or I arrange it to be slid or
moved out of action so that in summer or at times when the prevention of the
inlet of air is not required the closing or shutting down of the strip can be
prevented. To render the said stop less liable to become loose or detached I cast
the stop or the plate to which it is hinged with a hooked projection which is let or
driven into the wood and aids the screw in holding the stop in place. This is
applicable to other forms of weather strips. To adapt the strips to hollow or
uneven sills I provide the strip with a flexible contact piece made by slitting or
sawing a strip of wood at intervals partly across its width. This flexible piece can
be bent to the required shape by means of screws or by other means and may be
screwed or secured to retain the imparted form. To obviate the projection of nuts
on the inside of the door I in some cases secure the appliance to the door by means
of screws which engage with nuts which take the places of the ordinary bolt heads
behind the slotted plates.
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I SMITH SLATER of 32 Greaves Street, Oldham in the County of Lancaster,
Manufacturer of Weather Strips, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WEATHER STRIPS FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement and accompanying drawings:
My Invention relates to the weather strips which are principally applied to doors
to close the spaces at the bottoms of the doors when the doors are shut. The strip
is hinged and is acted upon by a spring which when the door is opened turns up
the strip so that it clears the door sill. When the door is closed a projection on
the hinged strip comes in contact with a part of the door post or with a stop fixed
thereto and the strip is shut down. According to my invention I binge the said
projection so that it can be turned up into a recess or I arrange it to be slid or
moved out of action so that in summer or at times when the prevention of the
inlet of air is not required the closing or shutting down of the strip can be
prevented. To render the said stop less liable to become loose or detached I cast
the stop or the plate to which it is hinged with a hooked projection which is let or
'driven into the wood and aids the screw in holding the stop in place. To adapt
the strips to hollow or uneven sills I provide the strip with a flexible contact piece
made by slitting or sawing a strip of wood or of suitable material at intervals
partly across its width. To obviate the projection of nuts on the inside of the door
I in some cases secure the appliance to the door by means of screws which engage
with nuts which take the places of the ordinary bolt heads behind the slotted
plates.
My Invention will be better understood if described with reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings wherein Fig: 1 represents a Vertical Section of a
door having my improved weather strip applied thereto and Fig: 2. is a front view
of the strip shown as being shorter than usual for convenience of representation.
Figs: 3 to 7 illustrate several formations of my improved stop for closing down the
strip. Referring in the first place to Figs: 3. and 4. a is the aforesaid projection
which is carried by the end of the strip as hereinbefore mentioned. This part a is
hinged to a plate b. which is secured to the strip. When the part a. projects
outwardly from the plate b. as indicated by the full lines it comes in contact with
the stop on the door post so that the strip is acted upon to close the space below
the door but when the said part is folded back as indicated by the dotted lines the
strip is not so acted upon that is to say it is not shut down so as to close the space
below the door. In Fig: 5. the part a. is fitted to slide in and out as clearly
indicated by the full and dotted lines. In Figs: 6 and 7 the part a is mounted on
a pivot so that it can be turned up into the position indicated in Fig: 6 or down
into the position indicated in Fig: 7. Other modifications may be made without
departing from the intent of my invention. These movable projections or fingers
may be used in connection with the improved weather strip which is illustrated by
Figs 1 and 2 next to be described or in connection with strips of ordinary
construction Fig: 8 illustrates the improved formation of the stop with which the
part a. comes in contact at times. The stop is formed with a hooked projection
which is let into the wood of the door post as clearly shown. In Figs:
and 2
c. is the part which corresponds to the ordinary weather strip and d is the flexible
contact piece which I secure to the part c. which is hinged at e. as is usual. The
said contact piece is slit with a number of "saw-gates" f. f. in order that it may be
capable of being bent to fit more closely to the door sill as hereinbefore mentioned.
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page_text: When adjusted to the door sill the contact piece is secured by means of a suitable
number of screws or bolts to the part c. If preferred the screws or bolts may pass
through slots to facilitate the adjustment of the contact piece. The hinge plate g.
which carries the strip is secured to the door by means of screws h. having their
heads in countersunk holes so as to be flush with the surface of the door. Those
screws engage with nuts i. which are concealed by the covering piece k. In the
example these nuts are adjustable in slots in the hinge plate in order to provide for
slight irregularities in the level of the screws but I do not confine myself to the use
of these slots,
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 hinged sliding or moveable projections or fingers a, substantially as and
for the purposes set forth and indicated.
2. The hooked projection on the stop substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
3. The slitted flexible contact piece or strip c, substantially as for the purpose
set forth.
4. The method of securing the appliance to the door by means of screws engaging
with concealed nuts.
Dated this 6th day of December 1884.