Improvement in Window Sashes and Frames.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan.. 1591-Accepted, 21st Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Window Sashes and Frames.
I, JAMES SMITH, of New Road, Weybridge, in the County of Surrey, Builder,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In a window sash & frame according to my improvement the inside beading
fixing thereto and holding lower sash in partition is severed at a suitable height and
hinged to frame thus enabling it to be removed for cleaning the lines being attached
to sashes by hooks & eyes.
In order now to disengage the upper sash the parting bead & partition of
pocket piece is hinged & severed at same height as inside bead this pushes back
through pulley style into space provided for weights this being done the top sash
can be taken out & cleaned as other the whole being secured by fastenings as for
ordinary sashes.
JAMES SMITH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Window Sashes and Frames.
I, JAMES SMITH, Builder, Ashby Park Estate, Walton-on-Thames, 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:-
For a window sash and frame.
According to my improvement the inside beading fixing thrusts and holding
lower sash in position, is severed at a suitable height, and hinged to frame, thus
enabling it to be removed for cleaning the lines being attached to sashes by hooks
and eyes.
In order now to disengage the upper sash the parting bead, and part of pocket
or pulley piece, is hinged and severed at the same height as inside bead; this
pushes back through pulley style into space provided for weights. This being
done, the top sash can then be taken out and cleaned as others, the whole being
secured by fastenings as for ordinary sashes.
In order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, 1 now refer to the
accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. is a sectional side elevation of a window frame, the lower sash of which is
removed for convenience, and shows the frame when in its position for securing the
sashes.
Fig. 2 shows also in sectional side elevation the position of the frame when
adjusted so as to allow the window sashes to be withdrawn.
Fig. 3 is a transverse section along the line -y in Fig. 1.
Referring to Fig. 1. a is the inside beading, a portion of which, a', is hinged,
at a² a², to the window frame, c. This hinged portion is slightly larger than the
lengths of the largest sash. 6' is a portion of the pulley style, 6 which is hinged
to the frame at 62 62, and carries the rebate or bead d, as shown. It will be seen
that when the portion of beading a' is folded back as shown by the dotted lines in
Fig. 3. the lower sash can be removed by pulling out the side next the hinged
portion of the beading a'. The top sash is then brought opposite the hinged
portion of the inner rebate or pulley style proper, which is then folded back as
shown in Fig. 2. and in Fig. 3. by the dotted lines; thus bringing the inner bead

page_text: or rebate, d, flush with the surface of the frame, and the upper sash can then be
withdrawn in the same manner as the lower sash, e is the upper sash.
The lower sash works in the groove, f, but is not shown upon the drawing for
purposes of clearness. The beading a is on the inside of the window frame. The
window sashes are hung by the usual ropes and weights, being attached to the ropes
at the centre of the sash by a screw, eye, and hook, so that the sash can be turned
round for cleaning. The hooks,.g, are for attaching the ropes to when they are
disconnected from the sash.
"Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said-inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
'claim'is:
1. In window frames, the hinging or pivoting a portion of the outer and inner
bead for enabling the sashes of the windows to be removed substantially as
described and for the purpose set forth.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.