Improvements in Draught and Weather Excluders for Doors and Windows.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 15th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 3rd Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Draught and Weather Excluders for Doors and
Windows.
THOMAS HUGHES, of 24 Jemmie Lane, in the County of Lancashire, in the
Town of Oldham, Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention, relates to draught and weather, excluders at the bottom of doors
when the doors are shut. The apparatus consist of metal, or wood, (brass if
preferred). I take a strip of sheet metal, one and half inch wide.
The lower half is bent to an angle of thirty degrees. This is fixed to the bottom
of the door by means of screws. I take another strip of sheet metal the same
width, and length except two small projections which act as pivots and rotate in
slots in two small plates which are fixed by means of screws, one on each door
jamb. When the door is open the strip lies flat on the door sill. Attached to it
by means of rivets at one end is a finger which is so bent that during the operation
of closing the door it comes in contact with the top strip and it being bent as
befo:e mentioned the finger slides up the incline and lifts the upper edge of the
bottom strip to the under surface of the top strip when in action.
Dated 16th day of April 1891.
THOMAS HUGHES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Draught and Weather Excluders for Doors and
Windows.
I THOMAS HUGHES of 24 Jemmie Lane Oldham in the County of Lancaster
Cotton Spinner 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 such draught and weather excluders as are placed at the
bottom of doors or windows and are closed as the doors or windows are shut, and
my improvements will be readily understood from the following description, on
reference to the annexed sheet of drawings, of which
Fig. 1 is an elevation of part of a door a (shown in section) and door post b
with my draught excluder applied, the door not being shut.
Fig. 2 is a similar view shewing the door shut and the draught excluder closed,
the door post being also shown in section (through about the line A B on Fig. 3).
Fig. 3 is a face view of the door post.
Fig. 4 is a plan detached of one end of the strip d.
My improved draught excluder is constructed as follows.
I take a strip c of sheet metal or other suitable material the lower half of which
is bent to a suitable angle see Figs. 1. and 3.
The upper half is attached by screws or otherwise to the door a at or near the
bottom and extending the whole width of the said door (or nearly so).
I provide another strip d of about the same width and length provided at either
end with a projection d¹ see Fig. 4 acting as a pivot upon which the strip d can
rotate and fitting in recesses in each door jamb or in plates attached to the said
door jamb.
When the door is open this strip d lies flat as seen at Fig. 1. upon the door sill
serving also to protect the edge of the floor cloth or other floor covering,

page_text: As the door is shut the bent strip c comes in contact with a curved or inclined
finger or projection d2 upon the strip d which it lifts and by which it causes the
said strip d to rise upon its pivots d' (the finger d sliding up the inclined part of
the strip c) to the under surface or edge of the said strip c as seen at Fig. 2. and
thus the admission of all draught or dust &c. beneath the door will be prevented.
When the door is opened again the finger d' slides down the inclined strip c and
lowers the strip d again into the position shown at Fig. 1.
The finger d is protected by a recess 1 cut in the door jamb see Figs. 2. and 3
or where this is not practicable by a small covering or box attached to the said
door jamb.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of my
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that
what I claim is
The combination with a fixed inclined plate or moulding attached to the door or
window of a metal or other strip pivoted between the door posts or jambs and
provided with a finger or projection which as the door or window is closed, is
raised thereby so as to cause the pivotted plate to be pressed up against the
inclined plate or moulding and thus close the opening beneath the door or window
frame.
Dated this 14th day of September 1891
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.