Improvements in and relating to Window and other Frames.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 18th May, 1892-Accepted, 16th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. .
Improvements in and relating to Window and other Frames.
I JOHN BARLOW The Laurels Prince of Wales Road Bournemouth West,.
Commission Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A window frame constructed in such a manner that will enable any person to
remove the sashes from the frame into the interior of a room for cleaning, repairing,
or other purposes, and to replace them without the use of tools, steps or outside
ladders. It excludes draught and at the same time prevents both the rattling and
jamming of the sashes. It also provides an easy means for lowering and raising the
upper sash, securing it in any position and opposes the greatest possible resistance to
burglars.
My invention is as follows. A window frame, it consists of a sill, head piece,
inside and outside linings and removable pulley styles (without pockets, parting or
inside border beads). The sill is made with a groove running along it in a longi-
tudinal direction and with a dovetail groove across each end. The outside
linings have a plain groove running in a vertical direction. The head piece has
a dovetail groove cut across each end. The pulley styles are made with two
parallel dovetail grooves running along them in a vertical direction and are
dovetailed at both ends. The outside edge is rabbeted and pulleys are fixed
near the top in the inside of the frame. It is constructed in the following
manner.
The pulley styles are inserted into the grooves in the sill and head piece, and
also into the grooves in the outside lining. The inside lining is so fixed as to
allow of the pulley styles being withdrawn when required. A double tubular
bar made of zinc or other metal of the same height as the sashes and with one
of the tubes larger than the other so as to admit of sash, lines being passed
through and secured at the lower ends. A bar is then inserted into each of the
dovetail grooves in the pulley styles and the lines put through the pulleys and
attached to the weights in the frame. The upper sash is made with a plain and
parallel dovetail groove in the styles and rails. It also has dovetail grooves
worked into the sides of the sash style which abuts the window frame.
The lower sash is made in a like manner, with the addition of a third groove
running underneath the bottom rail in a horizontal direction, and into which is
inserted a double tubular bar. The sashes are fixed in position as follows.
The upper sash is placed on the window-sill, and the tubular bars one tube of
each being already in the pulley styles, and the other projecting from it, are
pressed down into the dovetail grooves in the sides of the sash and secured therein
by two sunk sliding bolts placed on the top rail. The connection with the frame
and sash weights being then complete. When the sash is required to be detached
the bolt is pushed back, when the bars are instantaneously withdrawn from the
sash leaving it free from all fastenings. The lower sash is then placed on the
window sill, with the tubular bar in the groove as before described. The tubular
bars are then fitted into the styles of the sashes and secured therein, by double
sliding brass bolts on the meeting and top rail thus completing the connection with
the frame and the weights. This sash is detached in the same manner as the upper
sash and is secured from being opened from the outside by the second slide of
the bolt being inserted into the pulley style. The. upper sash being now on the
window sill, I raise it in the following manner. A belt or perforated strap is
attached to the right hand sash weight, which strap runs through a pulley placed
on the bottom of the sill in the inside of the frame and over rollers in the inside

page_text: lining. It is then pulled by which action the sash is raised and secured in a
position desired by passing the belt or strap over a stud or brass knob fixed to the
inside lining, the stud passing through the perforated hole in the belt which
prevents the sash from being raised or lowered from the outside. For a large
window an additional pulley may be used on the left hand side of the window with
an ordinary cord instead of a belt or strap. The sash is lowered by placing
a pulley underneath the top of the head piece attaching the cord to the top of
the sash weight this cord is then passed through a pulley fixed a few inches
from the top of the window frame in the inside lining. The cord when pulled
disturbs the balance and the sash may be lowered to any position desired.
As my invention is capable of some modifications without departing from the
principle thereof, 1 do not limit myself to materials or to dimensions or to the
precise form or placement of the several parts thereof.
The invention is also applicable to roofs and all kinds of frames.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Window and other Frames.
I JOHN BARLOW The Laurels, Prince of Wales Road, Bournemouth West
Commission Agent, 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 :-
A window frame constructed in such a manner that will enable any person to
remove the sashes from the frame into the interior of a room for cleaning repairing
or other purposes and to replace them without the use of tools steps or outside
ladders. It excludes draft and at the same time prevents both the rattling and
jamming of the sashes. It also provides an easy means for lowering and raising
the upper sash securing it in any position and opposes the greatest possible resistance
to burglars.
My invention is as follows. A window frame it consists of a sill headpiece,
inside and outside linings and removable pulley styles (without pockets parting or
inside border beads). The sill is made with a groove running along it in a longi-
*tudinal direction and with a dovetail groove across each end. The outside linings
have a plain, groove running in a vertical direction. The head piece has a dovetail
groove cnt across each end.
The pulley styles are made with two parallel dovetail grooves running along them
in a vertical direction and are dovetailed at both ends. The outside edge is
rabbeted and pulleys are fixed near the top in the outside of the frame. It is con-
structed in the following manner. The pulley styles are inserted into the grooves
in the sill and head piece and also into the grooves in the outside lining. The
inside lining is so fixed as to allow of the pulley styles being withdrawn when
required. A double tubular bar made of zinc or other metal of the same height
as the sashes and with one of the tubes larger than the other so as to admit of sash
lines being passed through and secured at the lower ends. A bar is then inserted
into each of the dovetail grooves in the pulley styles and the lines put through the
pulleys and attached to the weights in the frame. The upper sash is made with a
plain and parallel dovetail groove in the styles and rails. It also has dovetail
grooves worked into the sides of the sash style which abuts the window frame. The
lower sash is made in a like manner with the addition of a third groove running
underneath the bottom rail in a horizontal direction and into which is inserted a
double tubular bar. The sashes are fixed in position as follows. The upper sash
is placed on the window-sill and the tubular bars one tube of each being already in
the pulley styles and the others projecting from it are pressed down into the dovetail
grooves in the sides of the sash and secured therein by two sunk sliding bolts placed

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means of the tubular bars B* which are inserted in grooves formed to receive them
so that the one side of the bar is in the horizontal part of the sash and the
other part of the bar is in the vertical part of the sash the bar being kept in
by any suitable pin and I may run an ordinary wood screw down the tube in the
vertical side or the bar may be solid as seen by Figure 12 by which arrangement
the use of dovetails glue or clamps is obviated. The sashes may be glazed in the
ordinary way or by means of the metal bars F which are inserted in
grooves
to receive them the top and bottom being first inserted without the roll f¹through
holes S'in the sides the side bars F being afterwards inserted and the rolls f¹
then placed on the bars F which retains the glass S of the eash S in position both
weather and wind tight. Of course, I do not confine myself to the exact shape
of the bars B & B and corresponding grooves which might have oval dovetail or
other sides in place of tubular.
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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 :-
1st. The improvements in and relating to window and other frames consisting
of the moveable pulley styles A with circular grooves and endless cords W¹ sub-
stantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shewn.
2nd. The improvements in and relating to window and other frames consisting
of the bar B or B with corresponding grooves and whether fixed or sliding
substantially as herein set forth and shewn.
3rd. The improvements in and relating to window and other frames substantially
17th day of May 1892.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.