Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1888
Specification Accepted, 10th Feb., 1888
I HENRY MORGAN of Oakleigh West Cowes Isle of Wight Tailor do hereby declare
the nature of my Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
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My invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in the connection
of sash cords to window sashes and in the arrangement as hereinafter described of the
pocket pieces" of window frames the objects of my said improvements being to
render unnecessary the removal of the sashes from window frames when it is required
to renew the sash cords and to facilitate access to the weights of the upper sash.
According to my said improvements I form a groove along the whole length of
each stile of each of the sashes and I secure over portions of the said grooves metal
plates having eyes formed on or affixed to them which eyes lie in the said grooves
and I secure each of the sash cords to the sashes by passing one end of a sufficient
length of the cord through the said eyes and fastening a ferrule over the cord at the
part which when the weight is suspended as required is just below one of the said
eyes. The upper portions of the said ferrules bear against the undersides of the
lowermost of the eyes through which the cords pass and thus prevent the said cords
from becoming disengaged from the window sashes. When the cords are thus secured
the portions of the said cords which project from the lower ends of the grooves in the
stiles of the sashes are cut off flush with the under faces of the bottom rails of
the sashes.
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In order to facilitate access to the weights of the upper sash when required I arrange
the "pocket pieces" or flaps which close the openings in the lower parts of the pulley
stiles of window frames as follows. I joint the said pocket pieces a short distance
from their upper ends to the pulley stiles so that when the lower parts of the said
pocket pieces are pulled outwards their upper ends project into the boxes in which
the sash weights work.
I will further describe my Invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.
Figure 1 of the said drawings is an elevation of the innerside of a window to
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page_text: which my invention is applied. Figure 2 is a section (taken on the line A Figure 1)
of the frame of the window showing a face view of one of the pulley stiles the sashes
being omitted. Figure 3 is an edge view of the lower sash showing the groove in
one of the stiles thereof and the aforesaid plates secured over the said groove.
Figure 4 is a section of the said sash taken on the line B Figure 3 showing the said
groove and the said plates and a portion of one of the sash cords engaged in the eyes
on the said plates. Figure 5 is a transverse section of one of the sash stiles showing
the groove and one of the aforesaid plates and cords the section being taken on the
line Figure 3. Figure 6 is a section taken on the line D Figure 2 showing a
portion of one of the pulley stiles and the form and arrangement therein of one of
the pocket pieces." Figures 7 and 8 are two views of a portion of one of the sash
cords with a ferrule secured thereto the said two views being taken at right angles
to each other in order to clearly exhibit the form of the ferrule.
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The same letters and figures of reference indicate the same parts in all the Figures
of the Drawing.
Referring to the said Drawing a is the window frame. bc are the sashes.
dde e are the sash weights and d¹ de¹ e¹ are the cords by which the said weights
are connected to the sashes. ff are the grooves in the stiles of the sashes. gghhare
the plates secured to the stiles of the upper sash over the grooves therein. iijjaro
the plates secured to the stiles of the lower sash. g' gh¹ h¹ are the eyes on the
plates g g h h through which eyes the cords e¹ e¹ are passed and ¹¹¹ are the eyes
on the plates iijj through which eyes the cords d' d' are passed. The position of
the grooves in the stiles of the sashes and the form and arrangement of the aforesaid
plates ghij and the position of the cords in the grooves will be clearly understood
by reference to Figures 3, 4 and 5. The ferrules hereinbefore referred to are secured
to the cords by rivets as shown in Figures 7 and 8 in which Figures the ferrule is
marked k and the rivet which passes through the ferrule and through the cord is
marked . From the foregoing description and the Drawing it will be seen that the
cords are connected to the sashes and the sashes are supported solely by the bearing
of the upper parts of the aforesaid ferrules against the undersides of the eyes on the
plates hhjj secured to the stilos of the sashes. m m are the "pocket pieces" or doors
of the boxes in which the sash weights work which "pocket pieces are secured in
place and jointed to the pulley stile n of the window frame by pins o o. The form
and arrangement of these parts is clearly shown in Figures 2 and 6.
The following is a description of the method of effecting the renewal of the sash
cords of a window provided with the means of connection herein before described.
If one or other of the cords of the lower sash be broken and requires to be replaced
the said sash is raised and the portion of the broken cord in the groove is pulled
out from the bottom end of the said groove and the weight is removed in the usual
way and the end of the broken cord is detached therefrom. One end of a length of
new cord is then passed up the said groove through the eyes of the plates ji
over the pulleys and into the box in which the weights work and out of the opening
in the pulley stile covered by the "pocket piece" and secured to the weight which is
then replaced in the said box. The pocket piece is then closed and the cord is drawn
taught and the weight is raised to the top of the box by pulling on the part of the
cord which projects from the lower end of the groove f in the sash. The cord is then
cut to about the required length and a knot is tied in it a few inches from the end and
it is released the knot bearing against the underside of the sash stile and preventing
the cord from being drawn through the groove by the action of the weight. The
ferrule is then passed over the end of the cord to the required position on the cord
and is secured by a rivet as shown in Figures 7 and 8. The knot is then untied and
the part of the cord on which the ferrule fastened is released and passes into the
groove until the upper end of the ferrule secured to the said cord bears against the
underside of the eye on the plate ; as seen in Figure 4. The said cord is then cut
off flush with the underside of the bottom rail of the sash.
If the cord to be replaced be one of those connected to the upper sash the lower
sash is partly raised and the weight of the said sash on the same side as the cord to be

page_text: renewed is drawn up to the full extent by pulling outward the exposed part of the
cord connected to the said lower sash which is then pushed up as far as possible the
cord so pulled outward being thereby jammed between the upper rail of the said sash
and the top of the window frame. The pocket piece m on the same side of the
window is then opened its. lower end projecting below the lower sash and its upper
end into the box of the window frame below the weight of the said sash so that if the
cord connected thereto and which was jammed between the top rail of the sash and
the top of the window frame be now released the said weight and the sash connected
to it are both supported the former resting on the upper part of the pocket piece and
the latter on the lower part thereof. Free access to the weight of the upper sash is
thus permitted and the cord connected to the said weight and the said sash may then
be removed and replaced as hereinbefore described with reference to the lower sash.
When this has been done the lower sash and the weight thereof are liberated by
pulling outward the exposed part of the cord connected thereto and closing the pocket
piece m and then releasing the said cord.
The means of connection herein before described admits of the renewal of sash cords
in considerably less time than is required in cases when the ordinary means of
connection are used and also obviates the damage caused to the window frame by the
removal of the beading which is ordinarily necessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and the manner in which the same is to be performed 1 wish it to be understood
that I do not limit myself to the precise details herein described and illustrated in the
accompanying Drawing as the saine may be varied without departing from the nature
of my invention but I declare that what I claim is.
First. The connection of sash cords to window sashes substantially as and for the
purpose herein before described that is to say the connection of the said cords to
the said sashes in such a manner that access to the lower ends of the parts of the
cords connected to the sashes may be obtained without removing the sashes from
the window frames and so that the said lower ends of the cords may be pulled down-
ward without lowering the sashes and without removing them from the window frame
and so that the said cords after being pulled downward are prevented from passing
upward beyond a predetermined point without causing the ascent of the sashes.
Secondly. The connection of sash cords to window sashes by means of eyes secured
in grooves formed in the stiles of the sashes and extending from end to end thereof
with which eyes the cords are so engaged as to be free to run therein to a limited
extent without becoming disengaged therefrom.
Thirdly. The connection of sash cords to window sashes by means of the engagement
of projections on the cords with obstructions in grooves formed in the stiles of the
sashes and extending from end to end thereof in which grooves the cords lie.
Fourthly. The general combination and arrangement of parts constituting the means
of connection of sash cords to window sashes herein before described and illustrated
in the accompanying Drawing.
Fifthly. Jointing the pocket pieces or covers of the openings in the pulley stiles
of window frames as herein before described that is to say so jointing the said pocket
pieces to the pulley stiles that when opened the upper parts of the pocket pieces project
into the boxes in which the sash weights work.
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