IMPROVEMENTS IN SASH HOLDERS
Year: 1885

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1, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
and in what manner the
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN SASH HOLDERS
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
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My invention relates to improvements in sash holders, especially adapted for use
in railway and street cars, steain-boats, omnibuses and the like wherein a single
window or sash is used, but it is however, capable of application to windows of
dwelling houses etc.
The invention has for its object the provision of means whereby the sash may
be held at any desired point of elevation and be practically noiseless and free from
rattling when in motion or acted upon by the wind.
To these ends the inventions consists in the provision of a window frame of
ordinary construction with spring pressed strips arranged to bear, at right angles'
to each other, upon the sides and ends of the sash, and means for varying the
tension with which the strips press on the sash, and of guide pins which are
adapted to guide the strips in their movement as hereinafter more fully described
and pointed out in the claim..
In the drawings,
Fig 1 is a front elevation of the window, framing and sash of a car, steamboat etc.
having but one sash.
Fig. 2 is a central section of a window of a dwelling house having two sashes.
Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line xx of Fig 1.
Fig 4 is a front elevation of the bead with the spring pressed strip removed and
showing the window frame in section.
Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of a portion of the window frame.
Figs. 6 and 7 are cross and vertical sections, respectively, of the window bead
or slat,
Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate like parts,
in all the figures, A designates a window frame of ordinary and well known
construction, and B a window sash.
The side pieces of the window frames are provided with longitudinal recesses a a
in which are placed strips CC which are pressed normally outward in contact with
the sash by means of springs b b arranged between the inner wall of the frame A
and said strips C, as clearly shown in figures 2, 3 and 5.
D designates strips or slats secured, by screws or otherwise, to the inner sides of
the frame A near its outer front edge or removed a short distance to the rear

page_text: thereof, and provided with recesses d d in which are placed strips E Ẹ kept in
contact with the sides of the sash B by springs d¹ d¹ secured to the recesses of said
bead. Each of the strips C and E which it will be observed, bear at right angles
to each other upon the ends and the sides of the sash B, respectively, are provided
with short tubes e e arranged near their upper and lower ends, and through which
pass guide pins F F, secured to the frame A and slat or bead D. The slat D is
further provided with apertures f through which project screws g secured to the
strip E, see Figures 6 and 7, while the strips Care provided with apertures h and
receive screws & secured to the frame A, as shown in figures 2 and 5.
I attach importance to the guide pins F and tubes e e, as the pins serve to guide
the strips in their movement and the tubes lessen the friction of the said pins
working therein, and provide a bearing for the same.
I also attach importance to the screws g, as the tension of the springs can be
increased or decreased by simply turning the said screws in or out. It will be
observed that the screws also serve 'to limit the movement of the spring pressed
strips.
This limiting movment is occasioned by the heads of the screws impinging
against the tapering walls of the recessed strips and bead.
It is obvious that either coiled or flat springs may be used to force the strips
outwardly, both of which forms of spring are herein shown.
The frame is provided with beads I arranged on the opposite side of the sash to
the slat D against which the sash bears, as is usual, and may be constructed
similarly to the slat D but not necessarily so, insomuch as the sash is amply
supported and prevented from rattling by the strips C and E, which form essential
features of my inventions.
The sash may be provided with a button or hook J for conveniently raising it
if desired.
Modifications in the form & proportion of parts may be made without departing
from the principal or sacrificing the advantages of the invention, and I would
therefore have it understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction
herein shown.
I am aware that it is not broadly new to provide a sash holder with spring
pressed strips to bear on the ends of the sash frame; nor to provide a frame and
sash with spring pressed strips and catches and notches, but in these devices the
sash is subject to a movement at right angles to its vertical movement, thereby
occasioning a rattling noise when the sash is elevated, which my device overcomes.
It will be understood that when my device is used in connection with a railway
or a street car, steam boat etc. in the form illustrated in figures 1 and 3 the sash,
when elevated, lies within the framing said car etc. as will be readily understood.
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
In a sash holder, the combination of a window frame, having guide pins and
spring pressed strips provided with, tubes, with a sash, and beads or slats having
recesses, guide pins and spring pressed strips provided with. friction tubes, in which
said guide pins are adapted to play, substantially as shown an described.
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