Improvements in Draught Preventers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 11th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Draught Preventers.
I LEWIS LEE GOUGH, 150 Durham Road, Sparkhill, near Birmingham,
Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is intended to prevent draughts under doors. I hinge to the door
at a suitable distance from the floor a strip, preferably of wood, but which may
be of other material, which hangs downwards to within a short distance of the
floor when pressed flat to the door. To the inside of this strip I attach baize or
felt or similar material so as to rest on the floor when the strip is pressed to the
door. Between the said strip & the door I fix a spring which pushes the said strip
outwards and upwards from the floor. At one end of the strip I attach a lever,
which, as the door is closed, is brought into contact with the jamb depressing the
strip to the floor and shutting off draught from the outside. When the door is
opened the lever, not being in contact with the jamb, is released & the spring
causes the strip to rise sufficiently to clear the floor. The action for raising the
strip & depressing it may be varied if found necessary. I hinge the strip to the
door by means of corresponding eyes through which a rod passes rendering removal
easy.
Dated this 7th dow of To 1002
LEWIS LEE GOUGH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Draught Preventers.
I, LEWIS LEE GOUGH, of 150 Durham Road, Sparkhill, near Birmingham,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention relates to the means or the mode of excluding draught or dust
under the lower part of doors, by the employment of a strip of wood, or suitable
material, which is suspended in a convenient manner to the lower part of door,
interiorly, and provided at or near its lower edge, with a strip of haize or felt or
similar material, upon the inner surface of the strip. I arrange a suitable spring
which raises the said strip and the baize or felt thereon from the floor, that is in
the act of opening and at the end of the strip of wood I secure a suitable lever,
which engages the door jamb and against the power of the spring, forces the strip
of wood down, and the strip of felt or baize to the floor, and the object effected.
And in order that this my said invention may be more fully understood, I shall
now proceed more particularly to describe the same, and for that purpose I shall
refer to the several figures on the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed, the same
letters of reference indicating corresponding parts throughout all the figures.
Figure 1, is a view in elevation of a door, and jamb with my invention
Improvements in Draft Preventers" applied thereto, and the door closed.
Figure 2, is a view end elevation of the same, shewing my invention in position
when the door is closed.
Figure 3 is a view end elevation of the same shewing my invention in position
when the door is opened.
a, is the door, b, is the jamb ;--The constituent parts of my invention as applied
thereto are:-the strip of wood c, to which is affixed the strip of baize or felt d,
both occupying the width of door a, e, is the spring, is the lever, 9, 9, 9, 9, are

page_text: eyes which are fixed to the edge of c, h, h, are also eyes but fixed to the bottom
rail of the door a, i, is a rod which is passed through the eyes, g, 9, 9, 9, and also
the eyes h, h, and thus suspended.
By reference to Figure 3 it will be seen that by the power of the spring e, c,
and d, are raised from the floor, when the door a, is opened, but when the door a,
is closed by means of the lever f, engaging the jamb b, and against the resistance
of e, as shewn Figure 1,-2, and d, is on the floor effecting its purpose.
The above being my said invention, I wish it to be understood in conclusion
that I do not limit myself to the precise details as shewn on the accompanying
sheet of drawings, as various modifications may be made without departing from
the principle of my said invention for instance I may construct the strip c of any
suitable material and suspend the same to the door a in various ways and employ
any yielding material other than felt or baize as d, to and a lamina spring in
lieu of the helical spring e, and the lever f, I may form in various ways according
to the position of the doors and the jambs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
1st. For Improvements in Draught Preventers" the construction of a strip of
wood, or other substance to which is affixed or in connection therewith a strip of
felt baize or other material, the said strip of wood being suspended to the door, a
spring intervening the door and the strip of wood, and a projecting lever on the said
strip of wood, substantially for the purpose as herein before set forth and described.
2nd. The combination or arrangement of such parts as hereinbefore described in
the foregoing Specification and shewn on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated 0th Ontabom 1902
THOS. KENDRICK,
Victoria Chambers, Martineau Street, Birmingham,
Agent for said Applicant.