Improvements in and relating to Adjustable Fasteners for Window Beads.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1898-Accepted, 9th July, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Adjustable Fasteners for Window
Beads.
I, HOBART BENEDICT IVES, a citizen of the United States of America, of
Nos. 529 and 531, State Street, in the City of New Haven, County of New Haven
and State of Connecticut, United States of America, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a portion of a sash frame, window casing,
and window bead, with my improved bead fastener in operative position:
Figure 2, a view showing, on an enlarged scale, a section on line - of
Figure 1;
Figure 3, a plan view, showing, on an enlarged scale, my bead fastener in
place in a window bead;
Figure 4, a view, on an enlarged scale, showing the bead engaging body of my
fastener, in elevation;.
Figure 5, a view of a section on line y-y of Figure 4;
Figure 6, a perspective view, on an enlarged scale of the bead engaging body
of my fastener;
Figure 7 shows, on an enlarged scale, a view in elevation of the bead engaging
body of my fastener, with a different shape of rib on its outer side, and
Figure 8, a perspective view of the device shown in Figure 7.
Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures.
The object of my invention has been to provide an improved adjustable fasten-
ing device for adjustably securing window beads to window casings or frames,
and to this end-
My invention consists in the bead engaging part of the fastener, and in the
combination of such part with the bead and casing or frame, and a screw or other
device for connecting the bead-engaging part with the casing or frame, as herein-
after specified.
In the drawings A designates-a portion of a window frame or casing to which
the window bead B is to be adjustably secured, and C designates a portion of
the side bar of a sash which the bead B when properly adjusted on the frame or
casing A, is to press closely against the usual sash guiding rib or strip 1) on the
window casing, so as to prevent the sash from rattling, and make it run smoothly
and steadily as it is raised and lowered. B₁ designates the hole made in the
bead for the reception of the bead engaging part of my fastener, and E designates
such part seated in the bead hole. The part E consists of a cup-shaped body
made tapering slightly inward towards its bottom E, and having in the latter
a slot e for the passage of the fastening screw F, which having its head engaging
the outer face of the bottom E¹, is screwed into the casing or frame A. The
slot e extends in a direction transverse to the bead B, and is made longer than the
diameter of that part of the screw F which passes through it, so that the bead

page_text: and the part E of my fastener can be moved some distance towards or from the
side bar C of the sash, independently of the screw F.
The interior of the part E above the bottom or table E¹, is made of greater
diameter than the head of the screw F, in order that such head may not, when
the screw is turned to take such head out of close contact with the bottom E¹,
interfere with the movement of the part E and bead B just above described.
The tapering body part E of my fastener, has its bottom or table E¹ made.
thicker than its side walls, in order to afford a good, strong, rigid bearing for
the head of the screw F, capable of standing the strain brought to bear upon it
when the screw is screwed into the frame A sufficiently to make its head bear
upon the bottom or table closely and strongly enough to hold the body part 1,
and consequently, the bead B, from movement inward or outward with reference
to the screw and the guide strip D.
The body part E has, on its outer side, the downwardly or longitudinally
extending ribs el e¹, and at the upper end end of such ribs, a thin lip or flange e
projecting outwardly from the upper edge of the body part. Of these ribs e¹ e¹,
there are on the device, as shown in the drawings, four, but their number can
be varied as desired, without departure from my invention. Where there are
four of the ribs, they are preferably, though not necessarily, placed as shown in
the drawings, that is, with two diametrically opposite each other on a diameter
at right angles to the slot e, and the other two diametrically opposite each other
beyond opposite ends of the slot. Where I use only one or two ribs, such rib.or
ribs should be situated on a line at right angles to the slot, in order that when the
body part E is driven into the hole in the bead, with the slot e extending in a
direction transverse to the bead, each rib can cut easily into the wood of the
bead between the fibres of the wood.
As shown in the drawings, the ribs el el, being made V-shaped in cross section,
so as to be easily seated in the wood surrounding the bead hole B¹, are of sub-
stantially uniform width down to a point near their lower ends, from which
point, their sides incline sharply towards each other, so as to make sharp points
adapted to enter readily the wood around the bead hole as the body part E is
driven into such hole.
With this construction, the ribs, having the short sharp, tapering points and
the bodies of substantially uniform width above such points, are not liable to
split the wood of the bead, as the body part is being inserted in place in the bead,
even where the bead is thin, and whatever the kind of wood used for the bead
may be.
The sharp points cut into the wood, and make room therein for the proper
seating of the ribs, so that the body part can be forced home until its lip or
flange erests flat against the outer face of the bead, and the ribs will be so
firmly seated in the grooves made in the wood by their points, that the body
part E will be effectually held against any possibility of rotation to get its slot e
out of its desired position transverse to the bead.
The side walls of the part E are made quite thin in order to allow as much
space as possible within its interior for the screw head, and thus provide for the
greatest possible sidewise movement of the head with reference to the screw.
The ribs eel and lip or flange e² are made integral with the walls and edges
of the body part, so that they act as stiffeners to assist such walls. from being
bent inward as the body part is driven home to seat it in its receiving hole in
the bead.
To give the head of the screw F a firm hold on the bottom or table E¹, so that
it can best and most firmly hold the body part E and, consequently, the bead B
from movement towards or from the side bar of the sash, when the bead has been
adjusted as desired, and the screw has been screwed into the window casing
or frame to cause its head to bear strongly upon the outer face of the bottom or
table, I make such face corrugated, as shown, so as to have a series of ribs or
ridges ³ ³ extending in a direction transverse to the slot e.

page_text: While I prefer this corrugation as shown and described, I do not limit myself
thereto, but contemplate instead, where desired, using any other form of
roughening of the table on each side of the slot e, to enable the screw head to
take such a firm hold on the table as to prevent the latter from slipping past the
inner or under face of the screw head when the screw is driven home, to secure
the bead from movement out of the position to which it may have been adjusted.
Whatever the form of roughening of the table may be, it is preferably made so as
to extend over only a part of the table adjoining the slot e, so that the head of
the screw will barely or quite cover and conceal it.
The body part E, I prefer to make of drawn metal by the use of suitably shaped
dies adapted to draw it to the shape shown and described, with the table or
bottom E made thicker than the sides, and the ribs el el formed of the drawn
metal projecting out from the sides, without any corresponding notches or off-
sets from the inside of the body part, the interior of the side walls of which are,
preferably, left plain, as shown.
In forming the body part E, a cup is first formed from a piece of metal, and
this cup is then drawn out by properly shaped dies to leave the thick bottom and
draw the sides out thin, at the same time forming on them the ribs e e¹ and the
lip or flange e².
The surplus metal is then cut off from the lip or flange, and the slot e is cut
in the bottom, the roughening or corrugating of the upper face of the bottom
being produced either during the drawing operation, when the slot is being cut,
or afterwards, as desired.
While I prefer to make the rib or ribs et e¹ on the outside of the body part of
my fastener of the shape shown in Figures 2 to 6, inclusive, of the drawings,
and hereinbefore described, I contemplate making them, instead, where desired,
of the form shown in Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings, that is, V-shaped in cross
section but made tapering from their upper to their lower ends.
With the body part of my bead fastener made tapering as shown and described,
and the ribs el el having their outer edges following the taper of the body part
sides, but their main portions of the same width with sharp pointed lower ends,
or being made to taper from their upper to their lower ends, my fastener is well
adapted to always fit and be properly seated in the hole made for it in the bead,
notwithstanding such variations in the bead holes, as arise from variations in
the action of different forms of boring bits, or in the nature of the wood of the
bead, and the ribs e¹ e¹ will always be so projected into the sides of the holes in
the bead, as to securely prevent the body part of the fastener from any turning
to take its slot e out of proper position transverse to the bead.
The walls of the body part being of metal drawn upward from the bottom part,
can be made very thin and still be able to stand all the strain brought upon them
by the screwing in of the fastening screw, as such strain is in the direction of
the fibre of the metal.
The ribs ele serve well as stiffeners, to prevent, any tendency of the thin walls
to bend inward under the pressure of the surrounding wood of the bead upon
them.
The flange or lip drawn upon the upper edge of the body part can be made
quite thin, so that when seated against the outer face of the head, it will not pro-
ject so as to catch dust, and will not offer any obstruction to the insertion or
removal of screen frames in the ordinary well known way.
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:-
1. A device for use in adjustable fasteners for window beads, consisting of a
cup-shaped body drawn from metal with its sides provided with one or more
external longitudinally extending ribs, an annular flange or lip extending
around it, and a slot in its bottom, substantially as and for the purpose described.

page_text: 2. A device for use in adjustable fasteners for window beads, consisting of a
tapering cup-shaped body drawn from a piece of metal, so as to leave a flat table
at its bottom and form the upwardly extending sides with one or more longitu-
dinally extending ribs on their outer side, and the outwardly extending flange or
lip around the upper edge of the body, and the table at the bottom of the latter
having a transverse slot, substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. Å device for use in adjustable fasteners for window beads, consisting of a
cup-shaped body drawn from a piece of metal; and having a thick slotted bottom,
and its sides made thinner than such bottom and provided with one or more
external, longitudinally extending ribs, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
4. A device for use in adjustable fasteners for window beads, consisting of a
cup-shaped tapering body drawn from a single piece of metal, and having a thick
slotted table at its bottom, and its sides made thinner than such bottom, and pro-
vided with external longitudinally extending ribs, substantially as and for the
purpose described.
5. A device for use in adjustable fasteners for window beads, consisting of a
cup-shaped tapering body with a thick slotted table at its bottom, such body
being drawn from a piece of metal so that its sides are thinner than the bottom
table, and are provided with one or more external longitudinally extending ribs
and with an annular outwardly extending flange around the upper edge of such
sides, substantially as and for the purpose described.
6. A device for use in adjustable fasteners for window beads, having a cup-
shaped body, a slotted table, and one or more external longitudinally extending
ribs each having its lower ends tapered abruptly to provide a short sharp point,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
7. A device for use in adjustable fasteners for window beads having a cup-
shaped body, an outwardly extending lip or flange around its edge, a slotted
table, and one or more external, longitudinally extending ribs each having its
main portions substantially uniform in width, and its lower end tapered to form
a sharp wood-penetrating point thereon, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
8. A device for use in adjustable fasteners for window beads having a cup-
shaped body with a slotted table, an outwardly projecting lip or flange, and one or
more external, longitudinally extending ribs V-shaped in cross section, each
having its sides at or near its lower end inclined inward towards each other, to
form a sharp, tapering point, substantially as and for the purpose described.
9. A device for use in adjustable fasteners for window beads having a cup-
shaped body with a lip or flange around its edge, a slotted table, and two
external, longitudinally extending ribs diametrically opposite each other in a
plane transverse to the slot and each having all but its lower end substantially
uniform in width, and its lower end only made tapering to produce a sharp wood
penetrating point, substantially as and for the purpose described.
10. A device for use in adjustable fasteners for window beads, having a cup-
shaped body with its bottom slotted and roughened on its inner or upper face
adjoining the slot, substantially as and for the purpose described.
11. A device for use in adjustable fasteners for window beads, having a cup-
shaped body with slotted bottom, and the face of such bottom within the cup-
shaped body provided with corrugations, the ribs of which run in a direction
transverse to the slot in the bottom, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
12. In an adjustable fastener for window beads, in combination with the bead
provided with a hole and the frame or casing to which such bead is to be adjust-
ably fastened, a cup-shaped piece seated in the hole in the bead, having a taper-
ing body with a thick slotted bottom, and its sides made thinner than such
bottom, provided with one or more external longitudinally extending ribs, and
with an outwardly extending lip or flange, and headed device having its shank

page_text: passing through the slot in the bottom of the body and into the frame or casing,
and a head to engage the upper or outer side of the body bottom, substantially as
and for the purpose described.
13. In an adjustable fastener for window beads, in combination with the bead
and the, casing or frame to which it is to be adjustably fastened, a cup-shaped
piece seated in a hole in 'the bead, having its bottom slotted and roughened, and
a headed device with shank passing through the slot in the bottom of the cup-
shaped piece, and into the casing or frame, and having a head engaging the
roughened face of the bottom of such piece, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
14. In an adjustable fastener for window beads, in combination with the bead
and the casing or frame to which the bead is to be adjustably fastened, a cup-
shaped body seated in a hole in the bead, and having its bottom slotted and pro-
vided with corrugations adjoining the slot, and running in a direction transverse
to the slot, and a screw passing through the slot in the bottom of the body and
into the casing or frame and having its head engaging the corrugated surface of
the body bottom, substantially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this 6th day of May 1898.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.