Improvements in Window Fittings.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 14th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 6th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Window Fittings.
FREDERIC HITCHмOUGH Joiner 102 Wavertree Road Liverpool I do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a stud and hook, to facilitate swiveling or removeing
sashes, for cleaning, or any other purpose, and is used in conection with my
improved sashes and frames, and is an improvement on the nut screws, and hooks
and eyes, described in the Specification No. 1890, the studs is to secure the
beads and parting slips to the sash frame, and are made in the following manner,
the stud is similar to a wood screw, but instead of a thread a nib is cast on each
side at the end, the head is rebated and fits into a plate, the sholder of the rebate
fits against the back side of the plate, clips are riveted over the head on the back
side of plate, and forms a socket for the head, a plate with an oblong slot is screwed
on the sash frame (the stud being first fitted in the bead) the end of the stud is
inserted in the slot, and by turning the stud a quarter round the nibs engage behind
the plate, and secures the bead to the frame, the hooks are made of No. 14 gage,
brass steel or iron wire, two pieces of wire, ten inches long, are bent in the
middle double, placed side by side and twisted two inches up similar to a rope, and
again bent to form a hook, the ends of the wire that remain untwisted forms a
receptacle for the cord, and being lapped round with wire, secures the hook to the
cord, an inch and half No. 12 wood screw is screwed into the centre of the sash
stile into the grove for the cord, the wire hook is hooked on to this screw, which
forms a swivel attachment, by this arrangement, the beads and parting slips can be
removed in a few secconds and the sashes turned inwards for cleaning, or taken out
for any other purpose.
Dated this 1st day of December 1894.
Improvements in Window Fittings.
FREDERIC HITCHмOUGH 102 Wavertree Road Liverpool Joiner 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 :-
These improved fittings are studs, and hooks, to facilitate the swiveling of sashes
to clean the outside, or removing them entirely if desired, and are used in connection
with my improved sashes and frames, and is an improvement on the nut screws,
and hooks and eyes, described in the Specification No. 1893 the studs are to
secure the beads and parting slips to the sash frame, and are made in the following
manner, the stud is similar to a screw, but instead of a thread, a nib is cast on each
side at the end, the head of the stud is similar to the head of a wood screw, and
fits into a plate screwed on the face of bead, and is rabated the sholder of the
rabate fits against the back side of the plate clips are revited on the back of plate
behind the head and forms a socket for the head, the stud is fitted in the bead and
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page_text: the plate screwed on the face, the nib end of the stud is inserted into the slotted
plate that is screwed on the frame, and by giving the stud a quarter turn with a
screwdriver the nib engages behind the plate, and secures the bead to the frame.
So that my invention may be better understood I refer to the accompanying sheet
of drawings.
Fig. 1 is slotted plate to screw on sash frame.
Fig. 2 face plate to screw on bead.
Fig. 3 showing bead and pulley stile cut through stud verticaly as in position.
a pulley stile, b bead, c slotted plate d face plate, stud, F clips behind head of
stud, Fig. 4, showing stud cut through horizontally a pulley stile, b bead, c slotted
plate, d face plate, E stud, G inside lineing H nib on end of stud.
Hooks the hooks are made of No. 14 gage brass steel or iron wire, two pieces
of wire 10 in. long sharpened at the ends are bent double, placed side by side and
twisted from the doubled ends 24 in. up similar to a rope, the twisted end is again
bent 1 in. from the end to form a hook the four ends that remain untwisted forms
a receptacle for the cord, the ends being bent of an inch inwards, are forced into
the cord and wrapped round with wire which secures the hook to the cord, an 1 in.
No. 12 wood screw is screwed into the middle of the sash stile in the groove for
the cord, the wire hook is hooked on to this screw, which acts as a pivot for the
sashes to swivel on, so that the cords may clear the grooves in the sash stiles, a
piece is cut out of the stiles of the top sash in. thick from the pivot to the top
and from the grooves to the outside, a similar piece is cut out of the stiles of the
bottom sash from the pivot 6 in. up to clear the book. When the window is going
to be cleaned, the heads of the studs are all turned a quarter round, the grooves
being fixed upright, which denotes that the nibs at the ends will clear the slots, the
inside beads are removed, the bottom sash drawn forward the cords freed from the
grooves, the sash drawn down, the cords being adjusted to allow the sash to fall
almost horizontal and hold it in that position, the bottom rail of sash resting on the
window cill, the parting slips are removed and the top sash drawn down and
swiveled inwards resting flat on the bottom sash, in this position they are easily
cleaned outside and returned to their fixed position.
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. Studs and slotted plates, to fix beads and parting slips to the sash frame.
2nd. Hooks made of wire to attach the cords to the sashes.
3rd. The fixing of a screw in the sash stile to form a pivot for sashes to
swivel on.
All as hereinbefore specified.
Dated this 13th day of February 1895