SECURING OR FASTENING OF WINDOW SASHES
Year: 1884

page_text: I HENRY AUGUSTUS WILLIAMS 37 Gurney Road Leytonstone Road, Stratford
Essex Clerk in a Public Company do hereby declare the nature of said invention
for SECURING OR FASTENING OF WINDOW SASHES to be as follows:-
No 1 Front view of fastening shewing the projecting Tooth A and Ring or
Lever riveted on a piece of metal C working in sockets at the back of the
fastening.
N° 2 Back view of the fastening shewing the sockets B in which the pieco of
metal C works acting on the spring to which the tooth A is riveted, shewing the
position of the perforations for tooth A and shank of the ring to pass through.
No 3-Back view of the fastening shewing the piece of metal C working in the
sockets and back of the Spring to which is riveted the tooth A and screwed or
riveted at the bottom of the plate.
N° 4 Section of Rack which is let in and screwed on the inner side of the Bead
of the sash facing the tooth A of the fastening and sash frame.
N° 5 Front view of Rack.
N° 6-View of Spring with Tooth A riveted on the top.
N° 7-The piece of Metal C with circular ends to work in sockets B.
N° 8-The Ring with the shank riveted to the piece of metal C.
N° 9-Section of fastening shewing the position of the Ring and Spring with the
tooth A projecting through and acting on the rack, thereby preventing the sash
frame from being raised.
N° 10-Section of fastening shewing the position of the ring and piece of
Metal C forcing the Spring and tooth A back from the rack, thereby releasing the
sash frame and allowing it to be raised any height-by pressing the ring down to
its original position the sash frame is fixed to that particular height and when not
required to be open can be pulled down without touching the fastening and thereby
secured.
N° 11-View of Sash frame shewing the positions of fastening on the sash, and
the Rack let into the Bead of the frame shewn by the dotted lines = = = ==
I claim as my Invention the particular mode of action of my fastening but do
not confine myself to any shape or form in construction.
Dated this 13th day of August 1884.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I HENRY AUGUSTUS WILLIAMS 37 Gurney Road Stratford in the County of
Essex, Clerk in a Public Company do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for AN IMPROVED WINDOW SASH FASTENER and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
N° 1-Front view of the fastening shewing the projecting Tooth A and Ring or
lever rivited on a piece of metal C working in sockets at the back of the
fastening.
No 2 Back view of the fastening shewing the sockets B in which the piece of
metal C works acting on the spring to which the tooth A is rivited shewing the
position of the perforations for the tooth A and shank of the ring to pass through.
N° 3-Back view of the fastening shewing the piece of metal C working in the
sockets and back of the spring to which is rivited the tooth A and screwed or
rivited at the bottom of the plate.
N° 4-Section of the Rack which is let in and screwed on the inner side of the
Bead of the window frame facing the tooth A of the fastening and sash frame.
N° 5 Front view of the rack.
N 6 View of the Spring with the tooth A rivited on the top.
N° 7-The piece of metal or lever C with circular ends to work in the
sockets B.
N° 8 The ring with the shank rivited to the piece of metal or lever C.
N° 9 Section of the fastening shewing the position of the ring and spring with
the tooth A projecting through and acting on the rack thereby preventing the sash
frame being raised.
N° 10-Section of the fastening shewing the position of the ring and piece of
metal or lever C forcing the spring and tooth A back from the rack thereby
releasing the sash frame and allowing it to be raised any height, by pressing the
ring down to its original position the sash frame is fixed to that particular height
and when not required to be open can be pulled down without touching the
fastening and thereby secured.*
N° 11 View of the Window frame showing the position of the fastening on
the sash frame and the rack let into the bead of the window frame by dotted
lino
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
1-The Rack let into or attached to the bead or frame of the window.
2-The Tooth A attached to the spring acting on the rack in the bead or frame
of the window.
3-The mode or action of forcing back the Tooth A attached to the spring from
the rack as shown in N° 9 and 10.
Dated this 24th day of February 1885.