Improvements in Draught, Dust, and Weather Excluders for Doors and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 10th May, 1899 - Accepted, 17th June, 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Draught, Dust, and Weather Excluders for Doors
and the like.
We, HENRY BAILEY, of Wheatley Lane, near Burnley, in the County of Lan-
caster, Farmer, and WILLIAM BAILEY, of Mount Roscoe, Auckland, New Zealand,
Timber Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to draught, dust, and weather excluders for doors
and the like. To the jamb of the door post, we fix an inclined projection.
the bottom or cross rail of the door, we fix a two armed pivotted lever, so dis-
posed that it is capable of mounting the nose of the projection when the door
is being closed after the manner of a door latch. That end of the lever nearest
the inclined projection is preferably shorter than the other, and works in a
staple or slotted bracket fixed to the bottom cross rail of the door, so as to hold
the said lever rigidly in position, when the same is mounting the inclined pro-
jection as aforesaid.
The other extremity of the said lever is rivetted to a short bar of metal at
right angles, or formed therewith in one piece, and to this the weather board is
attached. The short bar passes through a staple.
When the door is open, the weather board is raised from the floor by the
pressure of a blade spring fixed to the pivot of the said lever, and exerting an
upward pressure on a small stud on the lever near its junction with the short
bar.
A spiral spring may be substituted for the blade spring.
When the door is being closed, the short extremity of the said lever mounts
the inclined projection, thereby depressing its other end, and bringing the
weather board flush with the floor of the room.
The weather board may be lined with rubber to prevent the ingress of draughts,
dust or rain between the face of the door, and the weather board.
Dated this 10th day of August 1898.
RICHMOND & Co.,
Chartered Patent Agents, 12, Standish Street, Burnley.
Improvements in Draught, Dust and Weather Excluders for Doors
and the like.
We, HENRY BAILEY, of Wheatley Lane, near Burnley, in the County of Lan-
caster, Farmer, and WILLIAM BAILEY, of Mount Roscoe, Auckland, New Zealand,
Timber Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
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page_text: manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to draught, dust, and weather excluders for doors
and the like. To the jamb of the door post, we fix an inclined projection. On
the bottom or cross rail of the door, we fix a two arm pivotted lever, so dis-
posed that it is capable of mounting the nose of the projection when the door
is being closed after the manner of a door latch. That end of the lever nearest
the inclined projection is preferably shorter than the other, and works in a
staple or slotted bracket fixed to the bottom cross rail of the door, so as to hold
the said lever rigidly in position, when the same is mounting the inclined pro-
jection as aforesaid.
The other extremity of the said lever is rivetted to a short bar of metal at
right angles, or formed therewith in one piece, and to this the weather board is
attached. The short bar passes through a staple.
When the door is open, the weather board is raised from the floor by the
pressure of a blade spring fixed to the pivot of the said lever, and exerting an
upward pressure on a small stud on the lever near its junction with the short bar.
A spiral spring may be substituted for the blade spring.
When the door is being closed, the short extremity of the said lever mounts
the inclined projection, thereby depressing its other end, and bringing the
weather board flush with the floor of the room.
The weather board may be lined with rubber or other suitable material to
prevent the ingress of draughts, dust or rain between the face of the door, and
the weatherboard.
In the accompanying drawings, A is a door fitted with our improved draught,
dust and weather excluder. B is the jamb of the door, to which is fixed the
inclined projection C.
Dis the said lever pivotted on a stud E carried by a bracket F fixed to the
door. The said lever is provided with additional holes for adjustment. One
end of the said lever passes through the staple G, and is so disposed as to mount
the inclined projection C fixed to the jamb, when the door is closed. The other
end of the said lever is thereby depressed, and depresses the short bar or rod H
formed with a cross piece K, to which the weather board J is screwed. The short
bar or rod I passes through a staple L fixed by screws to the door, and is pro-
vided with a cast or fixed stud, which moves in the slot M in the lever D, whereby
the latter is allowed free movement. The rod H may be shortened or lengthened
as required to suit circumstances.
By the movement described, the weather board comes flush with the floor
of the room as indicated in the drawing, and the entrance of draughts etc. is
not permitted.
When the door is being opened, the blade spring N bolted to the bracket F
raises the said lever D, and withdraws the weather board out of the way. The
weather board may move in suitable guides.
A spiral spring may be substituted for the blade spring.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
The improved arrangement and construction of draught, dust and weather
excluders, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 8th day of May 1899.
RICHMOND & Co.,
Chartered Patent Agents, 12, Standish Street, Burnley.