WINDOW SASHES, THAT FOLD HORIZONTALLY INWARDS, AND COMPLETELY REVERSE that
Year: 1885

page_text: JOHN CARTER, (Patentee) 66 Beaufort Street, Chelsea, S.W., London, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for WINDOW SASHES, THAT FOLD HORIZONTALLY
INWARDS, AND COMPLETELY REVERSE, to be as follows:-
The window when shut has the ordinary appearance, without cords, weights, or
boxes. At the lower part of stiles of sashes, I have a bracket, of brass, or iron,.
screwed to it, and a screw, passing through the same, into the window frame,
which forms the fulcrum, on which the sashes. evolve or turn and the sashes are
completely reversed, when opened and let down for cleaning, painting, or repairing.
The upper sash has a latch on the top rail, which latches into the window frame,
and is opened & shut by a line; when open, it is retained in its place by a jointed
spreader with hook, or hook & chain, on each side. The lower sash has a latch on
each side, or bolt, at the upper part of stiles; and when open for ventilation, is
retained in its place, the same way as the upper sash. The hooks chains &
spreaders, can be completely out of sight when the window is closed. The upper
sash shuts against the outer bead, there is not any middle bead. The lower sash,
shuts close against the top sash, and against the woodwork, that fills up the space
under the top sash; which is usually the slide to the upper sash.
JOHN CARTER.
Window Sashes that Fold Horizontally Inwards.
JOHN CARTER, Patentee, late of 66 Beaufort Street, S.W. now of 2 Manor
Street Chelsea Loudon S.W. I do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
OPENING & CLOSING WINDOWS, FOR CLEANING INSIDE THE BUILDING, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in aud by the following statement:—
Take a small ordinary vertical sliding window, remove the middle beading
entirely, fill up the space or slide, under the top sash, so that the bottom sash, can

page_text: shut close against the top sash; screw on the brackets, one on each bottom inner
corner, or side of sashes, just above the lower sash, and inner bottom bead, not
quite toutching them, as in drawing (fig. 1); or quite at the bottom, 'at side,' if
required out of sight, I next pass a screw, or screw bolt, through each bracket, into
the window frame; remove the inner beading, except at the bottom; the bottom
sash will then fold down, without any alteration, except rounding off the bottom
outer corners, to allow it to pass the outer beading. The top sash will require
easing on the top rail, and the bottom outer corners rounding off to allow it to pass
the outer bending, and it will fold over the lower sash (fig's. 2), for cleaning the
outside, painting, repairing, or ventilating. When the window is open for moderate
ventilation, the sashes incline inwards, and are supported by guards (fig's. 3), or
chains, (figs. 4) and retained in their place, if exposed to wind, from the inside of
the building,' by the hanging buttons (figs. 5), and also fastened by the hanging
button (fig's. 6), which fasten into sloping slots, in the window frame (figs. 7), and
holds the sash, closed, very securely, and it cannot be shook, or made to rattle.
For large high windows, I have on the upper sash top rail, one or two latches
(figs. 8), which fasten into the upper part of the window frame, and the window is
opened by a cord or cords (fig's. 9), and shut by a cord (fig's. 10). This cord passes
through the window frame (fig's. 11), and running over pullies in its course
(fig's. 12), to the outer part of frame, and over a pulley (fig. 13), and is fastened to
a ring (fig. 14). On the lower sash I have a latch (fig. 15), or hanging button and
slot, on each side as previously described (fig's. 6 & 7). The sashes are supported
when open, by the guards (fig's. 3), or chains (fig's. 4), previously described.
Fig. (16) is the guard, full size, the dotted lines show the possition of guard when
held open to allow the window to fold inwards; for cleaning, painting, repairing,
or ventilation; this guard will not remain open without being held open, its whole
weight, with weight of knob, having a tendancy to close, (fig. 17) is a side view of
the guard open & cranked for the lower sash; showing bevel; and it is also full
size. (Fig. 18) is a hanging button with ridge on back & its under plate, full size.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be perforined, I declare that what
I claim, is
1st The manner in which ordinary sashes are made to fold by bracket hinge, as
described, and set forth in drawing.
2ndly The guards, and chain supports, as in drawing.
3rdly The fastenings as described and shown in drawing.
4thly The method of opening & closing windows as described and set forth in
drawing.
Th Ja of 1000