improvements in window Fastenings.
Year: 1897

page_text: improvements in window Fastenings.
I, JANE OLIVER, Married Woman, of 200, Mount Pleasant, Throckley, Newburn-
on-Tyne, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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This invention relates to a simple device to prevent window sashes and case-
ments from rattling in the wind, and which is especially adapted for use in sick
rooms, hospital wards, and the like.
In carrying out this invention a plate of metal is screwed at each of its ends
to any convenient part of the frame of the window and near to the sash. The
said plate is bent outwards in its middle so as to stand away from the frame. In
the centre of the aforesaid plate is formed a screw threaded perforation through
which works a screwbolt having a suitable head at its outer end and a disc plate
at its inner end. The whole device is so placed as to admit of the screw bolt
being pressed tightly against the sash jamming it against the frame or against
the other sash and so preventing all movement of the sashes.
Dated this 21st day of December 1897.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
7, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant,
I, JANE OLIVER, Married Woman, of 200, Mount Pleasant, Throckley, Newburn-
on-Tyne, 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:-
This invention relates to a simple device to prevent window sashes and case-
ments from rattling in the wind, which is especially adapted for use in sick
rooms, hospital wards, and the like.
In carrying out this invention a plate of metal is screwed at each of its ends
to any convenient part of the frame of the window and near to the sash. The
said plate is bent outwards in its middle so as to stand away from the frame. In
the centre of the aforesaid plate is formed a screw threaded perforation through
which works a screw bolt having a suitable head at its outer end and a disc plate
at its inner end. The whole device is so placed as to admit of the screw bolt
being pressed tightly against the sash jamming it against the frame or against
the other sash and so preventing all movement of the sashes.

page_text: In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had
to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 is an elevation of the
arrangement as applied to windows, and Fig. 2 a plan of the same.
A is the metal plate screwed to the side of the sash frame. This plate projects
out from the frame in an arched manner and at the middle it is provided with a
cylindrical boss a. This boss is formed with a tapped hole which is adapted to
receive the screw bolt or spindle B. This spindle is provided with the small
handle by which it can be turned screwing it down or unscrewing it.
On the end of the spindle the disc C is fixed which is adapted to bear against
the sash D when the fastener is applied.
To fix the sashes together the spindle is screwed in causing the disc to press
firmly on the adjacent sash. This causes the sash to be bound against the second
sash and presses the latter against the opposite side of the frame so that there is
no danger of any rattling.
I prefer to fix this device at about the the middle of the window so as to bear on
the sash close to the meeting rail. The device is also applicable to doors and the
like and affords a secure fastening.
In this case, the part A is arranged on the door frame and the screw B presses
the door either against the projecting portion of the frame or presses the bolt
of the lock against the lock casing according to the side on which the device is
arranged.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
(1) An improved fastening for windows and the like con sting of a plate fixed
on the frame, a screwed socket on the said plate, a screwed bolt or spindle fitting
in the socket and a disc on the end of the spindle bearing against the sash,
substantially as and for the purposes specified.
(2) The improved fastening for windows and the like, consisting of the plate A,
the boss a, the screwed spindle B provided with a handle and the disc D on the
end of the said spindle adapted to bear against the sash and bind the two sashes
together, substantially as described and shown and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 23rd day of February 1898.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.