Improvements in Fasteners for Windows, Doors, Gates, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners for Windows, Doors, Gates, and the like.
I, WILLIAM PEEL, of Cobbler's Hill, Birstall, near Leeds, in the County of
York, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows;
The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective window, door,
gate, or other fastener which is burglar-proof and can be fastened or unfastened
with one hand, and which draws the sashes together so preventing rattling.
My fastener consists of two boxes or cases, one on each sash bar or like part,
the inner box carrying a slide, the end of which is inclined and tapers, and has
a catch or notch on its side.
This catch end passes into the box on the outer sash, and engages with a spring
catch therein, with which it automatically engages when pushed forwards. The
spring catch can be released or pulled back by hand by means of a button and
washer on the top of the box and a slot therein.
The mechanism is simple and is protected from the weather.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
I, WILLIAM PEEL, of Cobbler's Hill, Birstall, near Leeds, in the County of
York, Gentleman, 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:—
The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective window, door,
gate, or other fastener which is burglar-proof and can be fastened or unfastened
with one hand, and which draws the sashes or the like parts together and so
mattling

page_text: one on each sash bar or the like part. The inner box A carries a slide or bolt C,
the end D of which is inclined or tapered and has a catch or notch E on one side.
The other end of the slide or bolt C has a handle or knob F, of any suitable
form. The said end D of the slide passes into the box B on the outer sash M
or the like part, so that on the handle F being pushed forward the catch E auto-
matically engages with a sliding spring catch G within the box B. The said
sliding catch G is retained in contact with the catch or notch E by a spring H,
which is fixed within the box B so as to bear against the back of the sliding
catch G. The catches are released by means of a button or knob K, which is
connected to the sliding catch G and works in a slot L in the top of the box
or casing B. On the catch E being released, the slide or bolt C is forced back
(so as to be clear of the box B and sash M or the like part) by means of a
spring N bearing against a shoulder P on the slide within the box A.
A pro-
jection R is provided on the under side of the slide C to prevent the said slide
being forced out of the box A. The springs H and N may be of blade, spiral,
or any other suitable form, and the slide or bolt C is preferably flat, but may
be round or of any other suitable form.
The mechanism, being enclosed within the boxes A and B, is protected from
the weather, and is not liable to get out of order. Also it can only be operated
from inside the room.
my said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
In a fastener for windows, doors, and the like, the employment of two boxes
or cases, one of the said boxes or cases containing a sliding spring catch with
an external releasing knob, and the other carrying a slide or bolt terminating in
a catch which engages with the aforesaid sliding spring catch, substantially as,
and for the purposes, shown and described.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.