IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR SECURING WINDOW SASHES IN A CLOSED OR PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION
Year: 1885

page_text: a Closed or Partially Open Position.
EDWARD FREDRICK HAYNES and THOMAS FRANCIS FORD, both of 48 & 49
Northampton st. Birmingham, Die Sinkers and Stampers, and JOHN KEATLEY
Victoria Road Aston Merchants Clerk do hereby declare the nature of John
Keatley's invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR SECURING WINDOW
SASHES IN A CLOSED OR PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION to be as follows:-
To be in 2 parts No 1 and 2. N° 1 is a plate say 6 or 7 inches long or longer
with holes up the center. To be fastned on the side, of the top sash ;frame, just
above the sash or inside of window.
N° 2. is a plate fixed on top of the sash, on the bottom sash frame, to come
opposite plate N° 1. on top sash frame. On this plate is fastned a catch to work
by a spring, the spring to force catch into holes on plate N° 1 and so locking the
frame's together-Supposing the window to be opened 5 or 6 inches and the catch
was in its place in hole on plate I, it could not be opened any wider, from the out-
side. It could be shut down any distance and lock itsself whereever left, or shut
close, when it would lock itsself and could not be opened from the outside.

page_text: a Closed or Partially Open Position.
EDWARD FREDRICK HAYNES and THOMAS FRANCIS FORD, both of 48 & 49
Northampton st. Birmingham Die Sinkers & Stampers, and JOHN KEATLEY Victoria
Road Aston, Merchants Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of John Keatleys
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENERS FOR SECURING WINDOW SASHES IN
A CLOSED OR PARTIALLY OPEN POSITION and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following.
statement :-
To be in two parts, numbered 1 and 2. N° 1 is a plate 7 inches long or longer,
with holes up the center, to be fastened on the side of the top sash frame-just
above the sash on inside of window.
N° 2 is a plate fixed on top of sash, on the bottom sash frame, to come opposite
plate No 1 on top sash frame. On the plate No 2 is fastened a catch marked A to
work by a spring marked B. The spring to force catch A into holes on plate N° 1
and so locking the frames together.
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:
1. Supposing the window to be opened 5 or 6 inches and the catch A, was in its
place in a hole on plate No 1, it could not be opened any wider from the outside,
but could be shut down any distance from the outside as well as the inside and
lock itsself whereever left, or shut close, when it would lock itsself, and could
not be opened from the outside, and could only be opened inside by lifting catch A
out of hole in plate N° 1.
2. The advantage we claim for this fastener is, being able to open the window
6 inches or more for ventilation, and yet have it locked, so that it cannot be opened
any wider from without, but can be closed any distance and lock itsself at every
of an inch untill shut close, when it locks itsself, and can only be opened from
the inside:
3. The action is so simple, the catch A only wants lifting back when opening
window and does not want to be toutched again to lock it, but will lock itsself,
whereever the window is left either open or shut.
1000