IMPROVED MEANS FOR ADJUSTING AND FASTENING WINDOWS WITHOUT SASH WEIGHTS AND CORDS
Year: 1885

page_text: EDWARD PRINCE 129 Lichfield Street Walsall Staffordshire Superintendent of
Assurance Agents do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVED
MEANS FOR ADJUSTING AND FASTENING WINDOWS WITHOUT SASH WEIGHTS AND
CORDS to be as follows:-
My Invention consists firstly in a machine with coil springs or spring and wheel
or wheels with suitable pattern of casting to fit various, windows, frames, or sash,
the coil spring to be fitted to wheel and casting so that said spring will work like
the spring of a clock; the wheel to be of suitable pitch to work in a rack fixed to
the sides of window frames or sash frame; or without rack when a friction wheel
or pulley to work against sash.
My Invention consists further as a window fastener the wheel herein mentioned
will be shaped to allow a boss on one side, into which a clutch will fit-this clutch
to be attached to the end of a spindle or pin, the other end of pin or spindle to be
screwed and so arrainged as to project behond sash frame-on this screwed end a nut
of suitable shape and size will work-said nut to be so fitted like the knob of a
door free to turn at will-the nut or knob to be chambered out to allow the screw
pin liberty to move backward and forward; when the aforesaid clutch is screwed
home againt the wheel or boss, the window will then be held fast, when the
aforesaid clutch or pin is screwed back the wheel becomes free and allows the
window to be closed or opened at will.
My Invention further consists of an improvement in closing and holding at any
possition the windows of railway carriages and other vehicles.
In both these arraingments hereinbefore described, the downward movement
of the window will wind up the springs and when the windows are closed and the
clutch screwed home-this aforesaid invention becomes a theif proof window
fastener, by the adjustment, of aforesaid clutch a window can be adjusted to keep
open at any point desired.
Datad 5 of
1007

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Improved Means for Adjusting and Fastening Windows.
⚫ EDWARD PRINCE 129 Lichfield Street Walsall Staffordshire,, Superintendent of
Assurance Agents do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVED
MEANS FOR ADJUSTING AND FASTENING WINDOWS WITHOUT SASH WEIGHTS AND
CORDS, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement to be as follows:-
My Invention consists firstly in a machine with coil springs or spring and wheel
or wheels with suitable pattern of casting to fit various window frames or sash,
The coil spring to be fitted to wheel and casting so that said spring will work like
the spring of a clock.
The wheel to be of suitable pitch to work in a rack fixed to the sides, of window
frames or sash frames, or without rack when a friction wheel or pulley to be
work against sash.
My Invention consists further as a window fastener, the wheel herein mentioned
will be shaped to allow a boss on one side into which a clutch will fit, this clutch.
to be attached to the end of a spindle or pin, the other end of pin or spindle to be
screwed and so arranged as to project behond sash frame, on this screwed end a
nut of suitable shape and size will work, said nut to be so fitted like the knob of
a door free to turn at will, the nut or knob to be chambered out to allow the screw
pin liberty to move backward and forward, when the aforesaid clutch is screwed
home against the wheel or boss the window will be held fast, when the aforesaid
clutch or pin is screwed back the wheel becomes free and allows the window to be
closed or opened at will.
My Invention further consists of an improvement in closing and holding at any
possition the windows of railway carriages and other vehicles.
In both these arrangements herein before described, the downward movement of
the window will wind up the springs, and when the windows are closed and the
clutch screwed home, this aforesaid invention becomes a theif proof window
fastener, by adjustment of aforesaid clutch a window 'can be adjusted to keep open
at any point desired.
DISCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Figure 1, represents an elevation of window sashes showing possition of
wheels. C¹, C, and C2, C3, A, and B, are top and bottom sashes, B₁, meeting rail.
Figure 2, a sectional plan of same fitted with the apparatus according to my
invention, A', and B¹, meeting rails.
Figure 3, an elevation partly in section of window sash, rack and wheel and
stile, A, F, window sash.
Figure 4, side elevation of casting or bracket and wheel showing slot c for
screw pin or clutch to pass through.
Figure 5, plan of figure 4.
Figure 6, back of same showing arrangement for fastening or locking windows,
A, bracket, C wheel, B, boss on which spring is fixed, D, screw pin or clutch,
E, knob or nut.
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page_text: My invention consists in providing the sides of the sashes A, and B, with
toothed racks, these toothed racks are made of suitable strips of brass or other
malleable metal, rolled or pressed to pitch required, or cast to pattern required
from brass or other metal; these toothed racks gear into there respective wheels
or pinions C¹, C³, and C2, C3, these pinions or wheels run loose on pins or studs,
screwed, or otherwise fitted to casting or brackets, wheels, figure 2: shows bosses
on which springs like figure 7, are fixed when in working order, one end of said
spring is fastened or held by a pin or screw to aforesaid bosses E'; E', and E², E²,
and B, B; figures 5, and 6, and the other end of spring is fixed or held to casting
or bracket at D, figures 3, and 4.
At figure 2, D', D2, shows nut or knob fixed to window frame or stile and
connected to screw pin or clutch, the aforesaid screw pin or clutch or clutch locks
wheel C, C, and C, C2, as also shown at D, and B figure 6 the screwing or
fastening of sashes A, and B, is effected according to my invention by the turning
of knob or nut D₁, D³, and E figures 2, and 6, respectively, or equivalent devises.
Aforesaid knob or nut is held in possition by screws or other fittings to window
frames or stiles at F, figure 6; and said knob or nut turns at will or screw pin or
clutch D, figure 6; aforesaid boss is so shaped to allow end of screw pin to fit and
lock aforesaid wheel at C, figure 3, one end of aforesaid screw pin is made to pass
freely in slot c, figure 4, by the means of this devise wheels or pinions C¹, C¹,
and C, C, can be locked in any possition of sashes desired either when opened or
closed.
My invention further consists in useing when necessary springs and wheels
respectively fixed, on one side of windows only, and so arrangeing the opposite sido
of sashes, with a runner on wheel and rack, the object of this devise when springs
are applied to one side of sashes, is to keep the opposite side of sashes from binding
against the stile when windows are opened or closed.
My invention further consists in being adaptable to all sliding windows of any
description, and also for windows of railway carriage doors or other vehicles and
the like.
By the use of my invention the ordinary sash weights, and cord, and pulleys,
and sash fasteners, are rendered unnecessary; and opening of sashes from the
outside when same are locked by my devise is rendered practicable impossible; the
aforesaid sashes can be adjusted to any desired point, and my adjuster will raise a
sash of any required weight, as there is no limit to spring capacity.
Having now perticularly described and assertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it to be
understood, I do not limit myself to any precise details, herein before described,
and allustrated in accompanying drawing; as the same may be varied without
departing from the nature of my invention, I declare that what I claim is
(1.) In sliding window sashes in which springs; wheels, and racks are employed
for supporting and working the same.
(2) Locking window sashes supported by fittings of the type herein described
by ineans of a screw pin and knob or nut herein described and shown in drawings
hereto annexed.
(3.) The geneal combination and arrangement of parts for raising and lowering
and secureing sliding window sashes herein before described.