A-New-or-Improved Combined "Sash Grip and Safety Girdle," or device, for the prevention of accidents arising from Window Cleaning.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 15th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 18th Dec., 1897
A-New-or-Improved Combined "Sash Grip and Safety Girdle," or
device, for the prevention of accidents arising from Window
Cleaning.
I WILLIAM EDGAR Fox of No 174 Gt College St Camden Town, London,
NW in the City and County of London Stationer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved combined "Sash Grip and Safety Girdle,
and has for its object the construction of a simple apparatus without any
complicated mechanism, designed for the prevention of accidents arising from
window cleaning.
My said invention consists in a vertical screw with projecting ledge, or flange at
head, and a cross-bar (furnished with handles) rotating on the screw, The flanged
head when the apparatus is placed in position, bears against the internal window
sash, and when the cross-bar is rotated the sash is clamped between flanged head
and bar.
At the base of the contrivance is a hole of oval or circular form, through which a
hook can be inserted, with a belt, or other attachment affixed, to form a safety
girdle.
January 1007
WILLIAM EDGAR FOX,
Applicant.
A New or Improved Combined "Sash Grip and Safety Girdle,” or
device for the prevention of accidents arising from Window
Oleaning.
I, WILLIAM EDGAR Fox, of 9 College Place, late of 174 Great College Street; both
in Camden Town, in the County of London, 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 :-
My invention relates to a new or improved combined sash grip and safety girdle,
and has for its object the construction of a simple apparatus without any complicated
mechanism designed for the prevention of accidents arising from window cleaning.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.

page_text: Fig. 1, is a front elevation of the sash grip apparatus.
Fig. 2, is a side elevation of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3, is a view of the girdle or belt.
In carrying my invention into practice I construct a vertical screw d fixed to a
swell b and a vertical plate c with a ledge or flange a as in Figs. 1, and 2, and at the
base end of the vertical screw d is attached thereto an eyelet or loop g. On the
vertical screw d is a running plate or nut e which is furnished with two handles f for
the purpose of rigidly fixing the apparatus.
A girdle or belt h is provided with a ring i fixed thereto for the purpose of
connecting together the ring i and the eyelet or loop g by a rope j.
The flanged head a which is serrated or grooved on its underside surface to ensure
a strong grip, when the apparatus is placed in position bears against the internal
window sash, and when the plate e is rotated the sash is clamped between the flanged
head a and plate e.
At the base of the contrivance is a loop g of oval or circular form, through which
a hook can be inserted with a belt h or other attachment affixed to form a safety
girdle.
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. A combined sash grip and safety girdle for window cleaning, substantially as
herein above described in this specification.
2. In a sash grip, the combination of the various parts substantially as herein
above described in this specification for the purpose specified.
3. In a sash grip, the combination of the ledge or flange a swell b vertical plate c
vertical screw d running plate or nut e handles f and eyelet or loop g, substantially
as herein described and according to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 15th day of October 1897.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the applicant.