Sash Stop.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 8th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Sash Stop.
FREDERIC HITCHмOUGH 102 Wavertree Road Liverpool Joiner do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention, relates to a novel manner of preventing window sashes from being
opened from the outside, (by burgulars,) when the sashes are left open for
ventelation, this said stop is a small frame three inches long by three quarters of
an inch broad, of brass, or iron, with a tongue to open and shut, similar to the
blade of a pocket knife, this stop is fixed on the inside of the style of the top sash,
about 6 in. above the meeting rail, when the tongue is open, the bottom sash cannot
rise, or the top sash fall past the stop, when the tongue is shut, the stop is flush, and
the sashes slide past in the usual way.
Dated this 5th day of May 1894.
FREDERIC HITCHMOUGH.
Sash Stop.
I FREDERIC HITCH MOUGH 102 Wavertree Road Liverpool Joiner 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 is a small frame 3 inches long by of an inch broad, made of
brass or iron, with a tongue fixed in to open and shut similar to the blade of a
pocket knife, but does not open past the horizontal position, a spring is fixed behind
the tongue to hold it in the horizontal position and also to hold it when shut, inside
the frame there is a nib fixed, and a natch is cut out of the tongue to correspond,
to allow the tongue 'to shut, a washer or button is also fixed under the tongue to
turn over the natch, to prevent the tongue from shuting down, this stop is fixed on
the inside of the stile of the top sash, about 6 inches above the meeting rail, being
fixed out of reach of the hand, no one can shut the tongue from outside, therefore
no one can enter the house by the window when the stop is on, and the sashes left
partialy open for ventelation.
In order that my invention may be better understood, I refer to the accompanying
sheet of drawings,
Fig. 1 is vertical section of stop with the side removed a tongue, & nib, see dotted
lines the nib being on the removed side, c washer or button, d natch, E spring,
F frame, G piece put on see Fig. 4.
Fig. 2 is face of stop as seen when the tongue is shut a tongue, F frame, H a bit
hollowed out for the end of thumb to open the tongue.
Fig. 3 is side view of stop.
Fig. 4 is underneath side of tongue, washer or button, d natch, G is a piece
put on to stop the button from turning too far over the side of tongue as seen
in fig.
Fig. 5 is section of stop cut across, a tongue, E spring, F frame.
The advantages of this sash stop are, 1st it prevents thieves from entering the
house by the window when the sashes are left open for ventelation. 2nd it prevents

page_text: accidents when the sash cords are broken, by keeping the top sash from falling
down, (when opening the window) and catching the fingers between the meeting
rail of the bottom sash, and the top rail of the top sash, which often happens
crushing or breaking the fingers.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
.
A sash stop with a tongue to open and shut, with a spring to hold the tongue in
the horizontal position, and also to hold it when shut, and made as herein before
described.
Dated 26th day of September 1894.
FREDERIC HITCHMOUGH.