Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 3rd June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 5th July, 1887.
I JOHN HARROP JONES of The Stocks Cheetham Hill Road Manchester in the
County of Lancaster Joiner and Builder do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to enable sash windows to be attached to their cords
and weights much more readily than has hitherto been possible and also to enable the
said cords to be replaced or re-adjusted without injury to the "pulley-stile" or to the
window and with very great facility.
a small
My invention may also be readily applied to existing windows and pulley stiles.
In the first place I attach preferably to the inside of each "sash stile"
metal or other suitable plate in which a hole is made for the passage of the cord
through a hole cut in the sash stile, and inclining upwards into the ordinary
groove.
The end of this cord is knotted to secure it to the sash stile, and the knot sinks into
a recess formed in the said plate for that purpose, another hole or recess being made
if preferred for the reception of the loose end of the knot. A suitable cover is hinged
or otherwise secured to this plate to conceal the knotted end of the cord.
The two cords having been thus attached to the window the latter is raised and the
cords passed over their respective pulleys, and each brought down in its "pulley stile"
by means of the usual weight or mouse to the level of the "pocket-hole" in order
to be attached to the sash weight as usual.
"
The "pocket-hole" has hitherto been a long narrow slit in the lower part of the
pulley stile into which a covering strip of wood has been fitted, and this strip has had
to be forced out whenever the sash cord required readjusting or renewal.
The slit was made long for the removal of the "weight" and was narrow in order
that the pulley stile might not be weakened.
I obviate the necessity for making the pocket hole so long and so narrow by
forming the weight of a series of small sections linked together in a chain by rivets
or otherwise and thus the said weight is flexible and can be withdrawn entirely or

page_text: partially, from a short pocket hole in the pulley stile, which consequently can be made
wider and will allow of more freedom of action to a hand or a tool which may be
inserted into the said stile.
The chain of small weights will also form a better hold for a hook lever or other
tool which may be used to lift the weight.
I close this pocket hole by a door of metal or other suitable material upon which is
formed the continuation of the parting "bead." I prefer to hinge this door to the
parting bead of the pulley stile, so that it can readily be opened without injury to
paint or to any other part of the said stile and I secure this hinged cover in its place
by a suitable set screw.
It will be seen that should the sash line or cord break require adjusting the knotted
end has merely to be uncovered and the sash line or cord withdrawn or tightened, as
the case may be. There will consequently be no necessity for removing the window
from the "pulley stile" or for forcing open the pocket hole, and therefore much damage
to paint and wood work will be avoided. It will also only require one workman to
readjust or repair the heaviest sash window, and a new cord can be put to the
heaviest plate glass window (when my improvements have been applied thereto)
in less than five minutes.
Dated this 3rd day of Santamhar 1886
CHARLES DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improved Means for Hanging Sash Windows.
I JOHN HARROP JONES of the Stocks Cheetham Hill Road Manchester in the
County of Lancaster Joiner and Builder 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 this invention is to enable sash windows to be attached to their cords
and weights much more readily than has hitherto been possible and also to enable the
said cords to be replaced or re-adjusted without injury to the "pulley stile
window and with very great facility.
or to the
My invention may also be readily applied to existing windows, "pulley stiles" and
weights.
The nature of my invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed
or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 in the annexed drawing is an elevation and
Fig. 2 a vertical section of a sash window with my invention shown as applied
thereto part of the lower sash being shown as broken away.
Figs. 3 to 10 are detached views of various parts drawn to a larger scale and
hereinafter more particularly referred to.
Figs. 11. 12 and 13 illustrate my improved flexible sash weights. In the first place
according to one modification of my invention I attach preferably to the inside edge
of each "sash stile" a, a (Fig. 1) a small metal plate b, b (see Figs. 3 elevation and 4
section) in which a hole c is made for the passage of the cord d, d through a hole
bored in the "sash stile" a, a and inclining upwards into the ordinary groove a¹, a¹.
The end of this cord d, d is knotted to secure it to the sash stile a, a and the knot
sinks into a recess formed in the said plate b, b for the purpose.
Another hole or recess e, e being made if preferred for the reception of the loose end
of the knot (see Fig. 4). A suitable cover f, f (see Fig. 5) is screwed or may be
hinged or otherwise secured to this plate b, b to conceal the knotted end of the cord.
Instead of knotting the end of the cord I sometimes make the plate b, b with a
wedge shaped hole and a slot as shown at Fig. 7 and merely pass the cord through
them in the manner shown at Fig. 6 or it may be passed through as shown at Fig. 8
or Fig. 9.
In these cases I prefer to hinge the cover f, to the plate and to form a projection f',
(Fig. 8) on the back of the same to act as a wedge in retaining the cord, or I employ
a spring for this purpose as shown at f¹ Fig. 9.
It is obvious that various other simple contrivances may be employed for this
purpose without departing from the principle of my invention.
The two cords having been thus attached to the window the latter is raised and the
cords passed over their respective pulleys and each brought down in its "pulley stile"

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mouse" to the level of the "pocket hole" (g, g
Fig. 2) in order to be attached to the sash weight as usual.
The "pocket hole" has hitherto been a long narrow slit (shown by the dotted
lines h, h in Fig. 2) in the lower part of the pulley stile i, i into which a covering
strip of wood has been fitted, and this strip has hitherto had to be forced out when-
ever the sash cord required re-adjusting or renewal.
The slit was made long for the removal of the "weight" and was narrow in order
that the pulley stile might not be weakened. I obviate the necessity for making the
pocket hole so long and so narrow by forming the weight k, k of a series of small
sections linked together in a chain either by rivets as shown at Figs. 11 and 12 or
otherwise (see Fig. 13) and thus the said weight k, k is flexible and can be with-
drawn entirely or partially from a short pocket hole g, g in the pulley stile i, i (see
Fig. 2) which consequently can be made wider and will allow of more freedom of
action to a hand or tool which may be inserted into the said stile i, i through the
pocket hole g, g, but my invention may also be used with the old weights if preferred.
The chain of small weights will form a better hold, for a hook lever or other tool
which may be used to lift the weight.
I close this pocket hole (g, g Fig. 2) by a door of metal or other suitable material
upon which is formed the continuation of the parting "bead" 1, 1.
I prefer to hinge this door to the parting bead of the pulley stile i, i (as shown at
Fig. 10) so that it can readily be opened without injury to paint or to any other part
of the said stile and I secure this hinged cover in its place by a suitable set scrow ;
it may however be otherwise suitably secured to the pulley stile.
It will be seen that should the sash line or cord break, or require adjusting, the
end thereof has merely to be uncovered and the sash line or cord withdrawn or
tightened as the case may be. There will consequently be no necessity for removing
the window from the "pulley stile" or for forcing out beads and pocket holes, and
therefore much damage to paint and wood work will be avoided.
It will also only require one workman to re-adjust or repair the heaviest sash
window, and a new cord can be put to the heaviest plate glass window (when my
improvements have been applied thereto) in a few minutes.
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 1 claim is ;-
First. The means substantially as described and illustrated for securing the end of
the sash cord to the sash stile and
Secondly. I claim the use of a flexible weight whereby I am enabled to make the
pocket hole shorter and wider than usual without weakening the pulley stile.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1887.
CHARLES DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.