Improvements in Doors and Windows for Railway and other Carriages.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Apr., 1896-Accepted, 23rd May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Doors and Windows for Railway and other
Carriages.
1, TOM BATTY, of North View, Drighlington, in the County of York, Decorator,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in doors and windows for railway and
other carriages, and its primary object is to provide a simple effective and draught
excluding guard both down the hinged side of the door and along the top of the
opening into which the window is lowered.
To carry out my invention I form a recess down the door post or door cheek on
the hinged side of the door and I fit a roller therein on which a piece of "American"
cloth, leather or other suitable material is rolled. The free end of this leather is
secured to the edge of the door thus closing the aperture between the door and the
door cheek and as the door is opened the cloth or its equivalent is more or less
unwound off the roller. A spring is provided in communication with the roller
arranged to rewind the cloth on to the roller as the door is again closed. Besides
forming a draught excluder and guard this arrangement may be used as a door
spring if a sufficiently strong spring is introduced in connection with the roller.
To form a finger guard and draught excluder over the aperture down which the
window falls I fit a horizontal slide over the said aperture free to slide outwards to
a limited extent and its under edge is kept constantly in contact with the wooden
frame by one or more light springs.
Dated this 23rd day of July 1895.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Patent Agents.
Improvements in Doors and Windows for Railway and other
Carriages.
I, TOM BATTY, of North View, Drighlington in the County of York, Decorator,
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 relates to improvements in doors and windows for railway and
other carriages, and its primary object is to provide a simple, effective and draught
excluding guard both down the hinged side of the door and along the top of the
opening into which the window is lowered.
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To carry out my invention I form a recess down the door post or door cheek on
the hinged side of the door and I fit a roller therein on which a piece of " "American'
cloth, leather or other suitable material is rolled. The free end of this leather is
secured to the edge of the door thus closing the aperture between the door and the
door cheek and as the door is opened the cloth or its equivalent is more or less
wound off the roller. A spring is provided in connection with the roller arranged
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page_text: to rewind the cloth on to the roller as the door is again closed. Besides forming
a draught excluder and guard this arrangement may be used as a door spring if a
sufficiently strong spring is introduced in connection with the roller.
To form a finger guard and draught excluder over the aperture down which the
window falls I fit a horizontal slide over the said aperture free to slide outwards
to a limited extent and its under edge is kept constantly in contact with the window
frame by one or more light springs.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings forming a part
of this Specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts in each of the figures.
Figure 1, represents an inside view of a door together with the side frame or
door post fitted with my improvements.
Figure 2, represents a section of the same on the line a, b Figure
Figure 3, represents a view on a larger scale of a portion of the door and frame
with the door open.
Figure 4, represents a section of the same on the broken line y, z Figure 3.
Figures 5, 6 and 7 respectively represent a separate inside view, a back view and
a plan view of the said draught excluder which is fitted over the aperture down
which the window falls.
A recess A is formed in the door frame B in which the roller C is fitted. The
pivots D, D of the roller project into the spring boxes E, E secured to B by
screws F. These spring boxes each contain a coiled spring G the ends of which
are connected to the pivots D and the interior of the boxes in the same manner
as a clock spring. A strip of wood T (Figures 2 and 4) is preferably secured to B
over the roller Č.
A piece of "American" cloth H or its equivalent is secured to and wrapped on
the roller C and its free end is nailed to the edge of the door J.
As a modification the roller C may be secured to the door and the end of the
cloth H nailed to the door post.
The guard K is fitted over the opening in the door down which the window L
slides. The ends of the guard are fitted with metal caps M, M which project into
notches N. N cut in the sides of the door immediately above said opening; and
the usual bead pieces O, O secured to the door confine it therein. Pockets P, P
are made in the caps M in which spiral springs R are fitted to bear against the
beads and keep the guard against the window frame but at the same time allow
said guard to be moved inward when the window is lowered. Anti-friction
rollers S, S may be mounted in the caps M to bear against the window-frame to
reduce the friction of the guard thereon.
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. The combination with a carriage door, of a spring roller C and covering
material H, substantially as herein shown and described.
2. The combination with a carriage door of the guard K provided with caps M
fitted in notches N and provided with springs R, substantially as herein shown
and described.
Dated this 22nd day of April 1896.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Patent Agents.