Improvements relating to Casement Windows.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th May, 1890-Accepted, 5th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Casement Windows.
I, JOSEPH BRITTON PRING, of 6, Providence Terrace, Great Norwood Street,
Cheltenham, in the county of Gloucester, Painter and Decorator, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
My invention relates to casement windows, the object being to so construct them
that the outside thereof can be readily turned inwards when it is required to clean,
repair or paint them, thereby rendering it unnecessary for persons to stand outside
upon the window sill or upon a ladder for that purpose.
In carrying out my invention I provide the top and bottom of the window-sashes at
the ends of the styles with studs adapted to slide in grooves made in the top and
bottom of the window-frame and I also apply small rollers to each sash. By this
means I am enabled to slide the sashes along and then by swinging them upon their
studs easily turn them round with their outer sides inwards.
With this construction stop beads can be employed outside at the hinge ends of the
casements for preventing draughts which was not practicable with casement-windows
as heretofore made, and inside the beads can be fixed as in ordinary window frames.
Dated the 8th day of January 1890
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Casement Windows.
I, JOSEPH BRITTON PRING, of 6, Providence Terrace, Great Norwood Street,
Cheltenham, in the county of Gloucester, Painter and 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:-
My invention relates to casement windows, and has for its object to provide means
whereby the sashes can be reversed, that to say, whereby the outsides thereof can
be turned inwards for cleaning, repairing, painting or other purposes, thereby
rendering it unnecessary to stand outside upon the window sill or upon a ladder for
these purposes.
According to my invention the sashes, instead of being hinged, are mounted upon
pivots adapted to slide in guides.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same with
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which-
Figure is an elevation partly in section of a casement window constructed
according to my invention.
Figures 2 and 3 are vertical and horizontal sections on the lines x x and y y
respectively figure 1.
Figure 4 is a section on the line figure 1 illustrating the operation of my
invention.
a indicates the window-frame, and b, 6 the casement sashes. c, c¹ are studs which,
according to my invention, are fixed at the top and bottom respectively of the side
style of each sash: each of which studs is preferably provided with a head, as shown
most clearly in figure 2.
d, d' are grooves or guides on the top and bottom bars of the window-frame,
which grooves are adapted to receive the studs, as shown. The said grooves are
advantageously formed by securing rebated strips e, e to the frame by means of
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page_text: screws or the like, so that by removing one or a portion of one of the said strips,
either or both of the sashes may be readily removed from the frame.
With this construction it will be obvious that, when it is required to reverse one of
the sashes, it is only necessary to open the same and then move the side style thereof
towards the centre of the window opening, for instance, as shown in figure 4, the
sash can then be turned so as to bring the outer sido inwards. After one sash has
been opened it is obvious that the other sash can be caused to slide from one side to
the other of the frame, and in order to facilitate this movement, each sash is
advantageously provided with rollers such as those indicated at f, f.
In addition to the advantage herein before referred to, namely that of being enabled
to clean the windows from the inside of a room, my invention possesses another
advantage, as it permits of the employment of stop beads (such as those indicated by
the letters g, g) outside the sashes against the side styles for preventing draughts. It
was impossible to employ beads of this kind with casement windows, as heretofore
made, adapted to open outwardly. The inside beads of my improved casement window
are fixed as in ordinary window-frames.
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 :-
:-
1. A casement window having its sashes mounted in such a manner that they can
be reversed, substantially as described.
2. A casement window the sashes of which are carried upon studs or pivots adapted
to slide in grooves or guides formed in the window-frame, substantially as, and for the
purpose, described.
3. The manufacture and use of casement windows having the sashes mounted
substantially in the manner hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.
Dated the ou
1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.