Year: 1888

page_text: Wo, HYNEK BRENER, manufacturer and FRANK SKOODOPOLE founder of New
Prague in the County of Scott, and PAUL FUNDA Cigar Mfr., of New Prague in the
County of Le Sueur, State of Minnesota, United States of America, 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:
Our invention relates to window-sills for buildings, and has for its object to provide
a cheap, strong, durable sill which, when set in place, will present a neat finish, and
will effectually exclude rain, snow or dust from the building, and will also protect the
wall of the building and thereby promote the durability of a brick, stone, or wooden
structure in which the sill is used.
The invention consists in certain novel features of construction of the window-sill,
all as hereinafter described and claimed.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this
specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all
the figures.
Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of a wall around a window-opening and with
my improved window-sill applied as in use. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken
on the line, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the sill. Figs. 4 and 5 are
cross-sections of sills of different molded forms and Figs. 6 and 7 are respectively
a plan and front view of a sill adapted for use with iron or metal front buildings.
I will first describe the sill shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, of the drawings, and
which is adapted more particularly for use in brick or stone buildings, but which may
be used to advantage in wooden structures.
This window-sill is formed with a ledge or plate, A, which rests on the wall of a
building, and an ornamental or molded front pendent portion, B. which is preferably
cast or formed with the plate A, and projects below said plate at the face of the wall
of the building. At its rear or inner edge the sill plate A is provided with an
upwardly-projecting lip or flange, C, which enters a groove, d, made in the under side
of the sill D of a window-frame, E, built into the wall. At the angle between the
sill-plate A and the front molded part, B, of the sill a number of webs or flanges, a,

page_text: are cast or fastened to serve as braces or binders to assure proper strength of the sill,
and the number of these bracing-webs a will vary with the length and thickness of
the sill.
The sill-plate A is of sufficient length to extend four inches (more or less) into the
wall F of the building at each side of the window-frame opening, and the width of
said plate A is sufficient to cause the window-frame sill D to overlap it an inch or two
outside of the engaging lip and groove Cd of the sill and window-frame, as will
appear from Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.
It is obvious that the above-described window sill may be very easily set in place,
and that when in position its lip or flange C will prevent the beating of rain or snow
storms on to the wall of the building back of the sill, and thus will protect the wall
and promote its durability, and tho flange or lip will also exclude wind and dust from
the inside of the building. Furthermore, the front pendent plate or molding, B,
while giving the window a neatly-finished appearance, will at the same time effectually
prevent the beating of storms under the front of the main sill-plate A, and will thus
protect the wall, and water running off the plate A will flow down on to the molded
plate Band will drop from its face at points-6; hence the wall will not be water-soaked
to an injurious extent.
When the sill is to be used for iron buildings, the top plate, A, having the pendent
front molded plate, B, will be provided at opposite ends with upwardly-projecting
flanges G G, which may have any general form, either straight, curved, or angular,
to conform to the inside face or shape of pillars or posts H, set at the sides of the
window opening. These pillars H, which will be bolted to the sill-flanges G, are
indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6 of the drawings, from which and Fig. 7
the construction of the modified form of sill for iron buildings will be clearly
understood.
I purpose making the sill in one piece of metal cast in the ordinary way, in iron
or steel; thus giving ample strength and great durability to the sills and allowing
their manufacture at low cost; but the sill may be made of one or more pieces of any
suitable material.
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. As an improved article of manufacture, a window-sill made with a main plate, A,
and a front pendent wall plate or molding, B, of any suitable material and form, and
säid plate A, provided with a lip or flange, C, at its inner edge and adapted to a groove
in a window-frame, substantially as herein set forth.
2. As an improved article of manufacture, a window-sill made with a main plate, A,
and a front pendent wall plate or molding, B, and web braces a at the angle of said
plates A B, and said plate A provided with a lip or flange, C, at its inner edge,
substantially as described, for the purposes set forth.
3. A window-sill made with a main plate, A, and a front pendent wall plate or
molding, B, and said plate A provided with upwardly-projecting flanges G, to which
the window-pillars may be bolted, substantially as herein set forth.
T:
1
1000
HORN & SON,
Applicants' Agent.