A METHOD OF CASTING OFF THE SASH LINES AND WEIGHTS-FROM THE WIDOW -SASHES, AND. OF TAKING OUT THE WINDOW SASHES FROM THEIR FRAMES -WITHOUT REMOVING THE BEADS
Year: 1844

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
GLEGG GOVER, 'of Chester Square, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, send
greeting....
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Royal Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at
Westminster, the First day of March (One thousand eight hundred and forty-
four), in the seventh year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and
successors, give and grant unto me, the said William Glegg Gover, my exors,
admors, and assigns, Her especial licence, full power, sole privilege- and autho-
rity, that I, the said William Glegg Gover, my exors, adñors, and assigns,
and such others as I, the said William Glegg Gover, my exors, admors, and
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and
at all times during the term of years therein mentioned, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within that part of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and-Ireland called England,. Her Dominion of Wales, and
Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of "A METHOD OF CASTING OFF
THE SASH LINES AND WEIGHTS-FROM THE WIDOW -SASHES, AND. OF TAKING OUT THE
WINDOW SASHES FROM THEIR FRAMES -WITHOUT REMOVING THE BEADS ;" in which
said Letters Patent is contained a proviso, obliging me, the said William Glegg
Gover, to particularly describe and ascertain the nature of my said Invention, and
the manner in which the-same is to be performed, by an instrument in writing
under my hand and seal, and to cause the same to be enrolled-in: Her said
Majesty's High Court of Chancery within two calendar months next and

page_text: and that of the window frame, or, in other words, the spaces between the sides
of the sashes and the frame, should be made up by inserting metallic or wooden
stops D, E, F, G, (sce enlarged detached views, Figures 8, 9, 10, 11,) into
grooves prepared to receive them situate at the top and bottom stile of each
sash, the said metallic or wooden stops being firmly connected to the sashes
by pins or screws K, K, K, K, passing through holes formed in the sash, and
stop as shewn at Figures 4, 5, 6, 7; if the pins be plain throughout their
length then the holes through the sash and stop will likewise be plain, but if
the end of the pin be screwed (which I prefer) it will then be necessary to
have a screwed piece (H) let into the sash as shewn. By this arrangement
the total amount of friction in sliding the sashes takes place at the four stops
contained in the top and bottom rails of each sash as above described, whereby
they cannot possibly bind in the frame, as in the case of sashes of the ordinary
construction. It will be seen on referring to the Figures 9 and 11, that the
upper stop of each sash is constructed with a hole (*) through which the sash
line is to be passed and terminated by a knot at the under side, as shewn by
the Drawing, Figure 7; the sash line should then be passed over a pulley
situated at the top of the pulley stile and flush therewith, and terminate in
a weight in the ordinary manner. In the construction of the sash frame the
internal beads L and parting beads M, not requiring to be removed, may be
permanently fixed to the frame by glue, beads, or screws, leaving sufficient
space above the pocket hole, which should be clear of all beads, to enable the
sash weight to be removed when necessary; and I prefer constructing the top
edge of the parting bead flat instead of rounded, as commonly done, or the
solid wood of the frame may be grooved out to receive the sashes. The outside
lining (N) of the sash frame should be made three-eighths of an inch wider on
each side than is commonly done to prevent the top sash from falling outwards
when the stops are removed. The inside beads L, situate on each side of the
sash frame and of ordinary dimensions, that is to say, from five-eighths to
three-fourths of an inch thick, may be finished off with the frame and per-
manently fixed thereto by glue, brads, or otherwise. In the construction of the
sashes care should be taken that the width thereof be equal to the distance
measured between the front of the pulley stile and the front of the bead
opposite to it to enable the sash to enter the frame.
I would here remark that in the construction of sashes it will be found
advisable to have them double morticed so as to leave the openings between
the tenons perfectly clear to receive the stops without damaging the tenons;
and I further recommend that the stiles of the said sashes be half-an-inch
wider than usual to give more room for the pin which secures the stop; I

page_text: recommend that the pulley stiles and beads be coated with black lead dissolved
in water or turpentine, this mixture when perfectly dry should be rubbed off
with a hard brush. The two meeting rails N, O, should be bevelled off so
that their surfaces coincide, thereby preventing them from shaking, and may
be still further secured by buttons, screwed, or otherwise attached to the
stops E, E; by turning these buttons. they will clip the style of the upper sash.
The sashes can be readily taken out of the frames by withdrawing the pins or
screws K, K; and removing the stops, those stops which have the sash lines
attached to them should have holes formed at their lower extremities for
passing them over hooks P., fixed to the frame for the purpose of suspending
the weight during the removal of the lower or upper sash. When the sashes
are constructed according to the arrangement and combination of parts shewn
at Figure 12 the stiles of each sash must be made of two parts; A being one
part of the stile, and B the other part, or blocking piece; that marked A
having a projection C upon the side of the stile, and taking into a correspond
ing recess formed in the part B; through the upper and lower stiles of each
sash, as also the upper and lower end of the blocking piece B, are holes formed
in the direction of the angle of the parting bead D, and pulley stile-E, at the
angle of the blocking piece B; and at those parts where the holes are formed
screwed metal pieces F, F, are secured, for the purpose of receiving the
screwed ends of the pins G, which-when inserted connect the two parts:A and
B securely together, and thus admit of the sashes rising and falling freely, and
at the same time admit of their being readily detached from the window frame;
according to this arrangement the sash line is connected to the upper part of
the blocking piece, as shewn at Figure 12.
1.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, I wish it to be perfectly understood that I do not
claim as of my Invention, or the exclusive use of any of the separate parts
except so far as the same may be employed for the purposes of this Invention,
which I hereby declare to consist in, and I claim, the application of the parts
which I denominate "stops." to the sashes of windows, whereby the said
sashes are securely retained in the sash frame, and may be readily detached
therefrom without removing the beads of the said frame, as is commonly the
case, as herein-before particularly described, and represented by the Drawing
hereunto annexed.
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In witness whereof, I, the said William Glegg Gover, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this First day of May, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and forty-four.
'
WILLIAM GLEGG (L.B.) GOVER.

page_text: AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the First day of May, in the year
of our Lord 1844, the aforesaid William Glegg Grover came before our said
Lady the Queen in Her Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification afore
said, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form above
written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stamped according to the
tenor of the Statute made for that purpose.
Enrolled the First day of May, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and forty-four.