Improvements in Sashes and Window Frames.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 19th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sashes and Window Frames.
I, FREDERIC HITCHMOUGH of 102 Wavertree Road Liverpool Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in sashes and window frames and has for
its object to facilitate the removal of sashes for cleaning and glazing thus obviating
the necessity of persons sitting or standing for this purpose on the window sills and
avoiding the accidents to which they are exposed in such a position.
In carrying my invention into practice I substitute for the parting bead hitherto
fixed to pulley styles of window frames, a wooden bar screwed to the said styles
and along which the sashes can slide up and down being rebated in order to bear
against the front and rear side respectively of this wooden bar, this arrangement
has for its object to exclude draught and dust. The cords are attached removably
to the sashes by means of an eye taking into a corresponding hook fixed in the sash
grooves. I provide moreover an additional cord furnished with a hook at one end
and an eye at the other this cord being hooked above end to the sash cord when
the latter is removed and at the other to a hook fixed to the sash in order to hold
the latter on one side while it is being detached on the other. When the cords are
detached from the sashes their free ends are held by two cords attached to hooks
fixed to the pulley styles.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1893
F. G. CASSELL,
Of Cassell & Co.,
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sashes and Window Frames.
I FREDERIC HITCHмOUGH 102 Wavertree Road Liverpool Joiner 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 a novel manner of fixing window sashes in their frames
so that they can be taken out with facility to clean, record or any other purpose.
In order that my invention may be understood by any person used to makeing
sashes and frames I proceed to describe the same in making the sash frame the
pulley styles are not ploughed for parting bead but slips of hard wood are screwed
on the pulley styles which I call parting slips 1 in. broad by in. thick the said
slins are cut 6 in. above meeting rails the top parts are nailed fast the bottom parts
screwed the inside beads are nailed all round except the bottom part at the left
hand side this bead is cut and screwed in the same manner as the parting slips the
sash styles are rebated in. x gin. to fit parting slips as shown in the accom-
panying drawings the cords are fixed to the sashes by hooks screwed to the sash
styles instead of the old manner of nailing, a brass eye is fixed on to the ends of
sash cords to fix on to the said hooks. For the safety of taking out heavy
sashes I introduce short cords half the length of pulley styles with an hook at one
end and an eye at the other, which I call safety cords, when taking out sashes the
bead on the left hand side is removed, the side of sash drawn out a little leaving it
resting on the sill of sash frame, unhook the sash cord, hook the safety cord to end
of sash cord, let the sashweight run down sufficent, fix the other end of safety cord
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page_text: to the hook on sash, lift the right hand side out of its place clear of the bead put
the left hand side in its place again, go to the right hand side and fix the other
safety cord in the same manner as before described, this operation lengthens the
sash cords so that the sashes can be drawn down to the floor, remove the safety
cords and hook the sash cords on the hooks fixed on side of sash frame for the
purpose, to take out the top sash unscrew the parting slip on the left hand side
and proceed in the same manner as before described for the bottom sash, when
refixing sashes, the safety cords are used in the same manner to lift the sashes
into their places, with the aid of these said safety cords one person can take out
heavy sashes with ease and safety where it takes two persons to take out heavy
sashes as at present constructed.
In order that my invention may be better understood I refer to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings.
Fig. 1 is elevation of pulley style a a is screws screwing the parting slip on the
c is
pulley style is cut in parting slip to allow the bottom part to be removed
parting slip d is pocket piece, dotted lines showing it in. behind parting slip
thereby holding it secure in its place.
Fig. 2 is same elevation showing sashes in position E parting slip.
Fig. 3 showing sashes and sash frame cut across, F F parting slips.
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
1st. A window frame having substantial parting slips screwed to the pulley-styles
so that they can be removed without injury to the pulley styles.
2nd. Sashes having back of styles rebated to slide ou parting slips as herein
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3rd. The introduction of safety cords as applied and herein before described,
also the adaptation of this invention to existing sashes to which it can be fixed
at a small cost making old windows firmer and closer therefore better adapted
to exclude dust and draughts, also a sash and window frame simple of construction
and cheap in the manufacture.
Dated this 15th day of June 1893.
TATT
FREDC. HITCHMOUGH.