Improvements in Means and Appliances in connection with the Manipulation of Doors, Fanlights, Skylights, Swing Windows, Ventilators, Blinds, and analogous Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 7th Aug., 1895-Accepted. 21st Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means and Appliances in connection with the
Manipulation of Doors, Fanlights, Skylights, Swing Windows,
Ventilators, Blinds, and analogous Articles.
I, THOMAS Mor, of 8 Quality Court, London W.C., Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
If a cylinder is caused to receive angular reciprocating motion about its central
longitudinal axis, and, simultaneously therewith, longitudinal reciprocating
motion, upon or along the same axis; any one point upon the surface of such
cylinder will describe a similar line of motion to that or those of any other point,
or points upon the same cylinder; and my invention consists in the utilisation of
such compound motions, resulting from the simultaneous longitudinal and radial
motions of cylinders, or parts of cylinders, and analogous appliances.
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The cylinder" may be mutilated or modified into a mere skeleton frame, and
two or more cylinders or frames may be combined, either on one axis, or on separate
axes, for obtaining or producing various motions.
The object of my invention is to apply such motions as aforesaid to the
manipulation of doors, fanlights, skylights, swing windows, ventilators, blinds, and
analogous articles.
Dated 7th November 1894.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8 Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.
UBIFLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means and Appliances in connection with the
Manipulation of Doors, Fanlights, Skylights, Swing Windows,
Ventilators, Blinds, and analogous Articles.
1, THOMAS MOY, of 8 Quality Court, London W.C. Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
If a cylinder is caused to receive angular reciprocating motion about its central
longitudinal axis, and, simultaneously therewith, a longitudinal reciprocating
motion, upon or along the same axis; any one point upon the surface of such
cylinder will describe a similar line of motion to that or those of any other point
or points upon the same cylinder. Thus, if a crank or its equivalent is caused to
revolve in contiguity with such a cylinder, the pin of such crank being inserted in
a hole formed in such cylinder, any number of similar cranks may be connected
with the cylinder in a similar manner, and each of such cranks will then revolve
simultaneously.
The cylinder" may be mutilated or modified into a mere skeleton frame, and
two or more cylinders or frames may be combined, either on one axis or on separate
axes for obtaining or producing various motions.

page_text: The object of my invention is to apply such motions as aforesaid to the
manipulation of doors, fanlights, skylights, swing windows, ventilators, blinds, and
analogous articles.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascer-
tained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar
figures of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate the application of my invention to the manipulation
of a shaft. 12, being an ordinary shaft fitted with one or more pinion or
pinions 13, for meshing with racks attached to skylights, fanlights, or other
analogous articles. The combination of the rod 14 and arms 15, 15, constitute in
this instance the ideal cylinder before referred to, one of the arms 15 being
operated by the handle 16 attached to a crank arm 17, the shaft 12 is thereby
caused to rotate simultaneously. The rod 14 is guided in bearings, as shown, in
which it is capable of rising and falling as well as rotating.
Figs. 2 and 3 are side views, showing two methods of mounting the crank 17.
Fig. 4 is a side view showing another method of operating a pinion and shaft, the
arm 15 being fitted with a ball 18 working in a hole in the pinion 13, as shown in
detail in Fig. 6.
Fig. 5 is a front view of the pinion 13.
Fig. 7 illustrates a method of fitting the arm 15 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3) with a
cylindrical bearing 19, for receiving the crank pin 20; and
Fig. 8 illustrates a method of fitting a globular bearing to receive a straight
arm 15 (Fig. 4) which may be fitted to the pinion 13, or to any driving or driven
gear wherever required.
When a very long and heavy rod is required a spring may be fitted to support
the weight, or it may be otherwise balanced.
Also a movable pin may be fitted, whereby the rod may be pinned in any
required position to prevent the skylight or other article running back, and
generally to lock the mechanism in any required position.
Figs. 9, 10, and 11 illustrate 3 methods of applying my invention for the purpose
of driving shafts in opposite directions. These mechanisms may be operated by
causing the rod 14 to reciprocate, longitudinally, in bearings, or one crank may be
used to drive the other in a contrary direction. In Fig. 11 the pulley 21 is fitted
to a sleeve, in which the axle of the pulley 22 works, the arms 23 oscillate
upon the rod 14, which acts as a guide to the reciprocating and oscillating
arms 24.
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 1
claim is :-
The improvements in means and appliances in connection with the manipulation
of doors, fanlights, skylights, swing windows, ventilators, blinds and analogous
articles, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated 7th August 1895.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8 Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.