US2033365A - Closure attachment for windows and the like - Google Patents

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March 10, 1936. c WESCHE 4 2,033,355

CLOSURE ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOWS AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 16, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l/V VEN To B:

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CLOSURE ATTACHMENT FOR WINDOWS AND THE LIKE Carl Adolph Wesche, Ellisville, Mo., assignor of one-half to Albert A. Koch, Grover, Mo.

Application August 16, 1933, Serial No. 685,303

1 Claim.

closure attachments one of the objects being to provide a simple and effective closure for the space between a window sash, or the like, and a surrounding casing.

More specifically stated, an object of this invention is to provide a closure attachment suitable for use on casement windows, doors, etc., to prevent the entrance of rain even though the rain is forcibly driven by the wind onto the window or door.

Another object of this invention is to provide, a closure attachment of this type adapted to be easily applied to either old or new windows or doors, and which will not interfere with the normal opening or closing of the window or door.

A further object is to provide a closure attachment which will not only prevent the entrance of rain, but also serves as a lock for the door or window.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and shown in the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one form of the invention. However, it is to be understood that the invention comprehends changes, variations and modifications which come within the scope of appended.

Fig. 1 is a View showing the claim hereunto the outer face of a window, or door, embodying the features of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1, drawn to a larger Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section taken approximately on the line 33 in Fig. l, the

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hinge which lies at a higher elevation, being shown by dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line 44 in Fig. 1.

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Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view, similar to Fig.

showing the closure bar in its elevated position.

Fig. 7 is a section taken approximately on the line in Fig. 5.

To illustrate one form have shown a casement window or door which of my invention, I

may include a casing having a sill ll], jambs II and I2, and a lintel l3.

A sash comprising panes I4, a bottom rail I5, side rails I6 and I1 and a top rail I8, may be hinged to the jamb II of the casing, as shown at H] in Figs. 1 and 3. The window sash is so hinged that it will open inwardly.

To prevent the entrance of rain water, etc., between the bottom rail l5 of the sash and. the sill It] of the casing, I have shown a closure attachment which may include a housing 'comprising a sheet metal outer wall memberlil and an inner wall member 2| seated on the outer face of the bottom rail I5. The sheet metal outer wall member may be provided with an inturned flange 22 at the top thereof. This flange 22 preferably extends into a longitudinal groove 23 which may extend from end to end of the bottom rail |5. The long flange 22 is thus firmly interlocked with the bottom rail to aid in securing the device to the window, and this arrangement also forms a seal at the top of the housing to prevent the admission of water, etc., between the housing and the bottom rail. Each of the jambs II and I2 may be recessed, as shown at 3|] in Fig. 3 to receive end portions of the wall members 20 and 2|.

As shown in Figs. 4, 5, and. 6, separating members 24 are interposed-between the inner wall member 2| and the outer wall member 20. Connecting members, which may be screws 25, pass through the outer wall 20, the separating members 24, the inner wall 2|, and into the botton rail l5 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The spacers 24 will permit the screws 25 to be tightened to the desired degree, while maintaining the desired spacing between the inner and outer wall members 2| and 20.

A closure bar 26 may be loosely mounted between the inner and outer wall members 2| and 20, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 6. The closure bar 26, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, may be provided with approximately vertical slots 21 which receive the separating members 24. The closure bar 26 is also provided with a relatively wide opening 28 and a laterally extended approximately U-shaped flange 29 forming a wall of said opening.

As shown in Fig. 7, the inner wall member 2| is provided with a depressed portion 3| to receive the inturned flange 29 on the closure bar 26.

The operating device for raising and lowering the closure bar 26 may include an oscillatory member in the form of an arm 32, located between the inner and outer wall members 2| and 20 and. engaging the lateral flange 29 on the closure bar 26. The arm 32 may be secured to a shaft 33 which extends through said bottom rail 15 and into the outer wall member 20, as shown in Fig. 2. An operating member 34 which is located at the inner side of the window may be secured to the shaft 33.

By turning the operating member 34, motion will be transmitted through the shaft 33 to the arm 32. The arm 32 may thus be turned from the position shown in Fig. 6 to the position shown in Fig. 5 to forcibly shift the lower longitudinal margin of the closure bar 26 out of the housing and into engagement with an approximately vertical abutment face 36 of the sill I0.

When the closure bar 26 occupies the position shown in Fig. 5, it will effectively exclude rain, etc., and also lock the window to prevent the opening of the same from the outside. The abutment face 35 of the sill I 0 will cooperate with the closure bar 26 to prevent an inward opening of the window sash.

When it is desired to open the window, the operating member 34 may be turned to locate the arm 22 in the position shown in Fig. 6, and thus force the closure bar out of engagement with the abutment face 36 of the sill and into the housing formed by the wall members 20 and 2!. The window sash may then be freely swung inwardly on its hinges.

The closure attachment herein shown and described can be very readily applied to a window sash which is in service, by forming the groove 23 in the bottom rail of the sash with a common saw, boring a hole in the bottom rail for the shaft 33, and securing the closure attachment in position with the screws 25.

I claim:

In an attachment for a closure member hinged to a jamb of a casing, a housing comprising a sheet metal outer wall member secured to the lower margin of the hinged closure member and a sheet metal inner wall member seated on the outer face of the lower margin of the hinged closure member, a closure bar loosely mounted in said housing, said closure bar having a relatively wide opening and approximately U- shaped laterally extended flange forming a wall of said opening, and an operating device for raising and lowering said closure bar, said operating device including an oscillatory shaft extending through said inner wall member and. the lower margin of the hinged closure member, an arm secured to said shaft and located between said inner and outer wall members, said arm having an outer end engaging said approximately U-shaped. flange and movable thereon to raise and lower the closure bar, and an operating member secured to said shaft at the inner side of said hinged closure member.

CARL ADOLPH WESCHE.

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