USRE8689E - Improvement in skylight-turrets and conservatoria - Google Patents

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vGpl-IAYES. Skylight *Turret andI Conservatory.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE HAYES, OE NEW YORK, N.' Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SKYLIGHT-TLIRRETS AND Co'NsERvATORlss.

v Specification forming part oivLettcrs Patent No. 143,153, dated September 23, 1873; Reissue N o. 8.689. dated April 29, 1879', lapplicatioli med Jammr'y 21, 1819.

To 'all whom it may concern: Be it known thatl, GEORGE HAYES, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented vcertainImprovements in Skylights, Conservatorics, and other Glazed Structures,

The Ainvention also consists in a novel construction of swinging sash, with'an overlapping exterior flange, for the purpose of more A eiectu'all y excluding rain and snow.

It further consists in 'the peculiar'conslructionot` the vertical posts, the manner of forming rabbets, and completing the joining ofthe two halves.

vIn the accompanying' drawings, Figure 1 represents an outside face 'view of a turretlight, in part, -with stationary and opening sashes constructed in accordance with my inventiou; Fig. 2, a vertical section on the line x; and Fig. 3, a horizontal sectionon the liney y, Fig. 1.

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A A represent thf 4holl'cw lmetallicside posts or nprights, each conxposedoi`- two troughshaped bars, with anges b b on opposite sides of them, said bars lying. with their ilanges against each other, the one flange being lapped and bent-over the other, so as to secure straight-ed ged rabbets for the glass sashes to comeagainst, also making amore perfect joint, being completely covered. Rivets passing through the saine, if desired, complete the post. J' Y ,v i

A stiening-plate may likewise to hold the glasses in place, and to act as weather-strips,

ually to exclude rain or snow.

ot g asses, substantially as l or may noti-be used, according to circumstances.

B is a stationary, and C a'I novable,lisash. D is a ilanged trough-shaped strip `.arranged vto straddlc and stiften the post A, or such of them as receive the glasses of the stationary sashes, likewise serving to hold the glasses from falling out, and to act as weatherstrips at the joints throughontithe length ol' the posts. Saidzstrips may be held in place by lapping under 'thev upper molding and over' the lower portion of the fra1ne,`and by one or more bolts, Il, arranged to pass tli rough them and the posts they straddle. l

Theswinging or movable sashes C, which rock on side bearings or pivots, e, are each constructed around their lower or outside opening portions with au Overlapping exterior flange, f, which, when thesash is closed,

.shuts down or against the outside surface of the stationary portion of the structure or` frame, h, against l elastic outer flashing, that serves and, in addition to the usual bearing, which the sash closes, forms an most effectand desire to 'secure What I claim as new,

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by Letters Patent of the l. Apost, composed Ot' sheet metal, in two halves, joined vertically, united by means of an overlapping lange `ou the one half and a receiving-liange on the other,'so arranged that when the joint iscompleted a straight and rigid vertical rabbet is produced to receive glazed vertical sashes, and therewith produce a vertical wall for a conservatory, turret, orA

turret skylight, substantial] y as described and set forth.v y

:2. The combination strips D with .the hollow having flanges or rabbets b of flanged covering- .metallic posts A, b, for the support specified.

3. The swinging sashes C, provided'n'fith exterior and overlapping elastic flanges, f,

essentially as described. l

GEORGE HAYES'.

- Witnesses;

GEORGE A. I-IAYEs, ELIZABETH HOPKINS:

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