US2602501A - Window construction - Google Patents

Description

July 8, 1952 C. J, Roos. 2,602,501

WINDOW CNSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 2. 1948 2 SHEETS-SHEET l 1745.1. lwg. 2,.

@i Jl@ INVENTOR ATTORNEYS;

July 8 1952 c. J. Roos 2,602,501

' WINDOW CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 2, 194s 2 SHEETS- SHEET 2 Patented July 8, 1;?52

TNT "OFFICE y This invention:relatesl to 'window cnstructiom and aims to; provideln'ovel means wherebyV awin- Y dow may be supportedin a window `jamb arranged for standard sash, the construction of the window being such that it will compensate for inward pressure, ldirected .there'against which would otherwise cause the window to become misplaced.

An important object of the invention 1s to provide a sh'oer which may-bevpositioned over the usual vwindow guides of aH-window framemthe shoes having grooves to receive curved plastic windows..

f With the foregoing and other objects, 1n view which will appear as the description proceeds,'the .invention consists of certainA novel details 'ci con- .struction and combinations o'f parts, hereinafter more fully' described and pointed out 1n the claims, it being understood-thatv changes may be made -in the construction and arrangement ofA parts `without departinglfro'rn the spirit ofthe invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings: l

Figure 1 is an elevational view lllustrating windows constructed in accordance with the 1nvention, as mounted within a window frame.

Fig. 2` is a longitudinal sectional View throughv the windows.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the windows looking towards the upper part of the frame.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through a modied form of the invention, taken on line p 4 4 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Y n u y Fig. 6 is a fragmental sectional View lllustrating a further modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 indicates a window framein which the 'guide members 6 are secured, the gu1de members 6 being providedrwith curved outer and inner surfaces providing a plurality of longitudinal grooves. y

The reference character 1 indicates the upper pane of the outer window, while the reference character 8 indicates the lower pane of the outer window. The reference character 9 indicates the lower pane of the inner window, while the reference character l0 indicates the upper pane of the inner window. These windows are arranged in spaced relation with respect to each other, providing an air space therebetween.

At the ends of the panes are curved shoes Il that are curved to conform to the curvatures of the guide members 6 so that they may slide freely w-harles J .,Roos, Muskegon, Mich. tappiiqatiopntgust ,2, 194s, serial No. 41,960 faclfma (c1. 16a-,114)

`2 within the guide members. It will of course be understood that it'is contemplated to construct the panes il, 8, 9 andvlbf plastic material Vof a Iiexible character Vso that thepanes may be bulged in a manner as 'shown by Fig. `3 of the drawings so that when pressure 'is directed thereto, the

curvatures ofthe panes will besuch as to compensate v*for this pressure to `eliminatc'e'any* possibilityffof the panes being blown-from thef guide members In the form of the invention as shownby Fig. /lof the drawings, the structure is designed for use inconnection with the usual window sash frames and in this 'form offthe invention, the reference character l2 indicates the usual sash guides that include spaced ribs |3.between which the `usua-lfwinclow sashesoperate. When supporting applicants deviceginjthe usual window sash guides, shoes .-Mfare provided, whichshoes are formedV with grooves 'disposed in the outer surfaces thereof, the grooves'accommodating the spaced ribs I3 of thev sash guides, securing the shoes against movement. The inner surfaces of the shoes are formed with spaced grooves l5 that accommodate the side edges of the panes IS constructed of flexible plastic material, so that when positioning the panes I6, they may be bulged as clearly shown by Fig. 4 of the drawings to insure the panes being securely held within the grooves, and at the same time permit the panes I6 to slide longitudinally of the grooves, when pressure is directed to the panes I in an eort to elevate or lower said panes I6.

While this structure insures the mounting of the window panes within the shoes, it also compensates for any outward pressure which may be directed against the panes to prevent the pressure from dislodging the window panes.

The upper pane of each window is formed with an inwardly extended flange I'l which is curved to conform to the curvature of the window pane, the anges contacting with the adjacent window panes to close the space between adjacent window 'panes as clearly shown by Fig. 5 of the drawings.

A further modied form of the invention is illustrated by Fig. 6 of the drawings-in which the guide member I8 is secured within the window frame IS, the guide member being formed with a curved surface to t within the curved outer surface of the shoe 20, the shoe 20 and guide member I8 being formed with aligning openings for the reception of the screws 2| whereby the guide member and shoe 2G will be secured in position.

As shown, the shoe is formed with a longitudinal groove in the inner surface thereof, the groove having laterally extended portions 22 that accomodate the longitudinal enlargements 23 of the windows 24 whereby the windows may be readily moved vertically. It will of course be understood that these shoes 20 are formed at opposite sides of the window frame to support the opposite edges of the window panes which are held therein.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the constructions shown and described, I have provided means for supporting plastic window panes within window frames so that the window panes will be bulged in a direction to compensate for pressure directed thereto to prevent .the

window panes from being displaced -by pressure v caused by an explosion.

Having thus described the invention, what is `the window panes movably held in said spaced grooves of the shoes, whereby said shoes are forced laterally into contact with the sash guides.

2. In a plastic window construction, a window frame, guide members secured within the window frame, said guide members having longitudinally disposed ribs Aspaced apart defining window grooves, window shoes having spacedgrooves in the outer surfaces thereof and grooves in their inner surfaces, the ribs of the guide members being fitted in the grooves of the shoes, supporting the shoes Within the guide members, pairs of outer and inner plastic window panes fitted for sliding movement within the grooves of the shoes at the inner sides oi said shoes, and said plastic window panes being outwardly bulged and tending to flatten out for holding said window panes within their grooves by frictional contact therewith.

3. In a plastic window" construction, a window frame, guide members securedwithin the frame, said guide members having spaced longitudinal ribs and grooves, shoes having spaced grooves in their outer surfaces for receiving the ribs of the guide members, said shoes having window pane receiving grooves in. their inner surfaces, outwardly bulged plastic window panes tending to Hattenl out, enlargements carried by said window panes and extending longitudinally along opposite side edges thereof, said enlargements entering the window pane receiving groovesin the shoes for slidably mounting the vwindow panes within theshoes.

` CHARLES J. ROOS.

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