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H. E. JAMES.

STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION mso Mums. 191s.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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Paul, in the county of Ramsey and `State of; Minnesota, .have invented a new and useful 4Improvement in `Store-Front Construction,

of which the following is a specification.

This .innenti'onrelates to, store front con- .i struction, the ,primarypobject being to pro- Y vide more substantial; construction 1n whichf .a free and more, efficient circula-tion of air is permitted` over theinner surface of the a lass inwhiclr royision is made for. more effectively draining water produced by con` ;l densation on the` inner 4side ,of the window'` a. glass or fromA the washing ofthe glass, and` finwhich the constructioncan be more easily.. .cleaned than .in prior devices. Among fur# ..:ther,ob]ects are to'provlde a construction,y

in .which thefplate of glass can vmore easilyand more effectively be 'secured in place and by the use of which the sash is rendered substantially weatherproof. Still further objects are greater simplicity and less expensive construction and the provision of means whereby the air duct or ducts may be closedy1 or opened wide when desired. In prior devices these objects are attained to a less degree than by my invention, but they are very difficult to clean. This objection is entirely overcome by my invention.

To these ends my invention comprises the features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a detail of a store front constructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on the line X-X of Fig. l.

In the drawing let A indicate a detail of the sill or base of a windowu sash, case or store front, B the ioor of such window or case and C the usual glass plate. D indicates a gutter element at the inner side of` said plate preferably made of a body strip 2 of wood or other suitable material having a thin metal dieathing 3 over its exterior extending over the top and opposite sides. This gutter element is formed with a concave upper surface 4, which produces a gutter and the plate C rests with the lower portion of its inner surface against one side of the gutter element, being pressed tightly so that any condensation or water running wdown the inner. face -of the plate flows. into the.: gutter.l The` gutterv element. yis mounted securely upon thefloor` element B and is provided. with, any suitable. number of combined. air yand Ventilating .ducts E, `which lead downwardly at.spaced intervals or at any suitable point from: the. gutter through the body strip 2 and inclined forwardly and downwardly` through 4theloor B .and sill A, its lower ,end terminating -and-.opening to the `outer atmosphere through the front orcuter. wall of ther sill. The lower edge of the` `glass .plate C. restsoupon a cushion strip .5 made of wood or .other suitable material. A thin sheathing 6 made of metal crnothersuitable .material is `placed .over the frontsurfaceand top of the floor B toprotectthe .latter from the elements, saidsheathing being bentat.- right angles or otherwise shaped to coverthe front 7 "and exposed` portion of the top 8,` the upper in- ,neredge l0 of said sheathing :beingbent uplwardly. at right angles to engage back ofthe lower front side 9 of the sheathing 3 on the gutter element `and interlocking therewith. The upper portion of the sheathing 6 extends below the cushion strip 5 and the upturned flange 10 prevents any water which may drip down or flow under the plate 7 iiowing or creeping back over the floor B and below the gutter strip. The lower outer extremity of the sheathing 6 extends downwardly below the floor and then upwardly and inwardly, so as to form a drip edge 11 to prevent water from flowing back under the floor B. The plate C is secured in place on the cushioning strip 5 and against the gutter element by means of the molding strip F, which is of skeleton form being made out of thin sheet metal and secured tightly upon the floor and against the lower outer edge of the plate and the outer face of the cushioning strip 5 by means of screws 12 or other suitable means passing downwardly through the molding element and into the floor. Each of the combined drain and Ventilating ducts is produced by a casting of metal or a piece of other suitable material, which diverges downwardly and outwardly so as to produce a free passage for any liquid iiowing down from the gutter to the exterior. This duct is broad as compared with its thickness so as to provide greater arca for the egress of liquid from the inner surface of the plate and its upper end is closely joined at 13 to the sheathing lmeans thi'eaded into the structure of the duct E to close the duet when desired. Normally when it is desired to circulate air up over the inner surface of the plate C, the closure element 15 is removed, but during extremely cold `Weather or when it is desired to prevent an excess of air circulation, the closure element can be arranged and secured over the outer end of the duct. IVhen the duct is closed in the manner as stated, any condensation or liquid ii'owing down through the duct is free to escape through drainage passages 17 in the lower extremity of the duct and in the front surface of the sill.

It will be noted that all of the exposed surfaces of the iioor, gutter, molding strip and duct are protected by metal and protect the wooden parts from water and moisture y to prevent decay. In operation a clear, free and large passage is provided by the duct to promote a live and eiiicient circulation of air up over the inner surface of the glass plate to prevent moisture and frost collecting and Water from condensation and washing is readily drained outside from the gutter. The construction is inexpensive, simple and easily applied for use and the glass plate readily secured permanently in place. In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principles of operation of my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the construction shown is only illustrative, and that the invention can be carried out by Vother means and applied to uses other than those above set forth within the scope of the following claim.

Having described my invention, what I .claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is In a construction of the character set forth, the combination of a window casing floor, a gutter above said floor, a glass plate resting edgewise above said iioor and against said gutter, means for securing said plate in said position, a duct leading down from saidL gutter and terminating forl' wardly below said floor, for the purposes set forth, and a cover detachably secured over the lower outer end of said duct, the wall of said duct being formed with a vent around `said cover to the outer atmosphere.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

HARRY E. JAMES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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