US1575684A - Window frame - Google Patents

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Patented Mar. 9, 1926. i

UNITED STATES- ANTHONY HABESHAN, OF BOGOTA, NEW JERSEY.

' V'WINDOW FRAME.

Application iiled May 26, 1925. Serial No. 33.005.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known thatI, ANTHONY HABESHAN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Bogota, in the county of Bergen and State of New J ersey,` have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window Frames, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to window frames, and particularly to the sill/, the sub-sill, the blind stop, and the facing construction.

In the ordinary window frame construcing forced through the joints between the window frame and the siding and between the parts of the window frame into the room, and constant trouble, in driving rain storms, of rain being forced past the window stop and pulley stile and through the space between the sub-sill and the sill and also through the joint between the window frame and the siding of the house. y

The general object of the present invention is to prevent the entrance of air or water under pressure through the joints of the window and ,throu h the joints between the window casing or Iraming and the wall of the Uhouse.

A more specific object is to provide means whereby water driven against the window stop will be carried downward and discharged onto the ysub-sill and sill respectively and so ofl' of the window, and further to provide means whereby water can not pass between the sub-sill and the sill but if the water ldoes enter between the sill and subsill it will be stopped and caused to discharge laterally and pass down the blind stop.

A further object is to rovide a window frame of this character w ich is particularly designed to be used without substantial alteration either with single sheathing or double sheathing, and in this connection to provide a blind stop which is longitudinally kerfed so that where it is used with double sheathing the blind stop may be used at its full width and where used with single sheathing the blind stop may be simply broken off at the kerf and thus adapted to be used.

A still further object is to provide a blind stop which has interlocking engagement with the sill and sub-sill and which provides means whereby the blind stop may be nailed to the sin, which win 'prevent the sin from sagging', when stepped on, as is the usual practice by carpenters in setting the frame in place in the building and which often causes a tilting or sagging of the sill.

Other objects have to do with the details of ,construction and arrangement of parts as will appear more fully hereinafter.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the lower corner of a window casing constructed in accordance =with my invention, the vparts being separated;

Figure 2 is a like view to Figure 1 but showing the parts assembled;

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the lower portion of a window frame constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 4 is a section through the window frame showing a single sheathing;

Figure 5 is a like view to Figure 4 but showing the application of my windowv -wliich is constructed in any usual or suitable manner, this window' frame being shown as consisting of a pulley stile 10, the sub-sill 11, and sill 12` the sub-sill upon its upper face being formed adjacent its opposite ends with thetransverse grooves 13 for the reception of the lower ends of the pulley stiles 10, as is usual. This sub-sill, as illustrated at its ends and adjacentits forward edge, is cut away, as at 14, this cut"- away portion providing a rectangular recess extending inward from the front edge of the sub-sill such a distance that it will intersect the front edge of the pulley stile, as shown in Figure 1. this recess extending laterally to the end of the sub-sill.V

Theunder face of the sub-sill adjacent its rear edge is formed with a longitudinally extending groove 14a and the sill 12 at its rear edge is formed with an upwardly eX- tending bead or tongue 15 which engagesin this groove and interlocks therewith. The sill 12 at its ends is cut away so as to provide a portion 16 at the front of the sill which projects out laterally beyond the sub-sill and beyond that portion of the sill which extends beneath the sub-sill. The blind stop 17 has a width greater than the distance between' the shoulder 18 dening lll) the recess 14 and the extremity of the sill 12 and has a length, of course, equal to the height of the window. This blind stop is formed of a single strip of board which at its lower end is cut away, as at 19, so as to provide a downwardly projecting tongue which is adapted to engage behind the tongue 16 of the sill, with the body of the blind stop resting upon the sill 12 and lilling the cut-away portion 14 and bearing against the forward edge of the pulley stile.

' Preferably this blind stop is formed upon its inner face with a longitudinally extending, relatively deep recess 21 which is simply formed in this blind stop for the purpose of enlarging the space for the weight. dened by the blind stop and the pulley stile. The blind stop is longitudinally kerfed, as at 22, and when this frame is used with a single sheathing, as illustrated in Figure 4, the port-ion a is broken off by the carpenter onthe job so as to leave this blind stop relatively narrow, but where the blind stop is to be used in connection with a double sheathing the blind stop is left of its original width, as illustrated in Figure 5.

Disposed against the blind stop 1T is the casing 23. Preferably the sill 12 is downwardly inclined on its upper face and the casing, of course, is correspondingly beveled at its lower end so as to fit upon this downwardly inclined face. This casing has a width less than the width of the blind stop, as shown. Of course, the pulley stile 10 carries the longitudinally extending bead or stop 24 forming the parting strip between the two window sashes. It will be noted that the blind stop has its tongue 20 disposed behind the tongue 16 of the sill and the blind stop"`is nailed to the sill through this tongue whereby to revent the sill from sag ing under the welght of a carpenter or ot er workman engaged in setting the frames in the building and standing on the sill, as is necessary. Were this tongue omitted from the blind stop, the blind stop would have to be nailed to the sub-sill by nails extendin vertically upward through the sub-sill. t uch a construction as this is very weak, as weight disposed upon the subsill or sill 'will act to draw these nails. By nailing the tongue 20 to the sub-sill by nails passing horizontally through the tongue,

the construction is rendered much stronger and there is no. liability of saggin v In Figure 4, which illustrates t e single sheathing, it will be seen that the 2 x 4 studding is designated A. This is the usual studding found in the wall. The siding is designated B, and it will be seen that in this case in placing the window frame, the siding B half-way overlaps the studding A and the casing 23 is disposed against the blind sto and against the .face of the studding A an abuts against the edge of the siding B.

paper are disposed against the casing 23, as

illustrated, so that this outer sheathing B overlaps the joint between the sheathing B and the blind stop and thus a broken joint is secured at this point which prevents the entrance of water and prevents this water from passing back behind the sheathing B. Except for thepfact that this blind stop is broken along` the kerf 22, the construction is precisely the same as heretofore described.

It will seenI that with this construction, if rain is beaten against the face of the pulley stile by the wind it will run down the face of the pulley stile, being prevented from going 'inward by the parting bead, andi any Water that seeps into the dado 13 will run down this dado onto the face lof the sill. There is another place where water is liable to blow in through a joint in ordinarily constructed window frames and that is between the sill 11 and the sub-sill. lVith my construction, however, this is absolutely prevented by the rib or tongue 15 extending upwardl into the groove or dado 14. If any water should be blown in at this point between the sill and sub-sill, it is stopped by this longitudinally extending tongue 15 and thus prevented from getting any further inward on the subsill. The lateral movement of the water is prevented bythe blind stop. The blind stop extends down below t-he dado 13 and across the front of the pulley stile and this absolutely prevents the driving of water into the dado and, as illustrated in Figures 5 land 4, the joint of the casing with the sheathin is disposed immediately in front of this blind stop or in front of the studding so that water cannot pass in at this point. x

This construction is very simple and is very slightly more expensive than the ordinary window frame, with the addition, however, of the advantages which have been heretofore pointed out. t may be as readily erected and put in place as the ordinary window frame and no special or relatively diiiicult milling of the several elements of the frame is necessary. It may be remarked that this window frame has been thoroughly tested and it has been impossible to' drive Water throu h the joint's of the frame, where with the ordinary window framing it is not pgssible, evenl where the silland sub-sill have en white-leaded, to prevent water from being forced inward where the water is driven against the window frame forcibly, as under heavyfstorms. Y

While I have illustrated a construction which is very effective for the purpose insill and a sub-sill, pulley Stiles engaged with the sub-sill, the sub-sill having a ,width greater than that of the stiles and having its forward lcorners out awa-yto forni a rcetangular recess extending longitudinally of the sub-sill, blind stops having their lower ends disposed in said cut-away portions of the sub-sill, the sill being extended laterally beyond the ends of the sub-sill and the blind stops having tongues extending downward and engaging behind said extensions of the sill, and casings, each| disposed vertically against thel faces of the corresponding blind stops and resting at their lower ends upon the sill.

2. As an article of manufacture, a blind stop having a longitudinally extending kerf upon its face extending a substantial distance into the blind stop from the face thereofto permit the easy reduction width of the blind stop to suit either single or double sheathed houses.

3. A window frame structure including a sill and sub-sill, pulley stiles extending upward from the sub-sill and engaged with the sill, vthe sub-sill having a width greater thanv that of the Stiles and being cut away at its forward corners to provide rectangular recesses intersecting and extending inward to the forward edlges of the pulley stiles, extending laterally on each side of each pulley stile, blind stops having their lower ends disposed in saidv cut-away portions of the sub-sill and resting upon the sill, the blind stops extending upward against the forward edges of the pulley Stiles and extending laterally on each side of the pulley Stiles, the sill being extended laterally at its endls beyond the ends of the sub-sill and each l blind Stop having a downwardly extending tongue lengaged by the corresponding extension of the sill, and casings, each disposed vertically against the faces of the corresponding blind. stops andl resting at their lower ends upon the sill.

In testimonjy whereof I hereunto ailx my signature.

ANTHONY HABESHAN.

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