US1658986A - Window attachment - Google Patents

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c. M. l-uBLElN WINDOW A TACHMENT fifa/w75.'

Feb. 14, 1928.

Filed Nov. 26. 1926 2 Sheets-61mm 2 fifa/Weyl LPatented Feb. 14, 1928.

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CHARLES M. HEUBLErm-or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS@ WINDOW ATTACHMENT,

Application led November 26, 1926. Serial No. 150,685.

My invent-ion relatesy to certain novel Vimprovements in'window attachments andhas for lone object the provision of a window attachment adapted to lift a window curtain when the window sash is lifted. Another object is the provisionof means for permitting the lifting of the curtain fromtheat-A tachment in order to permit access to the sash, for example, for window washing. l0 Other objects will appear from time to time in the course of the specifications and claims.

Iillustrate my invention more or less'diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings, whereiny Figure l is an elevational view of a window showing the invention associated therewith;

i Figure 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Figure l;Y p v Figure 3 is a front elevation of the attachment 'shown in Figure l; Y

Figure l is an elevational view showing the curtain withdrawn from the attachment; andv Figure 5 is a detail.

throughout the specications and drawings. Referring to the drawings, C indicates any suitable window frame having the'lower` and vertically removable sash C1.` C2 is any suitable supporting means forjthe upper end of` 40 notches D5 and secured in position forexample by thehooks' D6; Mountedon the window frame, ahovethe normal position of they sash C1, are the vertical tracksE which terminate-at their lower 'ends in' inclined or curved cam vor stop portions E1, so formed as to engage the lever arms D3 to cause rotation of the lever, in response to the initialy lifting of thev sash, from the position"v in which `it is shown in full line to the' position 5 in which itis shown in' dotted line inv Figure 2. v

The rods D* may engage or be secured to a curtain in any suitable manner. Preferably it is in some way secured to the curtain so'thatlifting of the rod necessarily lifts'the Like parts are indicated by like symbols curtain'. I illustrate it herein as'threaded through the double portion i C5 of ,the curtain. IVhencver it vis necessary to withdrawV the curtain from 4the window, for example whenMk a window-washer wishesjaccess to it the curtain may belifted from a raising mechanism. I illustrate vas an example'the use of the removablerod D4 normally seatedy in the slotsv D5, by which it may be lifted from said slots when the hooks D6 are raise'd. In order to support' the curtain laterally spaced away from the'window I provide as a convenient supporting means a rod or rods X `which may be formed with notches X* at one end,

to 'engage and support the rods D4, and siots" 70 'X2 toengage thel pins or bolts X3 shownin Figure 4; These supporting members may be rcarried by thewindow-washer making his rounds.

It will be realized that whereas I have shown a practicaland operative device, that nevertheless many changes may be' made in the size, shape, number and disposition of parts without departing from the spirit'of my invention. I therefore wish my description anddrawings to'be taken asin a broad sense illustrative or diagrammatic rather than as limiting me to my specific showing;

The use and operationy of my invention arey as follows(l l y A frequent cause of annoyance, with the use of long curtains'comes from thefact'thatj when the, sash 'of the window isfraised the' curtain is likely to blowout y through the window, or' at least hangs ydown across the open window where it may berained upon or, in dry weather,xbecomes dusty and dirty from'flyingdust, gritand soot. f

- The present application, which is directed to an improvement `upon the structure of b5 my co-pending application 85,585,1iled'cn 'February 2, 1926, shows means for automatically lifting the lower partk of the curtain with the sashv andl therefore vfor preventing the y'curtain *fromt being "blown out of the 100 window orrfrombeing rained upon through' the window or even from beingsubjected to the inflowi'ng air currents. In the preferred form of my'device the result of the initial upward Vmovement of; the sash `is a lifting 105 of the bottom of the curtain Iat a more rapid rate than the ratey of movementofthe sashi This has for purpose to lift the bottom of the curtain so high as to be'abovethe sash f bottom and thereforeAv out ofthe line yof the i for carrying out my purpose in which a kminimum number of parts are used. ln the device herein shown the curtain may be supported at its upper end m any satisfactory manner. The curtain lifting mechanism may be positioned at any point along the length of the curtain but it is herein illustratively shown as positioned adjacent thetop of the lower sash. l illustrate a 'pair of levers D1 pivoted upon opposite sides of the lower sash Cl- El are stops or cams se" cured to the windowframe above the sash and preferably so formed and positioned as to engage the short arm B3 of each lever DE Each stop or cam El is continued by a track E. llllhen the sash is in the position shown in lligure lv or 2, the long arm of each lever depends, as shown in full. line in lfigure 2, the downward rotation being shown as limited by the engagement of the member D3 with the cam El. Any lifting movement of the sash will cause the initial rotation of each lever into the position shown in dotted line in Figure 2. This rotation folds up the curtain, as shown in Figure 2. Preferably the rod Dt is threaded through the curtain or is secured to it in such a fashion that the curtan cannot slide in relation to the rod but is positively lifted when the rod itself yis lifted by the rotation of the levers. l.Vhen the levers have been lifted to the position shown in dotted line in Figure 2 the member D3 slides along the track E. Thus after the initial rotation of the levers, which lifts the lower edge of the curtain more rapidly than the rise of the sash, further movement of the curtain will be at the same rate of movement as that of the sash.

ln order .to permit cleaning of the window l provide removable securing means for example the hooks D", which permit the rod D* to be removed from the holding notches D5 in the ends of the levers D1. 0bviously I do notwish to be limited to the removal of the rod with the curtain, but l illustrate it as the preferred form of my device.

l claim:

.1. In combination with a window having a vertically movable sash and a curtain, a curtain raising element including a portion normally in engagement with said curtain, and means for raisingand loweringsaid curtain raising element in response to the raising and lowering of said sash, said curtain raising element including a transverse bar normally held against movement in relation to said curtain.

2. ln combination with awindow having a vertically movable sash and a curtain, a

curtain raising element including a portion normally in engagement with said curtain.l and means for raising and lowering said curtain raising element in'response to the raising and lowering of said sash, said curtain raising element including a transverse bar threaded through said curtain.

3. ln combination with a Window having a vertically movable sash and a curtain, a curtain raising member in engagement with the curtain intermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member including a transverse rod, pivoted supporting levers at the ends thereoiand means for actuating said supporting levers in response to the upward movement of the sash, said rod being removabiy supported upon said levers.

In combination with a window having a vertically movable sash and a curtain, a curtain raising member in engagement with the curtain intermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member including a trans,- verse rod, pivoted supporting levers at the ends thereof, and means for actuating said supporting levers in response to the upward movement of the sash, said rod being removably supported upon said levers, the rod being adapted to receive and be supported by fsupplemental spacing members when the rod is removed from the levers.

5. ln combination with a window having a vertically movable sash. and a curtain, a curtain raising member in engagement with the curtain intermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member including a transverse rod, pivoted supporting levers at the ends thereof and means for actuating said supporting levers in response to the upward movement of the sash, the rod being removably supported upon said levers, and supplemental spacing members adapted to be insorted between the rod and its normal sup-` porting means.

6. in combination with a window having a vertically movable sash and a curtain, a curtain raising element in engagement with said curtain and means for rasing and lowering said curtain raising element in response to the raising and lowering of said sash, said curtain raising element including arms projecting inwardly from the sash, and a transverse curtain engaging member removably supported on said arms.

7. ln combination with a window having a. vertically movable sash and a curtain, a curtain raising member in engagement with the curtain intermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member including a supporting lever pivoted on the sash, and means for rotating said supporting lever in response to the initial upward movement of the sash, including a stop member mounted on the window frame and adapted to engage said lever when the sash is raised.

8. In combination with a window having a vertically movable sashk and la curtain,` a curtain raising member in engagement with' ing the curtain raising member to upward movement in response to the continued up"- i vard movement of the sash, including astop member, mounted on the Window ramefand adapted to engage the lever when the sash is lifted, and a guide member upon the Window f ame, lying generally parallel'with the axis of movementoiE the sash, and adapted to prevent retrograde rotation of the lever.

9. In combination With a Window having a vertically movable' sash anda curtain, a curtain raising memberin engagement with the curtain intermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member .including a supTl porting lever -pivotedupon'tlie'sash, rand means for rotating said's'upporting lever in response to movement of the sash.

l0. In combination with. a Window having a vertically movable sash and a curtain, a curtain raising memberin engagement with thecurtain intermediate top and bottom of the curtain, said member including .a supporting lever pvoted upon the sash, and

means for rotating said supporting lever in response to movement 10fthe sash, including a stop mounted adjacent said sash and adapt-` i ed toengagefsaidlever when said sash is lifted, y

V11.111 combination With a Window hav ing a vertically movable sash and a curtain,`a curtain raisinginember in engagement with thecurtain intermediate top and bottom of thefcurtain, said member including a supporting lever pivotedupon the sash, and Vnieansifor rotating saidsupporting lever in response to movement' of ythe sash, through a f predetermined arc, and :tor thereafter constraining ysaid* lever to non-rotary upward movement with the sash. c,

. 12,111 combination vWitha Window having a Avertically movable sash. and a curtain, a curtain raising memberin engagement with Vthe curtain `intermediate top andbottom of o,

the curtain, said member including a supportingy lever pivoted upon the sash, and

meansV for rotating said supporting leverin response to movement ofthe sash, through ai. predeterminedarc, and for thereafter constraining said lever to non-rotary upward movement with the sash, including `an in-l clined stop mounted adjacent said sash and a generally verticalguide memberextending upwardly tliereirom.

Signed at Chicago county of Cookand State of Illinois, this 20th day of November,

CHARLES MHEUBLEIN. y c

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