US1990981A - Weather protector - Google Patents

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Feb. 12, 1935. -.1. F. FAUNER WEATHER PROTECTOR Filed June 17, 1953 INVENTOR fise lz Fflzmer ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 12, 1935 UNITED? STATES;

PATENT OFFICE WEATHER PROTECTOR Joseph F. Fauner, Irvington, N. J; Application June 17," 1933, Serial-'No. 676,397

1' Glaim: (C15 20 66)' Anotherobject of thisinvention is to provide in adevice' of this kind a stationary base structure,

attachable to, 01 mounted with the existing frame 10'; work of 'door or window openings, in which structure' isprovided a movable member, adapted to normally lay flat or flushwith the stationary portion' of the-structure, and further adapted to rise or torbe elevated above: the structure, when the 16: door or: window is being closed; 7

Stillianother object of this invention is toprovide a suitable operating mechanism for said movable member; by means of which the latter isi'brought from its normal, flush position to its elevated position, when actuated by the closing door or window.

A further object 01 thisinventionis to'provide with thedoorJor window an adjustableactuating element adapted-to engage said operating mechanism'at a predetermined position of the closing door or window.

A still other obj ect, of: this invention'is to pro vide-atthe edge or. edges of the door or; window suitable means for forminga weather-tight connection: between those'edges and the elevated structuremember, when the" door or window is fully closed.

The foregoing andstillother objects will become more fully apparent from the following'de- 35 scriptionand the accompanying drawing, forming part of my disclosure, but not intended to limit me to the structures shown, andin which:

Figure'l is an elevation, partially in cross-section, of the lower portion of a frame and a door or. window, equipped with my weather protector in its normal position, while the dooror window is fully open.

Figure 2 is a partial top view of a corner of a frameand a door or window showing my de I vice in the position illustrated in Figurel. 1 Figure3'is'a cross-sectional view throughmy devicein its operative position, with the frame and door or window indicated in-broken lines.

Figure'4 is aipartial'top view of a door or window provided withmy adjustable abuttingelement;

. Figure 5 illustrates anelevation of a portion of a frame, and .door or window in closed position.

Figures 6, '7 anda are profiles in elevation of modified forms of my structure and movable member, and

Figure 9: illustrates an elevation of another profile ofmy structure and "a modified form ofmy' weather-proofing attachment to the edge of-a' door: or window. v

Referringnow to the drawing, numeral 10 denotes the weather side of a frame, while the innerframe portion isindicated at 1-1- and the middle portion at 12. Over the base line marked- 13, is arranged my stationary structure consisting ofthe frontalportion 14; rear portion-15' and "middle portion 16;. in which latter is hinged' at 1'7 movable member 18', shown in its normal,flat- OI flush position in Figure 1; -Its swinging endis cut on a biaeas indicated at 19, which biased edge registers with the similarly cut face of inner memher. 16; Extending-from movable member 18' endwisej is a pin 20; clearly seen in Figure 2, which pin is engaged' by a slot 21, arranged in-a fiat lever- 22: The-latter is hinged at 23and is provided' at its inner end'with' abutments 24-and 25.

Numeral'26 denotes a door orwin'dow, which-is hingedf'at 0, indicating the center line of the hinge Attached-at the bottom edge. and adjustably mounted, is an abutting element 27 adapted tolengage abutment 24 0f lever 22 when the door closes. This element extends from a'fiange 28} whichisprovided withlongitudinal slots 29, which latter facilitate the positioning of theilange, so that thei'en'ga'gementbetween abutting element 27'and abutment 24 is so timed, as to cause the operation of lever-'22; just before the complete ciosingofrth'e door or window. (See Figure 5) Abutment of lever 22 is engaged by a plung- 'er.' 3o, which extends from a housing 31' andis propelled outwards by means of spring 32 lodged in the housingf (See Figure 2) Housing- 31 isimbedded in the frame of the door or window; asclearly Se'en frOmFiguIes 1, 2 and 3; Through the action of piston against abutment 25; lever 22is. constantly urged to assume the position shown inFi'gure l iand o'nl y the closing of the door 7 or window'willcause a movement-of the lever, in that abutment element 27= is caused to gradually engage and'{ depress abutment 24', whereby the leveris" caused toswing' aboutjit spivot 23.

When the door or window is'brought'td'its closing position and is finally closed, 1ever22i will assume theposition shown in Figure 3,.at which position movable member 18' will become elevated, while plunger 30 is depressed into the housing." V

. Door or window. 263s recessed, as indicated-fat 33; in which recess "is mounted aresilient weather-proofing element 34, which latter is adapted, when the door or window is being closed, to slip over the elevated, beveled edge of member 18, as clearly seen in Figure 3. This weather-proofing element forms a tight contact with the edge of member 18 and prevents rain, snow,

,hail or wind from entering;

In Figures 1 and 3 it will be seen that between portions 14 and 16 of the stationary structure there is provided a drain-pipe, adapted to convey water, deflected by member 18, when the latter is in its elevated position;

In Figures 1 and 3 are shown profiles of a -pre-" ferred base construction, which, however, may be altered in shape and appearance, as clearly seen in Figures 6, '7 and 8, all of which three latter figures are shown in just oppositeposition to that of'Figures'l and 3, in other words, the

weather side of thesethree figures is at left. The

stationary portion of Figure 6 isindicated at 35, while itselevatable member is marked 36. The arrow indicates the direction of operation of this member. In Figure 6 the stationary structure 37 has a'leftand right hand inclined approach, while the movable member 38 is very similar to that shown in Figure 6., For certain lim- [ited thresholds, a construction shown in Figure 8 may be found preferable, in which a stationary member 39isillustrated, provided with a hinged operating member40.

. A modified form of mydeviceis illustrated in Figure 9. This modification is particularly inture, upon'which ishingedly mounted at 42 movtendedtoshow a different construction, of the weather-proofing element attached to the edge of the door or window. In this figure, numeral 41 denotes the stationary portion of my strucable member 43, which terminates into a hook construction 44.' The latterisadapted to interengage with a similar hook-shaped end 45 of r is;

' whichtforms a continuous'hinge, the interlock-.

ing female and male parts 'of which are each '60 7 made of one solid piece of material over-. 'the enviI Fig. 9; ,The movable elements of all shapes are all intended for shedding water and for'prewithin the dooror venting its penetration ,to

window, 7 ParticuIar attention is directed to the connection between stationary and movable members,

tire length of the members,'whereby an absolutely weather and water-tight connection is'as-' sured... Inasmuch as the-structure extends far into the frame work of, the doors or windows, there. is no possibility of leakage anywhere.

: Anotherv important feature. of my construction resides in the concealed,positive'and-unobstruc "tive manner of attachment'of the stationary meniber to the existing frames of doors and windows." The screw holes. indicated in Figures '6, 7

and 8 are countersunk for the reception ofwood screws-or the like, which latter, are intended to be en'tirelyoutof the way when the movable memher is in inoperative position, i. e. when'the de-' vice is exposed to the ordinary use for which it intended when the door orwindow is open.

an anglej46, attached to door or window 4'7;

Similarly notable is the fact that the construction of my device possesses no openings, crevices or places in which dirt, dust or other small obstructions may gather, which would belikely to interfere with the proper operation of themovable member, or prevent it fromassuming its full closing position. The only possible place" where small particles of dirt may lodge is between'the end of the movable member and its positive and generous seat provided atthe stationary members, as maybe readily seen from Figures 6, 7 and 8. Inasmuch as such dirt may enter only when the device is in an inoperative position as shown, the possibility of foreign mat-' ten-forming serious obstructions is very remote, sincesthe zopening indicated between the two members, as illustratedin the figures, is exaggerated and actually does not exist in practice, the movable member being intended to abut tightly with the stationary -member.

.Moreover, the present construction is designed V to'do away with any auxiliary weather-proofing means, usually provided at thelower edgeof doors, and frequentlyconsistingof'a solid bead 1 extending along the entire threshold v structure.

and a'hollow channel attached to the bottom 'of the door and adapted to cooperate .withand to engage the bead; Such channel moves'over rugs and mats when the door is operated,:.and' gathers dust and fiber which becomes gradually compressed into layers and eventually prevents the channel from fully engagingthe bead; This.

results in the door not closingproperly. iThe bead extend'mg from thethreshold structure in addition forms a dangerous obstruction over which a personmay, easily trip. This isimpossible with my device. i

From the foregoing description it will be quite evident that my invention has decided vadvan tages' over present day methods of weather proofing window-sills or thresholds, 'in that it eliminates completely .allfsorts of auxiliary de- 7 vices. for keeping tight the'bottom or side por-, tions of doors and. windows, asgforcinstance hooks, slip-bolts, snap-locks, etc., which latter actually do not serve for any other purposeexcept for drawing close doors or windows to their frames; yet still do-not prevent the entrance'of elements into. the cracks between the frames and the doors of Windows. My constr'uctionalso shows that the stationary portionlof my device can be attached without showing screws or other means of attachment when the door or window is open. My device also prevents damage 'usually causedi'by projecting auxiliary closing devicesand eliminates jamming of the'door or window or scraping by such devices.

The adjustable feature of myabutting element permits the elevation of the movable member at any degree of opening of the door or window. The drain-pipe provided in the device assures the conveying of water to the outside of the building, thereby preventing any] accumulation of moisture behind theclosed doorlor window.

i It is to be noted that'all of my weather-proofe ing devices are intended to extend over the entire length of a window-sill-or door threshold, and that the movable member of the stationary base structure as. well as the weatherproofing element provided at the edge off the door or window-and adapted to contact with the elevated movable member, also extends over the whole length of the base structure. Moreover my device may be secured to notonly the dow-sill or threshold, but may be applied to any other side, or' all sides of a window or door.

,While I have shown specific structures and forms of my device, it is quite evident that variations and improvements may be readily incorporated therein, and I therefore reserve for myself the right to make such improvements and changes as may become necessary when my invention is produced commercially.

I claim:

In a weather protector for doors or windows, adapted to either take the place of, or become permanently associated with a frame part of such door or window, a hollow, stationary, substantially channel-shaped base member having two approach edges, extending upwards and uninterruptedly over the entire length of the device, one of the edges forming a component part of a continuous hinge formation, a movable member operatively associated with said stationary member and provided at one of its edges with a continuous hinge formation corresponding to and interlocked with the hinge formation of the stationary member, said hinge formations of both members adapted to form a dirt-proof, unobstructive and uninterrupted connection between the corresponding edges of the two members, while said movable member is either inits normal, downward, inoperative or closing position, or while it is in its swung-up, operative position, said hinge formation forming male and female shapes, having uniform cross-sections extending over the entire length of the device, the female portion encircling the male portion sufliciently to prevent disengagement of these portions, but permitting the required operation of the movable member, a plunger mechanism in cooperation with the door or window and said movable member for actuating the latter, and a recess in the door or window for accommodating and forming a weather-proof contact with said movable member, when the latter is elevated, while 20 the door or window is closed.

' JOSEPH F. FAUNER.

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