2 Sheets-Sheet 2

July 28, 1925. 1,547,493 J. C. DUNHAM WEATHER STRIP SSS % NS W 's Š% 3 2 N S a 9 &S 10 SS y % A 3. T 1722-4- -) Vir, EN

July 28, 1925. J. C. DUNHAM 1,547,493 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 z % S& easa fž N 1747-0.

Patented July 28, 1925. . . . 1,547,493 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. JOSEPH. C. DUNHAM, of OKLAHOMA CITY, OKIAHOMA, ASSIGNOR TO THE SPRING GRUV-METAL CORPORATION.WEATHER STRIP COMPANY., of okrAHOMA CITY, okLAHoMA, A. WEATHER STRIP. Application filed November 2, 1922. Serial No. 598,586. To all whom it may concern: portion of the weather-strip as viewed Be it known that I, Josi PH. C. DUNHAM, afrom a vertical position. . a citizen of the United States, residing at Figure 6 is a perspective view of Oklahoma City, in the county of Oklahoma tion of the sill, a portion of the jamb, aa por por 5 and State of Oklahoma, have invented a tion of the lower sash, a front-stop with certain new and useful Improvement in screws holding the sash in place, and the 60 Weather Strips, of which the following is a lower sash partially raised. specification, reference being had to the ac Figure is a perspective view of the same, companying drawings. lo The invention provides simple and effec showing the screws and front-stop removed, 65 and used with Figure 6 and Figure 8 to tive means in the way of a weather-strip show the easy and quick removal of the sash of novel construction for preventing the pas and weather-strip. sage of air, dust, water and other substances Figure.8 is a perspective view of the same between the window-sash and the window showing the removal of the sash and ls frame, and for the easy and quick removal weather-strip more nearly effected, and the 70 of the lower sash and said weather-strip location in the side of the jamb of the sheet from the frame. metal spring used back of the weather-strip Another object of the invention is to pro to force said strip in place. vide means for securely holding the window Figure 9. is a sectional view of a portion 20 or other enclosure in place in any and all of the jamb opposite the upper sash, and a 75 kinds of weather, taking up the play between portion of the side of said sash, and the the sash and the frame caused by shrinkage, weather-strip, and the sheet metal spring and also allowing for their expansion caused forcing said strip in place. by swelling. Figure 10 is a perspective view of a por 25 The invention, novel features, details of tion of the upper sash showing a hole there- 80 construction and combination of parts will near the top, and a portion of the Weath be hereinafter more particularly set forth, in er-strip showing a bulged raised portion in illustrated in the accompanying two pages the said strip to fit into said hole when said of drawings, and pointed out in the append sash is fully raised. 30. ed claims. Figure 11 is a sectional view of the 85 Referring to the drawings forming a part weather-strip showing the bulged or raised of this application, portion in said strip intended to fit into a Figure 1 is an elevational view of the in hole in the upper sash to hold said upper side of the upper and lower sash and the in sash in a closed position when fully raised. 35 side view of the window-frame surrounding Fig. 12 is a sectional view of a portion of 90 them, installed with a weather-strip, show the lower cross-section of the lower window ing the cross-section lines A-A, B-B and frame, and a portion of the cross bar of the lower sash showing a similar but inverted Figure 2 is a sectional view of a portion view 40 of the top cross-section of the window-frame Fig. 2.of. the .said weather strip as shown in 95 above the upper sash, and a portion of the Like characters of reference designate upper sash1,shown on a linetheA-A as shown like parts in all the figures. in Figure and showing weather-strip The window shown in Figure 1 has the as viewed horizontally. usual sill, jambs and lintel, and in 45 Figure 3 is a perspective view of the im cludesparts: the inner casing or frame 1, the upper 100 proved weather-strip. sash 2, the lower sash 3, the front-stop 4, Figure 4 is a sectional view of a portion and screws 5 holding it in place. of the side of the window-frame surround The improved weather-strip 6 is of sheet ing the lower sash shown on a line C-C as metal, for example sheet brass, or sheet 50 shown in Fig. 1, and the weather-strip as bronze, or other sheet metal of good sprin OS viewed from a vertical position. quality; it may be made of sheet zinc, an Figure 5 is a sectional view of a portion when so or made, be used alone, or it may of the side of the window-frame opposite have a curved ormay bent 16 of sheet brass, the upper sash, and a portion of the upper sheet bronze, or otherstrip sheet metalzinc of good sash on a line B-B as shown in Fig. 1, and spring quality back of said sheet strip 110

1,547,498 6, the whole length thereof, or shorter strips The lower sash 8 and the weather-strips 6 are further held in place by a front of said curved or bent sheet metal may be thereof stop 4, which is held in place by screws 5, or attached to said jamb in back of said sheet other holding members. zinc strip, with nails or other permanent As permanent is shown in Figures 6, 7, and 8, by re holding members, and said strip or strips moving the screws 5 and the front-stop 4 being curved or bent slightly away from the nails securing the weather-strips said frame and toward the sash, forces said and co-act with the lower sash, the sash weather-strip of said sheet zinc in place which the weather-strip may be quickly and 75 against the sash and into the larger and and easily removed the better to adjust the O smaller grooves 11 and 12 in the sash. weights or clean around said sash without In Figure 3 is shown the form of the having to mar the frame and sash, and with weather-strip. Near one end is shown a por out bending out of shape the weather-strips. tion of the strip curved up at right angles At 18 of Figure 10 is shown a hole in the 80 with the body of said strip as shown at the 5 nail 8 Figure 5, and on the opposite side of upper sash near the top thereof, and in the portion of the said strip a bulged or the body of the strip from the window-sash, upper raised of said strip opposite to said said curved end being inserted into a small hole inportion said sash when same is fully raised; groove 13 in the jamb. In the lintel and the sill similar strips are preferably held in the said bulged or raised portion being in 85 20 place by nails 8 or other permanent FES tended to fit into said hole in said sash when fully raised so as to hold the said upper members, disposed near the curved or flange Sash place and in a closed position. ends and passed through said strips into the Thein preferred of the inven frame; and each strip has a flat portion or tion is disclosed inembodiment drawings consisting body bent slightly away from said jamb and of two pages, and settheforth in the specifica 25 toward the sash and ending in a shoulder 14 and between said shoulder 14 and shoulder tions, but it will be understood that any within the scope of the claimed 15 the metal in said strip is curved or cupped modification may be made in the construction oppositely to said first mentioned curved invention end, so as to form a loop 10 fitting into a without departing from the principle of the 95 30 larger groove 11 in said sash; from said invention or sacrificing any of its advan . shoulder 15 to the beginning of the curved tages. end 9 the strip extends substantially in a favin thus described the invention, what and desired to be secured by Let straight line; the other end 9 of said strip as istersclaimed, is distinguished from 7, is curved oppositely 1. Patent, In combination with a window frame 00 to said first end 7, and towards the sash and sash, a sheet-metal weatherstrip, formed on the same side of said strip as said loop and so as to have a portion near one side edge 10, and said end 9 fits into the smaller groove turned down at right angles to the body of 12 in said sash. Back of said weather-strip of sheet zine, said strip, a portion near the other side edge 105 40 when so made, and between said strip and turned up at right angles to the body of said of the edges fitting into a E. the jamb, a short distance from said end 7 ES t e jamb, said strip adjacent said edge and nail 8 is placed a strip 16 of said sheet in secured to the jamb by metal of good spring quality held in place being holding members, the other edge fitting into 10 in said jamb by nails 17 or other permanent 45 holding members, so as to force said strip of a groove in the sash, and said strip bent the sash and having a portion press sheet zinc into place against said sash and towards the sash. into the larger and smaller grooves, 11 and ing2. Ag sheet-metal weather strip, formed so 12 in said sash. Instead of having the strip as to have a portion near one of its side 5 16 running the full-length of said weather 50 strip and disposed in back thereof, a series edges turned down at right angles to the body of said strip, a portion near the other of similar, but shorter strips may be used in side edge turned up at right angles to the the same way but at intervals of approxi of said strip, one of said edges adapt mately 12 inches apart, attached to the jamb body ed to fit into a groove in a window jamb 20 back of said sheetzinc strip with nails 17, or 55 other permanent holding members, and for and a portion of the body adjacent said one edge adapted to be secured to the jamb by . the same purpose as indicated-to force the nails or other permanent holding members, against the said sheet zinc weather-strip the other edge being adapted to fit into sash and the respective elements thereof into and a groove in the sash, a loop in said stri 25 place into said larger and smaller grooves 60 11 and 12. intermediate said two curved edges adapte . to fit into a second groove in the sash, said Both jambs are REPE with strip so bent as to enable it, when mounted as are also the weather EPE describe the lintel and the 65 9 the adjacent portion in a window frame, to constantly push of the sashes beingofFE to receive the against the sash. respective portions the weather-strips, 3. In combination with 8. window frame 10