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UNITED STATES_PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM HENRY MILLER; OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.
WINDOW CONSTRUCTiON.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented March 27, 1906.
Application filedSeptember 20, 1905. Serial No. 279,317.
To all whom it may concern:
Be. it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY MIL-
LER, a citizen of the United States, residing
at Galveston, in the county of Galveston and
5 State of Texas, have invented certain new
and useful Improvements in Window Con-
struction; and I do hereby declare the follow-.
ing to be a full, clear, and exact description
of the invention, such as will enable others
10 skilled in the art to which-it appertains to
make and use the same.
My invention relates to improvements in
window construction.
The object of the invention is to provide a
15 fireproof structure of this character which is
of simple and durable construction, formed
of but few parts and which has sashes, also
fireproof, which can be readily removed for
the purpose of repairing or replacing them.
20 A still further object is to employ means
whereby glass can be secured within the
sashes without the use. of putty, said means
being removable should it be desired to re-
place the glass held thereby. =
25 A further object is to provide metallic
sashes having balances of the ordinary con-
struction, said sashes being so mounted as to
automatically close should they be subjected
to an unusually high temperature.
30 With the above and other objects in view
the invention consists of a window-frame the
sides, top, and bottom of which are each
formed of sheet metal peculiarly shaped so
that the parting-strips and the bead-strips
35 can be readily connected thereto for the pur-
pose of retaining the sashes in proper posi-
tion. These sashes have their side, top, and
bottom rails, as well as their mullion-bars,
formed of sheet-metal strips which interlock,
40 and glass - retaining caps are removably
mounted within the rails and bars, and by
their use putty and the ordinary means for
retaining glass are dispensed with. Each
sash has weights connected to it and sus-
45 pended within the frame, and the weights of
the lower sash are. slightly lighter than said
sash, so that the sash will remain normally
closed. Means are provided, however, for
supporting the sash in open position; but
50 said means is formed of fusible material,
whereby when unusual heat is applied to the
sash it. will be released and drop to closed po-
sition. The upper sash is about balanced by
its weights and normally contains a weight
5S which is adapted to be released when said
sash is subjected to unusual heat, so that thesash will be overbalanced and raised to a
closed position.
The invention also consists of certain other
novel features of construction and combina- 6o
tion of parts, which will be hereinafter more
fully described, and pointed out in the
claims.
In the accompanying drawings I have
shown the preferred form of my invention. 65
In said drawings, Figure 'is a perspective
view of my improved fireproof window. Fig.
2 is a vertical section therethrough. Fig. 3
is a horizontal section through the lower sash
and the adjoining portion of the frame. Fig. 70
4 is an enlarged elevation of the central por-
tion of the upper rail of the upper sash. Fig.
5 is a section on-line 5 5, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an
enlarged side elevation of a portion of a sash,
showing the manner of securing the bal- 75
aces t iereto. Fig..7 is an enlarged section
through a mullion-bar, and Fig. 8 is an eleva-
tion of a portion of the mullion-bar. Fig. 8
is a detail view of the adjoining end of the
parting-strip. Figs. 9 aid 10 are sections 8o
through modified forms of top and bottom
rails of the bottom sash. ' Figs. 11 and 12 are
similar views through modified forms .of top
and bottom rails of the top sash. . Fig. 13 is a
section through a modified form of side rail 85
for both sashes, and Fig. 14 is a section
through a modified form of .iullion-bar.
Referring to the figures by numerals of
reference, 7 represents the outer face-plates
of the sides of the window-frame, and these .90
plates. have apertures 8, through which ac-
cess may be had to the interior of the frame:
The edges of each plate 7 project into chan-
neled flanges or beads 9, formed at the edges
of the inner face-plate 10, and are preferably 95
permanently connected by rivets. This face-
plate is so shaped as to form a longitudinally-
extending shoulder 11, which constitutes the
outer retaining-bead of the frame and has a
channel 12 extending longitudinally therein rco
at a distance from the shoulder 11 equal to the
thickness of the upper sash. This channel re-
ceives a parting-strip 13 13', formed of chan-
neled sheet metal, which is secured within
channel 12. Thisparting-strip is formed of an 105
upper and lower section 13 and 13', respec-
tively.. The upper section 13 is fixedly secured
in place by means of bolts 14, which extend
through the strips 13 and the inner wall of the
channel 12. .The lower section 13' of the part- r io
ing-strip, however, is detachably held in place
by means of a bolt 15, which extends throughNo. 816,241..
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Miller, William Henry. Window Construction., patent, March 27, 1906; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513723/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.