US2694842A - Weather shield for awning type windows - Google Patents

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Nov, 23, 1954 (5, sco ET AL 2,694,842

WEATHER SHIELD FOR AWNING TYPE WINDOWS Filed 001;. 29, 1953 INVENTORS GLENN 0. SCOTT y BETTY Lfico-m United States Patent 2,694,842 WEATHER SHIELD FOR AWNING TYPE WINDOWS Glenn Scott and Betty I. Scott, Miami, Fla. Application October 29, 1953, Serial No. 389,124 2 Claims. c1. z0 ss This invention relates to a protective weather shield for windows generally recognized as of the awning type and wherein the windows are horizontally hinged to swing in a vertical plane, and the invention has for its purpose primarily the provision of extensions that are connected with the opposite ends of the window to extend outwardly for a substantial distance to protect the window opening against the entry of rain at such times as the window is in the open position.

A purpose of the present invention is to provide a pair of preferably detachable panels that are engaged with the usual flange of the window frame and with the panels being maintained in rigid connection with the flanges by spring means that support the panels in a position against accidental displacement or against shifting with respect to the window.

A further object of the invention resides in novel protective weather shields that are detachably connected with the opposite ends of the window in a manner that permits of the free and uninterrupted swinging of the window to an open or closed position.

Other novel features of construction will be more readily understood by reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings, wherein has been illustrated the preferred forms of the device and wherein like characters of reference are employed to denote like parts throughout the several figures.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of an awning type window having the invention applied thereto,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one panel,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary underside plan view of one of the panels and its associated mounting clip and,

Figure 5 is a top plan view showing a modified form t of panel mounting.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the side of a housing structure which may be a building, a house trailer or any other structure that is provided with shiftable windows. The housing 5 is provided with a window opening 6 as is customary, and this window opening is covered and uncovered by a horizontally hinged and vertically shiftable window 7. The window 7 is of any conventional form and for purposes of illustration it has been shown as embodying a rectangular metallic frame 8 having peripheral flanges 9. The window 7 supports a sheet of glass 10 in the customary and Well known manner. The frame 8 embodies par allel end rails 11 identical in construction to the side rails 9. The rails each have outwardly extending flanges 9 that normally overlie the peripheral edge of the window opening 6 when in the closed position.

Supported upon the opposite ends of the window are generally rectangular shaped and preferably flat metallic panels 12. The panels 12, as shown, overlie the end rails 11 for theirfull height. Where a drip shield 13 is disposed over the hinged area of the window, the panels 12 are cut away at 14 to form extensions 15 that extend under the shield 13. The purpose of cutting the shield away at 14 is to permit the use of a relatively wide panel 12 to obtain the maximum protection and to provide for adequate clearance between the panel and the shield when the window is shifted to the open position. The panels 12 have their corners rounded, as shown. Means are provided for detachably connecting the panels 12 upon the opposite ends of the window in a manner that permits the freely shifting movement of the window and which permits the window to be substantially fully closed without disturbing thepanels. Each panel is provided with a pair of clip devices 16 in the form of flat metallic strips that are riveted or otherwise connected to the underside ofeach panel 12 at spaced apart points, as at 17. The clips 16 at their inner or underlying ends, are bent downwardly to form hooks 18 that are adapted to have hooked engagement with the flanges of the end rails 11. The clips 16 are extended beyond the edges ofthe panels 12 and are bent upwardly at a right angle to form connecting ears 19. The ears 19 are apertured and the clips 16 and the ears 19 of the two panels are arranged in opposed relation. Connected with the clip cars 19 of one panel are retractile coil springs 20 and connected with the opposite ends of each springare flexible wires 21. The wires 21 at'their opposite ends are connected to the apertured ears 19 of the opposite panel 12. The springs 20 in their fully retracted position have drawn the panels 12 together to such an extent that the panels must be pulled apart to permit their hooks 18 to engage the flanges of the end rails 11. It should be here stated that where no drip shield 13 is employed, the panels 12 for their full length will be coextensive with the end rails 11.

In the use of this form of the invention, the operator merely swings the window to a partially open position .and then by engaging the hooks 18 with one flange of an end rail 11, the other panel is shifted outwardly against the tension of the springs 20 to permit the hooks 18 of the opposite panel to be engaged with the flange of the opposite end rail. It will be observed that the strips forming the clips 16 will overlie the flanges of the end rails 11 in flat contacting relation with the hooks engaged beneath the marginal flanges. And since the upstanding ears 19 are spring-loaded, they will be held in relatively fixed position upon the end rails and will support the panels 12 against displacement and against vertical shifting under the influence of wind pressures. In certain types of window frames, such as wood, the hooks 18 obviously will be proportioned to have a proper hooking engagement therewith. With the Window in the fully opened position as in Figure 1, the panels 12 extend outwardly a very considerable distance from the window, thus effectively shielding that area between the ends of the window and the window opening 6 and will under all normal conditionsprevent the entry of rain to the window opening, thus permitting the window to remain open a major portion of the time for the definite benefit of air circulation.

The form of the device illustrated in Figure 5 embodies the same type of weather shield as hereinbefore described. However, the shield here illustrated embodies a generally rectangular panel 22. The panel 22 overlies the end rail of the window 7 and is screwed or otherwise rigidly connected therewith as shown at 23. In this form of the invention, it is contemplated that the shields 22 serve both as accessory to presently installed windows or may conceivably be connected by the manufacturer of the window. In all other respects, the panel 22 is identical to the panels 12.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that a very novel and highly effective weather shield has been provided to form end extensions for the well known awning type windows. Where the windows are employed in the well known house trailer, it has been found that when the windows are in the open or angled position, rain frequently enters the window opening at its ends and in trailer constructions it has been found that the rain water enters between the usual metallic outer side of the trailer and the usual plywood interior which, after a short time, causes the wood to rot or otherwise deteriorate. It has been found that by the use of the extension panels of this invention that the windows may be left open in practically all rain storms and little or no water has entered the window opening. The panels as an accessory are formed in mating pairs and are connected by the wires and coil springs and only requires that the user clip the panels upon the opposite ends of the window where they are securely held in position by the springs 20. As before pointed out, the windows may be operated in the normal manner without interference from the panels 12 and, when moving from place to place with a house trailer, the panels 12 may be left in position with no danger of them becoming disconnected. The panels will obviously be made in varying sizes and of varying materials, such as aluminum, plastic or the like and, aside from the protection afforded to the window opening, will provide additional ornamentation to the window. Should the operator desire to remove the panels, it only becomes necessary to first disengage one panel after which the other may be shifted from its connecting engagement. The device is strong, durable, cheap to manufacture and highly effective for the purposes designed.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement shown but that it includes within its purview whatever changes fairly come within either the terms or the spirit of the appended claims.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A protective weather shield for awning type windows wherein the windows have flanged parallel end rails, the weather shield comprising a pair of substantially similar flat metallic panels that are rectangular and co-extensive with the end rails, the said shield adapted to overlie the end rails and to project beyond the ends of the window in substantially the same plane as the window, clip devices rigidly connected to each panel upon its underside at spaced apart points, the clip devices having hooked ends that engage the marginal edges of the flanges of the end rails, the said clip devices being extended inwardly of the window and with the clips of the panels being in opposed relation, right angle and upstanding ends formed on each clip and with the ends being apertured, retractile coil springs connected with the apertured ends of the clips of one panel and a connecting wire between each spring and the apertured ends of the clips of the other panel, the said springs and the connecting wires retracting the clips and the panels inwardly to bind the hooked ends in hooked engagement with the flanges.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of each panel is cut away to form extensions that project beneath an overhanging drip shield that is disposed across the top of the window.

Murphy Satz et a1 Date Mar. 20, 1894 May 27, 1952 Number

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