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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM STURM, OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.
WINDOW-FRAME.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,068, dated February 21, 1882.
Application Iled Decrmber 2, 1881. (No nodel.)
To all whose it may concerns: j lngs E, attached to the inner sides of the mov- 35
Be it known that I, WILLIAM STURM, of able strips, the other ends of said springs bear-
Galvestolln, in the county of Galveston, and in ing againstsaid strips, as shown. Thesprings
the State of Texas, have invented certain new are held against the sashes by means of the
5 anti useful Ilnprovements in Window-Frames; cams F, which are mounted on the transverse
and I do hereby declare that the following is a shafts G, journaled in the front and rear of the 40
full, clear, and exact description thereof, refer- frame, one end of each shaft projecting beyond
enlce being had to the accolupanuying drawings, its bearing and being provided with a ratchet,
and to the letters of reference marked thereon, H, controlled by a pawl, I, by means of which
to making a part of this specification, the tension of the spring may be regulated.
This invention has frits objects to provide The projecting ends of the shaftsare squared, 45
an improved means for holding the sash of a so that they may be turned by means of a suit-
window in any position to which it may be ele- able key.
vated, and at the same time permit the sash to I The operation of my invention will be read-
i5 hereadily movedupordown,as more fully here- ily understood from the foregoing description
inafter specified. These objects I attain by the without further explanation. 50
mechanism illustrated in the accompanying Having thus fully described my invention,
drawings, inl which- what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters
Figure 1 represents a front view of my im- Patent, is-
20o proved frame and sash, showing a portion of The combination, with a window-frame and
the frame broken away to illustrate the mech- thesashestbhereof,ofthemovableverticalstrips, 55
anism for holing the sash; and Fig. 2 repre- the flat springs secured thereto, and the cans
sents a vertical sectional view of one side of mounted upon the transverse shafts, the latter
the frame, showing said mechanism. being provided with ratchetscontrolied by snit-
25 The letter A indicates the window-fiame, able pawls, whereby the tension of the springs
which is constructed with one or both sides hol- may be regulated, substantially as specified. 60o
low, as indicated in the drawings. In testimony whereof I affix my signature,
The letter B indicates the sashes, which are in .presence of two witnesses, this 5th day of
constructed in the usual manner. November, 1881.
30 The frame at oneorboth sides adjoiningthe WILLIAM STURM.
sashes is provided with movable vertical strips
c, which are Ilel lgaist tile sides of the sashes Witnesses:
with ayielding pressure by means oflat springs CHARLES KAUFFM'F.NN,
D. The said springs at one end are secured to FRIEDRICH SCHMIDT.
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Sturm, William. Window Frame., patent, February 21, 1882; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170309/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.