US2559005A - Self-storing storm and screen combination - Google Patents

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y 1951 R. L. BROWN ET AL 2,559,005

SELFSTORING STORM AND SCREEN COMBINATION Filed Aug. 5, 1948 INVENTORS J0 fiavkllfirown, By fioyerEZekn e'r;

Patented July 3, 1951 UNITED SELF- STORING STORM AND SCREEN COMBINATION RalphLf Brown and Rogef E. Zehner, "Anderson," I'Iid.

Application Augu'st 5, 1948,?SerialNo; 42,674

7 Claims. l

This invention relates to door and window units which include one'or more screen'frames' and similar window frames, either of which,'.or some of each, may be stored away in awclosedcompartment in a portion of said unit.

The object of this invention is to constructa combination unit door or window having "selfcontained screen andwindow frames which may be selectively used as desired.

A further "object'is tomake a unit such as mentioned aboveghaving a closed compartment ina portion thereof'for storing the frames which-are not being used.

A further object is to make a unit of the above type which is simple in construction and in' which it is easy to change the frames as may be desired.

A further object isto include in the above unit three screen frames and three similar window frames, any three of which may be installed. in the unit,while the other three are stored out of sight in a compartment extending aproximately one quarter of the length of the unit.

Other and more-specific objects will appear in the'following detailed-description of a construction made in accordance with this invention as provided for in the last object mentioned above, having reference to the accompanying drawing,

wherein:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view, partly cut-away, of a unit constructed in accordance with this invention,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view takenon the line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig, *3 .is asimilar view showing the-screen frames in use instead ofthe' window frames,

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken on'theline 4-4 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevational View of a portion of the inner face of a side rail showing the transverse groove for the removable reception of a closure for a lower storage space and a support for operatively positioned screens or window frames.

The unit shown in the drawing illustrates the present invention, which however is not limited to the particular number of frames and the particular details shown, but may include any other number of frames and an appropriately sized storage compartment for substantially half of the total number of frames.

The specific structure illustrated comprises a unit made of top and bottom rails l and 2 respectively, mortised into the side rails 3 and 4.

storing different frames from grooves in the unit.

A pair of grooves 5 and 0 run along the inside of the upperrail l and down the inside of the side rails 3 and 4 for approximately three-quarters of their length, the inside edges of the side railsfor the remaining quarter of their length being cut out to the depth of grooves 5 and 6 to form astorage space 9 closed by two side panels 1 and 8 set into and screwed to the side and bottom rails by screws It. A moulding strip ll maybe used'to cover the heads of these screws.

Three screen frames l2 and three window frames l3 of similar size are adapted to slide in the grooves 5 and 6, two of the window frames having water shed lips I4 along their lower edges onthe outside of the-unites shown. Aspacer bar !5, the width of the spacebetween-the grooves 5 and G, is mortised into the side rails at a-level aligned with the lower edgeof the third, i. e.

be. His locked in supporting position by-ascrew vI8 passing through the spacer-bar l5. The supporting rail lta-lso formsia top closure for the store gespace 9.

The storagespaee 9 is provided with apairof spring spacers I9 and 20 of sufiicient' strength to hold the three frames in storage-against rattling. They may be rubber coated or plain metal leaf springs, and may be shifted from one side' of the space to the-othe1-,-asmay be convenientwhen opposite side examination of the drawing will reveal the :adva'nt'agesof the novel features of this construction. The screen frames and the storm window frames are kept handy in the same unit, and will not get lost or become dirty or damaged, as might be the case if they are separately put away. They are always matched and obviate the necessity of matching the right frame for the right unit, when several units are used.

The change from one type of frame to the other is very easily performed. One of the panels may be removed to facilitate the change over. However, the change may be made without removal of either panel. It is only necessary to remove the screw 3 to unlock the supporting rail I6 so it may be slid from under the vacant groove 5 or 6, while still supporting the frames in the other groove, then the unit may be turned up-side-down and the frames in the storage space 9 can be guided into the vacant groove one at a time. Then the supporting rail I6 is moved over the third frame, past its normal position in the unit until it uncovers the other groove, whereupon the unit is righted again, and the frames in the other groove may then be guided into the storage space 9 one at a time, allowing each frame to move its upper edge toward the other panel before starting the next frame to slide along side of it. When the last of the three frames is slid into the storage space against the pressure of the springs 19 and 29 acting through the other frames, the supporting rail is slid back into its normal place covering the storage space, and the screw I8 is fixed to lock it in place.

As already mentioned, the number of frames used may be altered and other obvious modifications in the details of structure may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention, as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A storm and screen unit comprising end and side rails, means on said rails for supporting one or more superposed screen frames between a portion of said side rails, and storage means for the same number of similarl sized storm frames between the remaining portion of said side rails, the vertical edges of the frames in the storage means at the inner faces of the side rails and being facewise to each other, there being a passageway between the superposed and the stored portions of the frames, said supporting means normally closing said passageway, whereby to provide a self-contained replaceable storm and screen frame combination.

2. A storm and screen unit as defined in claim 1, wherein said supporting means includes a groove around the inside of the upper and side rails, and the storage means includes a storage space co-extensive with the lateral limits of said groove, whereby the frames are slidable from said groove into said space and vice'versa.

3. A storm and screen unit as defined in claim 1, wherein said supporting means includes a pair of spaced grooves running around the inside of the upper and side rails, and the storage means includes a space co-extensive with the lateral limits of said frame-receiving grooves, whereby the frames are slidable between said grooves and 5. A storm and screen unit as defined in claim 4, wherein said supporting means further includes a spacer bar between said side rails having substantially the same width as the space between said pairs of frame-receiving grooves, and being fixed contiguous to the supporting rail and between the pairs of frame-receiving grooves, and means on said spacer bar for locking said supporting rail in normal position.

6. A storm and screen unit as defined in claim 1, wherein said supporting means includes a groove around the inside of the upper and side rails, a horizontal supporting rail slidable to project from the side rails at either side between said portions and leave anopening at either side in line with opposed frame-receiving grooves of the side rails, and the storage means includes a storage space co-extensive with the lateral limits of said groove with which the grooves of the side rails communicate, whereby the frames are slidable from said groove into said space and vice versa.

7. A storm and screen unit comprising a rec-. tangular frame including parallel top and bottom rails, and side rails, respectively, said top and side rails having a pair of spaced aligned framereceiving grooves at the inside thereof, the grooves at the sides terminating in spaced relation to the bottom rail, a horizontal spacer bar fixed between said side rails having substantially the same width as the space between said pairs of frame-receiving grooves, a horizontal supporting rail slidably mounted between the side rails at the bottom of the spacer bar and movable into and out of the side rails at the opposite faces of theframe at the lower ends of the framereceiving grooves to form a storage space in the REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the fileof this patent:

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