Abstract: The invention discloses a window with multi-way for opening, which can be in pull/push and opened outwards even in pull/push process through elements like sliding pipes etc. There are frame assembly and sash assembly. Each horizontal frame has a cavity with an opening, a guide track for sliding mounted on the bottom slab, and a pair of subsidiary guide tracks provided on the side slabs. Several roller devices are arranged along sliding pipe assembly and matched with the guide track and subsidiary guide track of the horizontal frame. Therefore, the sliding pipe assembly can be moved along the horizontal frame. Furthermore, a hinge assembly fastened to the sliding pipe is provided in one of the stile of sash assembly to be used for supporting rotation of the sash assembly.

Abstract: A guiding structure for a moving member includes a cam groove provided in a fixed member, a shaft inserted into the cam groove and attached to a moving member, and a collar provided on the shaft to be rotated around the shaft while slidably contacting groove walls of the cam groove. Thus, without applying a lubricant to the shaft and the cam groove, the shaft can be guided with less frictional resistance with respect to the cam groove.

Abstract: A drive system for trunk doors, engine hoods, hatchbacks (12), doors or the like of vehicles in particular motor vehicles comprising at least one hinge (1, 2, 3, 4) and a power spring, for instance a pneumatic spring (5) assisting the opening motion. The invention provides a mechanism shifting the direction of action of the pneumatic spring (5) to attain rapid, automatic opening of the hatchback (12) following its unlocking.

Abstract: A hinged and sliding door assembly for vehicles includes a door surround defining an opening, a door configured for mating with the door surround, and a hinge-and-slide mechanism for supporting, and defining movement of, the door relative to the surround. The hinge-and-slide mechanism has an intermediate element connected to the door by a hinge structure which defines an axis of rotation about which the door rotates relative to the intermediate element. A slide mechanism, associated with the intermediate element and the surround, is configured to define a slide path of the intermediate element relative to the surround. The slide mechanism is further configured to support the intermediate element such that this axis maintains a substantially constant orientation relative to the surround, thereby supporting the door.

Abstract: A door and doorway construction includes a doorway structure having a lock jamb, a hinge jamb, and a header defining a doorway opening. An adjustable door is constructed to fit mateably into the doorway opening. The doorway structure includes an overhead expressway construction configured to structurally support a weight of the door and further adapted to carry utilities over the doorway opening. The doorway structure is vertically adjustable to align the expressway construction with adjacent wall units, which results in size changes in the doorway opening, and the door is adjustable to define an adjustable vertical height shaped to fill the doorway opening despite the size changes. In one form the door is pivoted to the doorway structure with hinges located above and below the door and at a centerline of the door.

Abstract: A multi-purpose window frame with a shutter of the jutting and bascule type is disclosed, which comprises: a fixed framework (2) internally having horizontal (6) and vertical (7) borders, a mounting opening (3) delimited by said borders (6, 7), a shutter (4) insertable in the mounting opening (3) and externally having horizontal (10) and vertical (11) sidepieces to be positioned adjacent to the fixed framework borders (6, 7), and connecting structure extending between the shutter (4) and framework (2) and comprising pivot pins (15) and seatings (20) for the pins, the connecting structure comprising two pairs of pivot pins (15), each projecting from one of the vertical sidepieces (11) of the shutter (4) and each insertable in an adjacent vertical border (7), and guide channels (16) formed in the vertical borders (7), to be traveled over by said pivot pins (15) and internally forming pairs of seatings (20) defining steady positions of the shutter (4).

Abstract: A closure assembly includes a track and a slidable and pivotable closure member. The closure member is engaged with the track proximate first and second pivots adjacent the pivotable end of the member, the first and second pivots being interconnected by a multiple segment shaft (for example at least two portions) (for example telescoping) which provides for accurate installation, retention, removal, adjustment and alignment of the first and second pivots in a substantially parallel line for pivotally supporting the closure member so that it may be safely and securely pivoted away from the closure assembly.

Abstract: A closure assembly is provided including a track and a slidable and pivotable closure member. The closure member is engaged with the track proximate first and second pivots adjacent the pivotable end of the member, the first and second pivots being interconnected by a multiple segment shaft (for example at least two portions) (for example telescoping) which provides for accurate installation, retention, removal, adjustment and alignment of the first and second pivots in a substantially parallel line for pivotally supporting the closure member so that it may be safely and securely pivoted away from the closure assembly. Improvements to the abovementioned structure are also provided.

Abstract: A pivoting and sliding closure assembly is provided which rides in a guide channel of a frame upon a pivot shoe assembly which at one end securely pivots a closure member upon one pivot shoe when the closure is pivoted away from the channel, and which latches the closure member in a slidable position when the closure member is pivoted to its latched position. The pivot shoes are connected together by a multiple segment shaft in the assembly and unique rack and pinion structure is incorporated in the assembly.

Abstract: In a device for opening and closing a window, a casement moves between a closed and an open position with respect to a stationary frame. This is done by a longitudinally displaceable toothed rack, which effects the movement of the casement of a carrier. In order to obtain a space saving, easy to operate device. Not only is the casement moved by the toothed rack, but the casement is also moved by a moveable closing element in the frame between its latching position and unlatching position with a stationary carrier located on the frame. Both carriers are connected respectively to the toothed rack by means of an independent coupling, which is rendered effective and ineffective at an associated change-over location. These two change-over locations are arranged in a specific place in the path of longitudinal displacement of the toothed rack, respond to the associated coupling and are automatically effective.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a storage compartment having a door at its front end which is hinged to swing about a horizontal pivot axis disposed along a lower edge of the door. The hinge is mounted on a slidable member for forward and rearward sliding movement. The door is connected to the refrigerator body by a pivoted arm arrangement which is connected to the slidable member to cause the hinge to be slid forwardly when the door is opened, and to be slid rearwardly when the door is closed. The slidable member can be connected to a slidable food-supporting tray to cause the tray to slide along with the slidable member.

Abstract: A hopper-type window sash movable from a closed position within an opening in a frame to an open position in which the sash extends at an angle from one edge located in the frame opening. Hardware includes a pivot slide supporting such one edge of the sash for pivotal and sliding movement along integral tracks provided in the frame. Opposed control assemblies each include a frame pivot member directly mounted in an associated track and a sash pivot member directly mounted on the sash. A thin control strap is pivoted at one end on the frame pivot member, and at its other end on the sash pivot member. One pivot is releasable to allow easy access for mounting all hardware while the sash and frame are separated. The control strap moves through a narrow opening between the sash and frame, permitting multiple seals to effectively seal the window.

Abstract: A door which can be automatically opened and closed can have an additional releasable connection for allowing the door panels to be manually opened by disengaging the door panels from the device for automatically opening and closing the doors. In particular, two-panel doors which execute a combined sliding and rotational motion around a vertical axis of rotation during the closing and opening motion can be configured with such a device to make it possible to use the doors in evacuation and emergency routes, i.e. routes in which a manual force can be applied from inside to open the door panels. Further, so that the door does not remain open, there can also preferably be switches or circuits in the construction which indicate that a manual opening of the door panels has occurred, in which case an electronic signal can be generated to place the drive device in motion, to thereby automatically restore the connection between the door panels and the drive system.

Abstract: A window for installation in an inclined roof has a main frame and a bottom-hinged lower window frame which opens outwards to a substantially vertical position to form a breast wall. Each of two handrails forms the upper edge of a side railing between the lower window frame and a side portion of the main frame when the window is in the open balcony position. Each handrail has a length which is sufficient to form the upper side edge of the side railing when the window is installed at the lowest roof inclination within a specified angular range and can be cut to adapt its length to the actual roof inclination after the handrail is connected to the lower window frame and the associated side portion of the main frame. Vertical rail bars in each side railing are connected to the associated handrail by pivotal joints that are longitudinally displaceable in relation to the handrail and can be fastened in arbitrary positions along the handrail.

Abstract: A hinge structure for supporting a window sash on a window frame. The hinge structure includes sash arms secured to opposite sash sides, and a shaft having gears fixed to its ends and supported by tracks for longitudinal movement along opposite sides of the frame. The gears engage racks on each of the tracks. The sash arms are carried with the shaft in its longitudinal movement along the tracks.

Abstract: A window stay is provided for a casement window so that its window sash is shifted outwardly from the window frame as it is being opened. The window stay comprises a first arm, a second arm and a third arm associated with a driving rod. The first arm has points pivotally attached to the window sash and the window frame and swings the window sash in relation to the window frame as the driving rod is operated. The second arm has points respectively pivotally attached to the window sash and the driving rod swings the window sash in relation to the first arm as the driving rod is operated. The third arm has points respectively pivotally attached to the first arm and the driving rod and swings the first arm in relation to the window frame in accordance with the movement of the driving rod. The window stay is provided with a lock for the window sash, operated by the acting rod.

Abstract: A storage cabinet having a front access opening, and a door for closing the opening, which door hinges upwardly into an open position and then is movable linearly rearwardly of the cabinet for storage in a position wherein the door and cabinet top wall are disposed adjacent and substantially directly over one another. A support arrangement includes a pair of gear/rack mechanisms which couple the door to the cabinet side walls to provide for opening and closing movement of the door. The mechanisms, which include elongate rack members fixed to the cabinet side walls, secure the door in one of two different positions to enable the door to be disposed for cooperation with the top wall to permit storage of the door either above or below the top wall depending on the selected position of the rack members. The top wall is fixedly but releasably secured to the rack members for disposition in one of two different elevations depending upon the selected position of the rack members.

Abstract: Gate, particularly for entrance ways, roads, or the like, with a barrier which can be pivoted in such a way that the tip of the barrier executes a purely horizontal motion when entering its closed position and that, when the gate is closed, the tip of the barrier is positioned within a fully closed casing to protect against unauthorized opening of the gate.

Abstract: The present portable garbage container includes a housing, and a cover which is slidable and tiltable relative the housing. As the cover is slidable from a seat and into a transverse slot formed in the housing, the cover tilts so as to shift its weight to a sidewall of the housing, which facilitates the sliding of the cover and allows an efficient opening of the container. The cover is also efficiently closed by tilting the cover inwardly. The cover subsequently slides down the slot and into the seat.

Abstract: A window operator and hinge structure for a casement window which can be simply factory pre-set for positioning of a window in either egress or wash modes, with switching between modes requiring no additional parts or special tools. The structure has a pivoted handle movable between a closed, inactive position flush with a sill cover and rotatable to an inclined, active position. The handle, in its pivoting movement, operates window locking structure and also controls the action of a brake, with release of the brake by raising of the handle to operative position. Motion-transmitting connections between the handle and linkage structure include the brake as well as the clutch, with the clutch effective to limit the torque that can be applied to the linkage. The handle can be moved to closed, inactive position with the window open so that no handle protrudes and this movement of the handle sets the brake so that a wind cannot move the window.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a novel door apparatus of the type wherein one door rotates while moving horizontally to the right and left, becomes parallel to the sidewall of an entrance, thereby being opened fully, then reverses in the original direction while moving horizontally and is then closed. The door apparatus of the invention is most suitable for an entrance having a limited width or for the handicapped or those who use a wheel chair because they have difficulty in passing through conventional swing type doors.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel door apparatus of the type wherein one door rotates while moving horizontally to the right and left, becomes parallel to the sidewall of an entrance, thereby being opened fully, then reverses in the original direction while moving horizontally and is then closed. The door apparatus of the invention is most suitable for an entrance having a limited width or for the handicapped or those who use a wheelchair because they have difficulty in passing through conventional swing type doors.

Abstract: A combined window operator and hinge having a hinge with a track mountable to a window frame for a pivotal window and an operator case also mounted to the frame in spaced relation to the track. The hinge has a shoe movable along the track and a sash arm movable relative to the shoe as well as a control arm pivotally connected between the track and the sash arm. A lever, in the form of a bell crank, is pivoted to the shoe and to the control arm and has a connection to the operator through an operator arm and a drag link whereby torque may be imparted to the control arm for facilitating opening and closing movement of the hinge and window sash associated therewith with the application of minimal force to the operator.

Abstract: A low clearance door assembly is provided which is suitable for a variety of applications. The assembly includes an easily operated door which has two guide pins extending from each end. Guide members provide slots in which the pins ride. A spring, connected between one of the pins and the adjacent guide member, assists the user in opening and closing the door. In addition, a detent disposed in one of the slots prevents the door from opening as a result of bumping.

Abstract: A fire panel includes a housing with a rectangular opening and rectangular door covering said opening. The door is attached to the panel with a attaching elements which comprises a pair of tracks spanning the opening, each track having a t-shaped channel, and a pair of truss-headed screws attached to the door. The heads of the screws slide in the channels in the tracks permitting the door to be slid from one side of the opening to the other without detaching the door from the housing. The door permits ease of service while meeting Underwriter's Laboratories safety requirements.

Abstract: A gate assembly is adapted to be used with a vehicle which has a cargo area defined by at least two sides extending substantially parallel to one another and comprises a gate member adapted to be moveably disposed within the cargo area of the vehicle and having a body with first and second sides. Guiding apparatus is adapted to be connected to the vehicle to restrict movement of the gate member between an open position to allow access into the cargo area and a closed position to limit access into the cargo area. Follower apparatus is adapted to be connected to the gate member to cooperate with the guiding apparatus by restricting movement of the first end of the gate member along a direction line substantially parallel to the sides of the vehicle and for restricting movement of the second end of the gate member along a direction line substantially transverse to the parallel sides of the vehicle when the gate member is being moved between the open and closed position.

Abstract: A casement window is operable in a vent-egress mode and a wash mode. Hinge assemblies are mounted to the sash and hinge lock assemblies are engaged by the hinge assemblies. Both hinge and hinge lock assemblies are slidably mounted to channel-forming slides on the window frame. The lock assemblies releasably lock the sash in the vent-egress and wash modes.

Abstract: An insulated multiple component single plane building structure portal closure embodying as components thereof a portal closure frame with glazing frame transversely disposed parallel tracks aligned the opposite sides thereof and adapted through use of glazing frame hardware in combination therewith to slidably receive therein one or more glazing frame sashes or panels in either a vertically or horizontally operable window or door assembly wherein the respective sash or panel members thereof are displaceable from a contiguous abutting single plane configuration within the portal closure frame track structure for parallelly slidable displaced movement for opening structure inward pivotal tilting, and removal therefrom or replacement thereto, wherein the entire portal closure frame and glazing frame structures incorporate complementary to the single plane secured closure configuration thereof transverse thermal barrier connectors intermediate the building structure interior and exterior exposure surfaces thereo

Abstract: Suspension hardware for interior doors, such as closet or wardrobe doors and the like, incorporating overhead and floor mounted hardware assemblies, each incorporating a pair of angularly intersecting track means; the track means of cooperating assemblies being aligned in superposed registry in operation. One track means of each assembly parallels the wall in which the door opening is formed while the other track means is in intersecting relation thereto. Door brackets are affixed to the inner face of the door, adjacent its upper and lower edges, and guide members are mounted thereon for sliding movement along associated track means. Each guide member is pivotally joined to the door (via the associated door bracket) for pivotal movement about a vertical axis so that the door is movable simultaneously along the intersecting paths of the track means to produce arcuate swinging door action.

Abstract: Right and left hand casement windows employ a simple and compact operating linkage which can be installed either to the right or to the left of a center mounted gear drive, thus accomplishing universal operation of left or right hand windows through a structurally identical linkage. Locking tabs provided on an operator link of the mechanism coact in right or left hand mode of operation with locking projections on a stabilizer link to assure positive and secure closing of the window even in cases where the primary jamb-mounted window sash latch is unfastened.

Abstract: A safety door for buildings and rooms included two main sliding parts, a supporting column equipped with hinges and a door body supported by the hinges. The supporting column enters a first cavity with the fixed works (wall) at the side of the hinges during opening, the hinges remaining outside this cavity. The edge of the door opposite to that one which has the hinges thereon enters a second cavity in the fixed works (wall) opposite the first cavity during closing. A lock is installed in the main body of the door, this lock also entering the second cavity, only its keyhole or control member being accessible from the inside or outside, the accessibility being effected via slits in the fixed works (wall). The rest of the door is surrounded by a continuous frame lining the walls of the cavities.

Abstract: An improved panel wall system is disclosed with means for interconnecting the panels in any desired angular relationship while providing a sight barrier through the joint. As many of the panels may be connected as are desired; and they may be placed in any desired configuration. Each panel includes an insert assembly to provide its exterior face; and these may be removed and changed, if desired. A full line of shelving and cabinets may be assembled to the panels with a limited number of interchangeable components. The cabinets include a flipper door which will not rack when opened or closed, and which slides beneath the top of the cabinet in the open position, yet has its edges flush with the top and bottom of the cabinet in the closed position.

Abstract: An operator for a casement-type window sash which is mounted adjacent one edge thereof on slider structure for combined pivoting and linear movement comprising, a first structure for causing said combined pivoting and linear movement including a first linkage having an operating arm and a connecting link which is pivotally connected to the operating arm intermediate the ends thereof and also pivotally connected to said sash and a constraining link pivotally connected to a window sill and to the sash at a distance from said edge.

Abstract: A fish unloading system for removing fish from the main fish hold of a fishing boat. The lower portion of the main fish hold is filled with water and sufficient salt added to cause the fish to float near the surface of the water. A power-operated self-feeding fish-impelling device having an enclosure arranged in a loop with a discharge aperture formed in its upper portion is lowered into the hold. A plurality of blades or baskets are power driven about the interior of the enclosure. A pump is arranged with its suction in communication with the fish-impelling device to continuously draw water and fish towards the blades or baskets of the impeller so as to continuously propel fish upwardly from the hold. The system is utilized to unload a plurality of auxiliary fish holds connected to the main fish hold by access hatches. Fish in the auxiliary holds are floated through the access hatches by a recirculating flow of water from the main fish hold through the auxiliary holds and back into the main hold.

Abstract: Turnable window arrangement of the kind in which a window sash is capable of being rotated about a horizontal axis through approximately 180.degree. relative to a window frame while the pivotal axis of the sash is moved between upper and lower positions in the frame. A pivot pin is supported horizontally by the sash via a mounting on opposite sides of the upper side portion of the sash. The pivot pin is formed with a head and has a slide portion-supporting lug pivotally mounted thereon. The frame has a first guide groove with which the slide portion is slidably engaged as well as a second guide groove parallel to the first guide groove and receiving the head of the pivot pin. The frame and the sash define a relatively narrow, vertical gap in a direction transversely of the main plane of the window. The lug has a main portion freely pivotable in this gap and made of relatively thin-walled spring steel. The sash is formed with a groove for receiving the mounting supporting the pivot pin.

Abstract: Doors are slideably mounted in tracks by structure which cooperates with and follows the course of the tracks even around sharp corners and curves to permit sliding of the doors into out of the way storage positions. The sliding door assembly is illustrated forming a bathtub/shower enclosure.

Abstract: A horizontal pivot window construction. The window includes a window frame having a sill, a head, and a pair of upright jambs which interconnect the ends of the sill with the ends of the head. The window sash is mounted within the frame and the sash includes upper and lower rails and upright stiles which interconnect the opposite ends of the upper and lower rails. Means are provided for supporting the window sash within the window frame for movement of the sash between a closed and locked position and an open and unlocked position. The supporting means includes means for pivotally mounting the sash within the frame for movement about a substantially horizontal axis so as to make the normal exterior side of the window accessible from the interior of the room in which the window is located. The supporting means also includes a member for vertically moving the sash between an upper position and a lower position when the stiles and the jambs are substantially coextensive with each other.

Abstract: A window construction has at least two window- and/or wall-forming sections mounted in series on a common, stationary top profile member of which at least one first type of section is pivotably suspended about an upper horizontal axis for swinging from a closed position to an airing position and vice-versa and a second type of section is either similarly pivotably suspended or stationarily mounted on said member. The top profile member has two separate grooves, one for each of the types of section, which enables the first type of section to be also longitudinally displaceable relative to the section of the second type and independently of any remaining sections. Each section forms exclusively on the inwardly directed side thereof a sealing abutment against its respective stationary packing arrangement. The packing arrangement for the first type of section is arranged approximately flush with the outwardly directed side of the second type of section.

Abstract: An insulated multiple component single plane building structure portal closure embodying as components thereof a portal closure frame with glazing frame transversely disposed parallel tracks aligned the opposite sides thereof and adapted through use of glazing frame hardware in combination therewith to slidably receive therein one or more glazing frame sashes or panels in either a vertically or horizontally operable window or door assembly wherein the respective sash or panel members thereof are displaceable from a contiguous abutting single plane configuration within the portal closure frame track structure for parallelly slidable displaced movement for opening structure inward pivotal tilting, and removal therefrom or replacement thereto, wherein the entire portal closure frame and glazing frame structures incorporate complementary to the single plane secured closure configuration thereof transverse thermal barrier connectors intermediate the building structure interior and exterior exposure surfaces thereo