Automatic window sash interlock
AssigneeAmesbury Group, Inc.
InventorsTyler Welbig, Allen Rickenbaugh, Chad Kramer, Gary E. Tagtow, Douglas John Criddle
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Abstract
A window sash interlock includes a housing configured to mount to a side rail of a window sash. The housing includes a front face that substantially aligns with a surface of the side rail. A locking member is pivotably coupled to the housing about a pivot axis. The locking member is disposed at least partially within the housing and is movable between at least a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member is biased so as to automatically return to the unlocked position, and in the unlocked position, the locking member at least partially extends from the front face of the housing.
Claims14
A window sash interlock comprising:
- a housing configured to mount to a side rail of a window sash, wherein the housing comprises a front face that substantially aligns with a surface of the side rail;
- and
- a locking member pivotably coupled to the housing about a pivot axis, wherein the locking member is disposed at least partially within the housing,
- wherein the locking member is movable between at least a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the locking member is biased so as to automatically return to the unlocked position, and wherein in the unlocked position, the locking member at least partially extends from the front face of the housing, wherein the locking member is configured to be depressed at least partially within the housing from the unlocked position, wherein the locking member comprises at least one wing configured to engage with a window jamb to depress the locking member when the window sash tilts, and wherein in the locked position, the locking member at least partially extends from the front face of the housing.
A sash interlock comprising:
- a housing configured to mount to a side rail of a window sash and defining an interior cavity, wherein the interior cavity is open at a front face of the housing;
- a locking member pivotably coupled to the housing at a pivot axis and disposed at least partially within the interior cavity, wherein the locking member comprises a locking surface and a front surface, and wherein the locking member also comprises a pair of tapered wings extending from the front face;
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- at least one biasing member coupled to the locking member and disposed within the interior cavity, wherein the at least one biasing member is configured to bias the locking member towards an unlocked position relative to the front face of the housing, wherein in the unlocked position at least a portion of the front surface extends from the front face of the housing and the side rail of the window sash, wherein the locking member is pivotable in either direction around the pivot axis from the unlocked position, and wherein a pair of notches are defined in the housing at the front face sized and shaped to selectively receive at least a portion of the pair of tapered wings.
A window sash interlock comprising:
- a housing configured to mount to a side rail of a window sash, wherein the housing comprises a front face that substantially aligns with a surface of the side rail;
- and
- a locking member pivotably coupled to the housing about a pivot axis, wherein the locking member is disposed at least partially within the housing,
- wherein the locking member is movable between at least a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the locking member is biased so as to automatically return to the unlocked position, wherein in the unlocked position, the locking member at least partially extends from the front face of the housing, wherein the locking member is configured to be depressed at least partially within the housing from the unlocked position, and wherein the locking member comprises at least one wing configured to engage with a window jamb to depress the locking member when the window sash tilts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.