Hinged window with quick release bar
AssigneeThe Adams & Westlake Company
InventorsYale W. Ehret, Robert A. Frey
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Abstract
A window construction which is characterized by a sash frame hingedly mounted at the top of an opening in a generally vertical wall and provided with a latching mechanism comprising keepers on the inside face of the wall adjacent the bottom of the wall opening and a combination latch engaging and release bar pivotally mounted on the bottom of the sash frame so as to be swung into keeper engagement when the sash frame is hinged to closed position and to be readily swung to a position where the sash frame is released for opening movement.
Claims6
A window construction which comprises a sash which includes a generally rectangular glass panel supporting sash frame of a size for closing an opening in a generally vertical wall, means at the one side of said opening mounting said sash frame for swinging movement in a direction outwardly of said opening, and a latch assembly for releasably holding the sash in the opening when the sash is in a closed position, which latch assembly includes a keeper member mounted adjacent the edge of the opening which is opposite said sash mounting means, said keeper member being in the form of an elongate plate member with a bead forming top edge portion extending along the inside edge of said opening and inwardly of said opening, and an elongate latch engaging and release bar which is pivotally mounted on the edge of said sash frame and which has on its bottom face surface portions positioned for engaging said bead edge portion of said keeper member whereby upon closing said sash said release bar is accessible for manual operation on the inside of said wall and may be swung to engage said bead edge portion and draw said sash into tight engagement in said opening.
A window construction which comprises a pane carrying sash frame of generally rectangular shape mounted in a rectangular opening in a wall which is disposed in a generally vertical plane, said opening being defined by a flange formation and an outwardly extending ledge formation with a continuous primary weather sealing element, means hingedly mounting said sash frame at one side of the opening for outward swinging movement and having an inner face portion for engaging said primary sealing element and carrying a continuous, peripheral, secondary weather seal element for engaging said ledge formation, and a latch assembly disposed at the side of said sash frame and said opening which is opposite the hinged mounting for holding said sash frame in closed and sealed position in said opening, which latch assembly includes an elongate, manually operable release bar which is pivotally mounted along one edge thereof on said sash frame and a co-operating keeper member mounted on the inside face of said wall adjacent said opening and which is accessible on the inside of said wall for quickly releasing said sash frame so as to permit outward swinging movement thereof, said keeper member having a projecting portion in the direction of the opening with a bead-like edge and said release bar having a curved face in the opposite direction with a groove positioned to receive said keeper edge and an adjoining cam surface extending therefrom which is adapted to engage said keeper edge in drawing the sash to fully closed position, said release bar having an associated spring means operable to selectively hold said release bar in keeper engaging or non-engaging position.
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