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US 4,518,178 AGranted
Locking device
AssigneeAB Fixfabriken
InventorSigurd W. Bengtsson
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Abstract
A device for keeping a door, a window, a shutter, etc., in a closed position. The device comprises operating elements housed in a casing attachable to a bar. The operating elements are connected to an element maneuvering at least one bolt. A lock part of the device is formed as an insert of a predetermined dimension having a lock of an optional lock type therein and arranged for being inserted directly into the housing within a space of a corresponding dimension.
Claims7
A building-closure operator for being installed on the edge of the closure for holding the closure in a closed position, comprising:
- (a) an espagnolette edge bar adapted to be secured to the closure's edge;
- (b) a casing secured to said edge bar and receivable in a recess in the closure, said casing having an open space of predetermined dimension;
- (c) at least one bolt disposed remotely from said casing, and supported for movement through said edge bar to a locking position, and to a retracted position:
- (d) an espagnolette rod operatively connected to said bolt for maneuvering it;
- (e) handle-controlled operating means in said casing for reciprocating said rod;
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- (f) means for latching and locking said bolt, at least the lock part thereof being an insert of said predetermined dimension and directly insertable and disposed in said space and secured to said casing.
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