Window guard

A window guard mountable in a window frame, said window guard including a board sized to fit in said window frame and a mounting mechanism pivotally mounted to said board to secure said guard in said window frame;

• said mounting mechanism including:
• a cross-member secured to said board, said cross-member including a first elongate piece and a second elongate piece pivotally secured to said first elongate piece, each elongate piece having opposing ends and defining axial bores extending inwardly from said ends;
• rods telescopingly received in said cross-member bores, and movable between an extended position and compressed position, said rods being sufficiently long to extend beyond an edge of said board when in said extended position and to be within said board edges when in said compressed position;
• and
• a lock for securing said rods to prevent axial movement of said rods relative to said cross-member.

A brace for a window guard, the brace comprising:

• a cross-member having a first elongate piece and a second elongate piece;
• said first and second elongate pieces being pivotally connected;
• each elongate piece having opposing ends defining axial bores extending inwardly from said ends;
• said cross-member first and second pieces each having an inner surface defining an elongate slot, said slot having a length greater than the width of said cross-member pieces and depth equal to at least one-half the depth of said cross-member pieces;
• said slots of said first and second piece mating with each other, each said cross-member piece further including a hole which extends through said slot, said holes receiving a fastener to pivotally connect said first and second pieces together;
• elongate rods telescopingly received in said cross-member bores, and movable between an extended position and compressed position;
• and
• a lock for securing said rods to prevent axial movement of said rods relative to said cross-member.