IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0654785
(2012-10-18)
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등록번호 |
US-8978303
(2015-03-17)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Rogers, Christopher R.
- Smith, Farrell D.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Hughes Supply and Mfg. Co. of Thomasville, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
35 |
초록
An easy to assemble tilt latch includes a spring loaded bolt. The latch housing includes a plurality of clips to engage the sash to hold it in place in a precut opening. A driver fixed to a top slide passes through an opening in the housing and engages the bolt for retracting the bolt.
대표청구항
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1. A tilt latch comprising: a housing, said housing comprises at least one pair of opposing notches, each notch creating a through opening from an outer edge of said housing toward a longitudinal centerline of said housing, and a U-shaped wall, a spring ledge, said spring ledge positioned on an insi
1. A tilt latch comprising: a housing, said housing comprises at least one pair of opposing notches, each notch creating a through opening from an outer edge of said housing toward a longitudinal centerline of said housing, and a U-shaped wall, a spring ledge, said spring ledge positioned on an inside of said U-shaped wall, at least one outwardly extending arcuate clip, said at least one clip attached to said U-shaped wall beneath a respective one of said notches, a bolt, said bolt contained within said housing, said housing defining a top opening, said housing top opening comprises a minor section positioned between said at least one pair of notches and a major section, said minor section in communication with said major section, said bolt defining an aperture, a slide, a bolt driver, said bolt driver depending from said slide, said bolt driver positioned within said housing top opening and said bolt aperture, a resilient member, said resilient member positioned between said bolt and said housing and resting on said spring ledge, whereby moving said slide causes said bolt driver to move between said minor section and said major section, and whereby said clip prevents displacement of said housing. 2. The tilt latch of claim 1 wherein said housing top opening is larger than said bolt aperture. 3. The tilt latch of claim 1 wherein said slide comprises a finger tab, said finger tab positioned in opposing relation to said bolt driver. 4. The tilt latch of claim 1 wherein said housing comprises a top, said top positioned on said U-shaped wall and extending therebeyond defining a top ledge, said U-shaped wall defining a gap, said gap for engaging an end edge of a sash opening. 5. The tilt latch of claim 4 further comprising a mounting tab, said mounting tab positioned on said top ledge, and said mounting tab extending downwardly from said top ledge. 6. The tilt latch of claim 1 wherein said bolt defines a resilient member cradle, said resilient member mounted in said resilient member cradle. 7. The tilt latch of claim 6 wherein said bolt defines a biased nose. 8. The tilt latch of claim 4 wherein at least one said outwardly extending arcuate clip is one of a pair of outwardly extending arcuate clips, said pair of clips each positioned beneath one of said notches and attached to said U-shaped wall beneath said top ledge. 9. The tilt latch of claim 4 further comprising a pair of shelves, said pair of shelves affixed to said U-shaped wall beneath said top ledge, said pair of shelves for guiding said bolt. 10. A tilt latch in combination with a sash, said sash defining a top opening and a side opening, said tilt latch comprising a housing, said housing comprises a U-shaped wall and a top defining two pairs of opposing notches, said top positioned on said U-shaped wall and extending therebeyond defining a top ledge, a plurality of outwardly extending arcuate clips, said plurality of clips each positioned beneath one of said notches and attached to said U-shaped wall beneath said top ledge, a mounting tab, said mounting tab positioned on said top ledge and extending downwardly therefrom, said U-shaped wall defining a gap, said gap configured to receive said sash therein, a spring ledge, said spring ledge positioned on an inside of said U-shaped wall, a bolt defining a biased nose, said bolt contained within said housing, a pair of shelves, said pair of shelves affixed to said U-shaped wall beneath said top ledge, said pair of shelves for guiding said bolt, said housing defining a top opening, said housing top opening comprises a minor section positioned between one of said pairs of opposing notches and a major section, said minor section in communication with said major section, said bolt defining an aperture, said housing top opening larger than said bolt aperture, a slide, a bolt driver, said bolt driver depending from said slide, said bolt driver positioned within said housing top opening and said bolt aperture, said slide comprising a finger tab, said finger tab positioned in opposing relation to said bolt driver, a resilient member, said resilient member positioned between said bolt and said housing and resting on said spring ledge, said bolt defining a resilient member cradle, said resilient member mounted in said resilient member cradle; whereby each of said clips engage said sash to prevent displacement of said housing from said sash, and whereby said sash is received within said gap, and whereby moving said slide causes said bolt driver to move between said minor section and said major section, and whereby moving said slide retracts said bolt nose within said sash.
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