US1578386A - Window latch - Google Patents

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' w. A. BINGHAM March 30 1926.

WINDOW LATCH Filed P 1924' I .Ewuvrai I Patented Mar. 30, V I I I l I v v I I v =u1 TEn :rA-ms 2 WILLIAM A. BINGHAM, or otEvELANn, 01:10. l i I wINnowLATcH. i

, Application filed A r l 19, 19a4. Serial m). 707,595. 7 i To all whom it may concern." Q I 4, for attaching to'theceilingQ In th'e 'forni Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. BI GHAM, shown in @Fig. 2,"I have. provided a movable 1 a citizen of the United States, residing at latching portion Ghinged at 'Tto the plate Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and 2 and having a reduced turned-in portion State ofOhio,'have invented a certain new 8 adapted to slide freely through a hole 9 and useful Improvement in r a Window in the plate. Aflight springll secured to 1 Latch, of which the following is a full, clear, the plate at 12 is 1 adapted to enter afhole-i and exact description, reference being had to in the tongue 8 and hold the tongue forthe accompanying drawings. a p wardly in the position shownin Figs; 1 and m Thisxinvention relatesto a-claspfor ,win- 2. v i j.

dows, and is particularly adapted to hold In the modified form, 'Ihav'e retained the I a lift or vertically swingingwindow in open L-shaped'rneinber 2 substantially as shown I horizontal position. in Fig. 2, but have provided'a rigid latch- Various devices have been employed for ing 6 in place of the movable member 6'."

15 this purpose, most of which I have found The tongue 8 being shown as riveted or to be buttons, hooksor similar contrivances bent over close to thehole 9. This form is which require the use of both hands of the better adaptedto a Window that is a greater person opening the window. I have prodistance fromthe ceiling and in which'the vided a latching means whichwill do away frame of the member 2 will serve the purpose Q with the necessity for raising the window of a leaf springin latching the windowin. with one hand and fastening it in position its raised position. This form might be with the other. also made in the same proportions as that Moreover I have provided aspring latch shown in Fig. '2 but of lighter and therefore capable of being very simply and cheaply more resilient metal. H I f; constructed of a small number of parts and The latchfastened to the ceiling at such I i which lends itself readily to adaptation for a distance from the hinge ofthe window this particulartype of window. that the lower sash bar of the window will An object is to-[so construct such a latch swing against" the inclined portion of the V that it may be very cheaply manufactured lateh'6- pushing it'finwardly and thereafter 30 and yet be durable in service. resting upon the-tongueS. To release the p 4 In the drawings Ihave shown at A, Fig. the latch, suchas by 'attachinga cord to the l My invention is more fully set forth in latch, it is simply necessary to press the the description which pertains to the accom members 2 and 6 together with the thumb panying drawing and its essential characterand fore finger .of'the hand,.while steadying istics will be summarized in-the claim: the window againstj'an abrupt fall with'the 7 35 'In the drawings, Fig. 1 illustrates my free fingers'of the same hand. Thus Ihave '85 latch attached to the ceiling above the win: provided a latch which may beq'uickly and dow, Fig.2 is a perspective showing one easily operated to latch the window in raised I form of my latch; Fig. 3'is a perspective position while it may be assimply released. I of a modified form; I may provide other means for releasing 0 r 1, a window casing having a window B end of the projection 8 extending rears hinged at C, the open and latched position wardly of the bar 2 in theformshoWnin of the Window being indicated by the dot Fig. 2 and by this-means thewind'ow mighti anddash lines B I have shown my latch be released from a remote part of theroom.

as attached to a joist member D inthe ,ceil- To the modification shown in Fig.3 I'would' ing of' the room or basement as the case attach sucha cord tothe curled lower end 'of' may be. My latch generally is indicated at the member 6 g v 1 and is formed of an L-shaped bracket mem- Owing to the fact that most windows .of a 1 her 2, the upper end of which isbent at this type are foundfin proximity to a floor 50 right angles as at 3 and perforated as at or ceiling construction such as shown, lit- Will be seen that luy latoh provides a very simple andieflicient fastening and releasing means therefor. v e A I claim:

s 'A lift Window latch comprising a depend T ing bar, a latch member having its lower end 'portion'loosely "hooked ifitdthe her; @11 1 ha vingi 'a'fi inc'lined' intermediate portion and having at its upper end a tongue exteudingt through the opening in the bar, saQid tongue 1 1 having an opening through it beyond the bar, and a leaf spring secured to the bar and extending through the opening in the tongue. r

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In testimony whereof, I l rereuntoeflix my Wi-LLfA A-TBINGH'AM;

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