Patent ID: 11866968
Assignee: TRUTH HARDWARE CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A casement window lock tie bar and guide assembly comprising:
an elongate tie bar having a generally c-shaped cross-section defined by a top face, a pair of opposing sides, and a pair of projections, each projection extending inwardly from a separate one of the opposing sides, a plurality of spaced apart sets of apertures defined in the top face of the tie bar, each set of apertures including a pair of guide fastener apertures and a pair of locating apertures, the top face further defining a plurality of lock point apertures, each of the lock point apertures receiving a locking point;
a pair of guides, each guide including a body portion defining a pair of fastening holes, the body portion further including a pair of resilient tabs, each of the resilient tabs disposed adjacent a separate one of the fastening holes, the body portion having a pair of lateral edges, each lateral edge defining a groove receiving a separate one of the projections of the tie bar;
wherein when each guide is positioned on the tie bar so that the fastening holes of the guide are registered with the guide fastener apertures of one of the plurality of spaced apart sets of apertures defined in the tie bar, each resilient tab engages one of the locating apertures thereby preventing, the tie bar from sliding on the guide, and wherein when the guide is attached to the frame of a casement window with a separate fastener extending through each of the fastening holes of the guide, the resilient tabs are disengaged from the locating apertures to enable the tie bar to slide on the guide.