Patent ID: 9624713
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: E06B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A connection system for removably securing a window meeting rail to a window frame comprising: (a) an anchor secured to an inside wall of a window jamb, the anchor having a plate with upper and lower rail supports adjacent the plate and projecting directly therefrom, the rail supports having respective vertically facing upper and lower surfaces and respective top and bottom tabs adjacent the respective upper and lower surfaces wherein the top and bottom tabs extend outwardly from the respective rail supports beyond the respective upper and lower surfaces; and (b) a rail connector incorporated into opposite ends of a meeting rail, the rail connector having top and bottom walls with respective upper and lower surfaces, each connector having a hole therethrough to receive the respective top and bottom tabs of the anchor; wherein: in a use configuration, the top tab is accessible through the top wall of the rail connector and the bottom tab is accessible through the bottom wall of the rail connector; when the top tab of the anchor is pressed downward and the bottom tab of the anchor is pressed upward, the anchor deforms such that the top wall of the connector slides over the upper rail support of the anchor, and the bottom wall of the connector slides under lower rail support of the anchor, allowing the top and bottom tabs to be released and move into the respective holes of the top and bottom walls of the connector, automatically locking the connector in place on the anchor; and when the connector is locked in place on the anchor, the upper surface of the upper rail support contacts the lower surface of the connector top wall and the lower surface of the lower rail support contacts the upper surface of the connector bottom wall.