Patent ID: 6363659
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: E05D,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
A storm resistant device for attaching to a window, the window having a window frame enclosing at least one sash, said device comprising:a first elongated bracket having a substantially Z-shaped cross section with two end segments and a middle segment connecting said two end segments, and a second elongated bracket having a substantially L-shaped cross section with a first leg and a second leg, wherein the first bracket is adapted to be mounted to a side rail of the sash via the middle section and the second bracket is adapted to be mounted to a jamb of the window frame with the first leg and the second leg of the L extending toward an adjacent side rail of the sash, said one end segment of said first bracket engaging the second leg of the second bracket and preventing the sash from pivoting when lateral pressure is applied to the sash when the sash is closed.