Patent ID: 6764115
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
Snap lock adaptable to be secured to a sash of a sliding window or door and to interact with a striking plate having horizontal and vertical plates and adaptable to be secured to a frame of said sliding window or door, said snap lock comprising, in combination,stationary lower and upper plate means for capturing between them rectilinearly mobile means for locking said snap lock with respect to said striking plate; three-point pivoting means for interconnecting said foregoing means and, thereby, enabling to perform an unlocking operation; springy means for keeping, when relieved from tension, said rectilinearly mobile means for locking said snap lock with respect to said striking plate in an unlocked, retracted position, and when under tension, for keeping said rectilinearly mobile means for locking said snap lock with respect to said striking plate in a locked, forwardly protruding position, said springy means for keeping being attached to said stationary lower and upper plate means for capturing and being actuated by a contact with said vertical plate; and a cover provided with an aperture for locating and accessing a button for acting upon said three-point pivoting means for interconnecting.