Patent ID: 6334282
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for installation within a frame of a window, said device comprising:a rectangular panel sized to fit in said frame, the panel having a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, each of the sides having an edge; a gasket affixed along the edge of the first side; at least two holding mechanisms mounted at even intervals along the third side, each of said mechanisms having: base plate; lever arm with a first end and a second end, the lever arm pivotally mounted on the base plate; stop mounted on the base plate, said stop preventing pivotal movement of the lever arm past a predetermined point; locking arm with a first end having an attachment point and a curved second end, the locking arm pivotally mounted on the base plate, with the first end of the locking arm overlapping the second end of the lever arm; stopper disposed on the second end of the locking arm; spring with a first end and a second end, the first end attached to a bracket mounted on the base plate, and the second end attached to the attachment point on the locking arm; and catch mounted on the base plate, said catch rotatable between positions for holding the first end of the lever arm and releasing the first end of the lever arm; the mechanism being movable between an unlocked and a locked position by the pivotal movement of the lever arm after the first end of the lever arm is released from the catch, allowing spring-induced pivotal movement of the locking arm.