Patent ID: 6523868
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A window sash sweep lock formed of a locking cam secured to a check rail of one sash and a cam receiver secured to a check rail of another sash, the window sash sweep lock comprising:a. the locking cam having upper and lower webs extending radially outward from a pivot region to a peripheral cam region; b. the upper web in the peripheral cam region having a cam rim extending downward; c. the lower web in the peripheral cam region having a cam rim extending upward; and d. the cam receiver having a pair of lock projections arranged so that an upper one of the lock projections engages a radially inward facing surface of the cam rim extending downward from the upper web, and a lower one of the lock projections engages a radially inward facing surface of the cam rim extending upward from the lower web.