Patent ID: 8869871
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: E05B,E05C,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a screen assembly configured to be removably secured to an architectural opening, the screen assembly including a screen frame having a screen member coupled thereto; and a latch mechanism including a handle and a latch member movable relative to the screen frame from an engaged position to a disengaged position along a given lineal axis, the latch assembly rotating about a pivot perpendicular to the linear axis to lock the latch assembly in the disengaged position; the latch including a catch that is releasably engaged with a portion of the screen frame, the catch operatively engaging the screen frame in the locked position, the latch including a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the latch being closer to a plane defined by the screen than the second end of the latch when the latch is in the disengaged and locked position the latch being biased along the lineal axis, the handle located between the first and second ends.