Patent ID: 6584644
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A sash window counterbalance spring mounting arrangement for fitment into a channel section within a window jamb, comprising:at least two coiled ribbon springs, a spring support mounting comprising: an elongate plate like main body portion formed as a single integral component from which the at least two springs are located and supported, the main body portion having a front and rear surface, and a spring support for each of said at least two coiled ribbon springs to support and locate said coiled ribbon springs to the spring support mounting, the support comprising integral projections depending from a rear surface of the main body portion, the support for at least one of the at least two springs comprise a pair of triangular cross section integral projections which extend from the rear surface of the main body portion, the triangular cross section projections respectively disposed laterally on the rear surface with the respective triangular cross sections laterally oppositely directed such that the pair of triangular projections define a cradle for said spring, and a locating arrangement adapted, in use, to locate the spring support mounting within and to said channel section.