Patent ID: 8468744
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: E05C

Abstract:
1. A latch mechanism adapted for being coupled to a window sash, which travels within a window frame, said latch mechanism comprising: a main housing adapted for being coupled above a top surface of a top rail of the window sash, the main housing having a sidewall including one or more sidewall sections which extends around at least a portion of the main housing and defines an interior space, the interior space being adapted to reside substantially above the top surface of the top rail at a point having a height consistent with a portion of the top surface of the top rail corresponding to a top edge of one of a front facing and a back facing of the top rail, the interior space includes an opening in said sidewall at one end of said housing, said sidewall forming a channel within the interior space having an end that coincides with said opening, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the sidewall sections which is substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the bolt extends down from a top surface of the main housing of the latch mechanism and is adapted to extend below the top surface of the top rail of the window sash along at least a portion of an external surface of the corresponding one of the front facing and the back facing of the top rail associated with the top edge substantially above which the interior space of the main housing is adapted to reside; a bolt substantially located within said housing and traveling along said channel, said bolt having a first end which is adapted for extending through the opening of said housing and extending into a side jamb of the window frame; and a tension device coupled to the bolt and the main housing for biasing the bolt toward a position where the bolt extends at least partially through the opening.