Patent ID: 7571568

Claim:
A sash window comprising: a window frame including a head member, a sill member and a pair of jamb members connected together into a rectangular configuration; and at least one sash having a sash frame including a top rail, a bottom rail and a pair of side rails connected together into a rectangular configuration, and a panel member disposed within the sash frame, said at least one sash being supported within the window frame and slidably movable along the jamb members between a fully closed position and a fully open position, wherein each of said side rails comprises: (1) a support device disposed on a lower end portion thereof, said support device comprising a slide shoe and a pivot shaft, the slide shoe being slidably disposed in a vertical track defined by each of said jamb members, and said pivot shaft extending between an edge of said side rail and said slide shoe, said pivot shaft pivotally supporting said at least one sash relative to the window frame, and (2) a latch device disposed on an upper end portion of said at least one sash and releasably engageable with each of the jamb members to lock said at least one sash in position against pivotal movement relative to the window frame, and wherein said sash window further comprises a pair of holder members disposed adjacent a lower end portion of each of said jamb members, each of said holder members comprising an attachment portion attached to said sill member and a protruding portion extending upwardly from said attachment portion and disposed adjacent said lower end portion of each of said jamb members, said protruding portion defining a slit that extends from an upper edge thereof, said slit receiving the pivot shaft of the support device when said at least one sash is disposed in the fully closed position, and said protruding portion of said holder member preventing movement of said slide shoe in a direction toward a center longitudinal axis of said sash window, said center longitudinal axis of said sash window being substantially parallel to said jamb members.