Patent ID: 8517435

Claim:
An espagnolette lock for a door having a panel or for a shutter, comprising: a housing, an actuating shaft for rotatable mounting within the interior of said housing, wherein said actuating shaft is monolithically formed with a tongue; and a securement mechanism configured for insertion into said housing parallel to a plane of the door panel or of the shutter for fixing said housing in position on the door panel or the shutter, wherein said securement mechanism is further configured for being supported against the door panel or the shutter, and wherein, when a mounting of said espagnolette lock is completed, said securement mechanism is configured to engage said actuating shaft to thereby secure and fix said actuating shaft in position in said housing, wherein said actuating shaft is provided with a mounting collar, further wherein said actuating shaft is mounted in said housing via said mounting collar, and wherein said securement mechanism, in a position when it is inserted into said housing, engages into said mounting collar of said actuating shaft, and wherein said securement mechanism has a fork-shaped configuration and comprises two parallel first projections that are spaced from one another and extend transversely through said housing into two openings that are respectively disposed in said housing opposite one another, and wherein said first projections are received in a respective opening or recess disposed in said mounting collar of said actuating shaft.