Patent ID: 7065929

Claim:
A window assembly, which comprises: a frame and a sash mounted on the frame, at least one of the frame and the sash having a first window component and a second window component; and a coupling joining the first window component and the second window component together, the coupling including: an outrigger formed as an elongated member disposed on the first window component; the second window component defining an outrigger receiving slot; a first hook disposed on the first window component and spaced a predetermined distance from the outrigger; a second hook disposed on the second window component and spaced a predetermined distance from the outrigger receiving slot, the outrigger being received by the outrigger receiving slot and the first and second hooks engaging one another to secure the first and second window components together, the first hook defining with the second window component a space therebetween; and a locking component, the locking component being received in the space between the first hook and the second window component to prevent the disengagement of the first and second hooks.