Patent ID: 6908124

Claim:
A catch device for a pivoting window mounted in the bodywork of a vehicle, the device comprising: a first attachment member, for fixing to the window, an elongate handle, one end of which is pivotally connected to the first attachment member, a second attachment member, for fixing to the vehicle bodywork, a connecting link connecting the second attachment member to the handle, the length of the link being less than half the length of the handle; one end of the link being rotatable about an axis in the second attachment member, and the other end of the link being rotatable about an axis in the handle, the axes of rotation for the two ends of the link being parallel, a locking mechanism to prevent unauthorised opening of the window, wherein the locking mechanism acts between the handle and the second attachment member and passes through a bore extending through the handle and into said second attachment member, and said locking mechanism is unlocked by manual operation of a circular button or knob which is mounted on, or contained within, the wherein unlocking of the locking mechanism involves rotating a the button or knob about an axis of rotation which passes through the centre of the button or knob; and wherein unlocking of the locking mechanism additionally involves lifting or pressing the button or knob.