Patent ID: 8443550

Claim:
A window guard comprising: a) a first plurality of spaced hollow horizontal bars connected at a first end to a first vertical column; said first vertical column at least partially hollow through a part of its vertical length; a first preselected bar of said first plurality of hollow horizontal bars having an opening at both ends; b) a second plurality of spaced horizontal bars connected to a second vertical column; said second vertical column at least partially hollow through a part of its vertical length hollow; c) a second preselected bar of said second plurality of horizontal bars having an opening at both ends and a passageway through its entire length; said first plurality of spaced horizontal bars having an opening at a second end opposed to said first end for receipt of said second plurality of horizontal bars; d) said second plurality of horizontal bars slidably received in said first plurality of horizontal bars to form a telescoping bar assembly so that the distance between said vertical columns can be adjusted; said first and said second horizontal bars overlapping over a preselected range; said second preselected bar received by said first preselected bar; e) a cable extending through said telescoping bar assembly by passing through said first preselected bar and said second preselected bar; f) said first and second vertical columns having a first opening for the passage of said cable therethrough; said first openings in said columns abutting said first and second preselected bars containing said cable; said cable extending through said first openings in said first and second vertical columns; g) said cable having a stop attached to each end after said cable has been extended through said first openings, said stop having a larger diameter than said first openings to prevent the passage of each of the ends of said cable through said first openings to limit the maximum distance between said columns and control the minimum overlap of said first and said second plurality of horizontal bars.