| US 7,591,103 B2 | ||
| Window sash tilt latch | ||
| John Tremble, Redmond, Wash. (US); John Falcon, Langley (Canada); and Kai Zhang, Langley (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Milgrad Manufacturing, Inc., Tacoma, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 15, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/300,882. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0137109 A1, Jun. 21, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. E05D 15/22 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 49—185 [49/183; 49/445; 292/DIG. 47] | 6 Claims |
| 5. A tilt latch for receipt in a window sash frame having a laterally opening slot with parallel tracks and an edge, said
tilt latch including:
a rectangular housing having opposed sidewalls and a top panel, said top panel having ledges extending outwardly beyond said
sidewalls,
a plurality of longitudinally spaced upwardly convex arcuate openings in each of said sidewalls, and
an elongated flexible resilient springs extending outwardly from said sidewalls of said housing,
each of said springs having spaced ends integrally molded with a respective one of said sidewalls of said housing and a mid
portion disposed within a respective one of said arcuate openings, each of said springs being continuously curvilinear between
said spaced ends.
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