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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2002
Allen D. Polowinczak, Plainfield, IL (US);
Allen D. Polowinczak, Plainfield, IL (US);
Ashland Products, Inc., Lowell, IN (US);
Abstract
A window stop () for limiting movement of a sliding window along a predetermined path of window movement is provided. The window stop () has a housing () having a cavity () wherein the housing () is adapted to be positioned adjacent the path of window movement. A bolt (), operatively associated with the cavity (), is moveable between a first position (BP) within the housing () and thereby out of the path of window movement, and a second position (BP) extending out of the housing () into the path of the window movement whereby the window is able to contact the bolt (). A securing means () exerts a force generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing and on the bolt () to retain the bolt at the first position (BP). When a second force is applied to overcome the force exerted by the securing means (), a biasing means () displaces the bolt () toward the second position (BP). The bolt () receives forces from the window contacting the extended bolt (), and the forces are distributed throughout the housing ().