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(11) EP 0 452 983 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.04.1992 Bulletin 1992/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.10.1991 Bulletin 1991/43

(21) Application number: 91110295.2

(22) Date of filing: 14.03.1988
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5E06B 1/60, E06B 1/02, E05C 19/06, E05B 63/24
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL SE

(30) Priority: 13.03.1987 GB 8706024

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
88902516.9 / 0356430

(71) Applicant: Wood, Thomas John
St. Catharines, Ontario L2W 4Y6 (CA)

(72) Inventor:
  • Wood, Thomas John
    St. Catharines, Ontario L2W 4Y6 (CA)

(74) Representative: Gee, David William et al
Farmhouse Court
Marston Nr. Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B76 0DW
Marston Nr. Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B76 0DW (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
     
    Remarks:
    This application was filed on 22 - 06 - 1991 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 60.
     


    (54) Fastening device


    (57) A fastening device (10) for locating and fastening a unit such as a window (30, 31) or door (60) in an opening. The device typically includes a pair of upstanding tongues (14,16 114, 116), each with serrated tips (20,22). The device can be made integral with the frame of the window, during manufacture; and with such device fitted the window can be pushed into the opening where it is located, usefully with the aid of an accessory (58) pinned to the wall opening or reveal, without the need for drilling through the frame on-site. In an alternative embodiment the fastening device is integral with the structure defining the opening and the tips engage the unit.
    In an alternative application, the device is integrally formed with a door jamb (52), and the door (60) is held in the closed position when the tongue tips enter slots i.e. recesses or apertures (57a, 57b) in an accessory plate secured to the door; the accessory plate has a longitudinal aperture through which a cam (63) projects, the cam being operated by a door handle (62) to lift the tongues out of the slots so that the door can be opened.





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