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EP 0 452 983 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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22.04.1992 Bulletin 1992/17 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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23.10.1991 Bulletin 1991/43 |
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Date of filing: 14.03.1988 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE FR GB IT NL SE |
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Priority: |
13.03.1987 GB 8706024
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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88902516.9 / 0356430 |
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Applicant: Wood, Thomas John |
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St. Catharines,
Ontario L2W 4Y6 (CA) |
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Inventor: |
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- Wood, Thomas John
St. Catharines,
Ontario L2W 4Y6 (CA)
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Representative: Gee, David William et al |
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Farmhouse Court Marston
Nr. Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands B76 0DW Marston
Nr. Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands B76 0DW (GB) |
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Remarks: |
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This application was filed on 22 - 06 - 1991 as a divisional application to the application
mentioned under INID code 60. |
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(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.

