Patents by Inventor Patrick Ernest Christmas

Patrick Ernest Christmas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5660420
    Abstract: A bolt construction for use in an espagnolette locking system for the multi-point locking of sashes is made up of a linking rod (16) and a locking pin (17), one or the other of which is of fixed length and the other of which may be any one of a plurality of different lengths, the rod and pin being adapted to be connected together with a snap fit in any one of a plurality of different positions, thereby allowing the length of the interconnecting rod and pin to be chosen to fit a particular size of sash. The construction also provides a bolt construction for use in an espagnolette locking system for multi-point locking of sashes, which bolt construction is formed for assembly within a rebate in a face of the sash by means of a snap fit within the rebate. The construction also extends to a sash fitted with two such bolt constructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Schlegel (U.K.) Holdings Limited
    Inventors: John Colin Smith, Patrick Ernest Christmas