Abstract: A quick opening latch arrangement for hinged vehicle windows in which the window opening that is defined by the vehicle side wall has a sash frame assembly hinged to the window framing at the top of the window opening, and the sash frame assembly along its lower rail is equipped with a latch and release bar hinged thereto for cooperation with a keeper bar in parallelism therewith that is adjustably mounted on the window frame sash subframe. The keeper bar is formed with an elongate bead of cylindrical configuration that is snap fitted in a similarly contoured socket formed in the latch and release bar, to latch the sash frame assembly in its closed position, with the latch assembly being arranged to effectively resist opening under pressures acting outwardly of the window and the sash assembly, while providing for quick release of the latch under a light manually applied pulling action on the latch and release bar.

Abstract: A window construction which is characterized by a sash frame hingedly mounted at the top of an opening in a generally vertical wall and provided with a latching mechanism comprising keepers on the inside face of the wall adjacent the bottom of the wall opening and a combination latch engaging and release bar pivotally mounted on the bottom of the sash frame so as to be swung into keeper engagement when the sash frame is hinged to closed position and to be readily swung to a position where the sash frame is released for opening movement.