What is a sash pivot?
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What is a sash pivot?
Pivot bars (sometimes called pivot pins) are located along the bottom of the sash and are what allows the window to tilt inwards. When the window is lifted a few inches and then is tilted inwards, the pivot bar engages a cam in the pivot lock shoe which then locks the shoe into the window jamb.
What is a tilt pin in a window?
Pivot pins are small metal pins found on the bottom of sashes in tilt-in single or double hung windows. They are used to connect the sash to the balancing system by fitting in the cam of the shoe.
How does a pivot lock shoe work?
The pivot lock shoe is used in tilt window applications and sits in the jamb channel and has a cam which will lock the shoe in the channel when the sash is tilted inwards. Pivot lock shoes work in tandem with window pivot bars to allow windows to tilt.
What is a pivot shoe?
What is the part that holds a window up?
The sash is the moveable part of a window made up of the vertical and horizontal frame that holds the glass. On a double-hung window, the check rail is the part where the bottom part of the upper sash and the upper part of the lower sash come in contact.
What are pin locks for windows?
Pin Locks are large pins that fit in a window frame to hold it closed. They work with single hung, double hung, and slider type windows. All you need to install a pin lock is a drill and some screws.
What is pivot shoes?
The pivot lock shoe is used in tilt window applications and sits in the jamb channel and has a cam which will lock the shoe in the channel when the sash is tilted inwards.
What are all the parts of a window called?
It is comprised of the head, jamb and sill. The head is the main horizontal part forming the top of the window frame. Jambs are the main vertical parts forming the sides of a window frame. A sill is the main horizontal part forming the bottom of the frame of a window.
