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cremone bolt

cremone bolt

[krə′mōn ‚bōlt]
(design engineering)
A fastening for double doors or casement windows; employs vertical rods that move up and down to engage the top and bottom of the frame.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

cremone bolt, cremorne bolt

A type of hardware for locking French windows or the like; a rotating handle actuates sliding rods which move in opposite directions, extending from the edges of the window into sockets that are fixed in the frame.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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