Window guard apparatus

Claim 1

A guard for a window in a building or the like comprising: a. a guard element traversing the length and width of said window and being adapted to prevent entry into said window from the exterior of said building; b. hinged mounting means hingedly mounting said guard element adjacent one of its edges onto a wall adjacent said window for pivotal movement of said guard element outwardly to provide emergency egress through said window; and c. releasable fastening means connected with said guard element at another of its edges and protruding interiorly of said building so as to be releasable from the inside of said building; said releasable fastening means being inaccessible from the outside of said building and being operable by even a child without tools from inside said building; said releasable fastening means including an interiorly protruding shaft and an interiorly releasable latch; said latch comprising locking dogs that are biased outwardly to block egress of said interiorly protruding shaft when in the normal latched position and an interiorly accessible release member that is adapted to effect retraction of said dogs for release for emergency egress; said locking dogs being pivotally mounted from a pin shaft by suitable arms and said releasable latch including a push button with a depending skirt that rides outwardly on said arms and about said pin shaft and effects retraction of said dogs when pushed outwardly by a person inside said building.