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.

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.