Monkey Tail Dummy Stay Bar in Hardex Gold

Monkey Tail Dummy Stay Bar for UPVC windows in Hardex Gold

This is a dummy stay bar and so is purely for decoration, however it is the perfect accompaniment to the Monkey Tail espag window handle (click here to see the espag handle)

Black shown for illustration purposes

• Supplied with colour co-ordinated fixing screws
• Dummy stay bar suitable for both left and right handed windows

• 12" long

 Also available in Antique Black, Hardex Gold or Hardex Chrome

Information from the manufacturer

• Elegantly designed Monkey Tail handle for espagnolette windows
  - Retains the classic looks of period windows; but compatible with modern locking systems
•  Inspired by 19th century ironmongery
  - Classic finish to a heritage window
•  Manufactured from die-cast zinc with specially formulated finish
  - Harder wearing finish than traditional wrought iron furniture
•  Supplied with colour coordinated screws
  - Perfectly matching hardware, even down to the smallest detail
•  Matching Monkey Tail Espag Handle also available
  - Create a perfectly matching heritage window

Technical Specification

All finishes salt spray tested to 480 hours (BS EN 1670: Class 5)

Designed for PVC-U and Timber windows systems

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What is an espag window handle?

First off lets explain what an espag is. An espagnolette (shortened to espag) locking system is the metal strip which runs up the locking side of a window and moves when the handle is turned. They most often have round studs on them called mushrooms which move up and down (or side to side depending on how your window sits). The mushrooms catch into a metal plate on the window frame called a keep. In the centre of the espag is a gearbox with a square hole in it, the spindle from the handle goes through this hole and when the handle is turned it operates the mechanism.

So the handle which moves an espag mechanism is called an espag window handle.

The double glazing industry has made some parts of an espag handle standard – the fixing holes are always 43mm apart and the spindle is always 7mm wide. The length of the spindle will differ and can range from 10mm up to 40mm. Some companies occasionally used longer spindles but these have been phased out generally.

Just to spoil the descriptions the espag handle also operates other types of systems in upvc windows such as gearboxes and shootbolt systems. But these systems have stuck to the standards and are operated using espag window handles