Patent ID: 8141295
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: E05F

Abstract:
1. An operator for a window comprising: a base having a top and a bottom, said base having means for attachment to a window sash, an aperture extending through said base; an arm having first and second ends, said first end being secured to said base, said first arm having an aperture therein overlying said aperture in said base; an upper securement member extending at least partially through said aperture in said first end of said arm, said securement member having a threaded recess therein; a lower securement member screw threadedly engaged with said upper securement member and extending through said base in an abutting relationship thereto; and a multipoint tie bar operative to engage the window to lock said window, and a mechanism extending between said operator and said multi-point tie bar, said mechanism being operative to move said tie bar between open and locked positions.