Patent ID: 7941898
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A window operator handle securable to a casement window operating drive shaft, said handle being movable between a first position and a second position, said handle comprising: a body housing, said body housing having a top surface and a pair of side surfaces that form a cavity in said housing, said cavity having an assembly body secured therein; a pivotal member being pivotally mounted in a first cavity portion of said assembly body and a sliding member being slidably mounted in at least a second cavity portion of said assembly body, said pivotal member thereby being adapted to pivot relative to said assembly body as said handle is moved from said first position to said second position, said pivotal member having a protrusion extending from a front wall of said pivotal member and contacting a side of said sliding member, said side of said sliding member comprising a recess for receiving said protrusion when said handle is in said first position, said pivotal member being held in said first position and said second position by said sliding member, said sliding member being biased to contact said pivotal member by a spring means, said spring means biasing said sliding member relative to said assembly body; and wherein said sliding member comprises a body having a first and second side wall with a first and a second wing extending respectively therefrom, said first and second wings being slidably retained in a first and a second slot in said second cavity portion of said assembly body.