Patent ID: 6286259
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
A window shoe device comprising:a rectangular housing having a front side, a back side, a top end, and a bottom wall, said housing including a first side wall and a second side wall, and a drag link guide portion and a window mount support portion having a hole therethrough, said drag link guide portion having at least one slot formed therein for receiving a portion of a drag link;a pivotal window mount being pivotally supported by said window mount support portion and including a cylindrical member having a first end and a slot extending through said first end into said cylindrical member;a means for retaining a drag link and said window mount to said housing; anda drag link guide reinforcement member securely mounted adjacent to said drag link guide portion at the top end of said housing, said housing having a pair of opposed support slots formed therein at said top end which respectively receive opposite ends of said drag link guide reinforcement member, said drag link guide reinforcement member having at least one slot formed therein for receiving a portion of the drag link, said at least one slot in said drag link guide reinforcement member being in substantial registration with said at least one slot in said drag link guide portion.