Patent ID: 7251860
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A window operator handle securable to the casement window operating drive shaft, said handle being movable between a first position to a second position, said handle comprising a body housing, the body housing having a top surface and a pair of side surfaces that form a cavity in the housing, said cavity having an assembly body secured to said housing, a pivotal member positioned in a first section of said assembly body and a sliding member positioned in at least a second portion of said assembly body, said pivotal member being adapted to pivot from a first position to a second position as said handle is moved from a first position to a second position, said pivotal member having a protrusion extending from a side of said pivotal member and contacting a side of said sliding member, said pivotal member being held in said first position and said second position by said sliding member, said sliding member being retained in contact with said pivotal member by a spring means in said assembly body; and wherein said housing has a first portion and a second portion, said pivotal member being pivotally mounted in said first portion and said sliding member being slidably mounted in said second portion; wherein said sliding member has a body having a first and a second wing extending from said body, said first and second wing slidably retained in first and second slots in said second portion of said assembly body.