Patent ID: 6932395
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: B60J,B61D,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A window assembly adapted for mounting in a wall having an opening, comprising: a frame configured to receive and support a glazing, wherein the frame is positioned adjacent the opening and can be pivoted outwardly from the opening; a latch assembly adapted to secure the frame to the wall in a closed, latched position and release the frame from the wall to an open, unlatched position; a release assembly comprising a release handle and at least one hinge member, wherein the release handle is operatively interconnected to the latch assembly and configured to actuate the latch assembly to release the frame from the wall, wherein the release handle is movable from an initial, non-releasing position to a final, releasing position; a biasing mechanism adapted to hold the release handle in the final, releasing position by applying a first pressure to the release handle, wherein the first pressure is exerted against the release handle in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the release handle, wherein the first pressure inhibits the release handle from returning to the initial, non-releasing position; wherein the biasing mechanism comprises a compression spring working in conjunction with a substantially hemispherical surface to apply the first pressure to the side wall of the release assembly, wherein the first pressure causes the substantially hemispherical surface to engage with at least one opening formed in the side wall, thereby inhibiting the side wall from sliding past the hemispherical surface; wherein the at least one opening is positioned to engage with the substantially hemispherical ball when the release handle is moved to the final, releasing position, wherein at least a portion of the substantially hemispherical ball provides the substantially hemispherical surface; and wherein the at least one opening is positioned to engage with a first end of an elongate member, wherein the first end has a substantially hemispherical surface.