Patent ID: 6061962
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
An operator and lock for a jalousie window having at least two louvered windows and a window frame, said operator and lock comprising:a linkage for operating said window, said linkage having an actuator end and a window end opposite said actuator end wherein said window end comprises a connecting bar linking adjacent window louvers; andat least one toggle joint in said linkage;said linkage further comprising an actuating lever at said actuator end, said actuating lever being secured to said window at a first mounting location and rotatable relative to said mounting location through a predetermined arc to actuate said toggle joint and open and close said window; and,means for engaging said connecting bar so as to disable said linkage including a housing comprising a face plate having a front surface, a rear surface, a vertically oriented opening, and a pair of spaced-apart brackets that project outwardly from said rear surface on either side of said vertically oriented opening; anda lever pivotably supported by said housing.