Patent ID: 6640389
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: E05F,Y10T

Abstract:
An operating assembly for a casement window comprising:an operator including a drive shaft having an axis operably couplable to a casement window linkage responsive to rotation of the drive shaft, the linkage adapted to swing a sash of the window between open and closed positions; a crank handle having first and second ends, the handle including a knob at the first end and an integral flap at the first end; a mount pivotally coupled to the second end of the handle and operably coupled to the drive shaft; and a cover having a first end, a second end and a top surface, the first end including a pocket configured to receive the knob therein and the second end including a hole, the cover configured to mount onto a member of the window from which the drive shaft protrudes with the cover positioned with respect to the operator so as to align the bole with the drive shaft, the crank handle adapted to pivot with respect to the mount from a first folded position, in which the handle overlies both the mount and cover with the knob received into the pocket, to a second unfolded position, in which the handle extends outwardly from the cover and the knob projects from the handle to facilitate winding movement of the handle about the axis of the drive shaft and resulting rotation of the drive shaft, the integral flap extending beyond the knob in both the first folded and the second unfolded positions, the handle covering the mount, the pocket and a majority of the top surface of the cover when in the first, folded position with at least a portion of the flap covering at least a portion of the pocket.