Patent ID: 6588150
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: E05B,E05C

Abstract:
A window assembly comprising:a window sash slidingly mounted within a window frame, the window sash slides within a first plane; a housing mounted to the window sash; a winder rotatably connected to the housing and extending into an interior of the window sash, the winder being rotatable about a longitudinal axid thereof and having an opening extending therethrough, the opening having a longitudinal axis generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said winder; and a flexible cord having a substantially round cross-section, the cord including two ends with each of said ends of the cord connected to a respective one of a pair of sash tilt latches, said cord extending through said opening such that as the winder is rotated in a first direction, the cord coils around the winder to draw the sash tilt latches inwardly, thereby releasing the window sash from the window frame, the cord having an outer cord diameter smaller than at least a portion of the opening such that the cord does not bind in and passes freely through the portion of the opening of the winder; wherein the winder has a distal end and a proximal end coupled with the housing, the winder having an intermediate portion therebetween.