Patent ID: 8602463

Claim:
A latch which includes latch furniture adapted to fit substantially within a window section, the latch furniture including a recess in which a sealing lever handle and a latch release actuator are located, the latch further including a latch mechanism adapted to engage with the latch furniture, the latch mechanism having: one or more latch bolts engageable with a striker to define a closed position, the latch bolts being operable by the latch release actuator; and a latch pin engageable with the striker, the latch pin coupled to the sealing lever handle and operable whereby operation of the sealing lever handle when the latch mechanism is in the closed position moves the window section between a sealing position and a venting position relative to the striker, wherein the latch bolts are engaged with the striker in both the sealing and secure venting positions; wherein, in an installed window: in the sealing position the window section is positioned to seal an opening in a window frame and in the secure venting position air is permitted to flow through the opening.