Patent ID: 7900400

Claim:
An improved hinge assembly for casement windows said hinge assembly comprising: a track; a shoe having a portion thereof that is adapted to slidably travel along a top surface of said track; a post being pivotally affixed and extending therefrom, said post comprising a cylindrical surface formed about an axis and having a first end and a second end, said post having a cylindrical orifice bored transverse through said cylindrical surface and being internally threaded to receive an externally threaded adjustment member; a sash arm extending from said shoe and which has a first end pivotally mounted thereto; and a support arm that has a first end and a second end; said support arm further comprising a top and a bottom surface joined by two side surfaces, said top surface of said support arm having a width, said side surface of said support arm having a height smaller than said width of said top surface of said support arm; said second end of said support arm further comprising a slotted opening having a depth which extends through said arm from said top surface of said support arm to said bottom surface of said support arm, said slotted opening having a length defined by two end surfaces, and a width defined by two lateral surfaces; said length and said width permitting said support arm to receive said threaded adjustment member and said cylindrical post in said slotted opening; said first end of said support arm being pivotally connected to said sash arm at a first pivot point, and said second end of said support arm being pivotally connected to said post to form a second pivot point at post axis, said first pivot point of said support arm being adjustable relative to said second pivot point.