Patent ID: 7066505

Claim:
A window handle assembly for use with a window having a moveable sash and operable to activate a sash lock, the assembly comprising: a window handle including a pivot mechanism, the window handle pivotable about a single axis between first and second positions at the pivot mechanism, in the first position the window handle is open and rotatable to move the sash and in the second position the window handle is closed, the pivot mechanism restricting pivotal movement of the handle between the first and second positions to a single plane that intersects with a recess in the window handle assembly, the recess being adapted to receive at least a portion of the handle in the second position; and a lock activating mechanism coupled to the window handle pivot mechanism and operationally couplable to the sash lock, the lock activating mechanism configured to always activate the sash lock when the window handle is in the second position, such that the sash lock is in an unlocked configuration when the window handle is in the first position and is in a locked configuration when the window handle is in the second position.