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US 11,927,044 B2Granted
Window operator handle and cover with magnetic securing features
AssigneeTruth Hardware Corporation
InventorsBrian Dallmann, Eric Fickas, Jonathan P. Hickman, Gregory J. Vetter
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Abstract
A window operator handle and cover with magnetic features that enable the handle to be retained to the cover in a folded position. The operator cover can also be attached to the operator with magnets.
Claims19
A window operator handle and cover assembly comprising:
- a shell adapted to be received on a window operator, the shell having a first magnetic handle securing component, wherein the shell defines a recess adapted to receive a portion of the window operator, a housing defining a cavity being disposed within the recess, the first magnetic handle securing component being received in the cavity;
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- a handle portion adapted to couple with a rotatable drive of the window operator, the handle portion being shiftable between a folded position in which a lower surface of the handle portion abuts an outer surface of the shell and an unfolded position in which the lower surface of the handle portion is spaced apart from the outer surface of the shell, the handle portion having a second magnetic handle securing component disposed proximate the first magnetic handle securing component when the handle portion is in the folded position, wherein a mutual magnetic attraction between the first magnetic handle securing component and the second magnetic handle securing component secures the handle portion in the folded position.
A window operator handle and cover assembly comprising:
- a shell adapted to be received on a window operator, the shell having a first magnetic handle securing component;
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- a handle portion adapted to couple with a rotatable drive of the window operator, the handle portion being shiftable between a folded position in which a lower surface of the handle portion abuts an outer surface of the shell and an unfolded position in which the lower surface of the handle portion is spaced apart from the outer surface of the shell, the handle portion having a second magnetic handle securing component disposed proximate the first magnetic handle securing component when the handle portion is in the folded position, wherein a mutual magnetic attraction between the first magnetic handle securing component and the second magnetic handle securing component secures the handle portion in the folded position, and wherein the handle portion comprises a body defining a recess, a housing defining a cavity being disposed within the recess, the second magnetic handle securing component being received in the cavity.
A window operator assembly comprising:
- a window operator adapted to couple with a movable sash of a window;
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- a window operator handle and cover assembly comprising:
- a shell adapted to be received on the window operator, the shell having a first magnetic handle securing component, wherein the shell defines a recess adapted to receive a portion of the window operator, a housing defining a cavity being disposed within the recess, the first magnetic handle securing component being received in the cavity, and
- a handle portion coupled with a rotatable drive of the window operator, the handle portion being shiftable between a folded position in which a lower surface of the handle portion abuts an outer surface of the shell and an unfolded position in which the lower surface of the handle portion is spaced apart from the outer surface of the shell, the handle portion having a second magnetic handle securing component disposed proximate the first magnetic handle securing component when the handle portion is in the folded position, wherein a mutual magnetic attraction between the first magnetic handle securing component and the second magnetic handle securing component secures the handle portion in the folded position.
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A window operator assembly comprising:
- a window operator adapted to couple with a movable sash of a window;
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- a window operator handle and cover assembly comprising:
- a shell adapted to be received on the window operator, the shell having a first magnetic handle securing component;
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- a handle portion coupled with a rotatable drive of the window operator, the handle portion being shiftable between a folded position in which a lower surface of the handle portion abuts an outer surface of the shell and an unfolded position in which the lower surface of the handle portion is spaced apart from the outer surface of the shell, the handle portion having a second magnetic handle securing component disposed proximate the first magnetic handle securing component when the handle portion is in the folded position, wherein a mutual magnetic attraction between the first magnetic handle securing component and the second magnetic handle securing component secures the handle portion in the folded position, and wherein the handle portion comprises a body defining a recess, a housing defining a cavity being disposed within the recess, the second magnetic handle securing component being received in the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.