Casement sliding operator
AssigneePella Corporation
InventorsNathan R. Erickson, Jason L. Jungling
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Abstract
A casement window operator includes a linear input mechanism configured to be mounted to a stationary frame of a casement window, a linear to rotary motion converter operably coupled to an output of the linear input mechanism, a gear reducer operably coupled to an output of the rotary motion converter, and a sash arm operably coupled to an output of the gear reducer to rotate in conjunction with the output of the gear reducer. The sash arm is configured to extend from the stationary frame of the casement window to a rotatable window sash of the casement window.
Claims18
A sliding operator for a casement window including a track, the sliding operator handle comprising:
- a track mount configured to slidably mate with the track;
- an actuatable brake providing at least one braking position in which the actuatable brake is configured to contact the track and restrict sliding motion of the track mount along the track;
- and at least one sliding position in which the actuatable brake is configured to reduce contact with the track and allow sliding motion of the track mount along the track, wherein the actuatable brake includes a brake housing;
- and a handle pivotably coupled to the track mount, wherein the handle is coupled to the track mount via a first sliding joint including a first slider and a first recess of the brake housing.
A casement window comprising:
- a frame including a track;
- a panel operable to be moveably coupled to the frame;
- a sliding operator operable to be coupled to the frame and the panel, the sliding operator handle including:
- a track mount configured to slidably mate with the track;
- an actuatable brake providing at least one braking position in which the actuatable brake is configured to contact the track and restrict sliding motion of the track mount along the track;
- and at least one sliding position in which the actuatable brake is configured to reduce contact with the track and allow sliding motion of the track mount along the track, wherein the actuatable brake includes a brake housing;
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- a handle pivotably coupled to the track mount, wherein the handle is coupled to the track mount via a first sliding joint including a first slider and a first recess of the brake housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.