Window sash pivot assembly
AssigneeFerco Architectural Hardware
InventorsGuy Guillemet, Yvon Soucy, Daniel Varin
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Abstract
A sash pivot assembly, for supporting a window sash in sliding and pivotal displacement within a window frame, is comprised of a housing having a pivot rotor rotatively mounted therein. The pivot rotor has a slot comprising a spring clip defined by a U-shaped spring comprising lateral side arms having inwardly embossed portions, for snap-locking and snap-releasing engagement with a sash pivot.
Claims19
A sash pivot assembly for supporting a window sash, wherein said sash pivot assembly is slidably mounted in a channel alongside a window jamb, said pivot assembly comprising:
- a housing defining a bearing surface for rotatively supporting a pivot rotor;
- a blocking mechanism having at least one bearing member for releasably engaging said assembly in an arresting position within a window jamb;
- a sash pivot adapted to be mounted to said window sash;
- said pivot rotor defining a generally cylindrical body;
- a slot longitudinally disposed in said cylindrical body for receiving said sash pivot;
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- a spring clip disposed in said slot and defining a resilient throat therebetween for snap-locking and snap-releasing engagement with said sash pivot.
A pivot rotor mechanism for a sash pivot assembly for supporting a window sash and comprising:
- a sash pivot adapted to be mounted in a window sash;
- a pivot rotor defining a generally cylindrical body adapted for rotative contact engagement with a sash pivot assembly housing, said rotor having a slot longitudinally disposed therein for receiving said sash pivot, and a spring clip disposed in said slot and defining a resilient throat therebetween for snap-locking and snap-releasing engagement with said sash pivot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.