Two bar hinge assembly for casement windows

A hinge assembly for a casement window, the hinge assembly comprising:

• a track,
• a tie bar,
• a pivot base connecting the tie bar to the track,
• a first fastener for connecting the pivot base and the track to the window,
• a second fastener for connecting the pivot base to the window,
• the track comprising an elongated horizontal bottom wall comprising an elongated free side edge, the bottom wall being connected to an overhang opposite the free side edge, the track further comprising an end and a hole disposed in the bottom wall,
• the pivot base comprising a body comprising two opposing ends including a first end of the body slidably received in the end of track and at least partially underneath the overhang and a second end of the body disposed outside of the track, the first end comprising a first hole in registry with the hole of the track, the first hole of the pivot base and the hole of the track receiving the first fastener, the second end comprising at least a second hole for receiving the second fastener, the pivot base further comprising a third hole,
• the tie bar being connected to a downwardly extending pivot pin, the pivot pin being received downward through the third hole of the pivot base,
• the body of the pivot base further comprising an underside and a retainer secured to the underside of the body of the pivot base, the retainer engaging the pivot pin after the pivot pin has passed through the third hole, the retainer removably and pivotally securing the pivot pin to the third hole of the pivot base.

A hinge assembly for a casement window, the hinge assembly comprising:

• a track,
• a tie bar, and
• a pivot base connecting the tie bar to the track,
• the track comprising an end,
• the pivot base comprising a body comprising two opposing ends including a first end of the body slidably received in the end of track and a second end of the body disposed outside of the track, the first end comprising a hole,
• the tie bar being connected to a downwardly extending pivot pin, the pivot pin being received downward through the hole of the pivot base so that the tie bar is disposed above the pivot base with the pivot base being disposed between the track and the tie bar, the body of the pivot base further comprising an underside and a retainer secured to the underside of the body of the pivot base, the retainer engaging the pivot pin after the pivot pin has passed through the hole in the pivot base, the retainer removably and pivotally securing the pivot pin to the hole of the pivot base.