A window assembly and related method for dropdown feed doors and the like
includes a rigid marginal frame configured for close reception in an
associated opening in the feed door. A mullion has opposite ends
connected with top and bottom portions of the frame. A latch arm is
supported by the mullion, projects upwardly from the top portion of the
frame, and is shifted between a locked position to retain the feed door
in a raised, closed position, and an unlocked position to rotate the feed
door to a lowered, open position. A latch actuator is mounted on the
mullion at a selected position vertically spaced apart from the latch
arm, and includes a slide which shifts between latched and unlatched
positions. A connector has opposite ends connected with the latch arm and
the slide, so that movement of the slide between the latched and
unlatched positions shifts the latch arm between the locked and unlocked
positions, such that the latch assembly is integrated into the window
assembly to facilitate fabrication of the feed door. Preferably, the
connector is a flexible line, and the latch actuator is configured to be
mounted at a variety of different vertical locations along the mullion by
adjusting the length of the flexible line, so as to accommodate
convenient access by a wide variety of different height users.