Patent ID: 7665775

Claim:
A window latch for a locking window, said window having a window frame including at least one window sash which is selectively movable between a first closed position and a second open position, said window latch comprising: (a) a cam latch selectively movable between a first open position and a second locked position to secure the window sash in said closed position; (b) a housing including an opening for said cam latch, a perimeter wall having opposing ends defining said opening on one side of said housing, and a pair of rigid interior support walls, each partially defining said opening and extending across said housing from one opposing end of said perimeter wall to said perimeter wall on an opposite side of the housing wherein said perimeter wall having an opening for said cam latch and said pair of rigid interior support walls extend downward to engage the surface of the window sash to provide support for said housing; (c) a pivot fastener for attaching said cam latch to said housing; (d) a bushing adapted for use with said pivot fastener; and (e) a detent for retaining said cam latch in one of said open and said locked positions, wherein said detent includes at least one protrusion on one of said housing and said cam latch and a receiving groove on the other of said housing and said cam latch, said receiving groove for receiving said protrusion, said protrusion and said groove being substantially parallel to the axis of said pivot fastener.