Patent ID: 7490873

Claim:
An integrated tilt latch/sash lock assembly combined with a vinyl sash window assembly, the sash window assembly having an upper sash window and a lower sash window slidable within a master frame, the tilt latch/sash lock assembly comprising: a sash lock assembly having a lever operably connected to a rotor wherein the lever is movable between a first, a second, and a third position to adjust the tilt latch/sash lock assembly among a respective locked, unlocked, and tiltable position; a keeper adapted to be combined with the upper sash window so that movement of the lever to the first position causes a first portion of the rotor to engage the keeper and prevent the sash windows from moving within the master frame; a tilt latch assembly having an outwardly biased latch bolt adapted to engage the master frame, wherein movement of the lever to the third position causes a second portion of the rotor to engage and retract the latch bolt so that the latch bolt is disengaged from the master frame; a removable sash lock housing for the sash lock assembly wherein the sash lock housing is combined with the window by removable fasteners; a removable latch bolt housing for the latch bolt assembly wherein the window is adapted to receive the latch bolt housing; and a support member having first and second ends, wherein the first end engages the sash lock housing, wherein the second end engages the latch bolt housing, and wherein the sash lock housing and sash lock assembly are separable from the support member.