Patent ID: 6983963

Claim:
A sash lock for a sash window assembly, the sash window assembly including an upper sash window and a lower sash window, each of the sash windows mounted within opposed guide rails on a master frame, wherein at least one of the sash windows is slidable within the frame relative to the other sash window, the sash lock comprising: a keeper adapted for mounting on one of the sash windows, the keeper including a keeper surface; and a locking assembly adapted for mounting on the other of the sash windows, the locking assembly comprising: a cam supported by the other of the sash windows, the cam having a cam surface for engaging the keeper surface; an actuator arm rotatable between an unlocked position and a locked position; the actuator arm operably connected to the cam; a housing having an aperture; a shaft extending through the aperture and coupling the actuator arm to the cam such that the actuator arm and cam are rotatably supported by the housing; and a body integrally formed with the housing, the body having a tab having a first end mounted to the body and a second free end extending away from the first end wherein the tab confronts the actuator arm to retain the actuator in its locked position.