Patent ID: 7013603

Claim:
An integrated tilt latch/sash lock assembly for a sash window assembly, the sash window assembly having an upper sash window and a lower sash window slideable within a master frame, the tilt latch/sash lock assembly comprising: a keeper adapted to be connected to the upper sash window; a rotor assembly adapted to be supported by the lower sash window, the rotor assembly having a rotor connected to a spool; a latch bolt adapted to be supported by the lower sash window and adapted to engage the master frame; a connector having a first end connected to the spool and a second end connected to the latch bolt, wherein the spool has an internal cavity in communication with a peripheral opening, a portion of the connector passing through the peripheral opening and into the internal cavity, and further comprising a fastener being received by the internal cavity to retain the connector in the spool; and an actuator connected to the rotor assembly, the actuator having a locked position wherein the rotor engages the keeper, the actuator being moveable to an unlocked position wherein the rotor assembly is disengaged from the keeper, and being further moveable to a tiltable position wherein the connector retracts the latch bolt to a retracted position.