Patent ID: 7481470

Claim:
An integrated sash lock and tilt latch assembly for a sash window assembly, the sash window assembly having a sash window slideable within a master frame, the integrated sash lock and tilt latch assembly comprising: a rotor having a locking cam; a pawl comprising a base and an appending member, the pawl having a tab extending from a top surface of the base, the tab abuttingly engaging the rotor, wherein rotor and the pawl share a common axis of rotation; a latch bolt adapted to be slidably disposed in the sash window; a connector having a first end and an opposed second end, wherein the first end of the connector is coupled to the latch bolt and the second end of the connector operably engages the appending member of the pawl; a means for biasing the latch bolt outwardly, the means for biasing being disposed in cooperative association with the latch bolt; and an actuator coupled to the rotor, the actuator movable among a first, a second and a third position to adjust the assembly among a respective locked, unlocked and tiltable position.