Newell Operating Company

Ashland Products, Inc.

Mark B Eenigenburg

Dean Pettit

Mark V Murphy

Aaron B Eiger

Scott J Rote

Jason L Annes

Scott Zeeb

Edward C Flory

Vincent F Eslick

An integrated tilt/sash lock assembly for a sash window is disclosed. The sash window assembly has an upper sash window and a lower sash window slideable within a master frame, the integrated assembly has a keeper adapted to be connected to the upper sash window. A rotor assembly is adapted to be supported by the lower sash window, the rotor assembly having a rotor connected to a spool. A latch bolt is adapted to be supported by the lower sash window and is adapted to engage the master frame. A connector has a first end connected to the spool and a second end connected to the latch bolt. An actuator is connected to the rotor assembly. The actuator has a locked position wherein the rotor engages the keeper. The actuator is moveable to an unlocked position wherein the rotor assembly is disengaged from the keeper, and is further moveable to a tiltable position wherein the connector retracts the latch bolt from the master frame.

Integrated tilt/sash lock assembly

A sash lock assembly is suitable for use with a sash window assembly including an upper sash window and a lower sash window slidable within a master frame, the upper sash window having a keeper connected thereto. The sash lock assembly includes a housing adapted to be mounted on the lower sash window, a cam positioned within the housing, an actuator handle, and an anti-rotation device. The housing has an opening therein. The actuator handle extends through the opening in the housing and is connected to the cam such that the actuator handle and the cam rotate together between a locked position, wherein the cam is adapted to engage the keeper, and an unlocked position, wherein the cam is adapted to disengage from the keeper. The anti-rotation device includes a protrusion positioned on the housing. When the sash lock assembly is in the locked position, the protrusion engages an engaging surface on the actuator handle to prevent rotation of the actuator handle.

Sash lock assembly having forced entry resistance

An integrated sash lock and tilt latch assembly for a sash window slidable within a master frame, including a handle movable among a first, a second and a third position to adjust the assembly among a respective locked, unlocked and tiltable position. The integrated assembly further comprises a rotor coupled to the handle and having a locking cam. The integrated assembly also includes a keeper adapted to be connected to an upper sash window. The integrated assembly further includes a latch bolt housing having a latch bolt slidably disposed therein and a spring for biasing the latch bolt towards the master frame. The integrated assembly further includes a connector coupled proximate a first end to the latch bolt and operably coupled proximate a second end to the rotor.

A latch mechanism for a sash window assembly includes a housing having a top surface with an opening therein and a latch bolt moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. The latch bolt is slidably supported by two clips depending from the housing. A biasing spring biases the bolt toward the extended position. A retaining member is also attached to the housing. A portion of the retaining member extends into the bolt to retain the bolt to the housing. An actuator connected to the bolt is accessible through the opening in the housing. The actuator can be manipulated by a user to move the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position.

Tilt-latch for a sash window

A tilt-latch () for a sash window () disposed within opposed guide rails () on a master frame () is provided. The sash window () comprises a top rail (), a base () and two stiles () connected together at their extremities. The tilt-latch () is adapted for releaseably securing the sash window () to the master frame (). The tilt-latch () includes a housing () adapted to be supported by the top rail (), the housing () having an outward end opening (). The tilt-latch () further includes a latch bolt () disposed within the housing () and having a nose () adapted for engaging a respective one of the guide rails (). The latch bolt () has structure wherein the latch bolt () is capable of being operably positioned in the housing () in one of a first position for a right-hand tilt-latch () and second position for a left-hand tilt-latch ().

Tilt-latch

A block and tackle sash balance assembly for providing a counterbalancing force to a sash window pivotally and slideably mounted within a sash window frame is disclosed. The assembly is adapted to disable the counterbalancing force responsive to pivoting of the sash window.

Block and tackle sash balance brake assembly

A sash lock () for a sash window assembly () is provided. The sash window assembly () includes 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 () of the present invention includes a keeper () adapted for mounting on one of the sash windows (), (). The keeper () includes a keeper surface. The sash lock () also includes a locking assembly () adapted for mounting on the other of the sash windows (), (). The locking assembly () comprises a housing () having an aperture (), an actuator arm () rotatable between an unlocked position and a locked position and a cam () having a cam surface () for engaging the keeper surface. A shaft () is also provided extending through the aperture () and coupling the actuator arm () to the cam () such that the actuator arm () and cam () are rotatably mounted to the housing (). A tab () mounted to the housing is also provided wherein the tab () engages the actuator arm () to retain the actuator arm () in its locked position.

Forced entry resistance device for sash lock

An integrated sash lock and tilt latch assembly for a sash window is disclosed. The integrated assembly comprises a handle movable among a first, a second and a third position to adjust the assembly among a respective locked, unlocked and tiltable position. The integrated assembly further comprises a rotor coupled to the handle and comprising a locking cam and the rotor. The integrated assembly further has a pawl operably associated with the handle and abuttingly engages the rotor. The assembly also has a keeper adapted to receives at least a portion of the locking cam and a latch bolt adapted to be slidably disposed in a sash window. A connector is also provided which has a first end and an opposed second end. 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. The assembly also has a spring for biasing the latch bolt towards one of the guide rails.

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Lansing, IL, United States of America

Mark B Eenigenburg