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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2002
Dean Pettit, St. John, IN (US);
Mark B. Eenigenburg, Lansing, IL (US);
Mark V. Murphy, Oak Park, IL (US);
Dean Pettit, St. John, IN (US);
Mark B. Eenigenburg, Lansing, IL (US);
Mark V. Murphy, Oak Park, IL (US);
Newell Operating Company, Freeport, IL (US);
Abstract
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.