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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
May. 01, 1995
Steven A Kester, Noblesville, IN (US);
Scott A Gilbertson, Indianapolis, IN (US);
John W McIntire, Anderson, IN (US);
Best Lock Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A lockset chassis assembly is provided for use with a door latch. The lockset chassis assembly includes a rotatable spindle, a chassis supporting the rotatable spindle, a rose engaging the chassis at a junction therebetween and defining a space between the rose and the chassis at the junction, and a locking pin. The chassis includes an inner hub and an outer hub separated from the inner hub. The outer hub includes a threaded outer surface and an outer hub keyway interrupting the threaded outer surface. The locking pin engages the inner hub, lies in the outer hub keyway, and engages the rose and the chassis in the space at the junction between the rose and the chassis.