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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1996
Ralph P Palmer, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Best Lock Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A motor-mount apparatus is provided for use with a motor-actuated cylindrical lockset that has a rotatable handle sleeve and a motor with a wire harness extending therefrom. The apparatus includes a motor housing adapted to lie within the rotatable handle sleeve and a plate having a support formed to include an inner surface, an opposite outer surface, an aperture extending therethrough, and a locking tab extending into the aperture. The locking tab lies in generally the same plane as the support and is coupled selectively to the motor housing to block sliding axial movement of the motor housing through the aperture and rotation of the motor housing relative to the support. In addition, the apparatus includes a wire-protection cap coupled to the plate. The cap is adapted to retain the wire harness on the outer surface of the support.