LOCKSET OPERABLE BY PIVOTING ACTUATOR ABOUT A FIRST AXIS OR A SECOND AXIS

摘要

A lockset is actuable by pivoting a handle about a longitudinal axis of the lockset by rotating the handle and by pivoting the handle about an axis transverse to the lockset axis, such as by pushing or pulling. The lockset includes an inside handle and an outside handle, each associated with an independent mechanism, each of which can independently actuate the lockset. A locking mechanism prevents actuation of a first one of the independent handle mechanisms without affecting operation of the other handle mechanism. Upon actuation of the other handle mechanism, a retractor engages a surface of the locking mechanism and removes it from engagement with the first locking mechanism. An adjustment ring has a first configuration that centers the lockset in a door having a first standard thickness and a second configuration that centers the lockset in a door having a second standard thickness.

主权项

1. A method of operating a lockset having first and second actuating mechanisms that are configured so that when one of a first or second handles is actuated, a respective first or second retractor arm is urged to rotate, the method comprising:
moving an elongate locking member from an unlocked position to a locked position so that a control arm that extends from and moves with the elongate locking member is moved into a blocking position at which the control arm blocks the second retractor arm from rotating, the elongate locking member having a locking member axis that is spaced from a lockset axis; actuating the first handle so that the first retractor arm rotates and a portion of the first retractor arm engages a retractor so as to push the retractor in an opening direction that is transverse to the lockset axis; wherein as the retractor moves in the opening direction an edge surface engages a control surface that is attached to the locking member, the control surface disposed at an angle oblique to the opening direction so that as the edge surface moves in the opening direction the edge surface engages and slides over the control surface, pushing the control surface and locking member toward the unlocked position; wherein actuating the first handle moves the locking member from the locked position to the unlocked position.