摘要 |
A door lock assembly having a first escutcheon assembly for mounting a latch mechanism. The escutcheon includes a plate having a through-hole, first and second post mounts formed on an inward facing side of the plate outside the through-hole, and first and second removable posts that are removably coupled to the first and second post mounts, respectively, such that they are removable without permanent alteration to the escutcheon. The latch mechanism includes a shaft coupled with the bushing, a torsion spring having two distal ends for centering an angular position of the, wherein the two distal ends rest against a stop formed on the inward facing side of the escutcheon, and wherein at least one distal end is engaged with the off-centered protrusion of the bushing. The bushing may also include an ear protruding radially for engagement with a penannular portion formed in the through-hole of the escutcheon.
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