摘要 |
<p>A tubular lock assembly comprising a latch assembly, an interior operator assembly including a half round portion for operating the latch assembly when rotated from a neutral orientation, a cylindrical coupler including a body portion, an axial bore extending through the body portion, a slot extending through the body portion for receiving the half round portion so that the half round portion and the cylindrical coupler will rotate conjointly, and coupling tang means extending axially from the body portion, a cam assembly including a cylindrical cam support, spindle means supported within the body portion axial bore for supporting the cylindrical cam support for selected rotation, a cam on the cylindrical cam support, a hub assembly comprising a cylindrical housing having a cylindrical inner surface for sliding engagement with the cylindrical cam support so that the cylinder housing can be displaced between axially spaced remote and coupling position relative to the cylindrical cam support, a cam follower secured to the inner surface, a coupling means cooperating with the tang means when the hub assembly is displaced from the remote position to the coupling position to rotatively interconnect the hub assembly and the cylindrical coupler.</p> |