Patent ID: 11879266
Assignee: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A lockset, comprising:
an outer rose having an aperture defined therein;
a handle mounted for rotation relative to the rose, the handle including a shank;
a collar including an annular ring defining an opening sized and shaped to receive the shank with the collar rotationally and longitudinally coupled to the shank, the collar extending along a longitudinal axis defining a proximal direction and an opposite distal direction;
a blocking member movably mounted to the collar for movement between a blocking position and an unblocking position, the blocking member including:
a projection sized and shaped to be received in the aperture of the rose to prevent rotation of the handle relative to the rose; and
an arm operable to be manually engaged by a user to shift the blocking member between a proximal position and a distal position; and

a biasing mechanism urging the blocking member toward the distal position;
wherein the projection of the blocking member is selectively received in the aperture of the rose when the blocking member is in the blocking position to prevent rotation of the handle relative to the rose; and
wherein the projection of the blocking member is selectively removed from the aperture of the rose when the blocking member is in the unblocking position to permit rotation of the handle relative to the rose.