Patent ID: 11905735
Assignee: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 15:
16. A method of operating a lockset comprising a handle, a latchbolt, and a lock cylinder, the method comprising:
operating the lockset in a locked state, wherein the operating the lockset in the locked state comprises preventing the handle from retracting the latchbolt;
transitioning the lockset from the locked state to an unlocked state in response to insertion of a key into a plug of the lock cylinder and rotation of the plug in a first rotational direction from a home position to a first rotated position;
with the plug in the first rotated position, operating the lockset in the unlocked state, wherein operating the lockset in the unlocked state comprises permitting the handle to retract the latchbolt and preventing removal of the key from the plug; and
transitioning the lockset from the unlocked state to the locked state in response to rotation of the plug in a second rotational direction from the first rotated position to the home position, wherein the second rotational direction is opposite the first rotational direction.