Patent ID: 6145353
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A door lock assembly comprising:an outside spindle operatively connecting an outside handle to a clutch disk, the outside spindle passing through a mortise assembly and a clutch assembly without operatively engaging either the mortise or clutch assemblies, the mortise assembly being disposed between the outside handle and the clutch disk, the outside spindle further passing though a drive disk without operatively engaging the drive disk, the drive disk being disposed between the mortise assembly and the clutch disk,the clutch assembly having activated and deactivated positions, the clutch assembly operatively connecting the clutch disk to the drive disk when the clutch assembly is in the activated position, the clutch disk being rotatable without operatively engaging the drive disk when the clutch assembly is in the deactivated position, the drive disk being operatively connected to the mortise assembly,the door lock assembly further comprising an inside spindle operatively connecting a drive plate to an inside handle, the drive plate operatively engaging the drive disk.