Patent ID: 7152891

Claim:
A method of installing a lockset on a handed door, the method comprising the steps of: applying a force to a bearing mounted on an external mechanism of the lockset against a biasing force of a first biasing member; rotating said bearing into engagement with a first housing fixedly supported by a spindle assembly of the lockset; rotating said bearing and said first housing until said spindle assembly is properly aligned with a latch of the handed door; releasing said force on said bearing to allow said first biasing member to bias said first housing into engagement with a first retainer shield to lock said spindle assembly and said first housing relative a first escutcheon; applying a force to a second housing mounted on an interior mechanism of the lockset against a biasing force of a second biasing member; rotating said second housing to rotatably position said interior mechanism relative said exterior mechanism and the handed door; and releasing said force on said second housing to allow said second biasing member to bias said second housing into engagement with a second retainer shield to lock said second housing relative a second escutcheon.