Patent ID: 8087213

Claim:
A method of packaging a lock including an interior housing assembly having an interior actuator, an exterior housing assembly, and a latchbolt assembly having a bolt moveable relative to the interior and exterior housing assemblies for operating the lock, the method comprising: providing a package defining an aperture; inserting one of the interior housing assembly and the exterior housing assembly into the package then inserting the latchbolt assembly into the package, such that a driver extends through an opening in the latchbolt assembly and is coupled to the one of the interior housing assembly and the exterior housing assembly; then inserting the other of the interior housing assembly and the exterior housing assembly into the package, such that the driver is coupled to the other of the internal housing assembly and the external housing assembly, wherein the driver is pivoted in response to actuation of the interior actuator; supporting the interior housing assembly, the latchbolt assembly and the exterior housing assembly of the lock within the package, such that the lock is operational within the package; and closing the package with the operational lock inside the package and with the interior actuator extending through the aperture, such that the interior actuator is graspable and the lock is operational while the lock is inside the package and the package is closed.