Patent ID: 6874341

Claim:
A combination of an outside spindle and a core retainer for a lock, the combination comprising: an outside spindle including an outer end, the outside spindle being adapted to be mounted to an outside handle of a lock to turn therewith, the outer end of the outside spindle including a slot, the outer end of the outside spindle further including at least one engaging piece formed thereon; and a core retainer securely mounted to the outer end of the outside spindle, the core retainer being adapted to receive and position a lock core interchangeably mounted in the outside handle, the core retainer including a longitudinal slot aligned with the slot of the outside spindle, with the lock core extending into the slot of the outside spindle and the longitudinal slot of the core retainer, the core retainer including at least one positioning opening spaced from two longitudinally spaced ends of the core retainer, said at least one engaging piece of the outside spindle being securely received in said at least one positioning opening to secure the core retainer against both rotational movement and longitudinal movement relative to the outside spindle.