Patent ID: 8210581

Claim:
A door handle assembly for attachment to an escutcheon, comprising: a door handle having an operator portion and a hub for insertion through an aperture in said escutcheon, said hub being further defined by a threaded base and a rim protruding from said base, said rim being interrupted by a plurality of axial slots; a wear washer sized for insertion over said hub; a polygonal spindle nut internally threaded for screw-insertion onto the threaded base of said hub over said wear washer; a spindle nut retainer defined by a recess keyed to said spindle nut to encase said spindle nut and prevent rotation, said spindle nut retainer having an aperture with a plurality of protruding locking tabs for seating within the axial slots in said hub; a shaft retainer for securing the spindle nut retainer on the hub of said door handle.