Abstract: A handleset having a half round spindle for operating a latch assembly when rotated from a neutral orientation, a cylinder lock having a key operated cylinder assembly which rotates a round spindle, a driving pinion mounted for rotation on the round spindle, a rack having teeth engaged with the pinion, a connector displaceable between down and up positions, a pivotal thumb piece having a lever for displacing the connector from the down position to the up position, the connector having an arcuate slot, a locking arm having an arcuate flange for location in the arcuate slot, an axially extending pin, and a central opening, the round spindle including a cam secured thereto at a location selected so that the cam will be located within the opening, the cam and the opening being selectively configured so that turning the key from the neutral orientation to the lock open position will result in the cam rotating the locking arm from a first position whereat the arcuate flange is at one end of the arcuate slot to a se

Abstract: A handleset having a half round spindle for operating a latch assembly when rotated from a neutral orientation, a cylinder lock having a key operated cylinder assembly which rotates a round spindle, a half round driving pinion mounted for rotation on the round spindle, a rack having teeth engaged with the pinion, a connector displaceable between down and up positions, a pivotal thumb piece having a lever for displacing the connector from the down position to the up position, the connector having an arcuate slot, a locking arm having an arcuate flange for location in the arcuate slot, an axially extending pin, and a central opening, the round spindle including a cam secured thereto at a location selected so that the cam will be located within the opening, the cam and the opening being selectively configured so that turning the key from the neutral orientation to the lock open position will result in the cam rotating the locking arm from a first position whereat the arcuate flange is at one end of the arcuate s

Abstract: In a device wherein electric components and rotary knobs for operating them are disposed in a case with the rotary knobs extending partially through respective slots formed in the upper surface of the case, the improvement comprising the fact that the rotary knobs are arranged in two rows and staggered with a barrier formed between the two rows.