Lock status indicators

A method of operating a handed trim comprising a cam, an indicator plate with a cam interface, an escutcheon, and a backplate coupled to the escutcheon, the method comprising:

• with the handed trim in a first handing configuration and the cam in a first handing orientation, rotating the cam about a rotational axis between a first locking position and a first unlocking position, thereby causing an arm of the cam to engage a first portion of the cam interface to thereby move the indicator plate between a lock-indicating position and an unlock-indicating position;
• selectively altering a handedness of the handed trim from the first handing configuration to a second handing configuration, the selectively altering comprising:
• rotating the cam about the rotational axis from the first handing orientation to a second handing orientation different from the first handing orientation without moving the cam along the rotational axis;
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• confirming a direction of rotation of the cam by viewing at least a portion of the arm through a window in the backplate;
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• with the handed trim in the second handing configuration and the cam in the second handing orientation, rotating the cam about the rotational axis between a second locking position and a second unlocking position, thereby causing the arm to engage a second portion of the cam interface to thereby move the indicator plate between the lock-indicating position and the unlock-indicating position.

A trim configured for use in a lockset having a first handing configuration and a second handing configuration, the trim comprising:

• an escutcheon including an escutcheon window;
• an indicator plate movably mounted in the escutcheon, the indicator plate having a first position, in which a first indicium is aligned with the escutcheon window, and a second position, in which a second indicium is aligned with the escutcheon window;
• a cam rotatably mounted in the escutcheon for rotation between a first rotated position, a second rotated position, and a neutral position between the first rotated position and the second rotated position, the cam comprising a body portion and an arm extending radially from the body portion;
• a backplate mounted to the escutcheon and at least partially enclosing the indicator plate within the escutcheon, wherein the backplate comprises a backplate window;
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• a cam interface including a first cam interface portion and a second cam interface portion, wherein the indicator plate is operable to engage the arm of the cam via the cam interface;
• wherein, during rotation of the cam between the neutral position and the first rotated position, the cam engages the first cam interface portion and thereby drives the indicator plate between the first position and the second position;
• wherein, during rotation of the cam between the neutral position and the second rotated position, the cam engages the second cam interface portion and thereby drives the indicator plate between the first position and the second position;
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• wherein at least a portion of the arm is visible via the backplate window when the cam is in the neutral position.