Lockset assembly with retainer and method of installing the same

A lockset assembly comprising:

• a first knob assembly comprising:
• a first knob rotatable around a first axis;
• a first rose liner;
• and
• at least one screw projecting from the first rose liner opposite the first knob and parallel to the first axis;
• and
• a second knob assembly comprising:
• a second knob rotatable around the first axis, the second knob coupled to the first knob via a torque blade;
• a second rose liner defining at least one first opening configured to receive at least a portion of the at least one screw in a bayonet coupling;
• and
• a retainer coupled to the second rose liner, the retainer having at least one screw receiver disposed proximate the at least one first opening, the at least one screw receiver restricting disengagement of the at least one screw from the at least one first opening, wherein the at least one screw receiver is a notch with a center axis parallel to the first axis and the notch having a second opening such that the at least one screw is slidably received within the notch through the second opening, wherein the retainer is formed from a different material than the second rose liner, and wherein the retainer is resiliently flexible to allow the at least one screw to be inserted into, and removed from, the at least one first opening.

A method of installing a lockset assembly on a door, the method comprising:

• positioning a first knob assembly at a bore of the door that defines a first axis, the first knob assembly having at least one screw and a torque blade extending through the bore of the door;
• aligning a second knob assembly at the bore of the door to couple to the torque blade;
• pushing the second knob assembly towards the door;
• and
• concurrently while pushing the second knob assembly, rotating the second knob assembly around the first axis such that a rose liner having at least one first opening at least partially captures the at least one screw in a bayonet connection, wherein rotating the second knob assembly resiliently deflects a retainer coupled to the rose liner to engage the at least one screw within at least one pocket restricting disengagement of the at least one screw from the at least one first opening, wherein the at least one pocket is a notch with a center axis parallel to the first axis and the notch has a second opening such that the at least one screw is slidably received into the notch through the second opening.

A lockset assembly comprising:

• a first knob assembly including at least one projection having an enlarged head;
• a second knob assembly configured to couple to the first knob assembly along a first axis, the second knob assembly including a rose liner having at least one opening configured to receive the enlarged head of the at least one projection in a bayonet connection;
• and
• a retainer coupled to the rose liner, the retainer defining at least one pocket shaped and sized to at least partially receive the at least one projection, the at least one pocket axially aligned with the at least one opening, wherein as the enlarged head is received within the at least one opening, the retainer resiliently deflects to capture the at least one projection within the at least one pocket restricting disengagement of the enlarged head from the at least one opening, and wherein the retainer includes at least one tab receiver configured to engage a corresponding tab of the rose liner.