Reversible lock follower assembly for a mortise lock

A reversible lock follower assembly for a mortise lock having a housing for accommodating the mortise lock components and a front plate for attachment to an edge of a door comprising:

• a follower body having a side facing the front plate and an opposite side having a bore;
• tensile biased engagement means placed in the bore;
• a follower locking piece selectively movable within a slot of the follower body having a spindle hub engaging end and a follower body engaging end;
• and
• first mating means on the follower body engaging end to receive the engagement means when the locking piece is in a first position and second mating means on the follower body engaging end to receive the engagement means when the locking piece is in a second position, whereby the follower locking piece is selectively movable between its first position and its second position without disassembly of the housing.

A reversible lock follower assembly for a mortise lock having a housing for accommodating the mortise lock components and a front plate for attachment to an edge of a door comprising:

• a follower body having a side facing the front plate and an opposite side;
• a follower locking piece selectively movable within a slot of the follower body having a spindle hub engaging end and a follower body engaging end;
• and
• tensile biased engagement means and corresponding first and second mating means positioned on opposing sides of the follower body engaging end of the follower locking piece and the opposite side of the follower body, whereby the follower locking piece is selectively movable, without disassembly of the housing, between a first position when the tensile biased engagement means is engaged with the first mating means and a second position when the tensile biased engagement means is engaged with the second mating means.

A reversible lock follower assembly for a mortise lock having a housing for accommodating the mortise lock components and a front plate for attachment to an edge of a door comprising:

• a follower body having a side facing the front plate and an opposite side;
• a follower locking piece selectively movable within a slot of the follower body having a spindle hub engaging end and a follower body engaging end;
• and
• first and second tensile biased engagement means and corresponding mating means positioned on opposing sides of the follower body engaging end of the follower locking piece and the opposite side of the follower body, whereby the follower locking piece is selectively movable, without disassembly of the housing, between a first position when the first tensile biased engagement means is engaged with the mating means and a second position when the second tensile biased engagement means is engaged with the mating means.