Cylindrical lock with a clutching and a non-clutching configuration

A cylindrical lock assembly, comprising:

• an outer spring cage housing having an outer wall and an inner wall;
• a notch formed in a first portion of the inner wall;
• an elongate arcuate slot formed in a second portion of the inner wall;
• an outside drive assembly coupled to the outer spring cage housing;
• a lock control lug operably coupled with the outside drive assembly, the lock control lug being selectively engageable with the notch or the arcuate slot of the outer spring cage housing;
• and
• wherein the outside drive assembly defines a clutching configuration when the lock control lug is engaged with the arcuate slot and a non-clutching configuration when the lock control lug is engaged with the notch.

A method for converting a lock assembly between a clutching and a non-clutching orientation, the method comprising:

• forming a notch in an inner wall of an outer spring cage housing;
• forming an elongate arcuate slot in the inner wall of the spring cage housing, the notch and the elongate slot positioned on opposing sides of a through aperture formed in the spring cage housing;
• assembling an outside drive assembly with the outer spring cage housing;
• inserting a lock control lug operably coupled with the outside drive assembly into one of the notch and the arcuate slot;
• wherein engagement of the lock control lug with the notch defines a non-clutching orientation and engagement of the lock control lug with the arcuate slot defines a clutching orientation of the outside drive assembly;
• and
• rotating the outer spring cage housing relative to the outside drive assembly such that the lock control lug engages with the other of the notch and the arcuate slot to convert the orientation of the lock assembly.

A method, comprising:

• positioning a lock housing adjacent a surface of a door, wherein the lock housing has an aperture formed therethrough, a notch adjacent the aperture, and an arcuate slot adjacent the aperture, wherein the notch faces the arcuate slot and is positioned at an opposing location of the lock housing, wherein a drive assembly is coupled to the lock housing with a portion of the drive assembly extending through the aperture, and wherein a handle is coupled to the drive assembly;
• selectively engaging a lock control lug operably coupled with the drive assembly with one of the notch and the arcuate slot, wherein the lock control lug comprises an element of a clutch;
• wherein positioning the lock control lug in the notch prevents rotation of the handle relative to the housing to define a non-clutching configuration of the lock assembly;
• and
• wherein positioning the lock control lug in the arcuate slot permits rotation of the handle relative to the housing to define a clutching configuration of the lock assembly.