Deadbolt clip/retainer for interior double cylinder sets

An escutcheon assembly for covering a lock cylinder mounted on a door, said lock cylinder having an annular flange, the escutcheon assembly comprising:

• a collar having a central aperture adapted for insertion onto the lock cylinder on one side of and abutting said flange, said collar including an annular peripheral lip adjacent an annular peripheral groove;
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• a face plate having a central aperture for exposing a keyslot of said lock cylinder, a clip attached to said face plate and protruding inward toward said collar aperture for engaging the groove of said collar, and a set screw threadably engaged in said face plate and protruding toward said collar aperture to a distal end for engagement in the groove of said collar;
• whereby insertion of the face plate clip into the groove of said collar and tightening of the opposed set screw into the groove of said collar affixes the face plate over said lock cylinder.

A method for attaching a face plate to a lock cylinder formed with a flange, comprising the steps of:

• inserting a collar onto said lock cylinder on one side of said flange, said collar having an annular peripheral lip adjacent an annular peripheral groove;
• inserting a face plate over said lock cylinder on another side of said flange, said face plate having a clip for engaging the lip of said collar and an opposing set screw for engaging the groove of said collar;
• catching the clip of said face plate over the lip of said collar;
• tightening the set screw of said face plate into the groove of said collar to secure the face plate over the lock cylinder and to the collar.