This tubular privacy lever lock is a standard American residential door hardware, designed for interior private spaces including bathrooms, bedrooms, and restrooms. It adopts tubular lock construction, which is lighter, easier to install and cost-effective for residential home use compared with heavy-duty commercial mortise locks. The privacy function features a turn-button unlock on the interior lever, with an emergency pin hole on the outside handle to unlock from outside in case of accidental lock-ins, no exterior entry keys required.

Yes, this residential grade tubular privacy door lever fully meets North American standard door hardware specs, compatible with most 1-3/8" to 1-3/4" thick interior wooden doors in USA, Canada and Australia. Standard 2-3/8" backset latch is pre-installed, fits standard pre-drilled tubular door holes of American residential houses, apartments and townhomes.

The lever handle and rosette are made of solid zinc alloy with brushed satin nickel finish, anti-rust and anti-fingerprint for long-term residential use. The internal latch cylinder is constructed with solid brass, paired with stainless steel deadbolt latch to resist corrosion in humid bathroom environments. All internal spring and mechanical components are heavy-duty tested for daily household frequent operation.

The small round emergency pin hole on the exterior lever is a core feature of privacy function residential locks. If someone accidentally locks the door from inside, you can insert a small flat screwdriver, paper clip or dedicated emergency pin into the hole to push the internal mechanism and release the lock without damaging the door hardware, ideal for bathroom and kid bedroom safety design.

1. Function Difference: Privacy lock has no exterior key cylinder, only emergency unlock pin for private interior rooms; Keyed entry lock comes with key cylinder for front entry doors with security lock function.          
2. Application: Privacy tubular lever for bedroom, bathroom; Keyed entry lever for front door, office entry.          
3. Structure: Both share the same tubular installation structure, only differ in lock core and exterior unlocking mechanism, all belong to residential grade American door hardware.

Each privacy lever lock set comes with complete residential installation accessories: tubular latch, strike plate, mounting screws, installation template and step-by-step English installation manual. No extra parts needed, homeowners can finish DIY installation within 10 minutes on standard American interior doors without professional tools.

This residential tubular door lever is reversible handed design, fits both left hand and right hand swing interior doors. You can easily flip the lever handle within seconds without disassembling the whole lock body, flexible for all layout requirements of residential bathroom and bedroom doors.

This American residential privacy lever undergoes 200,000 opening-closing cycle test, meets standard residential hardware durability requirements. The brushed nickel finish effectively prevents oxidation and wear, suitable for long-term daily use in family houses, rental apartments and vacation residential properties.