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2. Warded lock - Wikipedia

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   When the correct key is inserted, it will clear the wards and rotate about the center post. The key may then strike a lever, activating a latch or sliding bolt, or it may itself push against the latch or bolt. In a double acting lever lock, the key may additionally push against a spring-loaded lever which holds the sliding bolt in place.

3. File:Multiplexer-based latch using transmission gates.svg

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4. Lever tumbler lock - Wikipedia

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   Animation of a lever tumbler lock mechanism. A lever tumbler lock is a type of lock that uses a set of levers to prevent the bolt from moving in the lock. [1] In the simplest form of these, lifting the tumbler above a certain height will allow the bolt to slide past.

5. Latch - Wikipedia

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   A Suffolk latch is a type of latch incorporating a simple thumb-actuated lever and commonly used to hold wooden gates and doors closed. Comparison of Suffolk and Norfolk latches. The Suffolk latch originated in the English county of Suffolk in the 16th century and stayed in common use until the 19th century. They have recently come back into ...

6. Deadbolt - Wikipedia

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   In the event of a fire, occupants will be prevented from escaping through double-cylinder locked doors unless the correct key is used. This is an avoidable cause of death in house fires. [ citation needed ] [ 4 ] The risk can be mitigated by locking the deadlock only when there are no occupants inside the building, or leaving the key near the ...

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8. Lock picking - Wikipedia

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   Two types of rake pick, the double and triple peak, sometimes known as Bogota rakes. These picks, such as the common snake rake, are designed to rake pins by rapidly sliding the pick past all the pins, repeatedly, to bounce the pins until they reach the shear line. This method requires much less skill than picking pins individually and ...

9. Lock (water navigation) - Wikipedia

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   A plan and side view of a generic, empty canal lock. A lock chamber separated from the rest of the canal by an upper pair and a lower pair of mitre gates.The gates in each pair close against each other at an 18° angle to approximate an arch against the water pressure on the "upstream" side of the gates when the water level on the "downstream" side is lower.