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2. Dorman Products - Wikipedia

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   Dorman Products, Inc. is a manufacturer of aftermarket automotive products in the United States. The company was founded in 1918. The company was founded in 1918. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The company trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker DORM. [ 3 ]

3. Glossary of locksmithing terms - Wikipedia

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   A strike plate is a metal plate affixed to a doorjamb with a hole or holes for the bolt of the door. When the door is closed, the bolt extends into the hole in the strike plate and holds the door closed. The strike plate protects the jamb against friction from the bolt and increases security in the case of a jamb made of a softer material (such ...

4. Electric strike - Wikipedia

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   In this configuration, applying electric current to the strike will cause it to lock. It operates the same as a magnetic lock would. If there is a power failure, the door opens merely by being pushed or pulled. A new trend is a strike that is quickly field-installation reversible from fail safe to fail secure (and back again if needed).

5. Firing pin - Wikipedia

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   In firearms terminology, a striker (or striker mechanism) derives the impact force to strike the primer from a spring acting directly upon the firing pin – similar to a crossbow, where the striker (firing pin) is like the crossbow bolt (arrow). A striker mechanism is very common in bolt-action firearms but not to the exclusion of hammer ...

6. Latch - Wikipedia

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   A deadlocking latch bolt (deadlatch) is an elaboration on the latch bolt which includes a guardbolt to prevent "shimming" or "jimmying" of the latch bolt. When the door is closed, the latch bolt and guardbolt are retracted together, and the door closes normally, with the latch bolt entering the strike plate. The strike plate, however, holds the ...

7. Deadbolt - Wikipedia

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   Door with two locks, one in the doorknob and a separate deadbolt. A deadbolt or deadlock is a type of lock morticed into a wooden door where a bolt is thrown into the door frame, using a key from either side, to secure the door. [1] It is distinct from a spring bolt lock because a deadbolt can only