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Schlage (/ ʃleɪɡ / SHLAYG) [1][2] is an American lock manufacturer founded in 1920 by Walter Schlage. Schlage was headquartered in San Francisco from its inception until it relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1997. Schlage also produces high-security key and cylinder lines Primus, Everest, and Everest Primus XP.
An ornate brass door hinge A barrel hinge. A hinge is a mechanical bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a limited angle of rotation between them. Two objects connected by an ideal hinge rotate relative to each other about a fixed axis of rotation, with all other translations or rotations prevented; thus a hinge has one degree of freedom.
His first patent was in 1909, inventing a door lock that turned lights on and off. [1] At the time, Schlage was a citizen of Germany residing in Berkeley, California. [2] In 1919, Schlage patented a door knob which, when pushed up, locked the door. [3] [4] This was succeeded by a door knob incorporating a push-button lock, patented in 1924. [5]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 September 2024. Device to open or close door Various examples of door handles throughout history A door handle or doorknob is a handle used to open or close a door. Door handles can be found on all types of doors including exterior doors of residential and commercial buildings, internal doors, cupboard ...
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The cylindrical lock was invented by the German-born engineer Walter Schlage [ 4] in 1923. [ 5] The bored cylindrical lock arose from a need for a more cost-effective method of locking doors. The previous norm (still the norm in Europe), the mortise lock, is a more complex device, and its higher manufacturing cost as well as its more labor ...
Description. A living hinge or integral hinge is a thin flexible hinge (flexure bearing). It is made from the same material as the two rigid pieces it connects. It is typically thinned or cut to allow the rigid pieces to bend along the line of the hinge. The minimal friction and very little wear in such a hinge makes it useful in the design of ...