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The modern bored cylindrical lock was invented by the German-born engineer Walter Schlage [4] in 1923 [5], as an innovation on a patent filed in 1920 [6] for a lock whose installation required a face bore and surface rabbet, simplifying door preparation compared to a traditional mortise lock.
Metal fire-resistance rated door with a lockset consisting of a locking latch bolt operated by lever handle with an escutcheon that encompasses the locking mechanism.. A lockset (alternatively lock set) is the hardware and components that make up the locking or latching mechanism that can usually be found on a door or other hinged object but can also include sliding doors and dividers. [1]
Walter Reinhold Schlage (1882–1946) was a German-born American engineer and inventor. Known as the Lock Wizard of Thuringia , he is best known for the bored cylindrical lock and the lock company that bears his name, Schlage Lock Co.
Schlage (/ ʃ l eɪ ɡ / 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.
Each door will have different wards and can only be opened by the correctly warded key or the master key. A skeleton key has the warded section of the key removed so that it opens all the doors of a system. Some applications, such as a building with multiple entrance doors, have numerous locks that are keyed alike; one key will open every door.
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