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  2. Mortise lock - Wikipedia

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    Older mortise locks may have used warded lock mechanisms. This has led to popular confusion, as the term "mortise lock" was usually used in reference to lever keys in traditional European terminology. In recent years the Euro cylinder lock has become common, using a pin tumbler lock in a mortise housing.

  3. Pin tumbler lock - Wikipedia

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    The weak point of any euro lock is the centre screw hole which essentially holds the lock in place but also above this centre screw hole is the euro locks cam switch which is the switch that locks and unlocks the door. Once past the initial sacrificial lines of the euro lock, the burglar applies pressure to the screw hole area located in the ...

  4. Bored cylindrical lock - Wikipedia

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    The previous standard, the mortise lock, needs a lot more wood to be removed from the door to fit its large and intricate lock body inside. With its lower manufacturing cost and ease of installation, the cylindrical lock supplanted the mortise lock as the norm in the United States; Europe, however, did not see widespread adoption, and continues ...

  5. Schlage - Wikipedia

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    However, Schlage's key invention was the bored cylindrical lock, which evolved through several iterations, including a 1917 filing for a mortise mechanism which locked when the knob was tilted, [5] one in April 1920 for a lock requiring one hole and a surface rabbet rather than a complex mortise pocket, [6] and another the same year in October ...

  6. Glossary of locksmithing terms - Wikipedia

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    The lock housing is the part of the lock that does not move when the lock is opened. It is responsible for transferring the action of the key to the bolt. [7] Master pin In a pin tumbler lock, a master pin is an optional, usually short, disk-like pin placed between the top and bottom pins. Its purpose is to allow two differently-cut keys to ...

  7. Disc tumbler lock - Wikipedia

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    The underside of a disc tumbler lock A key for a disc tumbler lock. A disc tumbler or disc detainer lock is a lock composed of slotted rotating detainer discs. The lock was invented by Finnish founder of Abloy, Emil Henriksson (1886–1959) in 1907 and first manufactured under the Abloy brand in 1918.

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