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2. Padlock - Wikipedia

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   Padlocks with modular locking mechanisms can often be taken apart to change the tumblers or to service the lock. Modular locking mechanism cylinders frequently employ pin, wafer, and disc tumblers. Padlocks with modular mechanisms are usually automatic, or self-locking (that is, the key is not required to lock the padlock)

3. Combination lock - Wikipedia

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   A Wordlock letter combination lock.. A combination lock is a type of locking device in which a sequence of symbols, usually numbers, is used to open the lock. The sequence may be entered using a single rotating dial which interacts with several discs or cams, by using a set of several rotating discs with inscribed symbols which directly interact with the locking mechanism, or through an ...

4. Skeleton key - Wikipedia

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   The normal key on the left will open only the lock that it goes to, but the skeleton key on the right will open any lock with this particular keyhole. Two warded lock keys and a homemade skeleton key. A skeleton key (also known as a passkey [1]) is a type of master key in which the serrated edge has been removed in such a way that it can open ...

5. Master keying - Wikipedia

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   A practical attack exists to create a working master key for an entire system given only access to a single master-keyed lock, its associated change key, a supply of appropriate key blanks, and the ability to cut new keys. [2] Locksmiths may also determine cuts for a replacement master key, when given several different key examples from a given ...

6. Slaymaker lock company - Wikipedia

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   In 1930 S.R. Slaymaker bought back control of the company and changed the name back to the Slaymaker Lock Co. Eventually his son Samuel C. Slaymaker took over running the company. In 1973 the Slaymaker Lock Company was sold to the American Home Products Corporation and made part of Ekco Housewares Division. In the 1980s the lock company ...

7. Rotary combination lock - Wikipedia

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   Many combination locks have three wheels, but the lock may be equipped with additional wheels, each with a drive pin and fly, in a similar manner. The number of wheels in the mechanism determines the number of specific dial positions that must be entered to open the lock, so a three-sequence combination is required for a three-wheel lock.