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PIN TUMBLER LOCK [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Security
  • Locks and Locksmithing
DEF

A lock with both keyhole and tumbler mechanism in a cylinder separate from the case.

CONT

In cylindrical locks [there] is a cylindrical shell with rotatable barrel inside. ... holes ... are bored through the shell and into the barrel ... In each hole is ... a pair of pins ... The barrel [is] rotated ... by ... turning the key.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
  • Serrurerie
CONT

Serrure à barillet. L'organe principal (est) un cylindre [...] La serrure fonctionne au moyen d'une [...] clé à crans (soulevant) des goupilles ou barrettes qui dégagent un barillet intérieur au cylindre.

Spanish

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