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MASTERKEYED LOCK [1 record]

Record 1 1996-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
DEF

A lock so designed that it can be furnished in a group, each lock being operated by its own individual or change key, and all locks in the group being operated by a master key.

Key term(s)
  • master keyed
  • masterkeyed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
CONT

Serrures à marches combinées. Le principe de ces installations consiste (...) à prévoir: 1) une clé individuelle, dite particulière, pour chaque serrure et n'ouvrant que cette serrure; 2) une clé générale, dite clé maîtresse ou passe-partout général, ouvrant l'ensemble de toutes les serrures de l'installation; 3) entre ces deux extrêmes, un nombre variable de clés pouvant ouvrir chacune un nombre déterminé de serrures. (...) Ces clés sont dites: clés de séries ou de groupes ou passe-partout partiels.

OBS

Tiré de la circulaire "Les serrures à cylindres de haute sûreté Fichet", de Paris, France.

OBS

«serrure à combinaisons de passe-partout» : Tiré du catalogue 34 sur la serrure tubulaire, publié par la compagnie Vachette de Paris, France.

Spanish

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