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LID LOCK [4 records]

Record 1 1996-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
  • Furniture Industries
DEF

Lock for a lid or flap, the opening face of which is raised....

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • lid up lock
  • flap up lock

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
  • Industrie du meuble
DEF

Serrure pour un couvercle ou pour un abattant, dont la face d'ouverture s'ouvre vers le haut (...)

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • serrure en haut pour couvercle
  • serrure en haut pour abattant

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A sturdy box with a lid and often a lock, used for storage and protection of articles.

CONT

The chest is entirely of pine with the decoration painted upon it, in very gay colours. (The Pine Furniture of Early Canada, 1929, p. 36).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Meuble en forme de caisse, s'ouvrant par un couvercle, où l'on range toutes sortes d'objets (linge, vêtements, vaisselle, etc.)

CONT

Au XVIIe siècle, le coffre était apporté par la mariée, en trousseau; elle y rangeait son linge, ses vêtements, ses dentelles, ses bijoux.

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Accessories
DEF

This key operates all the locks except the glove compartment lock and deck lid lock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires d'automobiles et de bicyclettes

Spanish

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Record 4 1987-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Kitchen Utensils
CONT

Four of the pressure cookers... had lid and handle lock systems that were activated by very low pressure. It was impossible to open the cookers without intentionally defeating the systems first.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Batterie de cuisine
CONT

Quatre de nos modèles (...) avaient un système de verrouillage du couvercle et des poignées qui s'enclenchait même à très basse pression. Il était impossible d'ouvrir la marmite sans désenclencher intentionnellement le système.

Spanish

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