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  2. Master Lock - Wikipedia

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    Master Lock is an American company that develops padlocks, combination locks, safes, and related security products. Now a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Innovations, Master Lock Company LLC was formed in 1921 by locksmith -inventor Harry E. Soref and is headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. [1][2][3] In 1970 the company was purchased by American ...

  3. Master keying - Wikipedia

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    Master key turning a pin tumbler lock with two shear points. A master key operates a set of several locks. Usually, there is nothing different about the key. The differences are in the locks the key will operate. These master-keyed locks are configured to operate with two, or more, different keys: one specific to each lock (the change key ...

  4. Glossary of locksmithing terms - Wikipedia

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    The section of a key which enters a lock, which has the key cuts formed in it and which engages the bolt or tumblers of the lock. The bit is called a blade in the case of a cylinder key. [2] Bitting. The bitting of a key is the physical arrangement of the bit of the key that engage with the locking mechanism.

  5. Rotary combination lock - Wikipedia

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    Rotary combination lock. A rotary dial combination padlock. A rotary combination lock is a lock commonly used to secure safes and as an unkeyed padlock mechanism. This type of locking mechanism consists of a single dial which must be rotated left and right in a certain combination in order to open the lock.

  6. Electronic lock - Wikipedia

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    An electronic lock (or electric lock) is a locking device which operates by means of electric current. Electric locks are sometimes stand-alone with an electronic control assembly mounted directly to the lock. Electric locks may be connected to an access control system, the advantages of which include: key control, where keys can be added and ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Power door locks - Wikipedia

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    Power door locks. Power door locks (also known as electric door locks or central locking) allow the driver or front passenger to simultaneously lock or unlock all the doors of an automobile or truck, by pressing a button or flipping a switch. Power door locks were introduced on the luxury Scripps-Booth in 1914, but were not common on luxury ...

  9. Tesla Model X - Wikipedia

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    The Tesla Model X is a battery electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV built by Tesla, Inc. since 2015. Developed from the full-sized sedan platform of the Tesla Model S, the vehicle notably uses falcon wing doors for passenger access. The Model X has an EPA size class as an SUV, [4] and shares around 30 percent of its content with the Model S ...