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=Sidebar=

[[File:Abloy_Profile_sidebar_cylinder.jpg|thumb|400px|right|text-top|The [[Abloy Profile]] sidebar inserted into the plug.]]

A '''sidebar''' is a locking component used in [[Cylinder|cylinder]]-based [[Lock|locks]] to restrict rotation of the [[Plug|plug]] until the correct [[Key|key]] is used. Sidebars are used as primary locking mechanisms in many [[Wafer|wafer]] and [[Disc_detainer|disc-detainer]] locks, and (usually) as auxilliary locking mechanisms in many [[Pin_tumbler|pin-tumbler]] locks.

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==Principles of Operation==

Like the traditional pin or wafer locking components, the sidebar restricts movement of the plug. This is accomplished by having the sidebar be spring biased towards the cylinder. When the correct key is used the sidebar is allowed to retract (through a variety of methods) and the plug can be rotated.

Sidebars can be used to provide key profiling, such as in the [[EVVA DPS]]. More advanced sidebars have dedicated locking components that must be properly raised or rotated to allow the sidebar to retract, known as [[Side pin|side pins]] or [[Slider |sliders]].

== Gallery ==

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File:Abloy_Classic_sidebar.jpg|[[Abloy Classic]] sidebar
File:Abloy_Disklock_sidebar.jpg|[[Abloy Disklock]] sidebar
File:ABUS_Plus_sidebar-Holly.jpg |[[ABUS_Plus_88/50|ABUS Plus]] disc detainer sidebar
File:ASSA_Twin_Combi_sidebar.jpg|[[ASSA Twin Combi]] sidebar
File:ASSA_Twin_2_sidebar_back-Reinder.png |[[ASSA Twin V-10 |ASSA Twin 2]] sidebar
File:ASSA_Twin_V10_sidebar.jpg|[[ASSA Twin V-10]] sidebar
File:BiLock_NG_sidebar.jpg|[[BiLock NG]] sidebar
File:DOM_ix_twinstar_interact-Reinder.png | [[DOM_ix_TwinStar]] sidebar
File:EVVA_3KS_sidebars.jpg|[[EVVA 3KS]] sidebar(s)
File:EVVA_DUAL_sidebar1-Reinder.png|[[EVVA_DUAL |EVVA DUAL]] sidebar
File:EVVA_DPI_sidebar2.jpg|[[EVVA DPI]] / [[EVVA DPS|EVVA DPS/DPX]] sidebar
File:EVVA_DPS_sidebar-Reinder.png|[[EVVA_DPS |EVVA DPS]] sidebar
file:EVVA_ICS_sidebar_springs-Reinder.png |[[EVVA_ICS |EVVA ICS]] sidebar
File:Fichet_480_sidebar.jpg|[[Fichet 480|Fichet 450]] sidebar
File:Mcs_sidebars.jpg|[[EVVA MCS]] sidebar
File:IKON_WSW_sidebar_-_FXE47985.jpg |[[IKON WSW]] sidebar.
File:Kwikset_SmartKey_sidebar2.jpg|[[Kwikset SmartKey]] sidebar
File:Schlage_Primus_sidebar.jpg|[[Schlage Primus]] sidebar
File:Schlage_SecureKey_sidebar.jpg|[[Schlage SecureKey]] sidebar
File:Medeco_Biaxial_sidebar.jpg|[[Medeco Biaxial]] sidebar
File:Medeco_M3_sidebar.jpg|[[Medeco M3]] sidebar
File:Medeco_Bilevel_sidebar.jpg|[[Medeco BiLevel]] sidebar
File:Tubar_sidebar.jpg|[[TuBAR]] sidebar
File:Scorpion_CX5_sidebar.jpg|[[Scorpion CX-5]] sidebar
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==See also==

* [[:Category:Sidebar locks]]
* [[Lock]]
* [[High_Security_Locks|High Security Locks]]

[[Category:High security locks| ]]
[[Category:Locks]]
[[Category:Sidebar locks| ]]

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