BEST - Revision history

Sandplum: /* Lock Listing */ added BEST 1E Series

2023-01-30T22:49:02Z

Lock Listing: added BEST 1E Series

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	== Lock Listing ==		== Lock Listing ==

			* BEST 1E Series
	* BEST 5E7		* BEST 5E7
	* CORMAX		* CORMAX


	== BEST A2 system ==		== BEST A2 system ==

Sandplum: added patent

2023-01-30T09:59:45Z

added patent

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	== Patents ==		== Patents ==

			* [https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/e9/87/c5/282da66c8b2c9e/US1479214.pdf US1479214] (pdf), Frank E Best, "Padlock", granted 1924-1-1, assigned to Frank E Best Inc.
	* [https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/1f/84/e1/fadf2ae16ca474/US1487307.pdf US1487307] (pdf), Frank E Best, "Lock", granted 1924-03-18, assigned to Frank E Best Inc.		* [https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/1f/84/e1/fadf2ae16ca474/US1487307.pdf US1487307] (pdf), Frank E Best, "Lock", granted 1924-03-18, assigned to Frank E Best Inc.
	* [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1615020A US1615020A], Leslie K Loehr, Jr Ewald J Kind, "Key-bitting machine", granted ~~1924~~-01-18, assigned to Frank E Best Inc.		* [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1615020A US1615020A], Leslie K Loehr, Jr Ewald J Kind, "Key-bitting machine", granted 1927-01-18, assigned to Frank E Best Inc.

Sandplum: added patent

2023-01-30T09:53:08Z

added patent

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	== Patents ==		== Patents ==

	* [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1615020A "Key-bitting machine" ~~] ''US1615020A''~~		* [https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/1f/84/e1/fadf2ae16ca474/US1487307.pdf US1487307] (pdf), Frank E Best, "Lock", granted 1924-03-18, assigned to Frank E Best Inc.
			* [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1615020A US1615020A], Leslie K Loehr, Jr Ewald J Kind, "Key-bitting machine", granted 1924-01-18, assigned to Frank E Best Inc.


	== References ==		== References ==

Sandplum: added Founder = Frank Ellison Best. added patent for key machine.

2023-01-30T09:29:51Z

added Founder = Frank Ellison Best. added patent for key machine.

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	\|Headquarters=		\|Headquarters=
	\|Founded=1920		\|Founded=1920
	\|Founder=		\|Founder=Frank Ellison Best
	\|Products=[[Cylinder\|Lock cylinders]]		\|Products=[[Cylinder\|Lock cylinders]]
	}}		}}
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	File:Best cam lock-GWiens2001.png		File:Best cam lock-GWiens2001.png
	</gallery>		</gallery>


			== Patents ==

			* [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1615020A "Key-bitting machine" ] ''US1615020A''

	== References ==		== References ==

Sandplum: Capitalize BEST. Added new section for A2 description.

2022-12-31T12:28:58Z

Capitalize BEST. Added new section for A2 description.

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	BEST Lock Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1920, after filing the patent for the first small format interchangeable core lock. The lock core was called a Universal Interchangeable Lock, because the same core could be put into a padlock, door lever (handle), knob, and other types of locks as they came into common use.		BEST Lock Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1920, after filing the patent for the first small format interchangeable core lock. The lock core was called a Universal Interchangeable Lock, because the same core could be put into a padlock, door lever (handle), knob, and other types of locks as they came into common use.

	The term Small Format Interchangeable Core (SFIC) was coined by the Schlage Lock Company, to differentiate the IC ~~from Best~~ from Schlage's own lock which used normal sized keys and pins and was therefore called Schlage's Full Size Interchangeable Core FSIC lock cylinder. To this day, Schlage still refers to it's interchangeable core as FSIC. As other manufacturers started to make IC lock cylinders, the term Large Format Interchangeable Core (LFIC) became common.		The term Small Format Interchangeable Core (SFIC) was coined by the Schlage Lock Company, to differentiate the IC made by BEST from Schlage's own lock which used normal sized keys and pins and was therefore called Schlage's Full Size Interchangeable Core FSIC lock cylinder. To this day, Schlage still refers to it's interchangeable core as FSIC. As other manufacturers started to make IC lock cylinders, the term Large Format Interchangeable Core (LFIC) became common.

	<ref>https://www.bestaccess.com/why-best/our-story/ BEST - Our Story</ref>		<ref>https://www.bestaccess.com/why-best/our-story/ BEST - Our Story</ref>
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	* BEST 5E7		* BEST 5E7
	* CORMAX		* CORMAX


			== BEST A2 system ==

GWiens2001: /* History */

2022-12-31T01:20:28Z

History

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	BEST Lock Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1920, after filing the patent for the first small format interchangeable core lock. The lock core was called a Universal Interchangeable Lock, because the same core could be put into a padlock, door lever (handle), knob, and other types of locks as they came into common use.		BEST Lock Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1920, after filing the patent for the first small format interchangeable core lock. The lock core was called a Universal Interchangeable Lock, because the same core could be put into a padlock, door lever (handle), knob, and other types of locks as they came into common use.

	The term Small Format Interchangeable Core (SFIC) was coined by the Schlage Lock Company, to differentiate the IC from Best from Schlage's own lock which used normal sized keys and pins and was therefore called Schlage's Full Size Interchangeable Core lock cylinder. As other manufacturers started to make IC lock cylinders, the term Large Format Interchangeable Core (LFIC) became common.		The term Small Format Interchangeable Core (SFIC) was coined by the Schlage Lock Company, to differentiate the IC from Best from Schlage's own lock which used normal sized keys and pins and was therefore called Schlage's Full Size Interchangeable Core FSIC lock cylinder. To this day, Schlage still refers to it's interchangeable core as FSIC. As other manufacturers started to make IC lock cylinders, the term Large Format Interchangeable Core (LFIC) became common.

	<ref>https://www.bestaccess.com/why-best/our-story/ BEST - Our Story</ref>		<ref>https://www.bestaccess.com/why-best/our-story/ BEST - Our Story</ref>

Mgsecure: Formatting

2022-12-30T02:57:02Z

Formatting

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	== History ==		== History ==

	BEST Lock Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1920, after filing the patent for the first small format interchangeable core lock.		BEST Lock Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1920, after filing the patent for the first small format interchangeable core lock. The lock core was called a Universal Interchangeable Lock, because the same core could be put into a padlock, door lever (handle), knob, and other types of locks as they came into common use.
	The lock core was called a Universal Interchangeable Lock, because the same core could be put into a padlock, door lever (handle), knob, and other types of locks as they came into common use.

	The term Small Format Interchangeable Core (SFIC) was coined by the Schlage Lock Company, to differentiate the IC from Best from Schlage's own lock which used normal sized keys and pins and was therefore called Schlage's Full Size Interchangeable Core lock cylinder. As other manufacturers started to make IC lock cylinders, the term Large Format Interchangeable Core (LFIC) became common.		The term Small Format Interchangeable Core (SFIC) was coined by the Schlage Lock Company, to differentiate the IC from Best from Schlage's own lock which used normal sized keys and pins and was therefore called Schlage's Full Size Interchangeable Core lock cylinder. As other manufacturers started to make IC lock cylinders, the term Large Format Interchangeable Core (LFIC) became common.

GWiens2001: /* History */

2022-12-30T02:03:58Z

History

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	== History ==		== History ==

	BEST Lock Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1920, after filing the patent for the first small format interchangeable core lock.~~<ref>https://www~~.~~bestaccess.com/why-best/our-story/ BEST - Our Story</ref>~~		BEST Lock Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1920, after filing the patent for the first small format interchangeable core lock.
			The lock core was called a Universal Interchangeable Lock, because the same core could be put into a padlock, door lever (handle), knob, and other types of locks as they came into common use.

			The term Small Format Interchangeable Core (SFIC) was coined by the Schlage Lock Company, to differentiate the IC from Best from Schlage's own lock which used normal sized keys and pins and was therefore called Schlage's Full Size Interchangeable Core lock cylinder. As other manufacturers started to make IC lock cylinders, the term Large Format Interchangeable Core (LFIC) became common.

			<ref>https://www.bestaccess.com/why-best/our-story/ BEST - Our Story</ref>

	== Lock Listing ==		== Lock Listing ==

Sandplum: history, lock listing

2022-12-28T20:42:06Z

history, lock listing

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	\|Img=File:BEST.png		\|Img=File:BEST.png
	\|Headquarters=		\|Headquarters=
	\|Founded=		\|Founded=1920
	\|Founder=		\|Founder=
	\|Products=[[Cylinder\|Lock cylinders]]		\|Products=[[Cylinder\|Lock cylinders]]
	}}		}}

	'''BEST''' is an American [[lock manufacturer]] that produces lock [[cylinder]]s. BEST specializes in [[Interchangeable core\|interchangeable core]] ( ''' IC ''') cylinders.		'''BEST''' is an American [[lock manufacturer]] that produces lock [[cylinder]]s. BEST specializes in [[Interchangeable core\|interchangeable core]] ( ''' IC ''') cylinders. BEST is a member of the DormaKaba group.

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	== History ==		== History ==

			BEST Lock Company was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1920, after filing the patent for the first small format interchangeable core lock.<ref>https://www.bestaccess.com/why-best/our-story/ BEST - Our Story</ref>


	== Lock Listing ==		== Lock Listing ==

			* BEST 5E7
			* CORMAX

Sandplum: images

2022-12-20T22:35:03Z

images

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	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:BEST_SFIC_padlock.jpg		File:BEST_SFIC_padlock.jpg
			File:IMG_7595-GWiens2001.png
			File:Best cam lock-GWiens2001.png
	</gallery>		</gallery>