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Nickinator: /* Key retaining locks */ Added a tidbit on why such locks retain keys.

2011-10-23T00:46:38Z

Key retaining locks: Added a tidbit on why such locks retain keys.

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	A '''key retaining''' lock is a lock design in which the [[key]] cannot be removed from the [[lock]] without the lock being returned to the locked state. This is most often used on [[padlock]]s to require that the [[Bolt\|shackle]] be closed before the key can be removed.		A '''key retaining''' lock is a lock design in which the [[key]] cannot be removed from the [[lock]] without the lock being returned to the locked state. This is most often used on [[padlock]]s to require that the [[Bolt\|shackle]] be closed before the key can be removed.

	In key-retaining padlocks, the movement of the [[plug]] and [[cam]] to release the shackle forces in ball bearings that hold the cam in place until the shackle is returned to the locked position.		In key-retaining padlocks, the movement of the [[plug]] and [[cam]] to release the shackle forces in ball bearings that hold the cam in place until the shackle is returned to the locked position. This can be seen as a security measure but it also prevents the lock from being lost or stolen, or snapped shut behind someone.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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Key retaining locks

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	A '''key retaining''' lock is a lock design in which the [[key]] cannot be removed from the [[lock]] without the lock ~~beind~~ returned to the locked state. This is most often used on [[padlock]]s to require that the [[Bolt\|shackle]] be closed before the key can be removed.		A '''key retaining''' lock is a lock design in which the [[key]] cannot be removed from the [[lock]] without the lock being returned to the locked state. This is most often used on [[padlock]]s to require that the [[Bolt\|shackle]] be closed before the key can be removed.

	In key-retaining padlocks, the movement of the [[plug]] and [[cam]] to release the shackle forces in ball bearings that hold the cam in place until the shackle is returned to the locked position.		In key-retaining padlocks, the movement of the [[plug]] and [[cam]] to release the shackle forces in ball bearings that hold the cam in place until the shackle is returned to the locked position.

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= Key retaining locks =

A '''key retaining''' lock is a lock design in which the [[key]] cannot be removed from the [[lock]] without the lock beind returned to the locked state. This is most often used on [[padlock]]s to require that the [[Bolt|shackle]] be closed before the key can be removed.

In key-retaining padlocks, the movement of the [[plug]] and [[cam]] to release the shackle forces in ball bearings that hold the cam in place until the shackle is returned to the locked position.

== See also ==

* [[Key]]
* [[Lock]]
* [[Padlock]]

[[Category:Keys]]
[[Category:Locks]]

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