Access Control System
A system whereby many events have entry to a standard door, gate, or other locked area. A constructing manager or different administrator has control over who has entry and who doesn't, and to what areas. Generally used in industrial buildings.
Blank
An uncut key. In the case of transponder keys, a key that's both uncut and unprogrammed.
Change locks
[service] Replace old lock hardware with new lock hardware, which means all the doorknob, deadbolt, mortise, lever, etc. The Key Guy can re-key the new lock to suit your current keys, or provide you with new keys along with your new lock.
Chip Key
(see Transponder Key)
Cylinder
The part in a lock that turns once you flip your key inside it. It activates the locking mechanism. Can be changed without altering your entire lock for functions of re-keying.
Cut Key
[service] Create a brand new key; to not be confused with key duplication.
Deadbolt
A door lock usually using a key cylinder on one aspect and thumbturn on the other. More secure than a doorknob as a result of it cannot be picked. Could be single or double-sided (key entryway on one or sides). The Key Man recommends use of a deadbolt on all entry doorways in conjunction with a doorknob.
Doorknob
Round-handled hardware for securing a door. Also called Entry Door Knob or lockset.
Duplication
(see Key Duplication) [service] make a duplicate of an present key; to not be confused with reducing a key. It isn't advisable to make duplicates of duplicates due to copying errors.
High-Security Lock
A heavy-responsibility lock that gives extra safety than other locks. The Key Guy carries excessive safety locks of economic and navy grade. Brands we work with embody Mul-T-Lock, Schlage, and Medeco.
Key Duplication
[service] make a duplicate of an current key; to not be confused with reducing a key.
Key Reconstruction
[service] create a key to match an current lock when all original keys have been lost.
Keyless Entry
Technique of opening locks with no traditional key. Technique might be electronic or mechanical. For instance, numbered keypad, fob, proximity card, magnetic stripe card.
Lock
Hardware for securing doorways, together with doorknobs, deadbolts, and latches are all forms of locks.
Laser Key
A key cut using a special laser reducing machine. Cannot be duplicated on common duplicating machines. Not all locksmiths carry laser reducing technology.
Lock Re-Key
(see Re-Key) [service]
Lockout
[service] When the locksmith opens a lock of any type. Normally for vehicles, houses, or apartments.
Master Key
Opens all locks on the corresponding Grasp Key System. Individual keys on the system are restricted to opening individual locks. Useful for constructing managers, commercial buildings, and property managers.
Master Key System
A system by which one "grasp" key can open all the person locks within the system, but particular person-door keys can solely open a single door.
Re-Key
[service] Manipulate a lock in order that completely different keys open it.
Transponder Key
(also called Chip Key or Electronic Chip Key) A car key with an digital chip lodged within the head. The chip has a code that the automotive is programmed to recognize. And not using a appropriately programmed chip in the key, the ignition is not going to start.
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