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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Schlage Lock Company Llc, Carmel, IN (US);
Jason Curtis Clifford, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Scott Douglas Welsby, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Brian Andrew Rappl, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Brian Edward Walls, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Peter Malenkovic, Monument, CO (US);
Kenton Hayes Barker, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US);
Abstract
An exemplary lock cylinder includes a shell, a plug positioned in the shell, and a locking assembly. The locking assembly is configured to prevent rotation of the plug when no key is inserted, and to permit rotation of the plug upon insertion of any of a plurality of keys having different bitting profiles. The locking assembly may further be configured to prevent key extraction when the plug is in a rotated position.