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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2024
Schlage Lock Company Llc, Carmel, IN (US);
Kenton H. Barker, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Subbiah Gopalakrishnan, Trivandrum, IN;
David J. Hurlbert, Manitou Springs, CO (US);
Kasey Wachtendorf, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Snehil Solanki, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Dilip Bangaru, Bangalore, IN;
Austin M. Roup, Woodland Park, CO (US);
Rakesh Murali, Auckland, NZ;
Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US);
Abstract
A key cam according to certain embodiments generally includes a shell, a lost motion driver, a plug, and a lock control lug. The shell extends along a longitudinal axis defining a proximal direction and an opposite distal direction. The lost motion driver is rotatably seated in a proximal end portion of the plug, and is operable to rotate the shell with lost rotational motion. The plug is rotatably seated in the shell and includes a proximal bowtie opening and a distal bowtie opening. The lock control lug is movably seated in the shell and projects into a lock control opening of the shell.