Locks by Al

Locks

What are they and how do they work?

Walking up the stairs to your front door just to open it. Slot the key into the personalized gap and open the door. Sounds easy doesn’t it? Did you hear about the forgetful locksmith that changed somebodies front door lock and forgot to give him the key! HA! That joke just locked me in. What is a lock? How do they work? How many types of locks are there? Well to find out rotate your way through this explanation. This will get very complicated and sophisticated with tuning you in! Keep reading and imagine something rough, interesting and sharp poking into you.

What is a Lock?

A lock is a mechanical, magnetic complicated device that isn’t electronic. But it could be electronic. Locks keep taongas restricted and safe but locks can easily be broken into by sharp metal cutters and possibly pliers. A lock absolutely needs to be on your house’s front door because if somebody walks down the street and wonders…. “That’s an awesome house I’m breaking in”, you need to have locks on your front door because of that! In fact, you probably need locks on all of your doors. Before the electronic ages locks were completely mechanical and they were based on actual metal mechanisms. Made from wheels, levers and gears.

     Locks have been around for a long time, and started to be really used in the mid 19 hundreths.  They use only protect treasures but now information is to value a taonga and most of it is inside millions of computers, so locks have become electronic as well! They are all linked together by 1 search tool. THE INTERNET! Passwords are locks but how do they work?

   How do Locks work?

     There are many types of locks but they all work differently. Most mechanical locks are fitted to things like doors, cupboards, safes, diaries, showcase cabinets and whatever else you want a lock to go on. Inside the lock there are 2 physically developed separate parts of the padlock. One part of the lock squeezes into the frame. Metal reinforcements give a whole cut into the door to prevent people opening the locked door. The other part of the lock is fitted into the rectangular shaped part of the door. It consists a metal mechanism that can convert rotary motion. Do you know what that metal mechanism is? It unlocks the door for you! It is called a KEY! The rotating motion turns the key around into rotary motion. It spins the key around into a crank. If that was all a lock consisting every key would be able to open any door. But how many types of locke are there? 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or maybe even 32?

     What are the types of Locks?

     Types of locks are a big part in the lock family. There are many different types of locks like the Yale lock.

Yale locks:

~The Yale lock is one of the most commonly used locks in the world!

~Yale locks are manufactured by a company called Assa Abloy.

~Yale locks are associated with the pin tumbler lock as seen below.

Tumbler locks:

~The Tumbler lock was invented in the 1860’s and proves to be one of the oldest locks.

~Tumbler locks are used for locking mechanisms that use pins of multiple lengths.

~Tumbler locks were found in the ruins of the Palace of Khorsabad in Iraq. Around 4000bc.

Electronic locks:

~Electronic locks are some of the newest types of locks and it explains that it is one of the youngest locks.

~Electronic locks are locking devices which can operate by electrical currents.

~Electronic locks are sometimes considered stand-alone with an electronic control assembly.

Padlocks:  

~ Padlocks are big bulky locks that are on doors that lead to under your house for example.

~Padlocks are portable so they can move anywhere.

~Padlocks are used to protect against unauthorized uses like theft and vandalism.

As I conclude this explanation, locks are a must have on all of your house and garage doors that lead to the fresh air outside. I hope you had an oily, expressive, entertaining journey and turn yourself back in soon! So if you have not installed locks on your doors you might want to!

By Al