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US 2012/0210758 A1Published application
Key blank, key and cylinder lock with reduced costs
OwnerMoshe Dolev, Eyal Artsielyinventors
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Abstract
An article including a key comprising a key head that slides along a key shaft, said key head being affixable to said key shaft with a fastener.
Claims20
An article for use with a cylinder lock comprising:
- a cylinder lock body comprising at least two shells affixed to each other with fasteners, wherein said shells are made of a metal by MIM (metal injection molding);
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- a plug rotatably mounted in said cylinder lock body and comprising a plurality of chambers, separated by walls, wherein plug locking elements are disposed in said chambers, wherein at least one of said fasteners extends over a portion of said at least two shells that overlies said plug.
An article comprising:
- a key comprising a key head that slides along a key shaft, said key head being affixable to said key shaft with a fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.