Fox ear keylock insert

A key for a keylock insert and a parent part comprising:

• a parent part bore, the parent part bore comprises an inner diameter wall, the inner diameter wall includes bore threads cut into the inner diameter wall;
• the insert comprises an insert body having an exterior surface, the insert body being shaped cylindrically with a first end and second end opposite the first end;
• the insert comprises insert threads formed in the exterior surface;
• the insert threads are configured to match the bore threads of the parent part bore;
• the insert body comprises a slot receiver formed within the exterior surface, the slot receiver extends along the insert body from the first end to the second end;
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• a key body comprising a key forward end opposite a key aft end;
• the key body comprises a base side and an interference side opposite the base side;
• the key body comprises a first lateral side opposite a second lateral side relative to a key body centerline;
• the key comprises a tang portion proximate the key forward end, the tang portion being configured insertable within the slot receiver;
• the key comprises a double peak portion adjacent the tang portion and proximate the key aft end;
• the key comprises a transition region located between the tang portion and the double peak portion;
• wherein the transition region is configured as a sloped surface;
• the double peak portion includes a first peak extending from the base side and a second peak adjacent the first peak relative to the key body centerline.

A process for forming a key for a keylock insert and a parent part comprising:

• forming a parent part bore in the parent part, the parent part bore comprises an inner diameter wall, the inner diameter wall includes bore threads cut into the inner diameter wall;
• forming the insert comprising an insert body having an exterior surface, the insert body being shaped cylindrically with a first end and second end opposite the first end;
• the insert comprises insert threads formed in the exterior surface;
• the insert threads are configured to match the bore threads of the parent part bore;
• forming a slot receiver within the exterior surface, the slot receiver extends along the insert body from the first end to the second end;
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• forming a key body comprising a key forward end opposite a key aft end;
• the key body comprises a base side and an interference side opposite the base side;
• the key body comprises a first lateral side opposite a second lateral side relative to a key body centerline;
• the key comprises a tang portion proximate the key forward end, the tang portion being configured insertable within the slot receiver;
• the key comprises a double peak portion adjacent the tang portion and proximate the key aft end;
• the key comprises a transition region located between the tang portion and the double peak portion;
• configuring the transition region as a sloped surface;
• the double peak portion includes a first peak extending from the base side and a second peak adjacent the first peak relative to the key body centerline.