Lock

DRIVE June 27, 2001
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A lock has a tumbler with a camming surface, the tumbler being urged outwardly when the key is inserted. As the lock barrel moves inwards, the tumbler rotates about an axis against a spring force to pass a formation on the lock housing and, once past the formation, latches behind the formation to prevent the barrel from moving back outwards.

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