The keys play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of your belongings. In terms of tracing back to history, 6000 years ago, the keys were used to be made up of wood. As the world progressed and the need for safety arose in the industrial ecosystem, metal keys became popular, they provided higher strength and safety. The modern-day keys are also inspired by the historical aspects of design but ensure more safety as compared to the previous ones. In the contemporary world, mechanics and engineering have attained advancement to offer numerous types of keys that can be used for a variety of purposes.
As there are a large number of door locks available in the market these days, a specific type of lock is only compatible with the key that is designed as per its specifications. This helps in ensuring safety and also makes it a tough job for thieves to compromise the security of your home or office.
Why is it important to know about keys?
As locks are a crucial part of our lives, it is quite obvious that we should have good knowledge about them. While buying a lock, having good knowledge of the keys is always handy. A more secure key would make it more difficult to pick the lock and duplicate as well. Every key has a different design and mechanism to lock/unlock the doors. It is quite an interesting fact to know that the keys featuring different design and structure also relates to the level of security.
Types of Keys – Ensuring Safety of Your Belongings
1. Lever Keys
Lever Keys are quite a popular type of keys used in the padlocks, furniture locks etc. These keys are usually made up of Iron and Brass featuring angular patterns which are cut-outs on the key head according to which the levers are placed. The bright nickel electroplating makes the key long-lasting, anti-corrosive and durable. One important aspect to note here is that higher the Levers in the locks, more cutouts are required on the keys. Which increases the safety, security and the key combinations of the locks.
These lever keys can be categorised into multiple types –
Normal Lever Keys
The Normal Lever Keys are mostly used for padlocks. These keys are not very large in size but come in various sizes according to the lever on the locks.
Long Lever Keys
As the name suggests, the long lever keys are quite larger in size. These keys are commonly used in cupboard and mortise handle locks. It is also used widely in the Shutter and Godown locks due to their size, which makes it easy to use.
2. Pin Tumbler Keys
These types of keys are used in all types of locks as they are more secure than the Lever Keys. The Pin Tumbler Mechanism is a lock mechanism that uses pins of varying lengths to prevent the lock from opening without the correct key (as illustrated in images below),
Most modern keys use Pin Tumbler technology as described below:
Pin Cylindrical Keys –
These are also called Normal Pin Cylindrical Keys. These are the basic keys which use the Pin Tumbler technology and can be found in many types of locks such as Mortise Lock Cylinders, Cupboard Locks, etc.
Computerised Ultra Keys –
These keys are also known as Dimple Keys. These dimples can be found on both sides of the keys. The keys provide superior security when compared to the Pin Cylindrical Keys. It is because they use more pins, which results in higher key combinations and a very low possibility of duplication. These are normally found in all types of locks such as Padlocks, Mortise Lock Cylinders, Shutter Locks, etc. Jainson locks offer various types of product ranges with computerized ultra key for a premium level of security in locks.
Computerised Laser Keys –
These are another type of keys which work on Pin Tumbler Technology. These are common in the Auto Industry as a type of car keys. Computerised laser keys provide supreme security in terms of key combinations and it is nearly impossible to duplicate such a key.
Nutech Keys –
The Nutech keys feature a rectangular opening between the key, which essentially makes the key look like two joint Pin Cylindrical Keys, which offers double the security of a Pin Cylindrical Key. The key features the latest technology which is used in the Mortise Lock Cylinders to offer greater security at the doors. It has high key combinations and is impossible to be duplicated.
Cross Keys –
These keys are also known as 4-way keys and are used in a variety of Shutter and Godown Locks at shops, godowns and warehouses. They work on the Pin Tumbler Mechanism for the functioning of the lock. These types of keys are not very common in the market due to the expensive cost.
At Jainson Locks, we offer an extensive range of high-quality home security solutions. For any query, give us a call at +91-90010 77861 or mail at sales@jainsonlocks.com.