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English translation: warded lock

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German term or phrase:	Buntbartschloss
English translation:	warded lock
Entered by:	Kim Metzger

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16:35 Feb 26, 2006

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German term or phrase: Bundbartschloss

This appears in a brochure for a company that makes summer houses, garden sheds, etc.

Unfortunately this term only appears in a list of features for the item concerned. I thought it might be cylinder lock but then it occurred to me that this would be "Zylinderschloss". Research suggests that this is a simple and traditional form of lock that does not provide a high degree of security.

Can anybody enlighten me?

Thanks very much

kenbe KudoZ activity Questions: 193 (2 open) (5 without valid answers) Answers: 2 United Kingdom
Local time: 10:54

warded lock

Explanation:
According to this site:

Bundbartschloss – warded lock

http://www.saint-gobain-glass.com/de/schafheutle/Clarit-Mont...

Warded Locks
The warded lock is of a relatively simple design.
The diagram below shows a simple warded lock with a correct key in place. It can be seen from the diagram that the key has a number of cuts in it to allow the key to pass the protruding pieces of metal. These pieces of metal are the actual wards of the lock and will vary in length and position.

http://www.wilton.force9.co.uk/lock/mechanism1.htm

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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 04:54

Grading comment

Thanks. Both good answers but I think this one is the right one here. Also found a good explanation at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warded_lock
Also many thanks for the note regarding the spelling.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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Single-tumbler lock

David Moore

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warded lock

Kim Metzger

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warded lock

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 04:54
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Grading comment

Thanks. Both good answers but I think this one is the right one here. Also found a good explanation at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warded_lock
Also many thanks for the note regarding the spelling.

17 hrs confidence:

Single-tumbler lock

Explanation:
Ernst WB der industriellen Technik gives this as well; I gues the choice is yours...

The site below gives "tumbler door-lock":

www.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de/TLex/Lemmata/L0/L94.htm - 5k -

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Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2006-02-28 10:05:52 GMT)
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Actually, I've only seen it written with a "t", before this question was posted...

David Moore
Germany
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English
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