NC LOCKSMITH LICENSE EXAM: SECTION 3- LOCKSET FUNCTIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

NC LOCKSMITH LICENSE EXAM: SECTION 3- LOCKSET FUNCTIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025 All section key blank - ANSWER-the key section which enters all keyways of a multiplex key system Automatic key machine - ANSWER-a key machine capable of cutting keys with manual operation limited to loading and unloading key blanks Bell type key - ANSWER-a key whose cuts are in the form of wavy grooves milled into the flat sides of the key blade . The grooves usually run the entire length of the blade Bit - ANSWER-1. The part of the key which serves as the blade, usually for use in a warded or lever tumbler lock. 2. To cut a key Blade - ANSWER-the portion of the key which may contain the cuts and/or millings Blank - ANSWER-uncut key, see also key blank Bottom of the blade - ANSWER-the portion of the blade opposite the cut edge of a single bitted key Bow - ANSWER-the portion of the key that serves as a grip or the handle Bow stop - ANSWER-a type of stop located near the key bow Carriage - ANSWER-1. The movable assembly of a key machine which supports the key vice. 2. A changeable part of a clipper that holds the key blank Composite Blank - ANSWER-a blank designed to enter two or more simplex keyways Composite Keyway - ANSWER-a keyway which has been enlarged to accept more than one key section, often key sections of more than one manufacturer Key Blank - ANSWER-any material manufactured to the proper size and configuration which allows it entry into a keyway of a specific locking device Key section - ANSWER-the exact cross sectional configuration of a key blade as viewed from the bow to the tip Keyway - ANSWER-1. The opening in a lock or cylinder which is shaped to accept key bit or blade of a proper configuration. 2. The exact cross sectional configuration of a keyway as viewed from the front. It is not necessarily the same as a key section Keyway ward - ANSWER-a ward which prevents entry of an incorrect key into a cylinder or lock Multi section key blank - ANSWER-a key section which enters more than one, but not all keyways in a multiplex key system Multiplex key blank - ANSWER-any key which is part of a multiplex key system Multiplex key system - ANSWER-1. A series of different key sections which may be used to expand a master key system by repeating bittings on additional key sections. The keys of one section will not enter the keyway of another section. This type of system always includes another key section which will enter more than one or all of the keyways. 2. a keying system which uses such keyways and key sections Neck (of a key) - ANSWER-1. The portion of a bit key between the shoulder and the bit(s). 2. The portion of a cylinder key between the shoulder and the bow Neuter bow - ANSWER-the bow of a key that is unidentifiable to a particular lock manufacturer Nickle Silver - ANSWER-a brass alloy containing nickel used in making some key blanks and tumblers Original key blank - ANSWER-a key blank supplied by the lock manufacturer to fit a specific product Paracentric - ANSWER-1. Of or pertaining to a keyway with one or more wards on each side projecting beyond the vertical center line of the keyway to hinder picking. 2. Of or pertaining to a key blank made to enter such a keyway Post (of a key) - ANSWER-the portion of a bit key between the tip and the shoulder, to which a bit(s) is attached Post (of a lock) - ANSWER-a part of a lock that serves as a guide for a barrel key and prevents entry of a non barrel key Restricted - ANSWER-of or pertaining to a keyway and corresponding key blank whose sale and/or distribution is limited by the lock manufacturer in order to reduce unauthorized key proliferation Reverse keyway - ANSWER-a keyway shape that is a mirror image of another Semi Auto key machine - ANSWER-a machine capable of duplicating keys with limited manual operations Shoulder - ANSWER-any key stop other than a tip stop, see also bow stop Slotter - ANSWER-a key machine cutter designed to make cuts with a rectangular shape Stop (of a key) - ANSWER-the part of a key from which all cuts are indexed and which determines how far the key enters the keyway Stop guage - ANSWER-the part of a key machine that aligns a key blank, a pattern key, or both so that the blank may be cut correctly Throat cut - ANSWER-the cut made into a key to bypass a throat ward Tip cut - ANSWER-the portion of a key which enters the keyway first Top of blade - ANSWER-the bitted edge of a single bitted key Tubular key - ANSWER-a key with a tubular blade. The key cuts are made into the end of the blade, around its circumference