Pin-tumbler cylinder lock (Yale)
Cerradura de cilindro de pitones (Yale)
- Date
- 1848-1865 · confidence high
- Place
- Stamford, Connecticut (and Newport, New York), United States
- Credited to
- Linus Yale Jr. (and Linus Yale Sr.)
- People
- 👤 Linus Yale, Jr.1821–1868
- Field
- Tools
What it is
A compact cylinder lock with spring-loaded pins and a flat notched key, made with interchangeable parts. It remains the standard lock for doors and padlocks to this day.
Patents of 1861 and 1865; Yale Sr had patented an earlier cylinder lock in 1848.
What it led to
- Low-cost domestic and banking security
- Mass-produced flat keys, mechanically copied
- Yale & Towne (1868) as a major manufacturer
Built on
- Interchangeable parts1785-1801
- Egyptian pin lock
- Bramah (1784) and Chubb (1818) locks
Made possible
- Modern padlock
- Master key and keying systems
- High-end security locks