What is Schlage Primus?
Schlage Primus is Schlage’s high security sidebar cylinder mechanism that brings an added level of security and control to any format of Schlage cylinder.
What is a Primus keyway?
Key Security & Key Control. Schlage Primus is a unique, patented type of key that features additional side “cuts” or “millings” that make the lock extremely difficult to manipulate and open. It is similar to requiring two keys to open one door/lock!
What is the difference between Primus and Primus XP?
Primus XP was released on 11/08/2007 with the following highlights: The XP is patented until 2024. Primus XP has the addition of a new #7 fingerpin with a unique angle combined with a new pocket location. All XP systems must contain this new fingerpin.
What is a Schlage Key?
Schlage key systems provide patented, restricted, and high-security solutions to help protect human safety and the valuable assets of your business. These innovative key systems are designed for flexibility and value.
Can you key alike Schlage locks?
Please note, products are not keyed alike across functions. Schlage Rekeying Kits provide everything you need to get the job done—including all the tools and parts you need for repinning the cylinders of most Schlage locksets so that they work with a single key. Navigating your way through the Kit tray.
Can I get all my locks keyed the same?
Re-keying kits are available for most lock brands but they’re not interchangeable. You must buy a kit for each brand of lock in your home. (If you’re lucky, they’ll all be the same brand!) Each kit will re-key six locks, but you can order extra pins if you need to do more.
What is Schlage Primus high security system?
The Primus High Security System from Schlage is the latest in the “state of the art” for mechanical cylinders. It combines the best features of our conventional pin tumbler cylinders with a second locking system using a sidebar. The Primus System not only introduces an exciting new product to the lock
When did the Schlage Primus XP lock expire?
Expired 2007. The Primus (or Classic Primus, Primus XP) is a UL 437 rated pin-tumbler lock made by Schlage. It uses six pin-tumblers and a sidebar that requires finger pins to be raised and rotated properly.
How do you use the sidebar on a Schlage Primus key?
The sidebar bitting on the key raises finger pins which interface with the sidebar. Sidebar finger pins must be raised and rotated properly for the sidebar to retract. When both the sidebar pins and the pin-tumblers are aligned the plug can rotate. The Schlage Primus key. The Primus sidebar . Sidebar pins properly aligned.
What kind of lock is the Schlage Everest?
Schlage Everest. Schlage Primus Everest. The Primus (or Classic Primus, Primus XP) is a UL 437 rated pin-tumbler lock made by Schlage. It uses six pin-tumblers and a sidebar that requires finger pins to be raised and rotated properly.