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For a while tv shows commonly had people getting in using a credit card to push back the bolt. You don't see it anymore though
by barking 13y ago
For a while tv shows commonly had people getting in using a credit card to push back the bolt.
You don't see it anymore though
- tim333 13y agoIt only works on fairly bad locks. Although I have one it works on.
- emhart 13y agoDeadlatches have existed for a very long time, to prevent that problem. Next time you are looking at a door with a latch instead of, or in addition to a bolt, look "behind" the main latch and you should see a small, separate bit protruding. Press that bit in, and then try to push the latch back. The latch shouldn't budge. That's a dead latch. Found a good picture, here: http://www.gaterslocksmith.com/images/deadbolts/Deadlatch-button-pictures-007_new.jpg http://www.gaterslocksmith.com/images/deadbolts/Deadlatch-bu... Unfortunately, while they have been on the market for a very very long time, not everyone uses them, and many that do use them don't use the proper strike plate for their door, or just allow them to go into misalignment. So, the deadlatch doesn't actually get pushed back when the door is closed, and the latch can be carded as though it weren't even there.
- barking 13y agoThanks for explaining that and for the link