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Oct 18, 2017 16:38
6 yrs ago
English term

Live bolt

English to French Other Safety Locksmithing
A live bolt lock mechanism for a safe door uses a rotatable idler 15 in a middle region of the door. A plurality of live bolts 20 spaced around the door each has a connecting rod 19 joined to the idler 15 at crank locations for operating the live bolts.
Proposed translations (French)
4 loquet
4 -1 boulon direct

Proposed translations

17 hrs

loquet

A live bolt is a latch, as opposed to a dead bolt.

https://www.timpsonlocksmiths.co.uk/locksmith-terminology/
"Live bolt – See “Springbolt”.
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"Springbolt – Sometimes called the latchbolt. A bolt having the outer edge shaped by bevelling of the vertical face. It is a bolt which may be pushed back into the lock-case and will return to the extended position without mechanical assistance."

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Note added at 17 hrs (2017-10-19 10:15:40 GMT)
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Rather than "loquet", which is really a different sort of latch, this is really a "pêne à ressort"

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pêne
"pêne à demi-tour ou à ressort : pêne de serrure dont le bout est en biseau, et qu'il est possible de faire aller et venir sans recourir à la clef"
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-1
18 hrs

boulon direct

de broche carrée 37mm vis boulon hauteur 12mmprojection de boulon direct ... centre of square spindle hole 37mm live bolt height 12mmlive bolt projection
Peer comment(s):

disagree B D Finch : That's a different sort of bolt! This question is about locks.
2 hrs
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