Turner Keyless Locking Deadbolt

[Iceberg_Slim]

http://www.uberreview.com/2007/04/turner-keyless-locking-deadbolt.htm/

a review on the product



http://www.turnerlock.com/howItWorks.aspx

the products homepage


interesting concept but i suspect it possibly has fatal flaws.
has anyone seen this hands on or worked with it?
please discuss. try not to make it a "advanced forum" discussion so that all parties can be a part of this.

[2octops]

Have installed them, opened them and replaced them.

They actually work pretty well as far as a lock goes.

It does help out with lockouts when people lock the deadbolt from the outside and forget their keys are inside.

[Charodei]

How do they work, exactly? I'm guessing a ratcheting mechanism so it can extend, but not retract, the bolt.
While convenient, it does seem likely to result in a number of lockouts.

[Eyes_Only]

I think people would still end up neglecting to use them after a while.

[Chucklz]

From the first link:
"However, if the door can be shut with a locked deadbolt you might have some problems."

*head against wall*

Now to the seriousness.

If I were a lockie I would consider stocking these. Sorta invites lockouts. My issue with these are they advertise "rugged components" but I don't see an ANSI grade rating. Oh, and they apparently have spool pins. Other than that, nothing interesting for the picker, I'm afraid.

[JackNco]

that said ide still like to get my hands on one and gt it in bits. see what its all about.

[UWSDWF]

i wonder how well this would take to brute force

[JackNco]

ide imaging theres some sort of ratchet (or similar) mechanism that will only turn one way. if not then its a very bad design.

[Jryanruch]

Faultless makes a similar type of deadbolt.. The free turning collar rotates both directions when locked but will only extend the bolt in one direction. In the Faultless version there is a spring loaded ball bearing that floats over teeth set in the collar.

[Jryanruch]

http://www.faultlesslock.com/products/F ... adbolt.htm[/url]

[JackNco]

http://www.faultlesslock.com/products/F ... adbolt.htm

[Iceberg_Slim]

i read on the products homepage that the inside has mushroom pins , for turner

[zeke79]

Lockouts aside, if this device gets people to USE their deadbolts it is a good system. It should defend against kickins just as well as any other residential product on the market. I saw these at the ALOA '05 show but did not play with them much.