Relocker
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A relocker is one of various mechanisms intended to keep a safe or vault locked in a burglary attempt.
There are two basic classes of relockers:
There are two basic classes of relockers:
- Relock trigger (RLT), an internal relocker built into the primary lock
- Relocking device (RLD)Relocking deviceA relocking device is an auxiliary locking device intended to be activated during an attempted burglary of a safe or vault. Such a device will keep a safe or vault locked even if the primary lock is defeated. This independent mechanism is designed to maintain the locked state of a safe even if...
, an external relocker, which is a separate mechanism installed in the safe