Medeco M3 Standard 6 Pin Mortise Cylinder, 2"- 5" Length, Straight Cam, DL Keyway

Rim & Mortise Cylinders

Medeco® Mortise cylinders have threads on the outside of the shell and are designed to be screwed into other manufacturer's mortise lock cases. A cam on the back of the cylinder operates the lock mechanism and a set screw holds the mortise cylinder in place.

Rim cylinders are used with auxiliary rim locks such as: surface mounted deadbolts, night latches, panic devices and jimmyproof locks (also know as vertical dropbolts or interlocking deadbolts). Rim cylinders are held in place with a back plate and two mounting screws.

High Security rim and mortise cylinders, are UL437 listed for drill and pick resistance, and the those that incorporate the Medeco 4 (M4) design offer utility patented key control.

Rim and Mortise cylinders can be ordered with a variety of different cylinder technologies, including the features below for Medeco 4 (M4).

Features

• Patented Key Control - Protects against unauthorized duplication of your keys.
• Uses Existing Hardware - M4 cylinders are available in a wide variety of formats, retrofitting most hardware on the market today.
• Can Be Masterkeyed - Can be masterkeyed into a system containing M4 BiLevel.
• Protection From Physical Attack - M4 cylinders are UL 437 listed and stand up to drilling, picking and other forms of physical attack.
• Special Angle Cut Keys - Requires a special key cutting machine and access to Medeco specific blanks, available in a variety of restrictions to support every need.
• Picking & Bump Protection - M4 cylinders use a sidebar that prevents the key from rotating until it is elevated, rotated and aligned in the correct position.  This feature offers protection against bumping and picking attacks.