Patent ID: 11913254
Assignee: DORMAKABA USA INC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 12:
13. An interchangeable lock core for use with a lock device having a locked state and an unlocked state, the interchangeable lock core being removable from an opening of the lock device with the aid of a tool, the interchangeable lock core comprising:
a lock core body having an exterior lock core body envelope;
a moveable plug positioned in the lock core body, the moveable plug having a first position relative to the lock core body, which corresponds to the lock device being in the locked state, and a second position relative to the lock core body, which corresponds to the lock device being in the unlocked state;
a core keeper moveably coupled to the lock core body, the core keeper positionable in a retain position, in which the core keeper extends beyond the exterior lock core body envelope to hold the lock core body in the opening of the lock device, and a remove position, in which the core keeper is retracted relative to the exterior lock core body envelope to permit removal of the lock core body from the opening of the lock device; and
an actuator moveably supported relative to the lock core body, the actuator having an allow position allowing the core keeper to be actuated by the moveable plug from the retain position of the core keeper to the remove position of the core keeper, and a disallow position, in which the actuator does not allow the core keeper to be actuated by the moveable plug between the retain position and the remove position, the actuator having a tool receiver adapted to be engaged with the tool such that a rotation of the tool relative to the moveable plug will move the actuator between the allow position and the disallow position when the tool is engaged with the tool receiver.