Patent ID: 8291735

Claim:
A rekeyable lock cylinder, comprising: a lock cylinder body including a cylinder wall having an interior surface defining an interior void having a longitudinal axis; and a plug assembly rotatably disposed in said lock cylinder body, said plug assembly including: a plug body having a plug face and a keyway extending into said plug body from said plug face, said keyway being configured to receive a key; a plurality of racks movably disposed relative to said plug body; a plurality of key followers positioned across said keyway and being moveably disposed relative to said plug body, each key follower of said plurality of key followers being configured to engage a respective rack of said plurality of racks; and a key follower rotation member drivably engaged with each key follower of said plurality of key followers, said key follower rotation member being selectively movable to rotate each key follower of said plurality of key followers to thereby disengage each key follower of said plurality of key followers from said respective rack of said plurality of racks to facilitate a keying of said rekeyable lock cylinder.