Patent ID: 7500371

Claim:
A lock device for use with a key with an extended portion, the lock device comprising: a locking spindle including a plurality of locking spindle bores and a passage extending axially along an axial length of the locking spindle; a driver structure including a plurality of driver structure bores, wherein an interface between the driver structure and the locking spindle forms a shear line; a plurality of combination pins in the plurality of locking spindle bores; and a plurality of driver pins in the driver structure bores in the driver structure, the plurality of driver pins being respectively associated with the plurality of combination pins, wherein the passage extends to the shear line and the extended portion of the key extends exactly to the shear line when the key is used to turn the locking spindle, wherein the passage is configured to receive at least one of the driver pins if an unauthorized structure is used to turn the locking spindle, and wherein the lock device further comprises a locking member coupled to a distal end of the locking spindle.