Patent ID: 7131302

Claim:
A keyway plug apparatus for use with a safe deposit lock having a keyway with an entrance into which a key is inserted, said keyway plug apparatus comprising: a steel plug having a tip and is the approximate size of said keyway, said plug having a flat rear wall that spans the height of said plug and is parallel to said entrance when said plug is disposed within said keyway; said plug adapted to fit into said keyway such that said plug occupies a latter part of said keyway, thus preventing easy removal of said plug; an insertion device to push said plug to the back of said keyway ensuring the proper depth of said plug; and a steel extractor including a magnet, said extractor having a flat front end having a height approximately equal to a height of said keyway, said front end is parallel to said entrance and said rear wall when said extractor is disposed within said keyway; whereby, when said extractor is inserted into said keyway facewise abutting contact is made between said front end and said rear wall, said magnet in said extractor magnetically couples said extractor to said plug and said plug can be removed by pulling said extractor out of said keyway.