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Room Safes: |
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Hotel liability and insurance costs for personal property stolen from
guests has increased greatly. As many guest valuables such as computers
and video cameras are too large to fit the front desk safe deposit boxes,
hotels install CorKey operated room safes which can generate profit if
the hotel charges the guest for use of the card, and the safes reduce
their liability.
The quick code changing of the mechanical CorKey locks which require no
electrical wiring or battery power make CorKey operated safes an inexpensive
solution to hotel liability.
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Hotel
room Safes
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Lockers: |
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Lockers in dressing rooms of recreational facilities have serious key
control problems resulting in theft of property, as the usual metal key
locks cannot easily be re-programmed when keys are lost or stolen. But
lockers fitted with quick-code-change CorKey locks restore key control.
XTRONIC cards change lock codes automatically the instant the new card
is inserted. These systems are very popular in Europe where many recreational
facilities now utilize CorKey locks.
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Lockers |
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Schools
and Universities: |
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Universities with dormitory buildings for students have
similar security problems as hotels. CorKey locks at building entry doors,
student rooms, elevators, storage areas and to restrict entry to floors
from the fire exit stairs, have provided needed protection for the students,
faculty and administration. Two thousand CorKey locks at the University
of Hawaii are maintained by the staff and cards are coded in the Student
Housing office (pictured). Note also the red fire exit device on the door
that is set by CorKey.
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Coding
CorKey Cards
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Residential: |
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Key control
problems at main entry doors and individual apartments in multi-story
residential buildings have been solved by CorKey electric and mechanical
locks. At the lobby entrance of a Bangkok apartment house, tenants use
their card to open the lobby door, and the same card also unlocks their
individual apartment. All locks have TriSec or XTRONIC quick-code-change
capability.
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Apartment front door control
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Office
Buildings, Restaurants: |
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Doors that must be locked and unlocked at certain hours to prevent or
allow public entry have been a continuing key control problem as the lock
function can often be changed by anyone passing through the door who presses
a button in the lock or turns a lever. CorKey Series 700, 800 and XTRONIC
locks have models that require a specially coded card to change the lock
function by simply inserting and withdrawing the card. At a Hong Kong
restaurant this feature is used daily at an entrance door which is set
to "Unlock" during working hours then set to "Lock"
at all other times.
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Daily code changing
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Banks: |
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In addition to use on doors to Automatic Teller Machines and general building
security, hundreds of banks in Japan have installed a custom CorKey lock
on all their Safe Deposit Boxes. The system was designed and patented
by the Kumahira Safe Company of Japan. Customers can access their safe
deposit box without a bank attendant being present, reducing staff time
and bank liability. A CorKey card is issued to the customer each time
he wishes to open his box. This card grants access to the Safe Deposit
Room and also unlocks the Corkey lock on the customer's box exposing the
keyway for the customer's personal metal key. The card is retrieved by
the bank when the customer leaves the Safe Deposit room.
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Tokyo Bank Safe Deposit room |
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Car
Parks and Clubs: |
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Issuing updated parking passes or club membership cards when payment for
the next period has been received has been solved by CorKey. Before the
end of the current period old cards are "Re-Validated" by management
for the next period by changing the code on the card but the OLD code
is left on the card. It will continue to be valid during the "grace
period" before the code of the lock is changed later to the new code.
Then all invalid cards are denied access. In this way new cards do not
have to be issued and no one is inconvenienced.
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Parking control |
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Other
Applications: |
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CorKey Systems are utilized in Elevators; Police Departments;
Airports; Public Utility Companies; Hospitals; Factories; the Military
and new applications for this unique system are being developed daily.
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