Michael Alan Hedrick

US Patent:

20020157227, Oct 31, 2002

Filed:

Apr 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/843438

Inventors:

Michael Hedrick - Chillicothe OH, US

International Classification:

B23P019/04

US Classification:

029/259000

Abstract:

A template for the precision drilling of an access hole in a the door of a safety deposit box is disclosed. The access hole in the box door permits a locksmith to pick the dual cylinder lock for which the key has been lost. In one of the preferred embodiments of this invention, the template includes a planar component or element comprises an inflexible, rectangular plate (e.g. metal or structural plastic), generally smaller than the dimension of the safety deposit box door. This plate includes at least one and preferable multiple registration means for alignment of a drill bit guide in relation to the box locking mechanism that is mounted on the interior surface of the safety deposit box door.