* Bolt mechanism designed to accommodate both mortise and drive-in applications, which provide greater flexibility and ease of installation.
* Solid brass collar spins under pressure to prevent wrench attacks.
* Large thumbturn provides ease of use by physically challenged individuals.
* Steel shroud over bolt protects against “ice pick” type attacks.
* High security strike plate has a special box design with 2” screws that anchor the strike directly to the building structure behind the frame, preventing “kick-in” type attacks.
* Hardened steel bolt and bolt throwing mechanism are surrounded by a heavy-gauge tubular steel housing for maximum resistance to crowbar attacks.
* Solid brass design is secured with high-tensile steel mounting bolts for maximum resistance against hammer and prying attacks.
* Utility patented key control, (for cylinders that incorporate the Medeco3 design), provides protection against the unauthorized duplication of keys.
* A special elevating and rotating pin tumbler design, along with false slots on the bottom pins, mushroom top pins and a sidebar mechanism, work together, to provide superior pick resistance.
* Angled cuts on the keys, along with fore and aft positioning, in the Medeco3 design, provide added dimensions that dramatically increases key combinations and enables Medeco® to produce some of the largest master key systems in the industry.
* Hardened steel inserts, positioned in critical areas of the cylinder, provide a high degree of drill resistance.
* 8 different finishes provide an extremely close color match with existing hardware.
* UL437 listing provides assurance that cylinders meet universal standards for drill and pick resistance and resistance against other types of forced attack.