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Safety Lockout Padlocks Comparison

Key Retaining: A padlock cylinder that prevents the removal of the key from the cylinder when the padlock is in the unlocked position is referred to as a key retaining cylinder.


Key Differs: The number of pins in the cylinder of a padlock determines the total number of different key cut patterns or "key differs" that are available for a particular padlock model.

Safety Lockout Padlocks Comparison