Sesamee IS Padlocks - CCL Security Products

Sesamee IS Padlocks
Offering more
than just
resettable
padlocks.
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by
Sal Dulcamaro
hen many locksmiths see the
name Sesamee, they think of
the first commercially available resettable combination padlock. Before
all the other current generation
resettable combination multi-wheel
padlocks, there was the Sesamee.
For many of us, that is the only connection we had between locks and
the Sesamee name.
If you haven't checked out Sesamee lately, you are
in for some interesting surprises. Part of the CCL
product line, Sesamee is now the name for a full array of combination and keyed padlocks. The range
of padlocks is quite impressive. When you look at
the various padlock types going from materials of
construction, types and sizes and also keying capabilities; they match up with the other well known
padlock companies.
There is one area where they may stand out
among the crowd from a locksmith's perspective.
While many locksmiths keep their padlock sales to a
minimum if not nonexistent, part of the hesitation is
having to compete with the big box stores. Most of
the major brand padlocks are also sold at your local
big box store where most typical locksmiths are unable to compete on price. It becomes difficult to sell a
padlock to a customer when your cost is comparable
to the retail price of the same lock at a big box store.
CCL does not distribute padlocks under the Sesamee
brand to the big box stores.
Laminated Padlocks
Sesamee branded laminated padlocks run the
gamut for padlock body size and shackle sizes (photo
1). The 400 series is all laminated padlocks. The
43331 padlock (photo 2) is a medium large padlock
with a 2 inch wide body with a 1 and a half inch
shackle clearance. It uses an M1 keyway (photo 3)
and though not rekeyable, they can be ordered KA
for quantities needed.
The 43224 padlock (photo 4) has a 1 and three
quarter inch body with a 1 inch shackle clearance.
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ance ranges from 9/16 inch to 2 and a half inch.
Sesamee laminated padlocks use steel ball locking
and are also available as laminated rekeyables.
900 Series Aluminum
Safety Lockout Padlocks
Sesamee makes aluminum safety lockout padlocks in a rainbow of colors (photo 5). One sample
in silver (photo 6) almost looks aluminum in color.
The aluminum safety lockout padlocks mostly use
an American keyway (photo 7). They are available in
nine different colors: silver, red, black, blue, green,
yellow, orange, brown and purple. They all have a 1
and a half inch wide body and have a shackle range
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from one to four inches. 900 series padlocks are
available KA and KD and also in SFIC.
500 Series Rekeyable Padlocks
The Sesamee 500 series padlocks are rekeyable
solid body machined padlocks. They come in a brass
body (photo 8) and use an American padlock keyway (photo 9). The cylinder cover retainer screw is
accessed through the shackle hole (photo 10). The
500 series padlocks can be made either key retaining or non key retaining with the help of an included
setscrew (photo 11). The 500 series padlocks are
also available with solid steel bodies (photo 12) along
with the brass body versions.
936 and 937 Round Body
Solid Steel Padlocks
Sesamee makes a solid steel round body padlock
available in two shackle lengths. The 936 is the standard shackle length and the 937 (photo 13) has the
extended length shackle with a 2 inch shackle clearance. These padlocks use the common American
padlock keyway (photo 14) and are rekeyable. The
cylinder cover retainer screw is accessed through
the shackle hole (photo 15).
As with some of the other Sesamee keyed padlocks, the 936 and 937 can be made to be either key
retaining or non key retaining. They are generally
shipped as non key retaining but can be converted
with the included set screw (photo 16).
Commercial Keyway Padlocks
Many of your commercial lock customers will
use a variety of different brand commercial keyway
lock products along with various brands or types of
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interchangeable core locks. One area where Sesamee stands out is its wide variety of padlocks that
can be coded to existing commercial key systems
using a very wide variety of commercial lock brands
and types. Sesamee has padlocks that will accept
SFIC lock cores and a number of different large
format cores. While Best is the original small format
interchangeable core brand, there are numerous
brands that now make some form of SFIC lock core.
I will review a few padlock series from Sesamee
that accept one type or another commercial keyway
product.
760 Series Padlocks
The 760 series makes up solid brass body SFIC
padlocks. The padlock bodies are the same throughout the series but the shackles can vary. Shackles
are available in three materials: molybdenum, brass
and stainless steel. The shackle clearances vary from
three quarter inch to 3 inches. This padlock (photo
17) has a moly shackle. It comes less core (photo 18)
and will accept most SFIC lock cores without adapters. Looking inside the open cavity (photo 19) you
can see drive pins. Many padlocks that accept SFIC
use adapter tail pieces and require switching out
tail pieces when you go from 6 to 7 pin cores or vice
versa. You will often have to have special length adapters for certain brands of SFIC. The drive pin setup
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makes the Sesamee SFIC padlock much more versatile than many other brand padlocks that accept SFIC.
You won't need special accessories or adapters to use
a wide variety of SFIC lock cores of different brands.
I had an Everest SFIC coded lock core that I tried
out in the 760 series padlock (photo 20). I was able
to use my control key to insert the core without any
adapters (photo 21). With the core installed (photo
22), the lock is ready for use. If you have a master
key system, you can use a Master key or specific
change key to operate the padlock (photo 23).
In certain environmental conditions, a brass
shackle (photo 24) may be more appropriate. In the
same shackle length, it is also shown with a stainless
steel shackle (photo 25).
560 Series Padlocks
The 560 series is similar to the 760 series with
their solid brass bodies. Instead of SFIC, they come
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key (photo 29), I inserted the Schlage large format
I-Core. After installing the core, the padlock is ready
to work with your commercial keying system (photo
30). As with the small format versions, you can use
a Master key or individual change key to operate the
padlock (photo 31).
in various large format interchangeable cores.
You can see LFIC stamped near the bottom of the
padlock (photo 26). Inside the cavity shows the
mechanism to accept a large format Schlage core
(photo 27). I had an Everest Primus large format
core (photo 28) but any version large format Schlage
I-Core will work with this padlock. Using the control
The 562 padlock (photo 32) is designed to work
with a Sargent large format I-Core. You can see
“SAR” etched in the bottom of the padlock (photo
33) below the core opening. I didn't have a Sargent
core to try on the lock. The 564 padlock (photo 34)
will accept a Corbin large format I-Core. “COR” is
etched on the bottom of the padlock (photo 35), also
below the core opening. I also didn't have a Corbin
core to try.
860 Series Padlocks
Like the 560 and 760 series, the 860 series is solid
brass body padlocks that use some kind of commer-
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cial oriented lock cylinder. In fact all three series use
the same replaceable shackles.
Where the 560 and 760 series padlocks worked
with either small or large format interchangeable
cores, the 860 series uses commercial key-in-knob
(KIK) type lock cylinders. The 860 series reinforces
the Sesamee padlock emphasis on commercial lock
customers. While very many commercial buildings
will use some form of small or large format interchangeable core lock cylinder, the vast majority will
use some general type of commercial keyway. The
860 series padlocks (photo 36) allow integration
of virtually any standard commercial keyway with
companies who want to use their key system for
padlocks used at their facilities. “KIK” is stamped
near the base of the padlock to indicate what type
of cylinder that can be used with the padlock. An
adapter kit (photo 37) allows the use of a commercial
lock cylinder.
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930 Series Puck Lock
The 930 series hidden shackle padlock is shaped
like a hockey puck (photo 38). The version of the
lock shown (930SFIC) is stamped “SFIC” which indicates it will accept a small format interchangeable
core. On the reverse side (photo 39), you can see
the hidden shackle within the lock body. It is a very
unconventional padlock and requires a special hasp
to use it. You will often see this type of lock installed
on service vehicles.
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The shackle is attached to a housing that will
contain a small format I-Core. When the housing is
withdrawn from the padlock body, you can also see
“SFIC” stamped on the outside of the housing (photo
40). If you look inside the cavity of the housing
(photo 41) you can see that this padlock also uses
drive pins like the other Sesamee padlocks that are
SFIC compatible. As with those others, most small
format I-Cores can be switched out without any special tail pieces or adapters. I used the same Everest
I-Core to test this lock (photo 42). Turning the key
will rotate the shackle (photo 43). The shackle must
be rotated in order to push the shackle inward for
locking (photo 44). Rotating the key back (photo 45)
locks the shackle in place.
As with the other SFIC compatible padlocks
(photo 46), the puck lock can be operated with a
Master key or specific change key for that lock. The
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Final Thoughts
I-Core itself, can only be inserted into the housing
and removed with a control key.
The 930KIK version (photo 47) is stamped “KIK”
on the face of the lock. It has a similar looking housing for a commercial lock cylinder that was seen on
the SFIC version (photo 48). The housing is stamped
“KNK” instead of “KIK”. The housing needs to be
removed from the lock body to install any specific
commercial lock cylinder (photo 49). A parts packet
includes parts used to adapt a key-in-knob cylinder
to the puck lock (photo 50). An illustrated printed
sheet comes with the lock (photo 51) to show the
assembly.
Sesamee has a lot of interesting padlocks to stand
out in the padlock market place. Not selling to the
big box stores is a major feather in their cap when
it comes to locksmiths. They have a focus on interchangeable core, both small and large format along
with commercial lock keying that the commercial
oriented locksmith would want to take a look at. If
you thought Sesamee meant just resettable combination padlocks in the past, your eyes have been
opened. Sesamee isn't just combination resettables
anymore- Sesamee IS padlocks.
For more information on the broad Sesamee padlock product line, find them on the web at:
http://www.sesameepadlocks.com . Many of your locksmith suppliers should carry the Sesamee padlock line.
If they don't carry the models you are looking for, you
can call Sesamee toll free at: 800/733-8588.
I didn't show it, but the puck line also includes
a base lock that uses an American padlock keyway
lock cylinder but otherwise has the same external
appearance.
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