A metal detectorist in Germany has discovered a 1,600-year-old miniature gold lock that's one of a kind. An analysis of the tiny lock with CT scans revealed the artifact's inner workings, showcasing ...

Toyota Boshoku has been granted a patent for a seat sliding device featuring a lower rail fixed to a vehicle floor and an upper rail that slides along it. The device includes a lock member, spring ...

Oh, pocket knife, how do I lock thee? Let me count the ways. In the EDC folding knife world, there are seemingly dozens of different locking mechanisms, especially if you count proprietary variants.

How do you open an old locked chest when you don't have a key? Breaking the chest would work, of course, but that isn't an option if the chest is a valued historic artefact. So when curators at a ...

Knife locks are an EDC enthusiast’s best friend. After all, it’s these devices that are primarily responsible for keeping the user safe while operating their folding/pocket knife — paired with a ...