ch 10 Flashcards
The blade or wedge part of a tool such as the Halligan tool.
Adze
The process of forming standard glass.
Annealed
A cutting tool with a pry bar built into the cutting part of the tool.
A tool
Windows that have one large or multiple medium-size panels that do not overlap when they are closed. The window is operated by a hand crank from the corner of the window. The hinge is on the top.
Awning windows
A sliding hammer with a case-hardened screw, which is inserted, secured, and driven into the keyway of a lock to remove the keyway from the lock.
Bam-bam tool
A tool made of hardened steel with handles on the sides used to force doors and to breach walls. Larger versions may be used by as many as four people; smaller versions are made for one or two people.
Battering ram
A cutting tool used to cut through thick metal objects such as bolts, locks, and wire fences.
Bolt cutter
Steel created in a process that uses carbon and nitrogen to harden the outer core of a steel component, while the inner core remains soft. It can be cut only with specialized tools.
Case-hardened steel
Windows in a steel or wood frame that open away from the building via a crank mechanism. These windows have a side hinge.
Casement windows
The most common fixed locks in use today. The locks and handles are placed into a predrilled hole in the door. The outside of the doorknob will usually have a key-in-the-knob lock; the inside will usually have a keyway, a button, or another type of locking/unlocking mechanism.
Cylindrical locks
Surface- or interior-mounted lock on or in a door with a bolt that provides additional security.
Deadbolt
An entryway; the primary choice for forcing entry into a vehicle or structure.
Door
The upright or vertical parts of a door frame onto which a door is secured.
Door jamb
Windows that have two movable panels or sashes that can move up and down.
Double-hung windows
A window design that traps air or inert gas between two pieces of glass to help insulate a house.
Double/triple-pane glass
A tool with a point that can be inserted into the shackles of a padlock. As the point is driven farther into the lock, it gets larger and forces the shackles apart until they break.
Duck-billed lock breaker
A wall-often made of wood, brick, metal, or masonry-that makes up the outer perimeter of a building. They are often load bearing.
Exterior wall
Techniques used by fire personnel to gain entry into buildings, vehicles, aircraft, or other areas of confinement when normal means of entry are locked or blocked. (NFPA 402)
Forcible entry
The claw end of a tool.
Fork
Glass or transparent or translucent plastic sheet used in windows, doors, skylights, or curtain walls. [ASCE/SEI 7:6.2] (NFPA 5000)
Glazing
A prying tool that incorporates a sharp tapered pick, a blade (either an adze or wedge), and a fork or claw; it is specifically designed for use in the fire service.
Halligan tool
The parts of a door or window that enable it to be locked or opened.
Hardware
A type of padlock with hidden shackles that cannot be forced open through conventional methods.
Hockey puck lock
A door made of panels that are honeycombed inside, creating an inexpensive and lightweight design.
Hollow-core door
Windows that slide open horizontally.
Horizontal-sliding windows
A combination of tools, usually consisting of a Halligan tool and a flat-head axe, that are commonly used for forcible entry.
Irons
A wall inside a building that divides a large space into smaller areas.
Interior wall
Windows made of small slats of tempered glass, which overlap each other when the window is closed. Often found in trailers and mobile homes, they are held together by a metal frame and operated by a small hand wheel or crank found in the corner of the window.
Jalousie windows
A tool that is designed to fit between double doors equipped with push bars or panic bars.
J tool
A tool that is used to remove lock cylinders from structural doors so the locking mechanism can be unlocked.
K tool
Safety glass; contains a thin layer of plastic between two layers of glass so that the glass does not shatter and fall apart when broken.
Laminated glass
A spring-loaded latch bolt or a gravity-operated steel bar that, after release by physical action, returns to its operating position and automatically engages the strike plate when it is returned to the closed position. (NFPA 80)
Latching device
The part of a padlock that holds the main locking mechanisms and secures the shackles.
Lock body
A standard doorknob lock, deadbolt lock, or sliding latch.
Locking mechanism
Door locks with both a latch and a bolt built into the same mechanism; the two locking mechanisms operate independently of each other. They often are found in hotel rooms.
Mortise locks
The handle, doorknob, or keyway of a door that turns the latch to open it.
Operator lever
The most common types of locks on the market today, portable locks built to provide regular-duty or heavy-duty service. Several types of locking mechanisms are available, including keyways, combination wheels, and combination dials.
Padlocks
A nonstructural interior wall that spans horizontally or vertically from support to support. The supports may be the basic building frame, subsidiary structural members, or other portions of the wall system. [ASCE/SEI 7:11.2] (NFPA 5000)
Partition
The pointed end of a tool, which can be used to make a hole or purchase point in a door, floor, or wall.
Pick
A type of glass that has additional strength so it can be formed in larger sheets but will still shatter upon impact.
Plate glass
Windows that project inward or outward on a top or bottom hinge; also called factory windows. They are usually found in older warehouses or commercial buildings.
Projected windows
A specially designed hand axe that serves multiple purposes. Similar to a Halligan tool, it can be used to pry, cut, and force doors, windows, and many other types of objects. Also called a multipurpose axe.
Pry axe
A small opening made to enable better tool access in forcible entry.
Purchase point
A saw that is powered by an electric motor or a battery motor and whose blade moves back and forth.
Reciprocating saw
Surface-mounted, interior locks located on or in a door with a bolt that provide additional security.
Rim locks
A saw that is powered by an electric motor or a gasoline engine and that uses a large rotating blade to cut through material. The blades can be changed depending on the material being cut.
Rotary saw
The U-shaped part of a padlock that runs through a hasp and then is secured back into the lock body.
Shackle
A forcible entry tool used to trip the latch of outward swinging doors.
Shove knife
A door design that consists of wood filler pieces inside the door. This
construction creates a stronger door that may be fire rated.
Solid-core door
A type of safety glass that is heat-treated so that, under stress or fire, it will break into small pieces that are not as dangerous.
Tempered glass
A keyway, combination wheel, or combination dial used to open a padlock.
Unlocking mechanism
