Schlage is an American lock manufacturer founded in 1920 by Walter Schlage.
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11 Facts About Schlage
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Schlage was headquartered in San Francisco from its inception until it relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1997.
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Schlage is one of the most popular brands of consumer and commercial locks in the United States.
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Walter Schlage had already secured several patents dating back to 1909, when he patented a doorknob that would complete an electrical circuit so that, for instance, the lights would turn on when the door was opened.
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Schlage was busy post-war acquiring smaller hardware manufacturers, including the California Lock Company, Peabody Company, LCN Closers, the Von Duprin Factory, and the General Lock Company.
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In 1974, the year the company was acquired by Ingersoll Rand, Schlage employed 1,600 and was the largest manufacturer in San Francisco.
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Schlage had just completed a move from the Old Office building to a three-story New Office located nearby, at the corner of Bayshore and Leland.
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Schlage remained an Ingersoll Rand subsidiary for nearly 40 years, until Schlage and other security hardware companies were spun off as part of Allegion, formed in December 2013.
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Schlage did not invent, nor do they hold the patents on, Primus or Primus XP.
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Schlage did not invent, nor do they hold the patents on, the Everest keys, which were designed and patented by Bo Widen and licensed to Schlage.
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