Would it be called "overlap door lock"? Instead of being installed inside the door, it is screwed outside of the door.

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    In English, the question should read, "What is this kind of door lock called?"
    – jpmc26
    Oct 27 '17 at 4:23

These are usually called "rim locks" in North America and the UK. Maybe different elsewhere.


I have usually seen these just called "surface-mount locks". I have never seen "rim lock" used in the (Eastern) USA.

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    Even if this isn't the correct term, it's the one most likely to be understood at the hardware store. Oct 27 '17 at 13:07

One possibility is "rim lock": http://www.houseofantiquehardware.com/rim-lock


In Danmark they are called "kasselås" in danish, which translates to "box lock", probably referring to it being a visible as a box mounted on the outside of the door instead of inside it.

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    Is "Danmark" what the Danes call their country, Denmark? Or just a typo ;-)
    – Xen2050
    Oct 27 '17 at 18:44
  • @Xen2050 Fairly easy to check.
    – Dan Mašek
    Oct 27 '17 at 22:04
  • @DanMašek Is it though? That page is in Danish, so "Danmark" is Danish for "Denmark"... But since we're using English here, it must be a typo and the Danish name for Denmark... It was easier to just ask
    – Xen2050
    Nov 4 '17 at 4:36
  • Yes, "Danmark" is the danish version of "Denmark". Could be a typo but it isn't. ;-) Nov 16 '17 at 10:00

People in the UK often call them "Yale locks", because that is one of the most common brands. Like we usually call Vacuum cleaners "hoovers"

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    Yale type locks don't have the deadbolt as well, only the latch
    – Separatrix
    Oct 27 '17 at 12:38

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