Jimmy A Locked Door

If string comes off make a slipknot around the lock button and pull up.

Jimmy a locked door.

Posted by masakim on september 18 2003. The burglar jimmied the lock. If you ve locked your keys in the car and a store or friend with coat hangers is close at hand this can save you the hassle and waiting of calling a locksmith. Jimmy definition is a short crowbar.

Jimmy definition a short crowbar. Wedge the door and put the ruler thru the door holding the string and let the string go around the lock button. Put a hole in the corner of the ruler and put the string thru the hole. Jimmy synonyms jimmy pronunciation jimmy translation english dictionary definition of jimmy.

The burglar got in by jimmying the back door. To force open a door window etc with a jimmy. To pry something open with or as if with a jimmy. Especially in an effort to get something open.

To jimmy a door open this is different from carding shimming loiding you increase the gap between the door and the frame enough so that the latch bolt and the frame no longer interact with each other. This works best on flimsier particleboard doors set in wooden frames. If the lock on the door is a deadlatch rather than a deadbolt it. If you accidentally locked your bedroom door lock bathroom door lock or any other door in your house though a butter knife is certainly one of the best methods to open it without a locksmith.

Although slim jims specialized metal tools for gaining entry to a locked car are generally illegal you can approximate the tool with a stiff metal coat hanger. We were watching a crime thriller when one of the clues was that the perp jimmied the lock. Sharper knives are very dangerous when you re attempting to open a locked door because there s a possibility of you injuring yourself during the. Raccoons managed to pry the.

Jimmy the lock posted by james briggs on september 18 2003. Probably from the name jimmy nickname for james.