What is Kwikset?
{{unreferenced|date=April 2012}} {{Infobox company | name = Kwikset | logo = Kwikset logo.png | image = Kwikset electronic and key lock.JPG | image_caption = A Kwikset electronic lock with optional operation using conventional key. This electronic deadbolt uses a Weiser keypad, and is a hybrid combining the best features of both Kwikset and Weiser brand locks. | type = [[Subsidiary]] | foundation = 1946 | founder = [[Adolf Schoepe]] <br> Karl Rhinehart | parent = [[Spectrum Brands]] | website = {{url|https://kwikset.com}} }} '''Kwikset''' is an American [[lock]] and door hardware [[Manufacturing|manufacturer]]. Kwikset makes low to medium security residential and light commercial door locks. The Kwikset KW1 keyway is used by many other lock manufacturers. Kwikset recently introduced the SmartKey lock, which allows instant rekeying without removing the lock from the door, and without removing or replacing the core. The SmartKey lock uses the same KW1 [[key]] used in other Kwikset locks. The SmartKey lock is more difficult to [[Lock picking|pick]] than the standard Kwikset lock, although it is easier to force open. [[Category:Locks]] [[Category:Companies based in California]] [[Category:1946 establishments in the United States]]