Jimmy A Locked Door

We were watching a crime thriller when one of the clues was that the perp jimmied the lock.

Jimmy a locked door. This works best on flimsier particleboard doors set in wooden frames. 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. 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. Posted by masakim on september 18 2003.

Probably from the name jimmy nickname for james. Jimmy definition is a short crowbar. To force open a door window etc with a jimmy. 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.

Jimmy a car door. Jimmy definition a short crowbar. Raccoons managed to pry the. If the lock on the door is a deadlatch rather than a deadbolt it.

Jimmy synonyms jimmy pronunciation jimmy translation english dictionary definition of jimmy. Jimmy the lock posted by james briggs on september 18 2003. 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.

The burglar 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. To pry something open with or as if with a jimmy. If string comes off make a slipknot around the lock button and pull up.

Go through the door with a thin plastic 12 inch ruler and dental floss. Especially in an effort to get something open.