Mode lock

The mode lock is a restraining device from the Marvel Comics portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

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The mode lock is a handy way to restrain a prisoner.

Fiction

Marvel Comics

The Protectobots used a mode lock on the captured "renegade" Blaster to safely transport him back to the Ark. An unexpected encounter with the Combaticons allowed Blaster the chance to convince some humans to remove it and save their lives. After his heroism convinced Hot Spot to let him go free, the mode lock was used to restrain Blast Off to take the humans on a joyride in space.Child's Play

Timelines

Commander Cheetor used a mode-lock to restrain Menasor in vehicle impound, following his role in the death of Black Shadow. Gone Too Far