Closers, Bolts, and Fasteners

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  • CLOSERS - are devices that automatically return the door to its closed position after it is opened.
  • DOOR BOLT OR BARREL BOLT – a manually operated sliding rod or bar attached to a door for locking it; a spring is not part of the locking mechanism.
  • CHAIN DOOR FASTENER – a device attached to a door and its jamb which limits the door opening to the length of the chain.
  • CHAIN BOLT – at the top of a door, a spring bolt which is actuated by a chain attached to it
  • FOOT BOLT – a bolt which is fixed at the bottom of a door and can be operated by foot; usually when the door is unbolted, the bolt is held up by a spring.
  • FLUSH BOLTS – are used on the inactive leaf of a pair of doors to lock the door in place
  • AUTOMATIC DOOR BOTTOMS – are devices that are mortised or surface applied to the bottom of the door to provide a sound or light seal
  • WEATHER STRIPPING – is used along the edge and bottom of doors to provide a tight seal against water and air infiltration.
  • THRESHOLDS – are used where floor materials change at a door line, where weather stripping is required, where a hard surface is required for an automatic door bottom, or where minor changes in floor level occur.
  • Standard brass butt – for general usage
  • Back flap hinge – with wide plates for tableleaves and rabbeted full flaps
    • Strap hinge – for narrow sections
    • Lift-off butt – for cabinet doors which have to be removed from time to time without disturbing setting
    • Loose pin hinge or ball-tipped hinge – where it is necessary to throw door clear of carcass frame with the whole or the hinge knuckle protruding
    • Stopped hinge – opens through 90 deg. only for box lids, etc.
    • Piano hinge, continuous hinge – a hinge having the same length as the moving part to which it is applied.
    • Clock case hinge – one plate is wider to allow for a projecting door.
  • TEE HINGE – a surface-mounted door hinge in the shape of a letter T, of which one leaf, the strap, is fastened to the door, and the other (short and wide) is fixed to the door post.