Hospital Door Hardware Basics

Door LatchesAluminum and glass storefront doors ordinarily have the characteristic that they have considerably a lot more glass than aluminum. The aluminum tubing that comprises the stiles is generally only 1-three/four to three-1/two inches wide, limiting the sorts of hardware applicable. Some aluminum storefront doors come with 5 inch stiles allowing far more hardware possibilities.

In the case of the apartment constructing, generally a kick down door holder or plunger form door holder will do the job, like the Ives FS455 or FS1153 above. The trouble with kick downs or plungers is that generally the rubber wears out and then the metal tends to make a permanent unpleasant mark in the floor. Also, in particular in the kick downs, the mechanism itself wears out and then it seems to want to hold the door open all the time – not superior for security.

Case five: The fire alarm is activated. The …

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