Auxiliary Door Hardware Knowledge

Kick plates, armor plates, & stretcher plates

Edge protectors

Push plates

• Finishes: most architectural finishes, clear plastic
• Common sizes: 3” x 12”, 3 1/2” x 15”, 4” x 16”, 6” x 16”, 8” x 16”
• Materials available: stainless steel, brass, bronze, aluminum, and clear plastic
• Adhesive or screw mounting
• Optional cylinder & turn knob cutouts
• Optional engraved “PUSH”, “PULL”, “MEN”, and “WOMEN”

Flush pulls

• For institutional and other architectural custom designs
• Sizes from 1 7/8” x 3” to 4” x 16”
• Cast or wrought material
• Available in most architectural finishes
• Available with concealed mounting screws

Push & pull bars

• Essential for full glass doors
• Available in most architectural finishes
• Specify center to center dimension for the horizontal and vertical members
• Round or flat push bars
• Many different configurations available for single to multiple bar sets
• Different mounting options available: back to back, thru bolt, or concealed fastener mounting

Pulls & pull plates

• Pulls can be supplied as pull only or as pull with back plate
• Various pull styles available: full round, half round, flat, tapered
• Specify center to center dimension for pull handles
• Specify size of back plate when required

Full saddle thresholds

Half saddle thresholds

Latch track thresholds

Renovation nosings

Astragals

Door sweeps

Door jamb weatherstrips

Automatic door bottoms

Hole & cover filler plates

• Available for hinge preps, strike preps, flush bolts, flush bolt strikes, and holes in door face

Latch guards

• Models available for: out-swing wood or metal doors, narrow stile doors, and doors with electric strikes
• Available in varying sizes
• Available with security stud

Magnetic catches

• Standard duty available to be used on small doors or cabinets
• Heavy duty models available with self-aligning magnets to ensure maximum pull

Push latch/invisible latches

• For use on cabinet doors
• Surface mounted
• Ideal where concealed hardware is desired

Elbow catches

• Ideal for inactive leaf of a pair of cabinet doors
• Surface applied
• Variety of finishes available

Roller latches

• Closing of door causes roller to fall into the depression of the strike to hold the door closed
• Friction tension can be adjusted
• Variety of finishes available

Ball catches

• Also available with rounded corners for easy mortise installation
• Dual adjustment for door clearance and holding strength
• Variety of finishes available

Pocket door pulls

• Solid brass pocket door pulls
• Locking and non-locking models available

Edge pulls

• Can be used on standard or narrow doors
• Spring automatically returns lever flush with plate
• Variety of finishes available

Flush pulls

• For sliding and bi-folding closet doors
• See the Push/Pull Flatgoods section for heavy duty flush pulls
• Variety of models and finishes available

Chain stops

• For exterior doors
• Protects door, frame, hinges, and glass from wind damage by absorbing shock due to uncontrolled door swing
• Should be used when exterior door does not have a closer

Chain & swing door guards

• Permits door to be slightly opened to allow viewing
• Available in a variety of finishe

Door viewers

• Secure, tamper-resistant, one-way viewers
• Angles of view from 120 to 190 degrees
• Available to fit a variety of door thicknesses
• Some models allowed on fire rated doors