Terminology
In every aspect of every
business comes a set of terms specific to the trade. in Hardware there
is no exception. Below you will find the most common terms to assist
in understanding Door Hardware, Cabinet Hardware and Bath Accessories:
Cabinet Hardware:
A knob is a single post
handle in which to pull a cabinet door or cabinet drawer open with.
The drilling is a 3/16" single hole in the cabinet front.
A pull is a double post
handle in which to pull a cabinet door or cabinet drawer open with.
The drilling is two 3/16" single holes with a center to center of
varied dimensions, the most common being 3" or 96 MM.
A backplate is a
decorative plate to go behind the cabinet pull or knob to add
additional decoration or often used to cover up previously drilled
holes in the cabinet front or cabinet door.
Bath Accessories:
A toilet paper holder is
a bath item, which holds the toilet paper for use in the bathroom
setting. The standard shape is with two posts and one bar between the
posts. A hanging and European type toilet paper holder has one post
and a hanging or straight bar in which to hold the toilet paper. A
spare toilet paper holder is a straight bar in a vertical position for
the spare roll. The double toilet holder is for two rolls of toilet
paper. Now a days, the European type or double is being use in place
of the towel ring.
A towel ring is a bath
item with one post with a ring attached. The purpose is the hold the
fancy finger/hand towels.
A towel bar is a bath
item, which has two posts and a bar between the posts to hold the bath
towels so they can dry. The most common lengths are 18", 241, or
30".
A robe hook is a single
post hook or a double hook with a single mounting, in which a towel,
robe or other clothing is hung on.
A glass shelf is a
tempered glass shelf, in which you put things you don't want to
clutter your counter or for decorations.
A soap dish is a dish
with a single post for mounting which holds the soap for hand washing.
A tumbler is a cup holder
with cup and sometimes has 4 holders for toothbrushes.
A grab bar is a thicker
bar with two mounting posts used to support a specified amount of
weight. It is used in bathrooms where an individual needs assistance
to get out of a tub or shower support. Wood backing is necessary for
mounting the grab bar to support the weight.
Door Hardware:
A front entrance lock is
a locking mechanism in the form of Mortise Lock or a tubular latch.
The part of the lock on the front of the door is generally a handleset
with a corresponding lever or knob with eschuteon plate on the inside
of the door.
A deadbolt is a cylinder
locking mechanism, which can just be a turn piece on the inside and a
keyed cylinder on the outside of the door. It can come in a double
cylinder with a keyed cylinder on both sides of the door.
A privacy is a mechanism
with the most common use being the bathroom and bedroom. The lock
engages with a turn piece or a privacy pin/button. A simple sharp like
nail item would disengage it in an emergency. There are no keys.
A passage is a mechanism
that does not lock. The most common use being a closet, pantry or
doors that the customer does not want locked.
A full dummy is a fixed
lever or knob and fittings without a mechanism. The dummy is mounted
to the door directly, which is generally blank. A full dummy is a set
of 4 dummies to be used in the situation of pairs of doors where the
dummies go on both sides of the doors. Generally this consists of 2
right hand and 2 left hand dummies.
A single dummy is a fixed
lever or knob and fittings without a mechanism. The dummy is mounted
to the door directly, which is generally blank. A single dummy can be
used on a closet door or can be purchased as a pair of I left hand and
I right hand dummy for a pair of closet doors.
A mortise lock is a lock
mechanism that is rectangular in shape and connects the two functions
of the lock, the handleset and deadbolt together to work as one unit.
It has the ability to provide emergency release just by turning the
knob or lever. It provides a better security factor due to the
massiveness of the lock.
A tubular latch is a lock
mechanism that is inserted in the door. Its shape being tubular and
both deadbolt and passage/lockset are separate items in the door and
function separately.
A lockset is a lock
mechanism with a cylinder inside its mechanism and a small turn piece
on the inside of the lock. It is generally combined with a deadbolt at
the front entrance. Unlike the privacy, it has keys to gain entrance
to the property. It works like a single cylinder deadbolt only you
have a knob or lever in which to grasp.
A hinge is two hinged
flaps that in combination with two additional hinges, holds a door in
place in the frame and allows the door to swing. The weight and
thickness of the door will determine the size of the hinge needed to
swing the door. In normal conditions, a 13/8" door will take a
3.5" x 3.5" hinge, a 1 3/4" door will take a 4" x
4" hinge or 4.5" x 4.5" hinge and a 23/4 door will take
a 5" x 5" hinge. Each door needs to be evaluated on its own
merit.
A stop is a piece of
metal hardware designed with a bumper system to stop a door from
slamming into the wall and damaging the walls. There are four types of
stops. The floor stop generally is mounted on the floor and rises up
to the bottom of the door. It comes in the shape of gooseneck or can
have a rubber bumper around the post of the stop?to?stop two doors at
once. The wall stop is
mounted on the wall at the height of the door knob or lever. The shape
of the bumper is convex (dome shaped) or concave. The baseboard stop
is inserted in the baseboard. It comes in solid rod like form or in a
spring form. The hinge pin stop is attached to the hinge on the door
to allow the door to not swing into near by cabinets or objects.
A door pull can be a
decorative pull for a door or an utilitarian type pull. Generally the
back of the door has a push plate or another set of pull. The door
pull is very substantial to pull excess weight.
A mortise bolt is like a
deadbolt only it has a turn piece one side of the door. It is
installed inside the door but not all the way through. The outside of
the door remains blank. As an option, an emergency release can be
added on the outside of the door. The best example of this is at a
bathroom door.
A flush bolt is a bolt
and threaded rod that is installed inside the door vertically at the
top and or the bottom. It has a pull-tab of sorts that engages or
released the bolt from the jamb. It is not visible when the door is
closed. The most common application is the inactive door of a pair of
doors.
A surface bolt is a
decorative bolt that is installed on the inside front surface of the
door. It acts the same as the flush bolt only it is visible on the
door.
An edge pull and a flush
pull are used in conjunction together to open a non-locking pocket
door. The edge pull is mortised in the door to pull the door from the
pocket. The flush Pull can be oval or round in shape, it is mortised
flush in the door to provide the ability to pull the door the rest of
the way out of the pocket. These two items are used if the door is
solid core. A jamb bolt can be added to provide the ability of
privacy. It is installed on the front of the pocket door at the rear
of the door nearest the pocket.
A pocket pull is a square
piece of hardware used on a hollow core door to pull and secure a
pocket door. It can lock as a privacy or remain a passage.
A roller catch is a
roller and strike that is mounted on the jamb to secure and catch
lightly pairs of doors. The most common application is closets.
A closet rod contains a
rod and two mounting brackets. A shelf and pole brackets may also be
used due to the span of the closet rod. The rod is generally used for
hanging clothing.
A threshold is a long
piece of metal that is inserted at the bottom of the door to provide
drainage away from the door, keep out drafts and insects as much
possible.
Weather strip is an
insulated length of metal, or rubber, that is put around the door to
complete the seal of the door from drafts and weather.
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