Glossary of window door marvin product terms there are specialized terms referring to all sorts of aspects of windows and doors.
Double door hardware terminology.
This door will contain the operational handle set.
The primary door used in a double door configuration.
The backset is the distance from the edge of the door to the center line of the prepared cross bore hole drilled to install most locks.
Metal stripping which is soldered at the joints used between cut glass pieces to assemble the pieces into a decorative glass panel.
This post has two door hardware terms that are good to know.
A t shaped component that is attached to the inactive door.
Dummy hardware can serve a decorative purpose matching operational hardware on double doors or can serve as knob or lever pulls on interior doors that don t require functional hardware.
The leaf of a pair of doors double doors that opens first and has the locking or latching device the other door is called the inactive door and opens when flush bolts or surface bolts are released.
The door in a double door set that is opened first and to which a functionable lockset is applied.
Mortise plate the plate on the edge of the latch mechanism that provides additional security and a nicer cleaner look.
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Available from the door and hardware institute 14170 newbrook drive chantilly va 22021 depth see jamb depth door clearance the space between door and frame rabbet between door and finished floor or between meeting edges of pairs of doors double acting door.
Also known as adjustable sill is a threshold that can adjust up or down to seal the door.
See ansi dhi a 115 2 and a115 18 for data.
A strip of steel or wood which covers or closes the gap between the edges of a pair of doors some types overlap others meet at the center line of the gap.
When looking at an entry door lock also known as a lockset check the security grade.
The american national standards institute ansi designates three.
Astragals are kerfed for weather strip to seal the.
Other door hardware terms.
Common industry terminology.
Bottom rail the bottom portion of the door.
Tubular latch or latch mechanism the cylinder driven through the edge of the door with a spring loaded latch that keeps the door closed or allows it to open.