The latch keeps the door closed and when the knob is turned allows the door to open.
Terminology for door handle tongue.
Ends on one member rails are machined coped to match the profile of the other member inside stile profiles.
You can see the bore hole that is 2 1 8 in diameter.
A cylinder rose or ring in cylinder locks or latches.
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Bottom rail the bottom portion of the door.
Safe lock a general term for the many varieties of key operated and other locks for.
Distance a deadbolt tongue roundbolt etc.
Brick molding a molding used on an exterior door typically applied to prehung units put on the outside of the frame as a stop or to hide brick siding stucco or concrete.
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.
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The door prep image seen to the left applies to any standard tubular lock or latch set including interior door knobs door levers deadbolts entry door handle set and door handle plates.
The rails also receive a projected tongue tenon that fits into the groove in the stiles.
The distance from the edge of the door to the center point of this bore hole is the backset.
A locking doorknob features a locking mechanism on the interior handle and a slot for a key on the exterior.
It s useful for any diy er to know how things around the home operate.
A joinery method commonly used for joining two perpendicular members of cabinet door frames.
Understanding the different parts that work together to make a door handle and lock work can help you fix minor problems on your own.
Doorknobs have two handles one on each side of the door and are either locking or non locking.
The latch is the mechanism that slides into the enge of the door and retracts or protrudes with the turn of the door knob.
Travel from beginning point to point of full extension.
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Metal stripping which is soldered at the joints used between cut glass pieces to assemble the pieces into a decorative glass panel.
The main parts of a door lock are the cylinder bolt box and strike plate.
Other door hardware terms.
Triangular shaped locking point that retracts flush inside the faceplate until engaged at which point it extends out to lock into a strike plate.
This term is used to refer to no cylinder hole on a backplate.
Lever lever handle a lever or lever handle has the same functionality as a door knob but has a different appearance.
It is a shaped metal disc which surrounds the outer face of the cylinder 2.
