Glossary of Terms
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Doors
190/350 DoorsKawneer fabricated, double or single acting doors for heavy and severe traffic use
Bead
Aluminium extrusion with a gasket inserted retaining the glass or panel
Bottom rail
Bottom horizontal rail on a door leaf
Bottom rail weathering
Neoprene wiping seal fitted along the bottom rail
Butt hinges
Can be used with or without exposed closer (may be left as a free swing leaf)
Concealed centre pivots
Used on free swing doors. No closer mechanism
Double action swing door
Opens both ways
Dual moment corner
Fully welded corners (4 welds per corner on 190 and 350 doors). Resists racking of door leaf
Exposed closer
Door closing mechanism face applied to door and frame at head. Single action doors only
Floor Spring
Door closing mechanism set into the floor. For use on double or single action doors
Flush bolts
Normally fitted to edge of stile at the top and bottom to retain the 'slave' leaf
Finger guard
For use with doors with concealed closers. Stops fingers from being trapped between door leaf and frame
Gasket
Typically made of neoprene or EPDM the gaskets fit into beads and compress against the glass
Head rail
Top horizontal rail on a door leaf
Meeting stile
Central vertical members of door leaves on a pair of doors, one stile normally fitted with a lock, the other with flush bolts
Midrail(s)
Divides the door leaf horizontally into smaller panel sizes
Offset pivots
For use with exposed closer or single acting floor spring
Overhead concealed closer
Door closing mechanism concealed in frame above door leaf (door transom). For use on double action doors or double action doors made single action with a locally applied stop
Single action swing door
Opens inward or outwards, not both
Stile
Outer vertical members of a door leaf
Threshold bar
Aluminium plate fitted to floor beneath door leaf
Tie rods
Bars that are fitted to stiles and run through head and bottom rails to provide strength and stop the leaf from racking