1. Panic Exit Devices -Rim Mount and Vertical Rod: An exit device which may legally be installed on a fire door. It is distinguished because it is labeled for fire and panic and has no means of locking the latch in a retracted position.
o Rim mount is when a device is mounted on the surface of the door rather than installed within the door itself.
o A vertical rod is a device that has rods that lock both the top and bottom of the door, as opposed to the side.
2. Full Surface and Concealed Continuous Hinges: A heavy-duty hinge that runs the entire length of the door, rather than at 2,3, or 4 individual points. When it is full surface mounted it is installed on the surface, or outside of the door.
3. Grade 1 and 2 Door Locksets and Trim: Sets of hardware used to lock or shut a door.Specific security features and the durability of the product determine its grade and are issued by ANSI. Grade 1 locks are “industrial strength”, grade 2 locks are “commercial strength”, and grade 3 locks are suitable only for residential applications because they will only last in low traffic areas.
4. Mortise Locksets and Trim: A locking device, complete with trip, mounting hardware and strike. Mortise pertains to a method of installation in which only the face plate and trip is exposed. The lock case is installed in a pocket in the door or drawer.
5. Door Closers -Surface Mount and Concealed: A device which automatically controls the closing or position of a door, usually via a hydraulic mechanism. It can be mounted on the outside or concealed on the inside of a door.
6. ADA Compliant Levers and Barrier Free Door Closers: Americans with Disabilities Act is a U.S federal law dealing with minimum standards of building accessibility, as well as other issues concerning individuals with disabilities. Barrier free door closers are absent of restrictions in access to the handicapped.
7. Flush Bolts and Hinges: a bolt or hinge that is mortised into the edge of a door that will lock either or both the top and bottom of the door. Usually used on a pair of doors so that one door will remain closed or inactive, allowing the other door to lock into it.
8. Door Coordinators: In conjunction with a pair of door, a device designed to cause the inactive leaf to close first.
9. Electrified Locksets -Exit Devices and Mortise Locks: Electronic locksets, exit devices, and mortise locks.
10. Door Stops and Wall Bumpers: A device that will shut a door automatically when fire is detected to prevent the spread of fire.
11. Interchangeable Cores, Locks, and Cylinders: Locks that are designed to facilitate frequent rekeying without disassembling the lock. A special key called a control key is used to remove and replace the cylinder or core.
12. Mechanical Push-button Cypher Locksets and Deadbolts: A lock where you push in a number or letter code combination to lock the door.
13. Astrigal, Door Sweeps, and Weather Guards: A molding attached to the face of the active leaf of a pair of doors and overlapping the inactive leaf.
14. Latch Protectors and Door Sleeves: A metal sleeve that is put around the lock and strike that reinforces the door and hides cosmetic damage.
15. 16. Mul-T-Lock, Medeco, and ASSA High Security Cylinders: High security locks use patented or unconventional design features to thwart the most common types of attacks on locks (picking, drilling, key duplication, and force). Most High-security locks are especially resistant to vandalism and conventional means of fitting a key. Some, but not all high-security locks also come with restricted keys.
16. Desk and Filing Cabinet Locks and Security Bars: A device typically fastened to the outside of a desk or filing cabinet that provides higher protection and is locked with a padlock.
17. Master Key Systems: An organized set of locks typically where each lock opens with its own different key, yet one key will also open all the locks, allowing selective entry to doors to certain users.
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