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JC || Division 8: Doors & Windows Flashcards

1
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A hard, brittle, chemically inert substance; produced by fusing silica together

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Glass

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Rigid, vapor proof thermal insulation

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Foamed or cellular glass

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Used in textiles and material reinforcement

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Glass fibers

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Used for acoustical and thermal insulation

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Glass wool

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Used to control light transmission, glare, solar radiation

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Glass block

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Type of glass which can be drawn glass or cylinder glass

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Sheet or rolled glass

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Type of glass formed by rolling molten glass into a plate; it provides virtually clear, undistorted vision

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Plate glass

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Type of glass made by poring molten glass onto molten tin surface; flat parallel surface glass

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Float glass

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Successor to plate glass

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Float glass

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Type of glass cooled slowly to relieve internal stress

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Annealed glass

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Annealed glass, partially tempered by reheating and sudden cooling

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Heat strengthened glass

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Annealed, reheated below softening point then rapidly cooled; breaks into harmless pebble-sized particles

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Tempered glass

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consists of two or more ties of flat glass; retains fragments when broken

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Laminated or safety glass

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Laminated glass; with exceptional tensile and impact strength

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Security glass

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Flat or patterned glass with square or diamond wire mesh within which prevents shattering

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Wired glass

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Glass with a linear or geometric surface pattern; obscures vision or diffuses light

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Patterned glass

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Glass with one or both sides acid-etched or sandblasted; obscures vision

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Obscure glass

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An opaque glass used to conceal structural elements in a curtain wall system

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Spandrel glass

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Glass consisting of two or more sheets of glass with a sealed air space to provide thermal insulation and restrict condensation

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Insulating glass

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Glass with a chemical admixture that absorbs a portion of radiant heat and visible light

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Tinted or heat-absorbing glass

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Glass with a thin, translucent metallic coating that reflects light and radiant heat

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reflective glass

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Glass that transmits visible light while reflecting wavelengths of radiant heat by low-e coating either on glass itself or over a transparent plastic film

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low-emissivity (low-e) glass

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Metal products used in construction such as bolts, nails, screws, fittings and tools

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hardware

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Hardware meant to be concealed: bolts, nails, screws

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rough hardware

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Hardware with a finished appearance; also called Architectural Hardware, Builder’s Finish Hardware, or Finish Builder’s Hardware

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finish hardware

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A cut or wire low-carbon steel nail; with slender plain shank, medium diamond point; used in framing and general construction

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common wire nail or common nail

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A slender nail; with brad-type head which permits it to be set it below the surface of the wood; for finishing works and cabinetry

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finishing nail

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A small finishing nail; same thickness throughout; with an almost flushed head

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brad nail

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Similar to common nail but thinner; with an either smooth or barbed long shank

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box nail

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A slender nail with a small, slightly flared head for finishing works

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casing nail

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A nail with ring-like grooves around the shank

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ring-shank nail

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A nail for clinching after driving

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clinch or clench nail

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A short nail with either barbed or ring shank, with a large flat head and diamond point

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roofing nail

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34
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A nail for securing metal lath

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metal lath nail

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A base for plated fabricated; usually classified as rib lath, diamond-mesh lath, sheet lath or wire lath

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metal lath

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A u-shaped piece of metal or heavy wire, with pointed ends; secures a sheet material or hold a hasp

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electrician’s staple nail

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A hardened steel nail, with flat countersunk head and diamond point; for nailing to concrete or masonry

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concrete nail

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A hardened steel nail with a knurled or fluted shank; for fastening to masonry

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masonry nail

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Straight, slender pieces of metal; one end pointed and the other is enlarged and flattened for hammering; fastener

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nails

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40
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Nail lengths are designed by the term –

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penny (d)

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41
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Nails used for easy removal in temporary construction and concrete formwork

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double-headed nails

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42
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Pneumatic nailers and staplers, driven by a compressor

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power-driven fasteners

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43
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Nailing in which nails are driven perpendicular to the face of the material

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face-nailing

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44
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Nailing in which nail heads are not visible on the face of the work; also called concealed or secret nailing

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blind-nailing

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45
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Nailing obliquely to the surfaced being joined; also called skew or tusk nailing

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toe-nailing

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Metal fasteners having tapered, helically threaded shanks and slotted heads

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screws

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47
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Screws generally used for hardwoods

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fine-threaded screws

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48
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Screws generally used for softwoods

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coarse-threaded screws

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49
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A screw which is helically threaded, with pointed end;driven into wood or other resilient material

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wood screw

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50
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Screw fastened by screwing into metal

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metal screw

51
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A bolt with square head and a thin, coarse pitched thread

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lag screw or lag bolt or coach screw

52
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An anchor with a metal shell with a screw; locally called a tux screw with a plastic shell

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screw anchors

53
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A screw used to fasten metal roofing sheets to the purlins

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tekscrew

54
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These are threaded metal pins or rods designed to be inserted thru holes in assembled parts and secured by mating nut

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bolts

55
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Bolts used where the head may be inaccessible to the placement of a nut

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carriage bolts

56
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These are perforated disks of metal, rubber or plastic used under a nut’s or bolt’s head; distributes pressure, prevents leakage, relieves friction and insulates incompatible materials

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washers

57
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Washers that prevent a nut from shaking loose

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lock washers

58
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Washers with small projections which indicates the tension in the bolt

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load-indicating washers

59
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These are anchor bolts with split casing that expands mechanically; has an expandable socket; used in masonry walls for attaching timber, etc.

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expansion bolts

60
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Expansion bolt having a split, sleeve-like sheath thread

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molly

61
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These are lead or plastic sleeves inserted into a predrilled hole and expanded by bolt or screw drove into it

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expansion shields

62
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These are metal pins used for permanently joining two or more structural steel members

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rivets

63
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Rivets used when a joint is accessible from one side only

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explosive rivets

64
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A threaded bolt with a straight shank and a conventional head (square, hexagonal, button or countersunk type)

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machine bolt

65
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A threaded bolt with circular head, oval or flat bearing surface , and a means which prevents the bolt from rotating

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carriage bolt

66
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A bolt having a nut with pivoted flanged wings; used to fasten object to a hollow wall or to a wall which is accessible only from one side

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toggle bolt

67
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A short metal block with a threaded central hole to receive bolt, screw or other threaded part

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nut

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Are movable joints used to attach, support and turn a door; with two plates joined by a pin which connects it to the door frame

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hinges

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A hinge attached to the butt edge of a door

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butt hinge

70
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A butt hinge which has both leaves fully mortised into the frame and door’s edge

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full mortise hinge

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A butt hinge which has one leaf mounted on the door’s face and the other mortised into the frame

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half-surface hinge

72
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A butt hinge which leaves are surface-applied to the frame and mortised into the edge of the door

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half-mortise hinge

73
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A butt hinge which is applied to the face of both the door and frame

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full-surface hinge

74
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A butt hinge in which the pin is fastened permanently in place

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fast pin hinge

75
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A butt hinge with a removable pin which permits its two parts to be separated

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loose pin hinge

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A butt hinge which has two knuckles, one of which has a vertical pin that fits into a corresponding hole in the other

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loose pin hinge

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A paumelle hinge with knuckles forming an oval shape

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olive-knuckle hinge

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A hinge with no parts exposed when the door is closed

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invisible hinge

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A hinge with one or more springs; when a door is opened, the hinge returns to its closed position automatically

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spring hinge

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Two types of spring hinge

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spring butt hinge and spring pivot hinge

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These are devices that hold a door in the closed position and lock it.

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latches and locksets

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This is a lock or latch that is installed in a rectangular area cut out of the door.

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mortise lock or latch

83
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This is a complete unit slid into a notch made in the edge of the door; also called unit lock.

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preassembled lock and latch

84
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This is installed by boring holed thru the face of the door and from the edge of the door to the other bored opening; also called cylindrical lock.

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bored lock and latch

85
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This lock has a cylindrical lock and a dead bolt which are interconnected so that a single action of turning a knob releases both bolts.

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interconnected lock

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An intricately designed lockset; operated inside with a key and a thumbturn or a universal button.

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entrance lockset

87
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Same with entrance lockset but simpler in design.

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bedroomlcokset

88
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A simply designed lockset locked form the inside ;without a key; with a cylindrical knob turned from the inside only

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toilet lockset

89
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This is a a type of door lock which is square in cross section;operated by the door key or a turn piece.

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dead bolt

90
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This a spring bolt, with one edge beveled;this is forced inward when the door/window is closed and springs back into a fixed notch when the door/ window is fully closed.

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latch bolt

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This is a handle, usually for operating a lock.

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knob

92
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A round disk or plate fastened to the face of a door thru which the doorknob spindle passes.

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knob rose

93
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A protective plate surrounding the keyhole of a door or a light switch.

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escutcheon

94
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A metal plate or box which is set in a doorjamb which receives the bolt or latch of a lock, fixed on a door.

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strike, strike plate or striking plate

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This is the projection from the side of a strike plate which the bolt of a lock strikes first to protect the frame.

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lip strike

96
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These are devices that automatically return the door to its closed position; control the distance of a door.

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closers

97
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They provide an alternative way to hang doors; they may be center-hung or offset and are mounted in the floor and head of the door.

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pivots

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A type of operating hardware used for safe egress during a panic situation.

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panic hardware

99
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These are used to operate a door that does not require automatic hatching; used on doors in commercial kitchens.

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push plates and pull bars

100
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These are small metal fabrications with rubber bumpers used to keep a door from damaging adjacent construction.

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door stops and bumpers

101
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These are vertical members between double doors to seal the opening, act as a door stop or provide extra security.

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astragals

102
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This is a manually operated sliding rod or bar attached to a door for locking it.

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door bolt or barrel bolt

103
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This is a device attached to a door and its jamb which limits the door opening to the length of the chain.

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chain door fastener

104
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This is a door bolt which moves into a cylindrical casing;not driven by a key.

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barrel bolt or tower bolt

105
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Located at the top of a door, a spring bolt actuated by a chain attached to it.

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chain bolt

106
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A bolt which is fixed at the bottom of a door and can be operated by foot.

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foot bolt

107
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They are used on the inactive leaf of a pair of doors; may be surface mounted or mortised into the edge of the door.

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flush bolts

108
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These are devices that are mortised or surface applied to the bottom of the door to provide a sound or light seal.

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automatic door bottoms

109
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This is used along the edge and bottom of the doors to provide a tight seal against water and air filtration; can be neoprene, felt,metal, or vinyl

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weather stripping

110
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These are used where floor materials change at a door line, where weather stripping is required, for hard surfaces in automatic door bottom, or minor changes in floor level.

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thresholds

111
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Butt hinge for general usage

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standard brass butt

112
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Butt hinge with wide plates for table leaves and rabbetted full flaps

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back flap hinge

113
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Butt hinge for narrow sections

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strap hinge

114
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Butt hinge for cabinet doors which have to be removed from time to time

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lift-off butt

115
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Butt hinge used where it is necessary to throw door clear of carcass frame

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loose pin hinge or ball-tipped hinge

116
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Butt hinge which opens thru 90 deg. only for box lids, etc.

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stopped hinge

117
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Butt hinge which have the same length as the moving part to which it is applied

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piano hinge or continuous hinge

118
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Butt hinge where one plate is wider to allow for a projecting door

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clock case hinge

119
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A surface -mounted door hinge in the shape of letter T, wherein the strap is fastened to the door and the other is fixed on the door post

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t-hinge or tee hinge

120
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Any catch which, when it engages a strike, is held in the engaged position by friction

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friction catch

121
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A catch which projects spring-actuated steel ball which is depressed when the door is closed

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bullet or ball catch

122
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Drawer runners which withdrawal distance is designed to be less than installation length

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e-single extension

123
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Drawer runners which incorporates a pull-out distance as great as, or greater than the installation length

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v-full extension

124
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Drawer runners which are full extending systems

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t-telescopic extension

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