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2. Pocket door - Wikipedia

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   Pocket door between hall and dining room in a c. 1800s home. A pocket door is a sliding door that, when fully open, disappears into a compartment in the adjacent wall. Pocket doors are used for architectural effect, or when there is no room for the swing of a hinged door. They can travel on rollers suspended from an overhead track or tracks or ...

3. Mortise lock - Wikipedia

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   The parts included in the typical US mortise lock installation are the lock body (the part installed inside the mortise cut-out in the door); the lock trim (which may be selected from any number of designs of doorknobs, levers, handle sets and pulls); a strike plate (or box keep), which lines and reinforces the cavity in the door jamb or frame ...

4. Storm door - Wikipedia

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   Storm door, Japan. A storm door is a type of door that is installed in front of an exterior access door to protect it from bad weather and allow ventilation.Storm doors generally have interchangeable glass panels and window screen panels to provide visibility and prevent flying insects from entering the home.

5. Espagnolette - Wikipedia

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   Espagnolette locking device. An espagnolette is a locking device, normally mounted on the vertical frame of a French door or casement window.A handle or knob is connected to a metal rod mounted to the surface of the frame, about a metre above the floor.

6. Crash bar - Wikipedia

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   Crash bar doors in a school, with upper vertical rod latches. A crash bar (also known as a panic exit device, panic bar, or bump bar) [1] [2] is a type of door opening mechanism which allows users to open a door by pushing a bar.

7. 5 giveaways that signal to burglars you're not at home - AOL

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   Here are five dead giveaways that no one's home, making your house a potential target for burglary—plus expert solutions for how to avoid them. The house is dark