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  2. Latch - Wikipedia

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    The latch bolt is disengaged (retracted) typically when the user turns the door handle, which via the lockset's mechanism, manually retracts the latch bolt, allowing the door to open. A deadlocking latch bolt (deadlatch) is an elaboration on the latch bolt which includes a guardbolt to prevent "shimming" or "jimmying" of the latch bolt. When ...

  3. Door handle - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 December 2024. Device to open or close door Various examples of door handles throughout history A door handle or doorknob is a handle used to open or close a door. Door handles can be found on all types of doors including exterior doors of residential and commercial buildings, internal doors, cupboard ...

  4. Natty Bumppo - Wikipedia

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    Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo is a fictional character and the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper's pentalogy of novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales. He appears throughout the series as an archetypal American ranger, and has been portrayed many times in a variety of media in popular culture.

  5. Natty Subramaniam - Wikipedia

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    Natarajan "Natty" Subramaniam (/ n ə t t i / born 23 June 1971) is an Indian cinematographer and actor who has worked in blockbuster and highly acclaimed Hindi and Tamil films. As an actor, he achieved recognition through his performance as a con artist in Sathuranga Vettai (2014).

  6. Night latch - Wikipedia

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    A night latch (or night-latch or nightlatch) is a lock that is fitted on the surface of a door; it is operated from the exterior side of the door by a key and from the interior (i.e. "secure") side of the door by a knob. [1] [2] [3]

  7. Door chain - Wikipedia

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    Security screen doors add a second set of hinges or locks to defeat before access to a structure can be granted. If the intention is to keep thieves out, or keep disturbed individuals in, this is a better solution. Security screen doors also make it possible to open the main door, and communicate with those outside. Some even have mail slots.

  8. Leave the gate as you found it - Wikipedia

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    An open gate to a field. Leave the gate as you found it (or leave all gates as found) is an important rule of courtesy in rural areas throughout the world. If a gate is found open, it should be left open, and if it is closed, it should be left closed. If a closed gate absolutely must be traversed, it should be closed again afterwards.

  9. Door security - Wikipedia

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    A metal doorframe with a strike plate built in: in other doors this would be a metal strikeplate in a wooden doorframe. The term door security or door security gate may refer to any of a range of measures used to strengthen doors against door breaching, ram-raiding and lock picking, and prevent crimes such as burglary and home invasions.