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2. Door handle - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. 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 ...

3. 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.

4. Door knocker - Wikipedia

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   A door knocker is an item of door furniture that allows people outside a house or other dwelling or building to alert those inside to their presence. A door knocker has a part fixed to the door, and a part (usually metal) which is attached to the door by a hinge, and may be lifted and used to strike a plate fitted to the door, or the door itself, making a noise.

5. Door - Wikipedia

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   A sliding glass door, sometimes called an Arcadia door or patio door, is a door made of glass that slides open and sometimes has a screen (a removable metal mesh that covers the door). Australian doors are a pair of plywood swinging doors often found in Australian public houses.

6. Door handle bacteria - Wikipedia

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   The material of the handle itself contributes to the growth of bacteria, with most door handles being constructed of stainless steel – a suitable home for bacteria. The material can affect the time bacteria can survive on door handles, but more important is the temperature and humidity of the environment.

7. Brodie knob - Wikipedia

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   Aged Brodie knob on the steering wheel of a forklift Brodie knob on an Oliver tractor Spinner added to the steering wheel of a Rambler Classic. A brodie knob (alternative spelling: brody knob) is a doorknob-shaped handle that attaches to the steering wheel of an automobile or other vehicle or equipment with a steering wheel. Other names for ...