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2. Espagnolette - Wikipedia

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   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. Operating the handle rotates the rod, which has hooks at each end that fit into sockets at the head and sill of the ...

3. Window shutter hardware - Wikipedia

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   The width of the rails is an important consideration when choosing surface mounted hardware. Show hinges – hinges arranged to mount so as to be visible when the shutter is in the open position. Stiles – when a shutter is louvered or of the raised panel style, the stiles are the vertical elements of the frame. Knowing the width of the stiles ...

4. Mortise lock - Wikipedia

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   This example has two bolts: a sprung latch at the top, and a locking bolt at the bottom. Right: the box keep, installed in the doorjamb. A mortise lock (also spelled mortice lock in British English ) is a lock that requires a pocket—the mortise —to be cut into the edge of the door or piece of furniture into which the lock is to be fitted.

5. Crémone - Wikipedia

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   A Crémone or "Crémone Bolt" is a type of decorative hardware used as a locking device to fasten a pair of casement windows. [1] A knob or lever handle is linked by a rack and pinion to a pair of half-round rods or "surface bolts" which slide over the outside surface of the door or window and extend into sockets at the head and sill of the opening.

6. Latch - Wikipedia

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   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 the door is closed, the latch bolt and guardbolt are retracted together, and the door closes normally, with the latch bolt entering the strike plate. The strike plate, however, holds the ...

7. Door furniture - Wikipedia

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   Latch bolt – A bolt that has an angled surface that acts as a wedge to push the bolt in while the door is being closed. By the use of a latch bolt, a door can be closed without having to operate the handle. Deadbolt – Deadbolts usually extend deeper into the frame and are not automatically retractable the way latch bolts are. They are ...