bin pull: A cupped furniture handle mounted to the surface of the furniture.cabinet or furniture handle: A drawer pull that requires two holes in the drawer.
bin pull: A cupped furniture handle mounted to the surface of the furniture.cabinet or furniture handle: A drawer pull that requires two holes in the drawer.
cabinet or furniture knob: A drawer pull that requires one hole in the drawer.
casement stay: A mechanism used to hold casement windows open.
casement window fastener: Two pieces, a turning latch and a strike, that lock casement windows in place.
caster: A wheel that attaches to the bottom of a furniture leg.
cylinder leg: The part of a door lock, usually in an exterior application, that provides security. When a key is inserted into the cylinder lock, spring-loaded pins activate, allowing the latch to lock or release.
cylindrical lock-set: A one-piece lock- or latch-set comprised of two doorknobs and a lock or latch.
doorknob: A round or oval-shaped knob that, when turned, releases a latch.
door lever: A handle that, when turned, releases a latch.
doorplate: A plain or decorative piece placed between the doorknob or lever and the door, primarily to hold the knob or lever in place. Doorplates are often called escutcheons.
furniture rosette: A decorative piece, often circular, placed behind a cabinet knob. Also known as an escutcheon.
hinge: A jointed metal device, one leaf of which is affixed to a door rim and the other leaf of which is affixed to the doorjamb, that allows a door to open and close.
hinge pin: The pin that slides through the teeth of a hinge leaf.
keyhole cover: An ornamental metal piece, used on doors and furniture, encompassing the cutout of a key-shaped hole.
mortise lock: A square box that contains the latch mechanism to open, close, and lock a door. Mortise locks are manufactured for interior and exterior doors. Both types of mortise locks are available in a variety of functions.
pushplate: A plate affixed tot he surface of an interior door, usually a swinging door, that protects the door as it is pushed open.
rim-lock: A lock mounted onto the surface of the door.
rosette: A circular doorplate. Also called an escutcheon.
sash lock: Two pieces, a lock and a strike, that join the top and bottom sashes of a double-hung window and lock the sashes together.
single-hole drop pull: A cabinet or furniture knob with a dangling ornament.
thumb-lever handle: An exterior handle with a thumb depressor that activates the latch of a mortise lock.
tubular latch: A tube-shaped lock used in place of a mortise lock
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