Door hardware parts terminology active inactive door panel referring to french door and hinged patio door systems.
Door handle parts terminology.
This post has two door hardware terms that are good to know.
The leaf of a pair of doors double doors that opens first and has the locking or latching device the other door is called the inactive door and opens when flush bolts or surface bolts are released.
Other door hardware terms.
You can see the bore hole that is 2 1 8 in diameter.
Beyond parts there are a few more terms you might find helpful when it comes to purchasing and installing your door hardware.
Inactive door is fixed while the active panel moves open and close.
Tubular latch or latch mechanism the cylinder driven through the edge of the door with a spring loaded latch that keeps the door closed or allows it to open.
It is the door adjacent to the main door in the system.
The distance from the edge of the door to the center point of this bore hole is the backset.
Metal stripping which is soldered at the joints used between cut glass pieces to assemble the pieces into a decorative glass panel.
A strip of steel or wood which covers or closes the gap between the edges of a pair of doors some types overlap others meet at the center line of the gap.
Bottom rail the bottom portion of the door.
The backset is the distance from the edge of the door to the center line of the prepared cross bore hole drilled to install most locks.