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2. Mortise lock - Wikipedia

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   The parts included in the typical US mortise lock installation are the lock body (the part installed inside the mortise cut-out in the door); the lock trim (which may be selected from any number of designs of doorknobs, levers, handle sets and pulls); a strike plate (or box keep), which lines and reinforces the cavity in the door jamb or frame ...

3. Door handle - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 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 ...

4. Door furniture - Wikipedia

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   Bolt – A (nearly always) metal shaft attached by cleats or a specific form of bracket, that slides into the jamb to fasten a door. [2]: 89 Draw bolt - A form of crossbar latch where a bolt, held in place by metal bails, is slid to engage a bail fixed to a jamb or mating door. A small, typically knob, handle is affixed to the bolt to aid grip.

5. Glossary of locksmithing terms - Wikipedia

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   A metal plate on the lockset itself (on the door, not the jamb) is called a face plate. False gate A false gate is a mechanical element on levers in lever tumbler locks or discs in disc tumbler locks to make the lock more difficult to pick. Glass relocking device

6. Mortise and tenon - Wikipedia

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   A mortise is a hole cut into a timber to receive a tenon. There are several kinds of mortise: [16] Open mortise: a mortise that has only three sides. (See bridle joint). Stub mortise: a shallow mortise, the depth of which depends on the size of the timber; also a mortise that does not go through the workpiece (as opposed to a "through mortise").

7. Latch - Wikipedia

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   They were common from the 17th century to around 1825, and their lack of a back plate made them different from the later, and neighbouring Norfolk latch (introduced 1800–1820). Both the Suffolk latch and Norfolk latch are thought to have been named by architectural draughtsman William Twopenny (1797–1873). [ 5 ]