Door/Operator Handing; Door Handing (Automatic Door Industry); Operator Handing; Door Handing (Architectural) - Besam Swingmaster MP Installation, Adjustment And Maintenance Instructions

Door/Operator Handing

Door Handing (Automatic Door Industry)

Door handing is determined by standing with your back
to the hinge. The side to which the door normally opens
(right or left) is the handi ng of the door. The door is an
inswing door if it opens to the inside and an outswing door
if it opens to the outside.
right-handed outswing door.
Door Handing (Architectural
You may occasionally see references to terms such as
'right hand reverse' or 'left hand reverse.'
below for definition, paying particular attention to the loca-
tion and placement of the hinge.
hardware items applicable, a swing door type has to be
identified by a specific hand. The hand of a door is always
as viewed from the exterior side of a door.
Reverse designations apply to such hardware as rim type panic exit devices and latch locks which have a
beveled latch for locking purposes on doors that swing out.
Left Hand
Interior
Exterior
Left Hand Reverse
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