Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work . Fig. 57. Refrigerator Clamp. There are also on the market types of patented bolts, one ofwhich, when pushed by the foot, is forced by a strong spring against thefloor* the end of the rod is protected by a heavy rubber buffer, the. Fig. 58. Door Check and Spring. friction of which on the floor is sufficient to hold the door in anyposition (Fig. 59). Fig. 60 is another convenient type of door-holder,its method of operation being self-evident. 348 HARDWARE 37 Kick flates and push plates, while not often needed in hou
Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work . Fig. 57. Refrigerator Clamp. There are also on the market types of patented bolts, one ofwhich, when pushed by the foot, is forced by a strong spring against thefloor* the end of the rod is protected by a heavy rubber buffer, the. Fig. 58. Door Check and Spring. friction of which on the floor is sufficient to hold the door in anyposition (Fig. 59). Fig. 60 is another convenient type of door-holder,its method of operation being self-evident. 348 HARDWARE 37 Kick flates and push plates, while not often needed in househardware—except, possibly, for double-acting doors—are plates ofmetal not less than yV i^^ch thick screwed onto the face of the door toprotect it from wear. The kick plate, as its name implies, is the plateput on the bottom rail where persons are likely to apply the foot inkicking the door open. In public buildings, such plates are often puton for ornament; and also, where the surrounding finish is of marble,
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