What is a rising curtain?
rising curtain is a type of hinge that allows the door to move slightly from the floor when the door opens. Most often it is used to scratch the door on the carpet or uneven floor. The use of the rising hinge can also help close automatically. A rising curtain or rising butt is similar to a normal hinge. Both consist of two plates connected together with a pin. One plate is attached to the door, while the other attaches to the wall and the pin allows the boards to turn against each other to open and close the door.
The two hinges differ at one key point. On the normal buttocks, which allow the boards to turn on the pin, on the other hand, chamfering on the rising hinge is cut at an angle, like stripes on the candy, so as soon as the door opens, it also rises from the floor.
This growing action makes it easy to open the door even when the floor is unused. It also prevents scratching on a plush carpet where the action would openThe door could wear the carpet over time. When the door has the weather at the bottom, the rising curtain is recommended to keep the door. The growing curtain usually raises the door by half the thumb.
Another use for rising curtains is to help automatically close the door. The weight of the door combined with an angle of bevel on the hinge will encourage the door to the closed swing. It works best if the door hinges are kept well lubricated is a regularly olecting.
When installing rising curtains, several key points need to be considered. First, rising curtains are only suitable for wooden doors, because it must be screwed directly into the door. This type of hinge can usually be separated, which means that when the door is in full open position, it can be easily lifted from its hip.
rising curtains are not reversible. The outcoming chamfer means that on the same door nElze install the left hinge and the curtain on the right hand. If that caused the door to try to get up and reduce at the same time. Both bevels should always bend from the door frame towards the door.