Rixson Heavy Duty

Rixson Heavy Duty Floor Closers

•  Ideal for high frequency applications:
  • Large entrance of department store or office building
  • Theatre, bank, or school entrances
  • Restroom doors
• Offset floor closer application (for rabbeted frames)
• Intermediate pivots & hinges (determined by door size and weight)
• Single-acting or double-acting center hung floor closers (for cased opening frames)
• Optional center hung top pivots
• Use extra heavy-duty (L & H) (L-offset) (H-center hung) models for higher traffic / lead lined or extremely heavy doors
• Closers can be offset hung, center hung or independently hung, single or double acting (center hung only)
• Heavy-duty, hardened, one piece steel spindles are designed to provide positive dead stop
• Thrust bearing supports vertical load, with needle bearings for lateral forces
• Extra heavy-duty models also have an additional surface applied thrust bearing to handle heavier doors or doors that have very high traffic
• 10 year limited warranty, most models

Floor Pivot Types

Offset Hung Floor Pivot

Pivot point is located 3/4" from the heel edge of the door. This dimension is a constant. The pivot point is located in front of the door with the pivot knuckle visible. This position is normally 3/4" or 1-1/2", but can be extended with special product.

• Used on rabbeted frames
• Single Acting only
• Depending on pivot or closer being used, it can swing 180º

Center Hung Floor Pivot

• Pivot point centered in thickness of door
• Pivot point can be moved closer toward lock edge of door
• Used on Cased Opening Frames
• Single acting or Double acting
• When single acting pivots or closers are used, there must be a frame or angle stop at the lock edge of the door
• Depending on frame location, doors with standard edge-of-door installations can rarely swing more than 130º
• Cannot be used on fire rated doors
• Center hung closers are not recommended on residences

Pocket Pivot

• Pivot point is located in the frame
• Pocket pivots can only swing 90º
• Doors open into and sit in a pocket in the wall
• Primarily used for fire rated, cross-corridor doors

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About RIXSON

RIXSON Specialty Door Controls offers customized solutions for challenging design requirements. It is the leading North American provider of concealed closers, pivots and mechanical/electromechanical door holders.