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BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

October 1996 Price Group 3

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Builders Hardware Sectional Committee, CED 15

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard (Fifth Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft
finalized by the Builders Hardware Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering
Division Council.

This standard was first published in 1950 and revised subsequently in 1965, 1972, 1979 and 1987. The
present revision has been undertaken to incorporate the necessary modification as a result of experience
gained during the use of this standard. In this revision apart from general updation of the cross referred
standards, some dimensions have been changed and sampling clause has been modified.

The composition ofthe technical committee responsible for the forniulation of this standard is given at
AnnexC.

For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final
value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance
with IS 2 : 1960 'Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised)'. The number of significant places
retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
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Indian Standard
DOOR HANDLES - SPECIFICATION
( Fifth Revision)
1 SCOPE 5 MANUFACTURE
5.1 General
This standard (Fifth Revision) lays down the
requirements for materials, manufacture, The door handles shall be well made and free from
dimensions and finish of door handles of the type defects. They shall be finished correct to shape and
that are commonly fixed to doors. dimensions. All sharp edges and corners shall be
removed and finished smooth so as to facilitate easy
2 REFERENCES handling. Cast handles shall be free from casting
defects. Where the grip portion of the handle is
The Indian Standards listed in Annex A are joined with the base piece by mechanical means, the
necessary adjuncts to this standard. arrangement shall have adequate strength com-
parable to that of integrally cast type handles.
3 TYPES
6 DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES
Doors handle shall be of the following types
according to the materials used: 6.1 The sizes, dimensions and tolerances of the
door handles shall conform to Tables 2A and 2B
Type 1 Cast read with Fig. 1 to 4. The shape of the door handle
Type 2 Pressed oval shown in rhe figures is only illustrative.
Type 3 Pressed half oval
6.2 The tolerances where not specified on dimen-
Type 4 Fabricated
sions of door handles shall be as under:
4 MATERIALS Dimension Tolerance
mm mm
4.1 Materials for different types of door handles Up to 100 ±1
shall be as follows: 101 to 200 ± 1.5
Type 1 Cast iron, malleable cast iron, cast 201 and above ±2
brass, cast aluminium or zinc alloy diecasting, 7 FINISH
Type 2 and 3 Mild steel, and 7.1 Unless otherwise ordered for, the finish shall
Type 4 Brass or aluminium alloy. be as follows:
Type 1 - Bright satin finish, nickel
4.2 The materials used for different types of door
chromium plated as per Grade I of IS 1068 :
handles shall comply with the requirements given
1993 or copper oxidised as per IS 1378: 1987
in Table 1.
or bronze finish for cast brass and zinc die cast
Table 1 Requirements for Materials

SI Material Conforming to Indian Standard

No.
(1) (2) (3)
i) Mild steel Grade 0 of IS 1079 : 1994
ii) Malleable cast iron Grade A of IS 2108: 1977
iii) Cast brass LCB 2 of IS 292: 1983
iv) Aluminum alloy pressure die casting Designation 5230 or 4600 of IS 617 : 1975
v) Aluminum alloy sheet/strip Designation 19000 H2 of IS 737 : 1986
vi) Extruded aluminium alloy rod and flat Grade 63400 WP or 65032 WP of IS 733 : 1983
ii) Cast iron FG 200 of IS 210: 1993
viii) Zinc base alloy die castings IS 742: 1981

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handles. Stove enamelled black or copper 9 MARKING

oxidized for cast iron and malleable cast iron
Each door handle shall bear the manufacturer's
handles. Aluminium anodized to a bright
name or trade- mark.
natural, mat or satin finish or dyed, the anodic
coating shall not be less than Grade AC 10 of 9.1 BIS Certification Marking
IS 1868 : 1982 or as required by the purchaser
The product may also be marked with the Standard
for aluminium alloy handles.
Mark.
Type 2 - Stove enamelled black.
9.1.1 The use of the Standard Mark is governed by
Type 3 - Stove enamelled black. the provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act,
Type 4 - Bright satin finish, nickel plated or 1986 and the Rules and Regulations made there-
copper oxidized, bronze finish for brass hand- under. The details of conditions under which the
les. Aluminium anodized to a bright.natural, licence for the use of Standard Mark may be granted
mat orsatin finish or dyed, the anodic coating to manufacturers or producers may be obtained
shall not be less than Grade AC 10 of from the Bureau of Indian Standards.
IS 1868: 1982 or as required by the purchaser 10 PACKING
for aluminium alloy handles.
Door handles shall be suitably packed in cartons.
8 SAMPLING AND CRITERION FOR Each carton shall bear a label showing following:
CONFORMITY
a) Manufacturer's name or trade-mark,
The method of selecting door handles and the b) Type,
criterion for conformity shall be as given in c) Size, and
AnnexB. d) Quantity.

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Table 2A Dimensions of Door Handles

(Clause 6.1 and Fig. 1 to 3)

All dimensions in millimetres.

Screw Holes! )
Type ReCIo Size
Fig.
A
Min
B C
Min
D
Min
E
Min Min
F G
Min
H
Min
J
Min r A
,
No. in Size Designation
Each of Counter-sunk
Lug Head Wood
Screws
(see IS 6760: 1972)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14)

lA 75 125 75 20 2.5 5 8 25 2 6
100 150 100 25 3.0 8 10 25 2 6
125 190 125 25 4.0 10 12 30 2 6
150 215 150 30 4.5 12 15 30 2 8
1
IB 75 85 75 20 2.5 5 8 25 2 6
100 110 100 25 3.0 5 10 25 2 6
125 140 125 25 3.0 7.5 12 30 2 6
150 165 150 30 4.0 7.5 15 30 2 8

2 2 75 125 75 20 10 16 32 20 1.0 2 6
100 150 100 25 11 19 38 20 1.0 2 6
115 175 115 28 13 22 45 25 1.0 3 8
135 200 135 30 14 25 50 32 1.25 3 8

3 3 75 100 75 20 5 14 25 8 1.25 1 6
90 125 90 25 6 16 25 10 1.25 2 6
100 150 100 28 7 18 25 12 1.60 2 6

l)More evenly spaced screw holes may be provided, if so required by the purchaser.

Table 2B Dimensions of Door Handles

(Clause 6.1 and Fig. 4)

All dimensions in millimetres,

3)
Type ReCto Size A B C D 1) E 2) G No. in Screw IIoles
A

Fig. Min (Width) Each 'No. in a Size

Lug Plate Designation of
When a Counter-
Continuous sunk
Plate is Head
Jsed Wood
Screws
(see IS 6760: 1972)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
4 4 75 115 75 2S 3±0.2 10 ± 0.3 30 ±0.5 2 4 6
100 150 100 30 3 ± 0.2 10 ± 0.3 30 ± 0.5 2 4 6
125 175 125 35 3 ± 0.2 12 ± 0.3 35 ± 0.5 3 6 6
150 200 150 35 3±0.2 12± 0.3 35 ± 0.5 3 6 6
l)In case a round base is used instead of continous base plate, the thickness 'D' of round base be increased to 5 mm ± 0.3 mm.
2)Round or Hexagonal.
3)More evenly spaced screw holes may be provided, if so required by the purchaser.
NOTE - In Fig. 1 to 4 the distance of outer circle of the screw hole from edge of the plate shall be 6 mm.

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ANNEX A
(Clause 2)
LIST OF REFERRED INDIAN STANDARDS

IS No. Title IS No. Title

210: 1993 Grey iron castings (fourth Hot rolled carbon steel sheets
1079: 1994
revision) and strips (fifth revision)
292: 1983 Leaded brass ingots and castings
(second revision) 1378: 1987 Oxidized-copper finishes (third
617: 1975 Aluminium and aluminium revision)
alloy ingots and castings for
general engineering purposes 1868: 1982 Anodic coatings on aluminium
(second revision) and its alloys (second revision)
733: 1983 Wrought aluminium and
aluminium alloy bars, rods and 2108: 1977 Blackheart malleable iron
sections for general engineering castings (firstrevision)
purposes (third revision)
4905: 1968 Methods for random sampling
737: 1986 Wrought aluminium and
aluminium alloy sheet and strips
for general engineering pur- 5230: 1969 Code of practice for the
poses (third revision) construction of continuous
to-and-fro movement bicable
742: 1981 Zinc base alloy die castings ropeways intended for the
(second revision) transportation of passengers
L068: 1993 Electroplated coating of nickel
plus chromium and copper plus 6760: 1972 Slotted countersunk head wood
nickel plus chromium on iron screws
and steel (third revision)

ANNEX B
(Clause 8)
SAMPLING AND CRITERION FOR CONFORMITY

n-i LOT Table 3 Scale of Sampling and Criterion

for Conformity
B·1.1 In any consignment, all the door handles of (Clause B-1.2)
the same type and size and manufactured at the Lot Size Sample Acceptance Rejection
same time, shall be grouped together to constitute Size No. No.
a lot. (1) (2) (3) (4)
Up to 50 8 0 1
B-1.2 Number of Samples
51 to 90 13 1 2
The number of door handles, to be selected from a 91 to 150 20 1 2
lot, shall depend upon the size of the lot and shall 151 to 280 32 2 3
be in accordance with col l and 2 of Table 3. 281 to 500 50 3 4
501 to 1200 80 5 6
B-1.3 These door handles shall be selected at 1 201 and above 125 7 8
random for at least 10 percent of the packages
subject to a minimum of 3, equal number of door
handles being selected from each such package, In B-2 NUMBER OF TESTS
order to ensure the randomness of selection proce- B-2.1 All the door handles selected as in B-1.2shall
dure given in IS 4905 : 1968 may be followed. be checked for dimensional requirements (see 6)

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and the finish (see 7). Any door handle which fails the requirement of this standard if the number of
to satisfy the requirements of dimensions or finish defective handles among those tested does not ex-
or both shall be considered as a defective. ceed the corresponding number given in col 3 of
Table 3. If the number of defectives is greater than
B-3 CRITERION FOR CONFORMITY or equal to rejection number given in col 4 of
Table 3, the lot shall be deemed as not meeting the
B-3.1 A lot shall be considered as conforming to requirements of this standard.

ANNEX C
(Foreword)
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

Builders Hardware SectionalCommittee, CED 15

Chairman
SHRIP. KRISHNAN
103 Charak Sadan, Vikaspuri, New Delhi 110018
Members Representing
SHRI V. K. AGARWAL Hindalco Industries Ltd, Mumbai
SHRIADITYA KIRAN AGGARWAL Balaji Enterprises, New Delhi
SHRI SUDHIR BATRA Mech (India) Industries, Delhi
SHRI R. K. BHANDARI Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi
SHRIR. L. SHARMA (Altematev
SHRI SURESH CHAND Central Building Research Institute (CS1R), Roorkee
SHRI D. K. CHATTOPADHYAY National Test House, Calcutta
SHRID. S. MAJUMDAR (Alternate)
CONTROLLEROF STORES Railway Board (Ministry of Railways)
SHRI S. M. GARG D. P. Garg and Company Noida (Distt Ghaziabad), D.P.
SHRI B. M. GARG (Altematey
SHRI J. JAYAPRAKASH J. H. Aluminium Pvt Ltd, Madras
SHRI J. RAGHURAM (Altemate)
lSHRIJ. L. KAPOOR Directorate of Design, Engineer-in-Chief's Branch, New Delhi
SHRI SURAl PRAKASH (Alternate)
SI-IRI S. C. KAPOOR Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, New Delhi
SHRI I. C. KHANNA (Altemate)
SHRI RAM F. KEWALRAMANI Indian Institute of-Architects, Mumbai
COL P.C. KHANNA Argent Industries, New Delhi
SHRI MIL CHADHA (Altemate)
SHRI MIL KUMAR Indian Aluminium Co Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI P. A. KOHLI (Alternate)
SHRI K. M. MANDAL, SSO-1 Ministry of Defence(DGQA) Army Headquarters, New Delhi
SHRI S. MULLICK (Alternate)
SHRI O. P.RATRA Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council, New Delhi
SHRI T. R. SEHGAL Development Commissioner S. S. I, Ministry of Industry, New Delhi
SHRI M. K. BHATT (Altemote)
SHRI H. S. SETHI Garnish Traders Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER Tamil NaduHousing Board, Madras
EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (Alternate)
SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
SHRI SUSHIL TAWAR Allied Anodisers, Calcutta
SHRI SAHIB SINGH VIRDI M. C. Mowjee and Co Pvt Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI S. MOWJEE (Altemate)
SHRI VINOD KUMAR, Director General, BIS (Ex-officio Member)
Director (Civ Engg)

Member-Secretary
SHRIMATI RACHNA SEHGAL
Asstt Director (Civ Engg), BIS

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