door pull

Entrance opening grip

A door pull is a handle or grip attached to a door for pulling it open, as opposed to a knob that turns.

Door pulls range from simple metal bars on commercial buildings to decorative brass handles on cabinets: The antique door pull was shaped like a lion's head.

The term distinguishes pulling hardware from pushing plates or turning mechanisms.

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brass · chrome · latch · entrance · grand entrance · tug · yank · grasp · hardware · cabinet hardware · cabinet · drawer · ring · iron ring · ornate · wrought iron · finger · threshold

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hardware function

door pullpush bar

Door-opening lever mechanism

panic bar · crash bar · kick plate · door closer

hardware form

door pulldoor knob

Rotary entry mechanism

doorknob · lever handle · door handle · thumb turn

Family

door, pull, doors, doored, doorway, doorways, doorman, doormen, doorstep

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G