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8 Articles

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Hospital Tip Hinges: Why the Tip Style on a Swing Clear Hinge Is Not a Cosmetic Choice

A Small Detail That Shows Up on Every Inspection and Every Cleaning Round This article is for facility managers, healthcare construction managers, and architectural specifiers who are putting together...

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Aug 21, 2026

Half Surface Swing Clear Hinges on Hollow Metal Doors: When You Cannot Mortise the Door

The Problem No One Talks About Until the Door Is Already Hung This article is for contractors, facility managers, and architects who face a specific field condition: a hollow metal door that needs swi...

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Aug 14, 2026

Swing Clear Hinges in Retrofit Projects: Getting the Doorway Width Right Before You Order

The Problem Nobody Catches Until the Wheelchair Arrives This article covers how swing clear hinges work in retrofit accessibility projects, why the clear opening measurement is the number that matters...

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Aug 10, 2026

Swing Clear Hinges on ADA Corridor Doors: Why the Clear-Opening Width Gets Lost Before the Hinge Is Ever Ordered

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Swing clear hinges are specified precisely because they increase the usable clear opening width of a door — a critical detail on ADA-accessible routes in hosp...

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Jun 30, 2026

Swing Clear Hinges on ADA Retrofit Openings: Why the Clearance Gain Gets Measured Wrong Before the Hinge Ships

Why Swing Clear Hinges Get Ordered Before the Opening Is Actually Measured This article is for contractors, facility managers, and architects who are using swing clear bearing hinges to gain ADA-compl...

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Jun 4, 2026

Swing Clear Hinges on Narrow Corridor Doors: When the Geometry of the Opening Forces the Hinge Choice

What This Article Covers Swing clear hinges solve a specific geometry problem: when a standard hinge would leave the door leaf partially blocking the opening at 90 degrees, a swing clear moves the doo...

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Apr 23, 2026

How a Swing Clear Hinge Actually Creates Clear Width — and Where Contractors Get It Wrong

What This Guide Covers This article explains how swing clear hinges work mechanically, which job conditions call for them, and the common specification and installation mistakes that cancel out the cl...

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Apr 23, 2026

Swing Clear Hinges on Accessible Openings: When a Standard Hinge Quietly Steals Your Clear Width

The Hidden Way a Standard Hinge Fails an Accessible Opening This article is for contractors, facility managers, and architects who have encountered an accessible door opening that meets the 32-inch mi...

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Apr 23, 2026