Delaney 3-1/2" x 15" Push Plate

The Delaney push plate measures 3-1/2 x 15 inches. That's one of the common push plate sizes in commercial door hardware, so if you're swapping out a like-for-like plate it will usually sit over the old footprint. Measure the existing plate first: anything wider than 3-1/2 inches or longer than 15 inches will leave the old screw holes or finish shadow exposed.

Both, depending on the finish you order. The 630 Satin Stainless Steel version is stainless steel base metal. The 613 Satin Bronze Oil-Rubbed version is solid brass base metal. So the finish choice also decides the substrate, which matters if you're specifying stainless for a kitchen, restroom, or healthcare corridor.

A push plate like the Delaney 3-1/2 x 15 is a flat plate with no handle, for the swing side of the door where people push it open. It protects the door face from hand and cart contact and gives a clean contact point. If the door pulls toward you, you need a pull plate instead, which is a plate with a grip mounted on it, such as the Ives 8302 or the Trimco 1010 Series with a 5 inch center-to-center pull. Most single doors get a pull plate on the pull side and a push plate on the push side.

They do different jobs on the door. The Delaney 3-1/2 inch by 15 inch push plate is a flat plate that takes the palm of the hand on the push side of the opening, with no projecting hardware to grab. The Ives 8302 is a heavy duty pull plate, meaning a pull handle is mounted to the plate for the pull side, and it uses through bolt mounting. On a single-swing door the usual pairing is a push plate on one face and a pull plate on the other, so these two are complements rather than alternatives. If you need the hand to grip and swing the door toward you, the push plate is the wrong part.

630 is the BHMA satin stainless steel finish, the standard commercial finish you'll see on most institutional lever trim, exit devices, and kick plates. It reads as a brushed, non-reflective silver and pairs with 626 satin chrome closely enough that most facilities run them side by side. If your building is on oil-rubbed bronze trim instead, order the 613 version.

For the pull side, the Ives 8303 heavy duty pull plate is offered with 8 inch or 10 inch center-to-center mounting, and the Ives 8302 is a heavy duty pull plate with through bolt mounting, which is worth having on a high-traffic opening. Trimco's cast options are the 1012 tapered and 1013 round, both heavy duty with a 5-1/2 inch center-to-center pull, and the 1014 half-round with a 6 inch center-to-center pull. Pick the center-to-center that suits the hand size and glove use on your job, then match the finish to the push plate.

613 oil-rubbed bronze on the Delaney plate is a living finish over solid brass, so it darkens and lightens with handling. On a push plate, which takes hand contact all day, the high-contact area will wear brighter than the edges over the first year or two. If you want a finish that stays uniform across a fleet of doors, order the 630 satin stainless version instead.

The Trimco 1010, 1012 and 1013 pull plates and the Ives 8302 and 8303 pull plates are all rated heavy duty. The Delaney 3-1/2 inch by 15 inch push plate is built in stainless steel for the 630 satin stainless finish and solid brass for the 613 satin bronze oil-rubbed finish, so it is a solid metal plate rather than a plated shell, and it carries no projecting handle to take leverage loads. For a facility standard where the pull side sees the abuse, pairing the Delaney push plate with a heavy duty Trimco or Ives pull plate on the opposite face is a common way to build the opening.

It is not. The Ives 8302 is a heavy duty pull plate with through bolt mounting, meaning fasteners pass all the way through the door leaf, and it carries a pull handle. The Delaney 3-1/2 inch by 15 inch push plate is a flat plate with no handle at that fixed size. Swapping one for the other changes both the function of the face and the door prep. If you are replacing a plain push plate, stay with a push plate; if the plate coming off has a handle on it, you need one of the pull plates.

Two: 630 satin stainless steel and 613 satin bronze oil-rubbed. That is the full range, so if the building standard is a polished finish, a bright brass, or a black, this plate won't match it.

The Trimco 1013 is a round heavy duty pull plate with a 5.5 inch CTC pull, and the Trimco 1014 Series is a half-round pull plate with a 6 inch CTC pull. So they differ in the pull profile and in the hole spacing your door is drilled for. Either can sit opposite a Delaney 3-1/2 inch by 15 inch push plate, since the push plate is a flat rectangle and does not dictate the pull-side pattern. Confirm the center-to-center spacing on the door before you order.