Delaney 4" x 4" Spring Hinges, 5/8" Radius (Pair)

Spring hinges are the closer here. The Delaney 4 x 4 spring hinge is a 3-knuckle full mortise hinge with the spring built into the barrel, made for automatic closing of doors, so a garage-to-house door or an apartment corridor door swings shut without a surface closer hanging off the top rail. What you give up versus a real closer is control: no adjustable sweep and latch speed, no backcheck, no hold-open. On a heavier door, or anywhere you need controlled closing speed, a closer is still the right call.

Yes. The Delaney 4 x 4 spring hinge is UL listed for use with fire rated doors, which is what lets it serve as the self-closing device on a rated opening. Fire doors have to be self-closing and self-latching, and a self-closing hinge is one of the accepted ways to get there.

Only if the mortise is cut for a 4 x 4 leaf with 5/8 inch radius corners. The Delaney spring hinge measures 4 x 4 inches with 5/8 radius corners, which is the common residential router-cut corner. If your existing hinges are square corner, or 3-1/2 x 3-1/2, or a 1/4 inch radius, the pocket won't match and you'll be chiseling or plugging. Pull one existing hinge off first and check the corner shape against a 5/8 inch radius before you order.

#10 x 1/2 inch machine screws (10-24NC) are standard with the Delaney 4 x 4 spring hinge. Those are machine threads for a drilled and tapped hollow metal frame, not wood screws. Hanging on a wood jamb means supplying your own #10 wood screws, and on a self-closing door it is worth running at least one long screw per leaf into the framing behind the jamb, because a spring hinge pulls against the jamb every single cycle.

They're built as residential hardware, in 0.106 inch gauge steel. That suits apartment units, garage-to-house doors, and light interior openings. For a commercial door taking constant traffic, step up to a heavy duty ball bearing hinge such as the Don-Jo HWBB74545 at 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches, and add a separate closer for the self-closing function. If you specifically need a commercial spring hinge, the Stanley Security 2060R in 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 square corner is a heavy duty full mortise spring hinge.

The Stanley Security 2060R is a full mortise spring hinge in 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch with square corners on a ferrous steel base, rated heavy duty. It is the same self-closing full mortise concept as the Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch spring hinge, sized up to the larger leaf and cut square rather than with the Delaney's 5/8 inch radius corners. Match the corner style to the mortise already cut in the frame: a square-corner hinge will not drop into a radiused pocket without rework, and vice versa.

The Orca Hardware 4040 is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner plain bearing commercial hinge, medium duty, and the Orca 4014 is the same 4 inch by 4 inch size with 1/4 inch radius corners. Both are free-swinging plain bearing hinges, so the door stays where you leave it. The Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch spring hinge carries a spring in the barrel for automatic closing of doors, which is the function you drop when you move to either Orca. Note the corner difference: the Delaney is a 5/8 inch radius and the Orca 4014 is a 1/4 inch radius, so the frame prep is not interchangeable between them.

No. Ball bearing hinges such as the Orca 3535, a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner ball bearing commercial hinge, or the Emtek 94013 heavy duty ball bearing hinges in 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners, address friction and wear in the knuckle so a heavier door swings smoothly. They do not close the door. The Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch is a 3 knuckle spring full mortise hinge built for automatic closing of doors, and that is the function a bearing hinge will not stand in for. If the door has to return to the frame on its own, a bearing hinge is a substitute in appearance only.

The Deltana DE44R5TA is a 4 inch by 4 inch steel hinge with 5/8 inch radius corners, sold as a pair, built as a security hinge with a tamper-resistant configuration. It shares the Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch hinge's leaf size, 5/8 inch radius corner and steel construction, so it drops into the same mortise prep. The difference is function: the Deltana addresses pin and leaf tampering on an out-swinging door, while the Delaney carries the spring that closes the door automatically. On an exterior out-swing that also has to self close, those are two different requirements and you would spec accordingly rather than expecting one hinge to cover both.

For a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner mortise, the Don-Jo HWBB74545 and HWBB84545 are heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinges in 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch satin chrome, the Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square hinge pair with a non-removable pin, and the Stanley FBB191 is a 5 knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge in 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch. The Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch will not fill that prep: it is a 4 inch leaf with 5/8 inch radius corners. If the self closing function is what you were after, the Stanley 2060R is the spring hinge in the 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch square corner size.

No. The Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch is a full mortise hinge, meaning both leaves mortise into the door and the frame. For a half mortise condition the Hager 1129 is a half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge, 4-1/2 inch standard weight steel, heavy duty. Hager also offers the 990 as a full surface prison hinge, which surface mounts to both door and frame. Confirm the frame condition before ordering: mortise type is the first thing that has to match, and no finish or size selection will bridge a full mortise hinge onto a half mortise frame.

Two: US26D dull chrome and 613 satin bronze oil-rubbed. US26D is the satin chrome most residential and light commercial builds standardize on, so it matches typical satin nickel and chrome lock trim; 613 oil-rubbed bronze reads dark and is the one to pick when the levers and the entry set on the unit are already bronze. Both are sold by the pair.

No handing to specify on the Delaney 4 x 4 spring hinge. It's a full mortise hinge sold as a pair with no left or right version to choose, so the same box works on a left hand or right hand door. Where handing does bite is on electrified hinges, which are ordered hand-specific.

For the non-spring positions on the same door, keep the leaf size and corner profile identical so every pocket is cut the same. Orca Hardware offers a 4 x 4 with 1/4 inch radius corners and a 4 x 4 square corner, both plain bearing commercial hinges, and Deltana's DE44R5TA is a 4 x 4 with a 5/8 inch radius, which is the corner that matches the Delaney spring hinge exactly. Corner radius is the thing to match, not just the 4 x 4 dimension.

Both satisfy the self-closing requirement; they differ in control and how they look. A spring hinge like the Delaney 4 x 4 hides entirely in the hinge mortise, costs you no headroom, and is UL listed for fire rated doors. A closer gives adjustable closing and latching speed, backcheck, and hold-open, and handles heavier doors better. On a standard residential garage door, spring hinges are the cleaner install; on anything heavy, weatherstripped tight, or needing a controlled swing, use a closer.

The Emtek 91013 is a residential plain bearing hinge sold as a pair in 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners and plated steel, and the Ives 1010RP is a steel plain bearing residential hinge with square corners sold in sets of three, medium duty. Both are standard swinging hinges for an interior door where nothing has to close on its own. The Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch is the larger 4 inch leaf, has 5/8 inch radius corners rather than square, and is UL listed for use with fire rated doors, which matters on a corridor or stair door in a multi-family building where the leaf must self close and latch. For an interior bedroom or closet door in the same unit, the residential plain bearing hinges are the ordinary choice.

The Ives 3CB1 is a 3 knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge in medium duty, and the 3CB1HW is the heavy weight version of the same 3 knuckle concealed bearing full mortise design. Both are full mortise like the Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch and both are 3 knuckle, so they look closely related in a catalog. The Delaney is a 3 knuckle spring full mortise hinge, meaning the barrel holds a closing spring and the assembly is UL listed for use with fire rated doors. A concealed bearing hinge carries the door but leaves the closing to a separate device, so on an opening where the spring hinge is providing the self closing you would need a closer added if you switch.

No. For a powered opening, the electrified hinges are the ones built for it: the BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect in medium duty, the Command Access ETH-CB70 is a 3 knuckle standard weight steel base energy transfer hinge, and the Stanley CECB1900R54L is a 3 knuckle concealed bearing concealed conductor hinge, steel full mortise, 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner, left handed, 4-wire. The Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch is a mechanical 3 knuckle spring hinge whose barrel holds the closing spring, so there is no conductor path through it. On an access control opening that also needs the leaf to self close, plan on the transfer hinge plus a separate closing device.

The Orca 3514 is a 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch hinge with 1/4 inch radius corners, plain bearing, medium duty, which is the smaller radius corner option. Two things change when you step down to it. The leaf drops from 4 inch by 4 inch to 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch, and the corner radius changes from 5/8 inch to 1/4 inch, so neither the mortise depth nor the corner profile carries over. It is also plain bearing rather than spring, so the door will not close on its own. Check the door leaf weight and thickness before dropping to a 3.5 inch hinge on anything heavier than a light interior door.

The Hager BB1168 NRP is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing hinge in heavy duty, and the Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square hinge pair with a non-removable pin. Both address the out-swinging door where the pin is reachable from the exterior. The Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch is a 0.106 inch gauge steel 3 knuckle spring full mortise hinge whose job is automatic closing of doors. On an out-swinging exit that has to both resist pin removal and close itself, those are separate requirements and the hinge schedule usually pairs a security hinge at the pin position with the closing function handled elsewhere.

For detention work the hinges built for it are the BEST BB855 heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge, the Stanley BB855 double weight prison hinge in 5 inch by 6 inch furnished with no holes and not swaged, and the Hager 990 full surface prison hinge 3 inch by 4 inch with a welded tip, heavy duty. The Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch is 0.106 inch gauge steel and is designated for residential use, so it belongs on apartment and light commercial openings where automatic closing is the goal, not on a detention or high abuse frame.

No. For a double acting opening the BEST DAP-3 is a heavy duty double acting pivot for commercial interior doors. It carries the leaf on a pivot so the door swings in both directions and returns to center. The Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch is a full mortise hinge, which is a single direction swing, with the spring providing automatic closing of doors in that one direction. A pair of spring hinges will not give you a two-way swing regardless of size or finish.

Delaney 4 x 4 spring hinges box one pair each and pack 20 pairs to a carton at 32 lbs, so a carton is 40 hinges. Running two spring hinges per door covers 20 doors from one carton; going three spring hinges per door puts you at 60 hinges, or one and a half cartons. That plus a matching third hinge is the usual make-up for a self-closing unit door.

Steel, 0.106 inch gauge, in either dull chrome or oil-rubbed bronze plating. Plated steel is fine for interior and protected exterior openings, but in coastal or wash-down conditions the plating is the weak point and a non-ferrous hinge holds up better. McKinney's T2314 is a non-ferrous standard weight hinge if corrosion is the concern, though it is not self-closing, so you would pair it with a separate closer.

The Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch spring hinge comes in US26D dull chrome and 613 satin bronze oil-rubbed. If you are standardizing a satin chrome fleet, the Don-Jo heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinges are offered in satin chrome in 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch as the HWBB74545 and HWBB84545, and in 5 inch by 4-1/2 inch as the HWBB75045 and the brass HWBB85045. A common approach on a fleet is spring hinges at the doors that must self close and ball bearing hinges elsewhere, kept to one finish family so the building reads consistently. Match the corner style per opening: the Delaney is 5/8 inch radius.

The Delaney 4 inch by 4 inch is a 3 knuckle spring full mortise hinge. Among the 5 knuckle options, the McKinney MP79 MacPro is a full mortise 5 knuckle standard weight hinge, the MPB79 MacPro is a 5 knuckle standard weight hinge, and the Stanley FBB191 is a 5 knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge in 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch. Knuckle count changes how the barrel load is distributed along the leaf and it changes the look of the exposed barrel, so mixing 3 knuckle and 5 knuckle hinges on the same door is visible. The functional point for a replacement is that none of the 5 knuckle options above carries a closing spring, so a door relying on the Delaney to close itself needs that function accounted for separately.