Deltana DASH95TP Top Pivot for Deltana DASH95 Double Action Spring Hinge

The DASH95TP is the top pivot that goes with the Deltana DASH95 double action spring hinge. The DASH95 hinge carries the spring action at the bottom of the door; the pivot is the separate piece that sets the top of the door into the frame head so the leaf can swing both ways on a common axis. It's sold each, so order one per door opening you're hanging on a DASH95.

No. The DASH95TP is a pivot, not a hinge, and it carries no spring. It's the top half of a double action assembly and only does its job paired with the Deltana DASH95 spring hinge at the bottom. If you're hanging a swinging door and want a single mortise hinge that does the whole job, look at a full mortise spring hinge instead, such as the Hager 1150 or the McKinney 1502 in 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 inch.

The DASH95TP only fits the Deltana DASH95 double action system, so it is not a generic pivot you can drop into another maker's setup. For a single acting door that self closes, a full mortise spring hinge is the simpler route: Hager offers the 1250 in square corner, the 1251 with 1/4 inch round corners and the 1252 with 5/8 inch round corners, and Orca has 4 by 4 inch spring hinges in square, 1/4 inch radius and 5/8 inch radius corners. For a concealed look on a heavier door, SOSS makes the 218IC invisible spring closer hinge, which needs a minimum door thickness of 1-3/4 inches.

A double action pivot swings the door both directions, which is not how a fire door assembly is built to latch, so the DASH95TP is not the part for a rated opening. Where a UL Listed spring hinge is what the drawing calls for, the Design Hardware UL Spring Hinge and the Emtek 95013 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 inch square corner UL Listed spring hinge are the products to look at, and SOSS lists a 20 minute fire rating on the 216IC and 220IC invisible spring closers.

No. The DASH95TP is a pivot, and it is the top pivot component that works with the DASH95 double action spring hinge rather than a leaf hinge that mortises into the door edge. Full mortise spring hinges such as the Hager 1250 standard weight steel or the McKinney 1502 square corner 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch mount into hinge prep and carry the door themselves, so they solve a different opening entirely. If the door is hung on a DASH95, the pivot is the matching part; if the door is hung on hinge prep, a full mortise spring hinge is the right family.

A single-acting full mortise spring hinge covers that. The Hager 1150 is a standard weight stainless steel full mortise spring hinge and the Hager 1250 is the standard weight steel construction version, both medium duty. The McKinney 1502 is a square corner full mortise spring hinge in 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, also medium duty. The DASH95TP pivot belongs to a double action assembly, which is what you specify when the leaf has to swing both ways.

Deltana lists the DASH95TP as commercial. That's the traffic level it is built for, so it suits café doors, kitchen and service door pairs, and back-of-house openings in restaurants and hospitality rather than light residential duty only.

Yes, the DASH95TP is stocked as a standalone piece so you can swap a worn or damaged top pivot without pulling the DASH95 spring hinge at the bottom. It's ordered each, one per leaf.

Match the radius to the prep. The Hager 1251 is a full mortise spring hinge with 1/4 inch round corners and the Hager 1252 uses 5/8 inch round corners, both standard weight steel and medium duty. Orca Hardware covers the same ground in 4 inch by 4 inch: the SPR4014 with a 1/4 inch radius corner, the SPR4058 with a 5/8 inch radius corner, and the SPR4040 with square corners. Corner radius does not enter into the DASH95TP, which is a pivot rather than a mortised leaf.

The SOSS invisible spring closer hinges are the concealed route. The 218IC is a 7 inch heavy duty unit calling for a 1-3/4 inch minimum door thickness, and the 220IC is a 7 inch heavy duty unit with a 20 minute fire rating that calls for a 2 inch minimum door thickness. The 216IC is the shorter heavy duty model in the 216 series, also with a 20 minute fire rating. A DASH95 assembly using the DASH95TP top pivot is a surface-referenced double action arrangement rather than a concealed one.

The BEST 2060R is a plain bearing spring hinge with a removable pin in square corners, standard weight and medium duty, and the BEST RD2060R is the radius corner version, also plain bearing removable pin standard weight and medium duty. Both let the leaf lift off at the pin. The DASH95TP shares the plain bearing construction and is not a non-removable pin item, but it is the top pivot for a DASH95 double action spring hinge, so the door comes off at the pivot rather than at a hinge pin.

Plain bearing. There's no ball or thrust bearing race in it, which is standard for the medium-traffic openings a double action swing door normally sees. If the door is heavy or the opening runs constant traffic, a plain bearing pivot is the wrong choice and you should be specifying a bearing hinge or a heavy duty product.

No, NRP is not a feature of the DASH95TP. That matters less here than on a butt hinge, since a pivot on a double action interior door is not the security barrier an exterior outswing hinge is. If you need pin security on an outswing door, specify a hinge with an NRP option rather than a pivot.

A double action assembly swings both ways, so there is no left or right hand to specify on the DASH95TP. You order the same part regardless of which way the opening faces, and the top pivot mounts to the frame head above the leaf it serves.

They differ in hole pattern. The Orca SPR4058Z is a 4 inch by 4 inch 5/8 inch radius corner spring hinge with a Z hole pattern, while the Orca SPR4058 is the 4 inch by 4 inch 5/8 inch radius corner spring hinge in the standard 4058 series arrangement. Both are medium duty. Confirm which pattern the existing frame and door are drilled for before you order, since the corner radius alone does not settle it.