Deltana DHK7 Heavy-Duty Kickdown Door Holder 7"

Length is the whole point of the Deltana DHK7. A kick down pivots from the door face down to the floor, so the longer the arm, the bigger the gap it can bridge, and 7 inches covers thick entry mats, carpet over pad, or a floor that falls away from the opening. For scale against others of the same type, the Ives FS455 is listed with a 4 inch extension and the Orca Hardware kick down at 5.275 inches. On a standard undercut over hard flooring, any of those will bite. Over commercial carpet or a sloped slab, the 7 inch is the one that still reaches.

The Ives FS455 is the nearest match on material and duty class: it is a brass kick down door holder rated heavy duty, alongside the DHK7, which is a heavy-duty solid brass kickdown holder in a commercial line. The working difference is reach. The DHK7 is 7 inches, while the FS455 is built around a 4-inch extension and lands on a non-marring rubber shoe. Take the FS455 where a shorter throw suits the clearance under the leaf, and the DHK7 where the longer body is wanted.

Three peers in the same class run shorter. The Orca Hardware 40ST Series kick down door holder measures 5.275 inches, and both the Ives FS455 and the Ives FS455A work off a 4-inch extension, each rated heavy duty. The Deltana DHK7 is the 7-inch option. Length on a kickdown governs how far the arm swings down toward the floor, so pick it against the gap under the door and the space on the stile where the plate mounts.

Mounting hardware is in the bag. Each DHK7 is packed individually in a poly bag with its mounting hardware, and it is sold as a single unit, so one holder covers one door leaf and a pair of doors takes two. There is nothing to order for the wall or floor side either, since a kick down fastens to the door face and bears on the finished floor rather than anchoring into the wall behind the swing.

It is the commercial version. Deltana lists the DHK7 as a Commercial part and as Heavy-Duty, and the body is solid brass rather than a light stamped arm. That matters on a door somebody kicks down and pops back up several times a day, which is exactly the duty on a corridor, trash room, or apartment entry door in a managed building. Ives lists its FS452 and FS455 kick downs at the same Heavy Duty level if you are cross shopping.

Six finishes on the DHK7: Oil Rubbed Bronze, Antique Brass, Polished Brass, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, and Brushed Nickel. That is the widest part of the case for this one over a plainer kick down. The finish is applied to a solid brass body, so if you are standardizing a building on oil rubbed bronze levers or polished brass hinges, the holder on the door face can be specified to match instead of sticking out in mill or plated steel.

The Ives FS455 is the one specified with a non-marring rubber shoe, on a brass body with a 4-inch extension, rated heavy duty. That is the detail to quote on hardwood, sealed concrete, VCT or polished stone corridors where the holder will be dropped repeatedly in the same spot. The Deltana DHK7 is the heavy-duty solid brass kickdown at 7 inches for openings where the longer reach is the governing dimension.

Yes. The Ives FS455A is a satin aluminum kick down door holder, heavy duty, on a 4-inch extension. The Deltana DHK7 is solid brass and is offered in oil rubbed bronze, brushed nickel, polished chrome, brushed chrome, polished brass and antique brass. On an aluminum entrance where the pulls and rails are satin aluminum, the FS455A sits in that finish family; where the opening carries brass or bronze trim, the DHK7 range covers it.

The Delaney kick down door stop and holder, part 40280X, is the one specified in satin chrome US26D. The Deltana DHK7 kickdown holder carries chrome in two other looks, polished chrome and brushed chrome, plus brushed nickel. For a fleet of doors already standardized on US26D, the Delaney 40280X keeps the call-out identical; the DHK7 chrome and nickel options are the route when the standard is being reset across the building.

Delaney Hardware's Kick Down Stop is catalogued in Satin Chrome US26D, so that is the direct call when a spec sheet writes the finish as US26D. From Deltana, the DHK7 offers Brushed Chrome and Brushed Nickel as its satin toned options along with Polished Chrome, and it is the 7 inch solid brass heavy duty body. If the drawing says US26D, order to the US26D listing; if the job is a finish match to existing brass hardware, the Deltana range gives you more to work with.

All four are kickdown holders that hold a door open at a chosen position until it is released by hand, and all four are heavy duty. They separate on body and reach. The Ives FS452 is called out with a stainless steel spring. The Ives FS455 is brass with a 4-inch extension and a non-marring rubber shoe. The Ives FS455A is the satin aluminum 4-inch version. The Deltana DHK7 is solid brass at 7 inches, sold in six finishes. Order by the part number, since the FS455 and FS455A differ only by that trailing letter.