Design Hardware KP050 Kick Plate

The KP050 is a .050 inch thick kick plate offered in 8 inch x 34 inch, 8 inch x 40 inch, 8 inch x 46 inch, 10 inch x 40 inch and 10 inch x 46 inch sizes, in 613 dark bronze, 630 satin stainless steel and 606 satin brass. The Trimco KA0050 series kick plate is built to the same .050 gauge that gives the KP050 its name, so it is the direct gauge-for-gauge counterpart when you are matching plate stiffness on a door. Trimco also lists the K0050 series armor plate in 630 satin stainless steel, which is the same finish family as the KP050 630 option.

Step down to the Trimco KA0038 series kick plate. It is the .038 gauge plate in Trimco's line, where the KP050 and the Trimco KA0050 series are both .050. The lighter gauge is the usual choice on interior doors that see foot traffic rather than carts, and on doors where you are keeping added weight off the hinges.

Move up to the Trimco KA0064 series kick plate. Where the KP050 is .050 thick, the KA0064 is the heavier .064 gauge in the same Trimco family that includes the .038 KA0038 and the .050 KA0050. On doors taking repeated cart and gurney strikes, the thicker stock resists denting and stays flat over the years; the tradeoff is more weight hung on the door leaf.

The Delaney 6 inch x 34 inch kick plate with screws covers the same 34 inch door width as the 8 inch x 34 inch KP050 but at a 6 inch height. That shorter face is the common pick where a bottom rail is narrow, where a sweep or a threshold seal eats into the bottom of the door, or where you want the plate to sit clear of a glass light. Delaney also lists an 8 inch x 34 inch anodized kick plate with screws if you want to stay at the 8 inch height.

For an 8 by 34 plate, Delaney's 8 x 34 anodized kick plate comes with screws and is the direct size for size swap. Trimco carries a family split by material gauge: KA0038, KA0050 and KA0064 Series, with the KA0050 being the closest match to the KP050's .050 inch material. Trimco's K0050 Series is also offered in satin stainless steel armor plate form for taller coverage above the kick zone.

Both heights are offered on the KP050. Eight inch is the usual choice on standard commercial openings and covers the ordinary shoe and cart contact zone. Ten inch is what to pick where carts, hand trucks, wheelchairs or mop buckets hit the door daily, as in healthcare, schools and back of house, because the higher plate keeps the damage on the metal rather than the door face. The KP050 offers 10 inch in 34, 40 and 46 inch widths.

Height and where the damage happens. A kick plate like the KP050 runs 8 or 10 inches up from the bottom of the door and takes foot and cart contact. An armor plate is taller, covering up past the lock area, and is what you want on doors that see pallet jacks, gurneys or loading traffic. Trimco's KA038 630 Series armor plates in satin stainless are the taller alternative if 10 inches isn't enough coverage.

They are not interchangeable, even at the same gauge. The Trimco K0050 series in 630 satin stainless steel is an armor plate, while the KP050 and the Trimco KA0050 series are kick plates. A kick plate covers the bottom of the door at the strike zone of a foot or a cart, which is why the KP050 runs 8 inch and 10 inch heights. An armor plate is the tall version, meant to cover the door face up to and past the lock area on doors that take heavy abuse. Confirm which one the drawing calls for before you order, because the height differs substantially.

The Delaney 6 inch x 34 inch kick plate and the Delaney 8 inch x 34 inch anodized kick plate are both sold as a plate with screws. The KP050 is fastened with 1/2 inch sheet metal screws, so if you are standardizing a fastener across a building the KP050 gives you a stated screw spec to match rather than whatever ships in a peer's bag.

Stainless steel, brass or bronze depending on the finish ordered. That matters outdoors and in coastal or wash down areas: the 630 satin stainless version is the one to specify where the plate will see moisture or cleaning chemicals, since brass and bronze will patina.

Every one of the three finishes is offered in each stocked size, so a facility can run 8 x 34 on interior openings and 10 x 46 on the service doors and keep them all in the same 630, 606 or 613 finish. That is the usual approach when standardizing a multi building portfolio: one finish code, height chosen by traffic.