Emtek 95023 Spring Hinges (Pair), 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" with 1/4" Radius Corners, UL Listed, Plated Steel

The 95023 is UL Listed and self-closing, which is the mechanism a fire door assembly needs to return the leaf to the latched position. But it is built as a residential hinge, plain bearing, plated steel. For a rated opening in a commercial building where the inspector wants a labeled assembly, a spring hinge specified as commercial is the safer route, for example the Hager 1251 full mortise spring hinge with 1/4 inch round corners in standard weight steel, which carries the same corner prep.

Radius corners, 1/4 inch radius. That matters because a 1/4 inch radius leaf will not sit right in a mortise routed square, and a square-corner hinge will not fill a 1/4 inch radius pocket cleanly. Measure the corner of the pocket in your existing door and jamb: if it is rounded at about 1/4 inch and the pocket is 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches, the 95023 drops straight in. If your prep is square, look at a square-corner spring hinge such as the BEST 2060R instead.

A spring hinge like the 95023 puts the closing force inside the hinge itself, so nothing shows on the face of the door or the head of the frame. That is the reason it gets used on residential and light interior openings where a surface closer would look wrong, garage-to-house doors and apartment unit doors being the usual cases. What it does not give you is controlled sweep speed, backcheck, or delayed action, so for a heavy commercial door or an opening that needs ADA-compliant opening force control, a surface closer is the right tool. For a self-closing action that stays completely hidden even when the door is open, an invisible spring closer hinge like the SOSS 216IC is the alternative, though those are heavy duty units with their own mortise prep.

The Deltana DSH35R4 single action spring hinge is the nearest match in size and corner style: it is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch steel spring hinge with 1/4 inch radius corners, the same 3.5 by 3.5 size and 1/4 inch radius corner profile the Emtek 95023 uses. Deltana also lists the DSH35R4-A in the same 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch, 1/4 inch radius steel configuration. Because both share the radius corner geometry, they drop into a door and frame already mortised for a radius corner hinge without recutting the pocket.

The Emtek 95023 is built with 1/4 inch radius corners, so it will not seat cleanly in a square corner mortise. For a square corner pocket, the BEST 2060R is a plain bearing spring hinge with square corners in standard weight, and the Orca Hardware 4040 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner spring hinge. McKinney also makes the 1502, a square corner full mortise spring hinge in standard weight at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch. Match the hinge size to the existing mortise height as well as the corner style.

The Emtek 95023 is a residential plain bearing spring hinge with a plated steel construction. For a commercial opening, the Hager 1150 is a full mortise spring hinge in standard weight stainless steel at medium duty, and the Hager 1250 is the same full mortise standard weight pattern in steel construction. The BEST RD2060R is a medium duty plain bearing spring hinge with a radius corner and a removable pin, which matches the radius corner prep the Emtek 95023 uses. For heavy duty, SOSS lists the 216IC, 218IC and 220IC invisible spring closer hinges.

No. The Deltana DASH95 is a double action spring hinge with solid brass cover plates, and the Deltana DASHS is a double action saloon hinge sold each in 4 inch, 5 inch and 6 inch heights. Double action means the door swings both directions, which is a cafe or pantry pass-through application. The Emtek 95023 is a full mortise style spring hinge for a door that swings one way, sold in pairs with screws. If you are replacing 95023 hinges, a single action spring hinge such as the Deltana DSH35R4 is the like-for-like swap, not the double action pattern.

The SOSS invisible spring closer hinges give a self closing action with no hinge visible when the door is shut. SOSS lists the 216IC Series with a 20 minute fire rating, the 218IC at 7 inches with a 1-3/4 inch minimum door thickness, and the 220IC Series at 7 inches with a 20 minute fire rating and a 2 inch minimum door thickness, all in heavy duty. Check your door thickness first: the Emtek 95023 works on doors up to 1-3/4 inch, while the SOSS 220IC calls for a 2 inch minimum door thickness.

Sold in pairs, with screws included. A typical interior door takes three hinges, and common practice is two spring hinges plus one standard butt hinge, so one pair plus a matching butt covers a door. If you want all three leaves to close, order two pairs and you will have a spare.

Eleven finishes: Medium Bronze (MB), Tumbled White Bronze (TWB), Satin Bronze Oil-Rubbed (613), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Nickel (619), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), Bright Chrome (625), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Satin Brass (606), and French Antique (US7). If you are matching Emtek knobs or levers already on the doors, order the hinge in the same finish code and the plating will read the same across the opening.

No. The 95023 is a single direction self-closing hinge, mortised into the door and jamb the way a standard butt hinge is. If you need a door that swings both directions and returns to center, that is a double action hinge, and the Deltana DASH95 double action spring hinge with solid brass cover plates or the DASHS double action saloon hinge are what to look at instead.

No handing to specify. A mortise spring hinge of this type is non-handed, so the same pair works on a left hand or right hand door. Tension is set after the hinge is installed by adjusting the spring at the barrel, which is also how you dial the closing force up if the door is not latching or down if it slams. Order by finish only.

The BEST RD2060R is a spring hinge with a removable pin in a plain bearing radius corner standard weight configuration, and the BEST 2060R is the same removable pin plain bearing standard weight hinge in square corners. A removable pin lets a maintenance tech pull the door without unscrewing the leaves from the frame, which matters on units you service repeatedly. Both BEST hinges are medium duty. The Emtek 95023 is a plain bearing hinge in the same bearing style, with 1/4 inch radius corners, so the RD2060R keeps the radius corner prep.

Both are radius corner spring hinges at the 1/4 inch radius profile: the Emtek 95023 carries 1/4 inch radius corners, and the Hager 1251 is a full mortise spring hinge with 1/4 inch round corners in standard weight steel construction. The Hager 1251 is rated medium duty, and Hager places it in the full mortise line. The Emtek 95023 is a plain bearing hinge sold in pairs with screws included, in a plated steel style and a residential designation. If your frame is prepped for a 5/8 inch radius instead, Hager's 1252 carries 5/8 inch round corners in the same standard weight steel construction.

No. The Pemko Markar FM400 and FM900 Series and the Pemko FS402 and FS902 Series are spring loaded continuous hinges rated at 80 lb load capacity for toilet partitions, with the FS902 in 304 stainless steel. A continuous hinge runs the full height of the door edge and requires a different prep entirely. The Emtek 95023 is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch butt style spring hinge sold in pairs that mortises into individual hinge pockets. For a partition application use the Pemko continuous line; for a standard door with cut hinge pockets, stay with a butt spring hinge.

0.110 inches. That is standard weight territory, so it is matched to interior doors rather than heavy exterior slabs, and it means the hinge sits in a normal mortise depth without the jamb needing to be routed deeper than a conventional butt hinge of the same 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 inch size.

The 95023 uses a plain bearing spring barrel, and adjusting or releasing the spring is done through the tension pin at the barrel, not by pulling a hinge pin. To remove the door you back the leaf screws out at the jamb. If a removable pin is a requirement for your maintenance routine, the BEST 2060R and RD2060R are spring hinges specified with a removable pin, the RD2060R being the radius corner version.