Emtek Modern Classic Brass Leverset - Athena Lever, Passage Set
- Can be ordered with any Brass rosette
- Sold as complete set. Includes Latch and Strike Plate
- 28 Degree Latch (included when CF Mechanism is selected)
- Fits any door between 1-3/8” to 2-1/4" thick with a 2-1/8" bore standard door prep*
- Standard latch is for 2-3/8" backset. Specify 2-3/4" backset if required
* STRETTO rosette requires a 1-1/4” diameter bore hole and 2-hole door preparation for thumbturn privacy
Specifications:
- Backset: Adjustable 2-3/8" or 2-3/4"
- Cross Bore: 2-1/8"
- Door Thickness: 1-3/8" to 1-3/4"
- Latch Faceplate: Round or Square Corner
- Material: Brass
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Subcategory:
- Leversets
- Collection:
- Brass
- Product Type:
- Leversets
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Handle Type:
- Lever
- Lock Type:
- Tubular
- Series:
- Athena
- Theme:
- Contemporary
- Electronic:
- No
- Keyed Function:
- Non-Keyed
- Keyed:
- No
- Lock Function:
- Passage
- Product Attribute:
- Cylindrical Locks
- MAP Policy:
- Yes
- Product Function:
- Passage/Hall/Closet
- Product Style:
- Contemporary
- Product Material:
- Brass
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Substrate:
- Brass
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Emtek 5109.ATN.RH.US19 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Will the Emtek Athena passage leverset fit a 1-3/4 inch door with a standard 2-1/8 inch bore?
Yes. The Athena lever passage set drops into a standard door prep, 2-1/8 inch cross bore, and the specifications give a door thickness range of 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches. The latch shipped as standard is a 2-3/8 inch backset, so if your existing bore is centered 2-3/4 inches off the edge of the door, specify the 2-3/4 inch backset when you order. The set includes the latch and the strike plate, so nothing extra is needed to hang it on a prepped door.
2) Do I have to specify handing on an Emtek Athena passage lever?
Yes, handing is a required choice on the Athena passage set: left hand or right hand. Stand outside the door, on the side it is hinged toward you and swings away, and the side the hinges are on is the hand. Get it wrong on a lever this shape and the lever points up instead of down. A backset choice, 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch, is also required at the time of order.
3) Is the Emtek Athena passage set lockable, or does it just latch?
It just latches. The Athena passage set is non-keyed with a passage function, meaning it turns freely from both sides at all times and has no button, thumbturn or cylinder. That is the correct function for a hall, closet, pantry or laundry door. For a bedroom or bathroom you want the privacy version with a thumbturn, and for an exterior or office door you need a keyed function instead.
4) Is the Emtek Athena leverset rated for a commercial building or an apartment turn?
The Athena is a residential product, a tubular brass lever built for homes and finished interiors. For a commercial corridor, a leased unit with heavy traffic, or anything that has to hold a grade on the spec, go to a commercial cylindrical lock instead: the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lever with a 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch door thickness range, and the Accentra 5301LN Augusta is a Grade 2 passage lever. The Athena has no grade stated and is not the part for that opening.
5) The door is 2 inches thick. Can I use the Emtek Athena, or do I need something else?
The Athena set fits doors from 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch with a 2-1/8 inch bore, so a 2 inch door is inside its range. If the opening instead calls for a graded commercial passage lock at that thickness, the Falcon K101 covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch and the Hager 2510 Withnell passage lever covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Design Hardware J75 passage lever is built for a 1-3/4 inch door only, so it is the wrong pick at 2 inches.
6) What is a closer equivalent to the Emtek Athena passage leverset for a residential hall or closet door?
The Baldwin Estate 5103 passage lever with 5048 rose is the nearest match in character: a decorative residential passage lever sold as a rose-trimmed set, same passage function as the Athena. The Athena is a brass leverset in a contemporary style with a choice of six rosettes - Disk, Modern, Modern Rectangular, Neos, Square and Urban Modern - so it is the one to pick when the rose shape has to follow the rest of the house. Both are non-keyed passage sets, so either one latches the door without locking it.
7) I need the bedroom and bathroom doors to lock. Is the Emtek Athena passage set the right one?
No - the Athena passage set is non-keyed with a passage function, meaning the lever always retracts the latch and the door does not lock. For a bed or bath door, the Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever with 5048 rose keeps the same decorative rose-trimmed residential look with a privacy function. On the commercial side, the Arrow MK02-TA is a privacy cylindrical lock with a Tudor knob and a fire rating, and the Kwikset 300BRNL Breton is a Grade 3 privacy lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.
8) I am standardizing passage levers across a facility and need a documented ANSI grade. What are the graded alternatives to the Emtek Athena?
For a facility standard, the graded passage levers run: Falcon K101, Grade 1 heavy duty, fire rated; Falcon T101, Grade 1 heavy duty, T Series; Design Hardware X75, Grade 1, for 1-3/4 inch doors; Corbin Russwin CL3110, Grade 1 vandal resistant, fire rated. In Grade 2 there is the Accentra 5301LN Augusta, the Accentra 4601LN, the Falcon B101 with non-handed levers, and the Hager 2510. The Athena is the residential decorative option, ordered by handing - left hand or right hand - rather than a non-handed commercial chassis.
9) What is the CF mechanism option on the Emtek Athena lever, and should I pick it?
CF stands for concealed fastener. Choose it and the rosettes mount with no exposed screws on the face of the trim, which is what most people want on a visible interior door. Choosing the CF mechanism also brings a 28 degree rotation latch, a shorter lever swing than a conventional latch. The third option is No Thanks (Standard), which keeps the standard mechanism and exposed rosette screws. The 28 degree latch can also be selected on its own.
10) Can I match Emtek Athena levers to the rosette shape on the rest of my doors?
The Athena lever can be ordered on any brass rosette, and six shapes are offered: Disk, Modern, Modern Rectangular, Neos, Square and Urban Modern. So if you already have square rosettes on a run of doors, you can carry the Athena lever across on square trim rather than mixing shapes. Note the rosette shape and the finish are chosen separately.
11) What is a decorative brass alternative to the Emtek Athena passage lever?
The closest like-for-like is the Baldwin Estate 5103 passage lever on the 5048 rose, another decorative residential passage leverset. If you want the same look on a door that stays shut but never latches, Baldwin also does the 5103 as a left hand and a right hand half dummy, and as a privacy lever for a bedroom or bath. On the value end, Bravura's Miramar, Atlanta, Orlando and Tampa are Grade 2 passage leversets, Tampa on square trim and the other three on round.
12) Does the Emtek Athena passage set come with the latch and strike, or do I order those separately?
Complete set. The latch and the strike plate are both in the box, so a prepped door needs nothing else. The latch faceplate comes round corner or square corner, so it can match the mortise already cut in the door edge, and the backset is the one thing you have to call out, 2-3/8 inch standard or 2-3/4 inch if that is your bore.
13) Can I use an Emtek Athena passage lever on a closet door that already has a knob?
If the old knob was a standard bored lockset, yes. The Athena uses the same 2-1/8 inch cross bore and standard door prep, and the standard latch is a 2-3/8 inch backset, which is the usual backset on an interior residential door. Measure from the edge of the door to the center of the bore before ordering: 2-3/4 inches means you specify the longer backset. If the closet has a passage knob today, the function is the same, the lever just replaces the knob.
14) What is a simpler passage leverset than the Emtek Athena for a rental unit closet?
The Kwikset 200BRNL RDT Breton passage lever is a Grade 3 passage set for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Callan Asheville is a Grade 3 passage leverset in satin nickel. Both are single-finish, single-trim sets. The Athena is the one to order when the closet doors have to match the rest of the unit, since it is ordered in eight finishes including Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Satin Nickel (US15) and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL).
15) Which lever should I use on the entry door if I am putting Emtek Athena passage sets on the interior doors?
The Athena passage set is non-keyed and will not take a cylinder, so the entry opening needs a keyed set. The Deltana 6201 Manchester and 6431 Linstead are entry levers covering 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. For commercial entry, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 entry lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Dexter C1000 is a Grade 1 entry/office lever with a clutching mechanism for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.
16) What do I order for a false or inactive door leaf if the working doors have Emtek Athena passage levers?
A passage set like the Athena includes a latch and strike and is meant to operate, so a non-operating leaf takes a dummy instead. The Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy lever with 5048 rose is offered in left hand and right hand versions and matches the Estate 5103 passage trim. For commercial trim, the BEST 9K Series 1DT is a Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy and the BEST 7KC Series 1DT is a Grade 2 medium duty single dummy.
17) Does a keyless keypad lever with passage function do the same job as the Emtek Athena?
They are not interchangeable. The Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock with passage function for 1 3/16 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination and passage function for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors - both control who gets through by code. The Athena is a non-electronic, non-keyed brass leverset that simply latches the door, so it goes on openings where no access control is wanted.
18) Is the Bravura Miramar passage leverset the same thing as the Emtek Athena?
They fill the same slot but are not the same set. The Bravura Miramar is a Grade 2 passage leverset with round trim in US4 satin brass; the Bravura Atlanta and Orlando are Grade 2 passage levers with round trim, and the Tampa is Grade 2 with square trim - each is a fixed lever-and-trim pairing. The Athena lever is ordered against six rosettes and eight finishes including Satin Brass (US4), and can be built with the CF mechanism so the rosettes carry no exposed screws.
19) The opening is a storeroom or classroom door. Is the Emtek Athena a candidate?
No. The Athena is a passage function set - non-keyed, always operable from both sides. A storeroom door takes something like the Hager 2580 Withnell, a Grade 2 storeroom lever, or the Cal-Royal AG05, a Grade 2 storeroom lockset with a deadlocking latchbolt. A classroom door takes the Dexter C1000 classroom lever, Grade 1 with a clutching mechanism for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, or the Dexter C1000 classroom security version.
20) My existing doors are prepped for a 2-3/4 inch backset. Which passage levers work?
The Athena is ordered with either a 2-3/8 inch or 2-3/4 inch backset, so an existing 2-3/4 inch prep is covered by specifying that backset at order. Among keyless alternatives, the Lockey 1150S is a mechanical keypad lever set with an adjustable backset for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors. If the prep is instead 2-3/8 inch, the Cal-Royal AG00 entry lever is built to a 2-3/8 inch backset and the AG03 classroom lever to 2-3/4 inch.
21) What finishes does the Emtek Athena brass lever come in, and can I mix two on one door?
Eight finishes: Flat Black (US19), French Antique (US7), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15) and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). A split finish is available as an optional specification, so you can run one finish on the hall side and another on the room side where the two rooms are decorated differently. Unlacquered brass is the living finish, it will patina with handling rather than stay bright.
22) Is the Emtek Athena lever solid brass or plated pot metal?
Brass. Both the material and the substrate on the Athena are brass, not a zinc casting with a brass-tone plating, which is what determines whether the finish wears through at the thumb contact point over a few years of use. It sits in Emtek's Brass collection and the styling is contemporary.
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