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Ives 5BB1 5-Knuckle Ball Bearing Hinge, Standard Weight - 4.5" x 4.5" with Electrification Options

Ives 5BB1 5-Knuckle Ball Bearing Hinge, Standard Weight - 4.5" x 4.5" with Electrification Options

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Ives 5BB1 5-Knuckle Ball Bearing Hinge, Standard Weight - 4.5" x 4.5" with Electrification Options

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The Ives 5BB1 4.5" x 4.5" is an industry-standard, commercial-grade ball bearing hinge designed for medium-weight doors or doors requiring low-frequency service. When specified with Electrification Options, it becomes a critical component of an access control system, allowing power to be transferred from the frame to the door for hardware like electric strikes, exit devices, or electrified locks.

 

Product Specifications

  • Model: 5BB1 (5-Knuckle, Ball Bearing)

     

  • Size: 4.5" x 4.5" (The standard size for 1-3/4" thick commercial doors)

  • Weight: Standard Weight (designed for typical commercial foot traffic)

  • Base Material: Available in Steel (5BB1), Stainless Steel (5BB1SS), or Brass (5BB1BS)

     

  • Bearings: Two ball bearing races to reduce friction and prevent sagging

     

Electrification Options

When used in security applications, the 5BB1 can be modified with several power-transfer technologies:

  1. EPT (Electric Power Transfer) Prep: The hinge is prepared to work in conjunction with a separate power transfer unit.

  2. TWP (Through-Wire): The hinge barrel is modified to allow low-voltage wires to pass through.

    • TW4: 4-wire configuration.

    • TW8: 8-wire configuration.

    • TW12: 12-wire configuration.

  3. CON (Allegion Connect): Features a "plug-and-play" Molex-style connector. This eliminates the need for wire nutting and reduces installation time and errors when connecting to other Allegion electrified hardware (like Von Duprin exit devices or Schlage locks).

  4. MON (Monitor Switch): Includes an internal switch that signals whether the door is open or closed to a security console.

Why Choose Ives Quality?

Ives 5BB1HW hinges deliver professional-grade reliability with four ball bearing assemblies rated for high-frequency usage up to 400 cycles per day. Certified to exceed ANSI/BHMA A156.1 performance standards and UL Classified for windstorm rated assemblies, these hinges provide the durability and consistent performance required for demanding commercial applications where dependable door operation is essential.

Product Specs

Subcategory:
Hinges and Pivots
Knuckles:
5
Fasteners:
Wood and Machine Screws
Corner Style:
Square Corners
Product Group:
Door Hinges and Pivots
Product Subgroup:
Full Mortise Hinges
Product Type:
Hinges
ANSI/BHMA:
ANSI/BHMA A156.1
Duty Level:
Standard Duty
Bearing Type:
Ball Bearing
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Product Model:
5BB1
Product Category:
Door Hinges and Pivots
Product Substrate:
Brass, Stainless Steel
Department:
Door Hardware

Ives 5BB1 4.5X4.5 652 TW8 CON – Frequently Asked Questions

1) What does the CON option on an Ives 5BB1 electrified hinge actually get me on the job?
CON is Allegion Connect, a plug-and-play Molex-style connector on the hinge leads. Instead of wire nutting the hinge wires to the door hardware in the frame, you plug the connector into other Allegion electrified hardware such as Von Duprin exit devices or Schlage electrified locks. Fewer connections to make in the door cavity and fewer miswires on a punch list. The wires themselves still have to be pulled to the frame side; CON changes how they terminate, not whether you need a power source.
2) How many wires does the Ives 5BB1 electric transfer hinge carry, and how do I know if 8 is enough?
The 5BB1 CON hinges are built in an 8-wire configuration. Ives also builds the through-wire family in 4-wire (TW4) and 12-wire (TW12). Eight conductors covers the common case: two for power to an electrified lock or exit device, two for a request-to-exit or latch monitor signal, and spares. If you are also running a separate door position switch and a card reader circuit back through the same opening, count your conductors first, because a hinge is not something you swap after the door is hung.
3) Is a 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 standard weight hinge enough for my commercial door, or do I need heavy weight?
The 5BB1 is a standard duty, commercial ball bearing hinge, and 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 is the usual size for a 1-3/4 inch commercial door. Standard weight suits medium-weight doors or openings that do not see constant traffic. For a heavy door, a wide door, or a high-traffic entrance, go heavy weight instead, for example the Don-Jo HWBB74545 at the same 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 size or the Hager BB1168 full mortise ball bearing hinge.
4) Will an Ives 5BB1 hinge drop into my existing square corner hollow metal frame prep?
Square corners, full mortise, 4-1/2 by 4-1/2. That is the standard hollow metal frame and door prep, so it goes into an existing square corner mortise of that size without rework. If your existing hinges have radius corners, this one will not seat in that pocket without changing the prep. Wood and machine screws are supplied, so it mounts to either a wood door or a metal frame.
5) How many electrified hinges do I need per door, and what about the other two?
One. Only a single hinge in the set carries the conductors, normally the center or top butt depending on the template, and the rest of the opening takes plain non-electrified hinges of the same size, finish and corner style so everything lines up in the same prep. So a 1-3/4 inch commercial door on three butts takes one 5BB1 with the 8-wire Allegion Connect option plus two matching standard 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 square corner ball bearing hinges. Order them in the same finish, or the odd hinge will be obvious on the pull side.
6) I need a hinge that transfers power and also tells the access control panel whether the door is closed - what are my options besides the Ives 5BB1 with MON?
Command Access builds that combination as a dedicated product. The ETM-BB68 is an energy transfer monitor hinge with an integrated door position switch on a heavy duty steel base, and the ETM-CB70 is the same monitor function in a 3-knuckle steel base at medium duty. Against those, the Ives 5BB1 is a 5-knuckle standard duty ball bearing hinge that carries the monitor switch as an ordering option alongside its wire configurations. If you only need power across the gap and the door position comes from a separate contact, Command Access covers that with the ETH-BB68, a 5-knuckle heavy duty energy transfer hinge, and the ETH-CB70, a 3-knuckle standard weight version.
7) What is the closest equivalent to an Ives 5BB1 4.5 x 4.5 electrified hinge from another manufacturer?
The Stanley Security CECB1900R54L is the nearest match in a different brand: a steel full mortise architectural hinge, standard weight, 4-1/2 by 4-1/2, square corner, with a concealed conductor carrying 4 wires. It differs from the Ives 5BB1 in knuckle count - the Stanley is a three knuckle concealed bearing hinge, while the 5BB1 is a 5-knuckle ball bearing hinge with square corners. The Stanley is also ordered handed, left-handed in this case, where the Ives 5BB1 in 8-wire form is specified by finish and wire count. If your opening needs more conductors than four, the BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect.
8) The door is heavy and high traffic - what should I use instead of a standard weight 4.5 x 4.5 ball bearing hinge?
Step up to a heavy weight ball bearing hinge in the same 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 mortise. The Don-Jo HWBB74545 and HWBB84545 are both heavy duty full mortise ball bearing hinges in that size in satin chrome, and the Hager BB1168 is a heavy duty full mortise ball bearing hinge furnished with a non-removable pin for out-swinging exterior openings. For a taller leaf, the Don-Jo HWBB75045 is a 5 by 4-1/2 heavy weight steel ball bearing hinge. The Ives 5BB1 is standard duty by comparison, with 5 knuckles, two ball bearing races and square corners. Note that these heavy weight options are mechanical hinges - they do not carry the through-wire or connector electrification the 5BB1 offers.
9) What looks like a substitute for a 5BB1 but will not work in a standard full mortise frame prep?
Several hinges in the same size range hang the door a different way. The BEST DAP-3 is a double acting pivot for commercial interior doors, so it is a pivot set rather than a mortise hinge and takes a floor and head prep. The Hager 1129 is a half mortise hinge, meaning one leaf mortises into the door and the other applies to the frame, and the Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge, 3 by 4 with a welded tip, applied to the face of both door and frame. The Stanley 2060R at 4.5 by 4.5 square corner full mortise is a spring hinge, which self-closes rather than swinging free. The Ives 5BB1 is a full mortise hinge with square corners, furnished with wood and machine screws.
10) I need a 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 square corner ball bearing hinge to match existing doors - which options match that prep?
Several hinges share the 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 square corner footprint. The Ives 5BB1 in this size is a commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners. The Orca 3535 series is a 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 square corner ball bearing commercial hinge at medium duty, and the Don-Jo HWBB74545 and HWBB84545 are heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinges in the same 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 in satin chrome. The Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 square hinge sold in pairs with a non-removable pin. Stepping down a size, the Delaney CH401X is a 4 inch by 4 inch commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners, which needs a different mortise pocket than a 4-1/2 leaf.
11) Do I need an electrified hinge or an electric power transfer unit for my access control door?
Two different ways to get power across the gap. A through-wire hinge like the 5BB1 with the 8-wire Allegion Connect option runs the conductors through the hinge barrel itself, so there is no extra device on the door edge and nothing else to mortise. An EPT is a separate power transfer unit mounted in the frame and door edge above the hinges, and the 5BB1 can be ordered simply prepped to work alongside one. Through-wire is the shorter install; the EPT route is what people fall back to when the wire count outgrows what a hinge barrel can carry or the hinges are already installed.
12) Is the Ives 5BB1 hinge ANSI rated for a commercial spec?
The 5BB1 is built to ANSI/BHMA A156.1, the butt hinge standard, and it is a commercial grade, standard duty hinge with two ball bearing races. On a hardware schedule that calls out A156.1 butts for a medium-weight interior or low-frequency opening, this is the size and type that answers it.
13) Why pay for a ball bearing hinge instead of a plain bearing one on an office door?
Ball bearing races sit between the knuckles and carry the door's weight on rolling elements rather than metal sliding on metal. That is what keeps a door from dragging and sagging over years of cycles, and it is why commercial specs call for it on any door with a closer on it. Plain bearing is the cheaper build and it is fine on light residential doors, which is where you see it, for example the Orca Hardware 4 x 4 square corner plain bearing commercial hinge or the Emtek 92013 heavy duty plain bearing pair. The 5BB1 is 5-knuckle ball bearing.
14) Is a plain bearing commercial hinge an acceptable substitute for a 5BB1 ball bearing hinge?
They are different bearing types and they are not interchangeable where cycle life matters. The Ives 5BB1 is a ball bearing hinge with two ball bearing races that reduce friction and prevent sagging. The Orca Hardware 4040 series is a 4 by 4 square corner plain bearing commercial hinge at medium duty, and the Orca 4014 is the same 4 by 4 in a 1/4 inch radius corner, also plain bearing. The Hager 1129 is a half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge, 4-1/2 standard weight steel. If you want to stay in ball bearing at a comparable size, the Orca 3535 series is a 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 square corner ball bearing commercial hinge, matching the 5BB1 square corner and leaf size.
15) What is a simpler mechanical hinge for a commercial opening that does not need power transfer?
If nothing electrified crosses the door, several 5-knuckle standard weight full mortise hinges cover the same opening. The McKinney MP79 MacPro is a full mortise 5-knuckle standard weight hinge at standard duty, and the MPB79 MacPro is the same 5-knuckle standard weight pattern. The Stanley FBB191 is a 5-knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge in 4.5 by 4.5, the same leaf size as the Ives 5BB1. For a non-ferrous base, the McKinney T2314 is a standard weight 5 knuckle non ferrous hinge at medium duty. What you give up moving to any of these is the through-wire and connector options the 5BB1 carries for access control.
16) Can I use a residential hinge in place of an Ives 5BB1 on an apartment or office door?
Only where the opening is genuinely residential. The Ives 5BB1 is a commercial hinge in a 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 leaf with square corners. The Delaney residential lines run smaller and in pairs: the RH35xx is 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 bulk steel interior residential with a 5/8 inch radius, the RH45xx is a 4 by 4 bulk residential exterior hinge with a 5/8 inch radius, and the RH40xx is a 4 by 4 Castlegate residential hinge in 5/8 radius and square. Emtek 91013 is a residential duty plain bearing pair at 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 with square corners in plated steel. Beyond the smaller leaf and the radius corners, none of these carry the electrification the 5BB1 supports, and the mortise prep will not line up with a 4-1/2 square corner pocket.
17) For a detention or high-security opening, what replaces a standard weight ball bearing hinge?
Detention openings use a different class of hinge entirely. The BEST BB855 is a heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge from the detention hardware series, and the Stanley BB855 is a double weight prison hinge at 5 by 6, furnished with no holes and not swaged so it can be prepped to the frame in the field. The Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge, 3 by 4 with a welded tip. Where the concern is pin removal on an out-swinging door rather than detention grade, the Hager BB1168 is a heavy duty full mortise ball bearing hinge with a non-removable pin, and the Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 square hinge pair with a non-removable pin. The Ives 5BB1 is a standard duty commercial hinge by comparison.
18) What is the difference between a 5-knuckle ball bearing hinge and a concealed bearing hinge for the same door?
On a 5-knuckle ball bearing hinge like the Ives 5BB1, the bearing races sit visibly between the knuckles; the 5BB1 carries 5 knuckles with ball bearings and square corners. Concealed bearing hinges hide the bearing inside the barrel for a cleaner line. The BEST CB1969R is a concealed bearing heavy weight pivot-reinforced hinge at heavy duty, the Hager 920 is a full mortise concealed plain bearing hinge in 2-knuckle steel construction at medium duty, and the Stanley CECB1900R54L is a three knuckle concealed bearing hinge in steel full mortise, standard weight, 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 square corner with a 4-wire concealed conductor. If the electrification is what you need concealed, the BEST CECB179-12C is a concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect at medium duty.
19) The opening needs a security hinge with tamper-resistant fasteners instead of an electrified hinge - what should I look at?
The Deltana DE44R5TA is a 4 by 4 steel security hinge pair with a 5/8 inch radius corner and TT tamper-resistant fastening. The Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 square hinge pair with a non-removable pin, which addresses the same concern on an out-swinging door, as does the Hager BB1168, a heavy duty full mortise ball bearing hinge with a non-removable pin. The Ives 5BB1 is furnished with wood and machine screws and carries square corners, so the Deltana DE44R5TA's 5/8 radius corner and 4 inch leaf will not drop into a 4-1/2 square corner mortise.
20) Which finishes does the Ives 5BB1 electrified hinge come in, and which one matches my existing hardware?
Five finishes on the 8-wire electrified build: 613 oil rubbed bronze, 626 satin chrome, 630 satin stainless, 652 satin chrome, and 631 matte black. For a typical commercial opening with satin chrome levers and closers, 626 or 652 is the match. 630 satin stainless is the usual choice on stainless frames and exterior openings. Hinge finish rarely shows once the door is closed, so match the visible knuckle to your lever trim rather than to the frame paint.
21) Can I use the Ives 5BB1 on a wood door in an apartment or office, or is it hollow metal only?
Both. The 5BB1 ships with wood and machine screws, so the same hinge mounts to a wood door leaf on one side and a hollow metal frame on the other. It is a commercial grade hinge, so on a multi-family or office fit-out it is the step up from a residential butt like the Delaney 4 x 4 residential exterior hinges or the Schlage S3P1010 3-1/2 inch plain bearing mortise hinges, which are built for lighter residential doors without closers.
22) Is the Ives 5BB1 stainless steel or brass?
The substrate on the 5BB1 is brass and stainless steel. Stainless is what you want on exterior openings, pool and locker areas, coastal buildings, or anywhere the hinge sees moisture, since a plated steel hinge will rust out at the knuckles first. Brass base is the choice where a non-ferrous hinge is specified. The 630 satin stainless finish is the usual pairing for an exterior or wash-down opening.
23) Are Emtek heavy duty hinges an equivalent to the Ives 5BB1 for a commercial opening?
They are built to a different scale. The Emtek 94013 is a heavy duty ball bearing hinge pair at 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 with square corners in plated steel, and the 92013 is a heavy duty plain bearing pair in the same 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 size. The Emtek 96213 is a heavy duty hinge pair, also 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 square corner. The Ives 5BB1 covered here is a 4-1/2 by 4-1/2 commercial hinge with square corners, so the leaf is a full inch larger in both directions and the door and frame mortises are not shared. Emtek 94013 does match on bearing type, being a ball bearing hinge like the 5BB1, and on corner style.
24) What are the smaller-leaf commercial alternatives if a 4-1/2 hinge is too large for the door stile?
For a narrower stile, the Orca Hardware 3514 series is a 3.5 by 3.5 plain bearing commercial hinge with a 1/4 inch radius corner at medium duty. Moving up slightly, the Orca 4014 is a 4 by 4 with a 1/4 inch radius corner and the Orca 4040 is a 4 by 4 square corner, both plain bearing commercial at medium duty. The Delaney CH401X is a 4 by 4 commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners, which keeps the ball bearing construction the Ives 5BB1 uses while dropping the leaf to 4 inches. The Schlage Residential S3P1010 is a 3.5 by 3.5 square corner plain bearing mortise hinge sold in packs of three at medium duty.
25) Which hinges offer a decorative or non-ferrous look rather than a plain steel commercial hinge?
The McKinney SQ3331 is a square barrel 2-knuckle decorative hinge at 4-1/2 by 4-1/2, standard duty, so it holds the same leaf size as the Ives 5BB1 while presenting a square barrel and two knuckles rather than five. The McKinney T2314 is a non ferrous hinge, standard weight, 5 knuckle at medium duty, matching the 5BB1 knuckle count in a non-ferrous base. The Ives 5BB1 itself is offered in brass and stainless steel substrates and in finishes including 613 oil rubbed bronze, 626 satin chrome, 630 satin stainless and 631 matte black.
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