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Marks USA 195FB Communicating Storeroom Clutched Lever Lockset, 2-3/4in Backset, ANSI Strike, Grade 1

Marks USA MAR195FB 195FB Communicating Storeroom Clutched Lever Lockset with Breakaway Handles, 2-3/4" Backset, Grade 1

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Marks USA 195FB Communicating Storeroom Clutched Lever Lockset with Breakaway Handles, 2-3/4" Backset, Grade 1

The Marks USA 195FB is a Grade 1 Communicating Storeroom Clutched Lever Lockset engineered for demanding commercial applications. Supplied with 6-pin cylinders in Marks "C" keyway and 2 nickel-silver keys, this lockset features a cast stainless steel retractor with bronze roller bearings for ultra-high strength, smooth operation, and long life. The 195FB supports a standard 2-3/4" backset (with 2-3/8", 3-3/4", and 5" optional) and accommodates door thicknesses of 1-5/8" to 1-7/8" (use K1704 spacer for 1-3/8" doors). UL Listed and 3-hour fire rated, this lockset is built to exceed ANSI/BHMA standards in high-traffic commercial environments.

Key Features

  • Exceptional Torque Resistance: Withstands torque of 1,800 inch-pounds — over twice the ANSI/BHMA (1996) test value — for superior durability under abuse.
  • Proven Cycle Life: Life tested over 6 million cycles and fully operational after testing, ensuring long-term reliability in high-traffic applications.
  • Clutch Mechanism: Features "The Clutch" — when locked, the clutch disengages the outside lever allowing it to turn freely without opening the latch, reducing torque on the outside lever and preventing the failures common with rigid lever locksets.
  • Breakaway Handles: American and Crescent design breakaway handles protect against excessive abuse and forced entry attempts.
  • Backset & Door Compatibility: Standard 2-3/4" backset; optional 2-3/8", 3-3/4", and 5" backsets available. Fits door thicknesses of 1-5/8" to 1-7/8" (K1704 spacer required for 1-3/8" doors).
  • Latch Specifications: Latch #1834 with 1-1/8" x 2-1/4" front, 9/16" throw, and stainless steel nose for corrosion resistance and smooth latching.
  • Rose & Mounting: Thru-bolted rose, 3-7/16" diameter, spring loaded with 2 #10 thru-bolts; epoxy-coated bolts ensure vibration-proof mounting with only two thru-bolts for easy installation.
  • Electrified Option: 100% duty cycle; 24V/AC supplied with bridge rectifier; 24V/DC at 0.21 Amps standard; 12V/DC optional. Request to Exit (REX) Switch available: single pole, double throw, 3 amp, 125 AC, wired normally open or normally closed (not standard on electrified leverset).
  • Cylinder Options: Marks C keyway, 6-pin with 2 keys or IC Core housing for master key system compatibility.
  • Strike: Strike #1135, 4-7/8" ASA curved lip for secure door frame engagement.

Certifications & Compliance

  • ANSI/BHMA Grade 1
  • UL Listed
  • 3-Hour Fire Rated
  • ADA Compliant

Technical Specifications

  • Series: 195 Series
  • Product Group: Mechanical Locks
  • Product Subgroup: Bored Locksets
  • Product Type: Cylindrical Locks
  • Subcategory: Cylindrical Locks
  • ANSI/BHMA: ANSI/BHMA, UL Listed
  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial
  • Lock Type: Cylindrical
  • Function Description: Latch retracted by knobs/levers at all times
  • ADA Compliant: Yes
  • Keyed: No
  • ANSI Function: F75
  • Product Attribute: Cylindrical Locks
  • Product Function: Passage/Hall/Closet
  • Latch Type Specification: Deadlocking
  • Product Category: Mechanical Locks
  • Department: Door Hardware

Typical Applications

  • Commercial Office Buildings
  • Educational Facilities and Classrooms
  • Healthcare Institutions and Hospitals
  • Retail Establishments and Storerooms
  • Government and Municipal Buildings
  • Industrial and Warehouse Facilities
  • Multi-Tenant Residential and Institutional Properties

Why Marks USA 195FB?

The Marks USA 195FB delivers professional-grade security with a cast stainless steel retractor and bronze roller bearings rated for over 6 million life cycles, withstanding torque of 1,800 inch-pounds — more than twice the ANSI/BHMA test requirement. Its patented clutch mechanism and breakaway handle design set it apart from rigid lever locksets, making it the dependable choice for high-traffic commercial applications where long-term performance and resistance to abuse are essential.

Manufacturer Resources

Marks USA Product Catalog

Product Specs

Series:
195 Series
Latch Throw:
9/16"
Grade:
Grade 1
Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Product Subgroup:
Bored Locksets
Product Type:
Cylindrical Locks
Subcategory:
Cylindrical Locks
ANSI/BHMA:
ANSI/BHMA, UL Listed
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Lock Type:
Cylindrical
Function Description:
Latch retracted by knobs/levers at all times
Front Size:
1-1/8” x 2-1/4”
ADA Compliant:
Yes
Keyed:
No
ANSI Function:
F75
Product Attribute:
Cylindrical Locks
Product Function:
Passage/Hall/Closet
Latch Type Specification:
Deadlocking
Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Backset (Distance):
2-3/4"
Department:
Door Hardware

Marks USA 195FB-26D – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will the Marks USA 195FB lever lockset fit a 1-3/8 inch door?
Not as supplied. The 195FB is built for door thicknesses of 1-5/8 to 1-7/8 inches, which covers standard 1-3/4 inch commercial doors. For a 1-3/8 inch door you need the K1704 spacer with it. If you are hanging a lot of thinner doors and would rather not add a spacer part to every opening, the Cal-Royal CAL30 passage lockset covers 1-3/8 to 2 inches straight out of the box, and the Dorma C150 covers 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inches.
2) What backset does the Marks 195FB come with, and can I get it for a 5 inch backset door?
Standard build is a 2-3/4 inch backset, which is the usual commercial bored-door prep. Marks also builds the 195FB in 2-3/8, 3-3/4 and 5 inch backsets, so a wide-stile or unusual prep is handled by specifying the backset at order rather than by switching product. Get the backset off the existing door before you order; a 2-3/8 inch prep will not take the 2-3/4 inch latch.
3) Will the Marks 195FB latch work with the strike already in my frame?
The 195FB uses the #1834 latch with a 1-1/8 x 2-1/4 inch front and a 9/16 inch deadlocking throw, and it ships with a #1135 strike, 4-7/8 inch ASA curved lip. If your frame already has an ASA 4-7/8 inch prep, the supplied strike drops in. If the frame carries a small 1-1/8 x 2-3/4 inch T-strike instead, the ASA strike will not fit that cutout, and 9/16 inch of throw means the strike lip and frame position have to be right or the latch will not deadlock against the strike.
4) What does the clutch on the Marks 195FB actually do when someone yanks on a locked lever?
When the lock is secured, the clutch disengages the outside lever so it spins free without retracting the latch. The force from a kick or a hard pull on the lever never reaches the retractor, which is where rigid lever locks fail. The handles are also breakaway, in American and Crescent designs, so abuse sheds instead of transferring into the chassis. Rated to 1,800 inch-pounds of torque and life tested past 6 million cycles still operational. That is the argument for this lock on a high-abuse opening like a school corridor or a public restroom lobby.
5) Is the Marks 195FB approved for a fire rated door in a hospital or school corridor?
Yes. The 195FB is UL Listed and carries a 3-hour fire rating, it is ANSI/BHMA Grade 1, and it is ADA compliant, which is what the lever shape gets you over a knob. That combination is what a facility spec writer is normally looking for on a rated corridor or stair opening. The latch is deadlocking, which is a requirement on most rated and exterior openings.
6) What cylinder and keyway does the Marks 195FB use, and can I put it on my existing master key system?
As supplied it comes with a 6-pin cylinder in the Marks C keyway and two nickel-silver keys. If the building runs on a different keyway or an existing masterkey system, order it with the IC core housing instead and drop in your own interchangeable core, which is how you get it onto a system Marks C will not serve. Decide that before the order goes in, because the housing is the difference, not a field swap of pins.
7) Can the Marks 195FB be electrified for access control, and what voltage does it take?
Yes, there is an electrified version at 100 percent duty cycle. 24V DC at 0.21 amps is standard, 24V AC comes with a bridge rectifier, and 12V DC is optional. A request-to-exit switch is available, single pole double throw, 3 amp at 125 AC, wired normally open or normally closed, but REX is not standard on the electrified leverset, so it has to be called out on the order. If you would rather not pull wire to the door at all, the SDC E75 is a battery-powered electronic cylindrical lockset and the Alarm Lock Trilogy T2 DL2700 is a standalone keypad lock with 100 user codes.
8) What is a Grade 1 alternative to the Marks USA 195FB when the opening needs a mechanical passage lever instead of a storeroom function?
The Cal-Royal CAL30 is a Grade 1 extra heavy duty passage lock in the Calypso series, with a passage/hall/closet function and a door thickness range of 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. It holds the same ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 rating as the Marks USA 195FB and covers thinner and thicker doors than the 195FB's 1-5/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch range, so it suits a 1-3/8 inch door without the K1704 spacer the 195FB requires there.
9) Which Grade 1 cylindrical lock takes the place of the Marks USA 195FB on a door that needs credential or keypad access instead of a key?
The Schlage NDEB is a Grade 1 heavy duty ENGAGE series wireless cylindrical lock with 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy, offering storeroom, office, privacy and apartment functions, and fits doors 1-5/8 inch to 2 inch. The Alarm Lock Trilogy T2 DL2700 is a Grade 1 standalone electronic cylindrical entrance lock with a digital keypad, 100 user codes and IC/SFIC compatibility, fitting 1-5/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch doors - the same range the Marks USA 195FB covers. The 195FB itself is a mechanical lockset keyed in the Marks C keyway.
10) What is the ANSI F75 communicating storeroom function on the Marks 195FB, and is it right for a storeroom door?
Careful here, because the naming and the function do not point the same way. The 195FB is catalogued with ANSI function F75, and the function description on record reads: latch retracted by knobs or levers at all times. That is passage behaviour, not a locked-storeroom behaviour. If what you need is an opening that stays locked outside and always releases from the inside, confirm the function code on the exact part before ordering, because F75 as described here is a hall and closet function.
11) How many thru-bolts does the Marks 195FB take and how much of the door face does the rose cover?
Two #10 thru-bolts, epoxy coated, into a spring loaded thru-bolted rose measuring 3-7/16 inches in diameter. Two bolts rather than four means a faster install and less chance of a crooked chassis, and the epoxy coating is there so the mounting does not walk loose under vibration. If you are covering up scars from a previous lock, 3-7/16 inches is what the rose hides.
12) Should I buy a mechanical lever lockset like the Marks 195FB or go with an electronic keypad lock?
Go mechanical when the opening is keyed into an existing system, when you do not want batteries in the door, and when abuse resistance is the real problem. The 195FB answers that with a clutched lever, breakaway handles, 1,800 inch-pounds of torque resistance and 6 million cycles. Go electronic when you need codes instead of keys or an audit trail: the Alarm Lock T3 DL3075 adds audit trail and keypad access, the Schlage NDEB is a Grade 1 wireless Bluetooth cylindrical lock, and the TownSteel XCE-9000 is a classroom intruder lockset with a keypad. All of those trade the mechanical simplicity for power and programming.
13) What is the difference between a Grade 1 lockset like the Marks 195FB and the Grade 2 levers that cost less?
Grade is the ANSI/BHMA durability tier, and Grade 1 is the heavy commercial level built for the cycle counts and abuse a public building puts on a door. The 195FB is Grade 1 with a cast stainless steel retractor on bronze roller bearings, 6 million cycles tested, and 1,800 inch-pounds of torque resistance, more than twice the ANSI/BHMA 1996 test value. Grade 2 medium-duty options we carry, like the Orca OCL210 passage lockset or the Dorma C501 dummy trim, suit low-traffic interior and tenant doors. Put Grade 1 on corridors, stairs, storerooms and anything the public touches.
14) I need to match the Marks 195FB across a whole building but some doors only need a passage lever. What works alongside it?
The 195FB is a commercial cylindrical bored lockset on a 2-3/4 inch backset, so anything you pair with it needs the same bored prep and backset to keep the doors interchangeable. For non-keyed openings the Cal-Royal CAL30 is a Grade 1 passage lockset, the CAL20 is the Grade 1 privacy version for restrooms, and both cover 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors. For a keyed office door, the Dorma C853 is a Grade 1 single cylinder entry lever. Keying is the part to coordinate: standardise the keyway across the whole set before the first order, not after.
15) What is a lighter-duty cylindrical passage lever to consider next to the Marks USA 195FB?
The Orca Hardware OCL210 is a medium duty Grade 2 passage cylindrical lockset, and the Dorma CL701 is a Grade 2 non-keyed lever with a passage/hall/closet function. Both sit at Grade 2 where the Marks USA 195FB is Grade 1 and rated for 6 million cycles and 1,800 inch-pounds of torque, so the Orca and Dorma sets are aimed at openings that do not see that traffic.
16) For a classroom door that needs lockdown from inside, what Grade 1 lockset is used rather than the Marks USA 195FB?
The TownSteel XCE-9000 is a Grade 1 heavy duty electronic classroom intruder cylindrical lockset with a keypad, fitting doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch, and the TownSteel FCE-4000 is a Grade 1 heavy duty RFID electronic intruder classroom lockset for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Marks USA 195FB is a mechanical communicating storeroom set keyed in the Marks C keyway, with no intruder function.
17) Does the SDC Electra 7200 do the same job as the Marks USA 195FB on an access-controlled opening?
The SDC Electra 7200 series is a solenoid controlled cylindrical lock running on dual voltage 12/24VDC and fits doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch, so it is driven by an access control system rather than a key. The Marks USA 195FB is offered with an electrified option at 100 percent duty cycle, 24V/AC with bridge rectifier or 24V/DC at 0.21 amps with 12V/DC optional, and an available REX switch, over a 1-5/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch door thickness range.
18) Will a Stanley QCL150 entry lever match the Marks USA 195FB on a high-traffic commercial opening?
The Stanley Security QCL150 is a Grade 2 entry lever in the QCL100 series with a Sierra bent lever and rose, supplied less cylinder, with a square 2-3/4 inch backset latch and a 4-7/8 inch by 1-1/4 inch ASA strike. It shares the 2-3/4 inch backset with the Marks USA 195FB, which is Grade 1, UL Listed, 3-hour fire rated and supplied with a #1135 4-7/8 inch ASA curved lip strike and 6-pin Marks C keyway cylinders.
19) Which lockset covers a 1-3/4 inch door with keypad entry when the Marks USA 195FB range is too narrow?
The SDC E75 series is a battery-powered electronic cylindrical lockset with keypad access control for doors 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/8 inch, and the TownSteel XCE-2000 is a Grade 1 heavy duty electronic cylindrical lockset with a keypad for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. The Marks USA 195FB fits 1-5/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch doors, using the K1704 spacer for 1-3/8 inch.
20) Is the Kwikset 912TNL SmartCode a commercial equivalent to the Marks USA 195FB?
The Kwikset 912TNL ZW500 SmartCode is an electronic Tustin lever with Z-Wave technology, keyed one side, fitting doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Marks USA 195FB is specified for commercial use as a Grade 1 cylindrical lockset with a cast stainless steel retractor on bronze roller bearings, tested past 6 million cycles and 1,800 inch-pounds of torque.
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