Orca Hardware SQPK Series Privacy Pocket Door Lock

The SQPK Series is a privacy function pocket door lock, the bed and bath setup: it latches the sliding door closed and locks from inside the room. It is not a keyed entry lock and not a plain passage pull. If you want a pocket door pull with no locking at all, the Weslock 0527 rectangular passage set covers that instead.

No. The SQPK privacy pocket door lock is not ADA compliant, so it should not be specified where the opening has to meet accessibility requirements, such as a public or common-area restroom. For those doors you need hardware operable without tight grasping, pinching, or wrist twisting.

No. The SQPK is privacy function only, which means a thumbturn or push button inside and no cylinder. For a pocket door that needs a key, look at the Omnia 7035/A keyed entry pocket door lock or the Emtek 2153 narrow modern rectangular pocket door mortise lock, which is keyed and measures 2 by 7-1/4 inches.

The Orca SQPK Series pocket door lock is a rectangular privacy pocket door lock. The Emtek 2102 privacy pocket door lock uses a 2-3/8 inch by 3-1/8 inch trim, and the Omnia 7012/L is a modern rectangular pocket door lock with a privacy function and an emergency release. The Weslock 0577 is a rectangular privacy pocket door lock with an adjustable backset and a full lip strike, and it covers doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick. All three carry the same privacy function as the SQPK, so the choice comes down to trim size and whether you need the adjustable backset or the emergency release called out on the peer.

Several rectangular pocket door units share the same trim look as the Orca SQPK Series but carry a different function. The Emtek 2101 at 2-3/8 inch by 3-1/8 inch and the Deltana SDP25 at 2-1/2 inch by 2-3/4 inch are passage, so they do not lock. The Omnia 7012/N is passage with a mortise edge pull and the Omnia 7012/PD is a pair dummy set, which has no latch action at all. The Weslock 0527 is explicitly a no-locking rectangular unit. If the opening is a bath or bedroom, match to a privacy unit such as the Omnia 7012/L or the Emtek 2102 instead.

Privacy hardware such as the Orca SQPK Series locks from inside the room, which a closet or hall opening does not need. For those doors the passage versions are the match: the Emtek 2101 passage pocket door lock uses a 2-3/8 inch by 3-1/8 inch trim, the Deltana SDP25 is a 2-1/2 inch by 2-3/4 inch passage pocket door lock, and the Omnia 7012/N is a modern rectangular pocket door passage lock with a mortise edge pull. The Weslock 0527 is a rectangular passage pocket door lock with no locking at all, rated for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick. If the door is decorative only and never operated, the Omnia 7012/PD is a pair dummy set.

A privacy lock like the Orca SQPK Series secures from the room side only, so it will not serve an office, storage room, or any opening that has to be locked from the corridor. For keyed control, the Omnia 7035/A is a keyed entry pocket door lock with modern rectangular trim and solid brass construction, and the Emtek 2153 Narrow Modern Rectangular pocket door mortise lock is a keyed unit on a 2 inch by 7-1/4 inch trim. The Emtek 2153 trim is much taller and narrower than typical privacy trim, so confirm the door edge and face prep before ordering it as a swap.

The SQPK is a rectangular trim pocket door privacy lock, so it reads square and modern rather than arched or round. Close matches in the same shape family: Emtek 2102 privacy pocket door lock at 2-3/8 by 3-1/8 inches, Omnia 7012/L modern rectangular privacy set, and Pamex PF1 square style. If your other doors use round trim, the Pamex PF2 round sliding door lock is the round-face option.

Trim size is what decides whether you cover the previous mortise. Across the pocket door privacy locks we stock, the small end is the Deltana SDL25 at 2-1/2 by 2-3/4 inches and the Emtek 2102 at 2-3/8 by 3-1/8 inches; the large end is the Deltana SDL60 decorative at 6 inches and the Emtek #8 classic arched brass mortise lock at 2-7/8 by 7-5/8 inches. Measure the existing cutout first, then pick a face that is larger in both directions.

A privacy lock set like the SQPK mounts flush trim on both faces of the sliding door with a latch that engages the jamb and locks from the room side. A privacy latch, such as the Rockwood 891 pocket door privacy latch, is a simpler edge-mounted device that throws a bolt into the jamb without full two-sided trim. If your door already has pulls you like, the latch is the lighter-touch fix; if you are cutting new trim, the full set gives you the matching faces.

Among the privacy pocket door units, the Weslock 0577 rectangular privacy pocket door lock lists a door thickness range of 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch and includes an adjustable backset and a full lip strike. The Pamex PF1 square style sliding door lock and the Pamex PF2 round sliding door lock both list 1-5/16 inch to 1-9/16 inch, with the PF2 on a 2-3/8 inch backset. The Deltana SDLA325 is a heavy-duty pocket door lock with an adjustable body, 3-1/4 inch by 2-1/4 inch privacy. If the doors on the job vary in thickness, the adjustable units are the ones to measure against.

The Orca SQPK Series pocket door lock is rectangular, so it will not match round escutcheons already on the other openings. For round trim, the Pamex PF2 is a round sliding door lock with a 2-3/8 inch backset covering doors 1-5/16 inch to 1-9/16 inch thick, and the Weslock 0627 is a round pocket door lock with an adjustable backset and full lip strike in passage function. The Pamex PF1 is the square style counterpart if you are standardizing the other direction.

The Rockwood 891 is a pocket door privacy latch in the same privacy function as the Orca SQPK Series, and the Deltana SDL25 is a 2-1/2 inch by 2-3/4 inch privacy pocket door lock, the most compact rectangular trim among the privacy units. Stepping the other way, the Deltana SDL60 is a decorative 6 inch privacy pocket door lock and the Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door mortise lock uses a 2-7/8 inch by 7-5/8 inch brass trim. The larger trims cover more of the door face, which matters when you are replacing hardware that left a mark.

The Deltana SDLA325 is the heavy-duty unit among the privacy pocket door locks, with an adjustable body on a 3-1/4 inch by 2-1/4 inch trim. The Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door mortise lock is solid brass on a 2-7/8 inch by 7-5/8 inch trim, and the Omnia 7035/A keyed entry unit is also solid brass construction. The Orca SQPK Series is a commercial-designated privacy pocket door lock and comes in oil-rubbed bronze, satin nickel, polished chrome, and black, which helps when a building is standardizing finish across many openings.

The SQPK privacy pocket door lock is graded commercial in our record while the manufacturer positions it as a residential application, which makes it a reasonable fit for apartment bedroom and bathroom pocket doors in multi-family. For a heavier-traffic opening, the Deltana SDLA325 is a heavy-duty privacy pocket door lock with an adjustable body, 3-1/4 by 2-1/4 inches.