Orca Hardware TH-30HD HD Rigid Door Stop

Orca's TH-30HD is designated a commercial door holder. It is a rigid baseboard-mounted stop, so it takes the door's swing at the wall rather than at the floor. Note that it is not ADA compliant, so if you are specifying for an accessible route or a facility where the stop has to stay clear of the walking surface, it is the wrong choice for that opening.

A baseboard stop like the Orca TH-30HD mounts to the wall trim and keeps the floor clear, which matters where mops, carts, and vacuums run. A floor bumper anchors into the slab and is what you use when the door swings past the baseboard or into open wall with nothing to catch it, for example the Delaney 2 inch height round solid brass floor bumper. Where the door needs to stay open rather than just be stopped, an adjustable rigid holder such as the Hager 212 with an 80 to 120 degree range is the other direction to go.

No. The TH-30HD is a rigid stop with a fixed body, so the projection is what it is out of the box. If your baseboard height varies from opening to opening and you want one part number to cover them all, an adjustable baseboard stop is the better order, such as the Delaney solid brass baseboard door stop that adjusts from 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches.

The Delaney 40201X solid brass baseboard door stop adjusts from 3-1/2 inches to 4-1/2 inches, so it can be dialed in to the baseboard on the opening. The Orca TH-30HD is a rigid door holder in zinc alloy, offered in oil-rubbed bronze, satin nickel, polished chrome, and black. Both mount to the baseboard and stop the door swing; the Delaney gives you a height range on a solid brass body, the Orca gives a fixed rigid stop with four finish options.

The Orca TH-30HD is a rigid baseboard door stop with a door holder function in zinc alloy. If the opening needs a defined hold-open angle, the Hager 212 is an adjustable rigid door stop with an 80 to 120 degree range, from Hager's 210 Series. Specify the Hager 212 when the hold-open angle has to fall in that window; specify the TH-30HD when a rigid baseboard-mounted stop is what the opening calls for.

Zinc alloy is the substrate on the TH-30HD. It is a rigid stop, meaning there is no spring or adjustable arm to fatigue, so the load path is straight through the body into the baseboard fastening. For heavy traffic the deciding factor is the anchor into the wall, not the stop itself.

Four finishes on the TH-30HD, all in the heavy duty line: oil-rubbed bronze, satin nickel, polished chrome, and black. If you are matching hinges and levers across a floor of openings, oil-rubbed bronze and satin nickel are the two that pair with the most common commercial trim; black reads flat against dark base trim.

The TH-30HD body is zinc alloy. Where a spec calls for solid brass at the baseboard, the Emtek 2231 baseboard door stop at 4 inches and the Delaney solid brass baseboard stop adjusting 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches are both brass-bodied baseboard stops of the same type. Same job at the wall, different material and, in the Delaney's case, an adjustable rather than fixed length.

Its function is listed as door holder, but it is a rigid type, so it arrests the swing at the baseboard rather than latching the leaf open the way a hook-and-eye or a spring catch does. If you need the door to stay put at a set angle, look at an adjustable rigid holder with a stated degree range, like the Hager 212 at 80 to 120 degrees.

The Emtek 2231 is a 4 inch baseboard door stop, a fixed-length part with no adjustment to set. The Orca TH-30HD is likewise a rigid baseboard stop, in zinc alloy across four finishes. Where a run of doors all share the same baseboard, the fixed 4 inch Emtek 2231 removes a field adjustment step; where you want the heavy duty zinc alloy body and finishes such as oil-rubbed bronze or satin nickel, the TH-30HD covers it.

They solve the problem at different points in the room. The Delaney 4029XX is a 2 inch height round solid brass floor bumper, anchored into the floor where the door edge lands. The Orca TH-30HD is a baseboard door stop with a door holder function, mounted to the baseboard on the wall. If the door edge does not reach the wall, or the wall behind is not suitable for anchoring, the floor bumper is the substitute; if you want nothing fixed to the floor in the traffic path, stay with the baseboard-mounted TH-30HD.

The Orca TH-30HD is designated for commercial use and is built in zinc alloy, with four finishes to match existing hardware across a building: oil-rubbed bronze, satin nickel, polished chrome, and black. Among the alternatives, the Delaney 40201X and Delaney 4029XX are solid brass, and the Hager 212 carries an 80 to 120 degree adjustable range if certain openings need a defined hold-open. A common approach is one part number for the typical opening and the adjustable Hager 212 only where the swing has to be limited.