Rockwood 796 Small Double Coat Hook

Projection on the 796 is 1-1/8 inches, and the body measures H: 1-1/8", W: 1-1/8". That is a compact hook, so it sits close to the face of the door and won't foul a door swing in a tight toilet compartment or a narrow corridor. The trade-off is capacity: with just over an inch of projection it takes a coat or a robe, not a stack of heavy winter jackets on both prongs.

Two #6 x 5/8 inch oval head sheet metal screws ship with the 796. Those are sized for sheet metal, so they bite into a hollow metal door or a metal partition stile the way they're meant to. On drywall or a hollow-core wood door, the 5/8 inch screws have almost nothing to grab, so plan on anchors or hitting solid blocking. Mount into a stud, a hollow metal frame, or the door itself.

The 796 is listed to ANSI A156.16, L03111. A156.16 is the auxiliary hardware standard that covers hooks and similar door trim, and the L-number is the type designation a specification writer puts on a hardware schedule. If your finish hardware schedule calls for an A156.16 L03111 hook, the 796 answers it by number, which is what an institutional or government spec needs to close out.

Rockwood classes the 796 as residential, and it's a small hook: 1-1/8 inch square with 1-1/8 inch projection. It's cast brass and carries the ANSI A156.16 L03111 designation, so it isn't flimsy, but the sizing is aimed at guest rooms, apartments, and finer residences rather than high-traffic public restrooms. For a heavier-duty commercial coat and hat hook, the Trimco 3070-1 Coat and Hat Hook is the type to look at.

Several hooks in the same size class are single-arm, not double. The Deltana BBN2009 is a single robe hook in the BBN series, the Emtek 25050 is a wrought steel robe hook, the Emtek 2606 is a solid brass robe hook in the traditional bath hardware line, and Orca Hardware's 2753 Cypress and 3654 Swirl are both single robe hooks. If you are replacing a 796 and expecting two hanging points per plate, none of those will match what came off the door - the 796 is a double hook with two arms.

For an opening where the door can strike the wall, the Trimco 7010 fOCAL robe hook and stop combines the hook with a stop in one piece, so a single mounting point does both jobs. The Rockwood 796 is a hook only, with a 1-1/8 inch projection and no stop function. If the door already has a stop and you just need hanging capacity, the 796 or a plain double hook is the simpler pick.

Cast brass. The 796 is a solid cast brass body, not a stamped or plated steel hook, which is why it holds up in restrooms and locker areas where a steel hook rusts at the screw holes. The satin chrome finish goes over the brass.

Satin chrome, 626, is the only finish the 796 is offered in. That matches the 626 lever sets, closers, and washroom trim already running through most commercial buildings. If your other openings are brushed nickel (US15) or oil rubbed bronze, the 796 will read as a different metal next to them and you'd want a hook offered in that finish instead, such as one of the Deltana solid brass double robe hooks in the 55D or 88 Series.

The 796 is a double hook, so it gives two hanging points off one mounting pad, which is what you want on a restroom stall door or an office back-of-door where a coat and a bag both need somewhere to go. Where you only need one point, or the door face is too narrow to look right with a double, a single-prong unit like the Deltana BBN2009 Single Robe Hook or the Emtek 2606 Solid Brass Robe Hook is the simpler order. Two prongs also means two loads on the same two screws, so mounting substrate matters more.

No. The 796 is a hook only, with 1-1/8 inch of projection and no bumper. If you want one piece that hangs a robe and stops the door, the Trimco 7010 fOCAL Robe Hook and Stop is the combination unit to order instead.

Mounting is two #6 x 5/8 inch oval head sheet metal screws, which go in from the face and do not pass through to the back side, so the 796 surface mounts on a partition panel or door without a through-bolt. With only 5/8 inch of screw length you need at least that much solid material behind the face. On a laminate or composite partition, drill for the screw and check you're into core, not just the skin.

The Trimco 3070-1 coat and hat hook in the 3070 series is a plain commercial hook in the same duty class, without a decorative bath-hardware profile. The Rockwood 796 is cast brass and mounts with two #6 x 5/8 inch oval head sheet metal screws, so it is already a minimal two-fastener install. Between the two, the deciding factor is usually which one matches the hooks already hanging on the rest of the doors.

The Emtek 2266 SELECT knurled tip double hook mounts with a rosette, and the Emtek 2306 sandcast bronze double hook is the cast-bronze double in the same decorative family. Both are double hooks like the Rockwood 796. The 796 is cast brass with a 1-1/8 inch by 1-1/8 inch footprint, so if you are covering an existing screw pattern or a mark left by the old hook, compare that footprint against the rosette diameter before you order.

The Rockwood 796 carries an ANSI A156.16 designation of L03111, which is the reference an institutional spec or a submittal package is usually written against. Among the double-hook alternatives, the Deltana 55D2010 and 88DRH are solid brass, the Emtek 2306 is sandcast bronze, and the Orca 4854 Blakely and 4954 Whidbey come from decorative series. If your standard is written to the ANSI A156.16 designation, the 796 answers it directly; the others are selected by series and material instead.

The 796 is a plain cast brass double hook in satin chrome only, so if the design calls for something with a decorative rosette or a textured finish, look at the Emtek 2266 SELECT Knurled Tip Double Hook with Rosette, the Emtek 2306 Sandcast Bronze Double Hook, or the Orca Hardware 4854 Blakely and 4954 Whidbey double robe hooks. All are double hooks like the 796, just styled rather than institutional.

The Emtek 2306 is a sandcast bronze double hook, and among singles the Emtek 25050 is wrought steel. The Rockwood 796 body is brass. If the rest of the hardware on the opening is bronze or steel and you want the hook to follow it, the 2306 keeps the double-arm configuration while changing the material; the 25050 changes material but drops to a single arm.

Both are double hooks. The Deltana BBS2010 is a double robe hook in the BBS series, while the Rockwood 796 is a cast brass double coat hook with a 1-1/8 inch projection and a 1-1/8 inch square footprint. Deltana's BBS and the related BBN series are separate design families, so the choice comes down to which profile matches the other hooks in the room rather than to any change in how the hook hangs a coat.