Rockwood AP1007 Arm Pull with Plate

That's what the AP1007 is built for. The back side of the pull is grooved so a forearm sits into it, letting someone hook the door open with an arm instead of a hand. It projects 4 inches off the plate with 2-25/32 inches of clearance behind the bar, so there's room for a sleeved forearm. Common spec on restroom, exam room, kitchen, and food prep doors where hand contact is the thing you're trying to avoid.

Two fastener sets ship with the AP1007: #8 x 3/4 inch oval head sheet metal screws, and 3/8-16 x 2-1/2 inch thru bolts with finish washers. The thru bolt is the option you want on a high-traffic opening, since an arm pull takes leverage a hand pull doesn't. The 2-1/2 inch bolt length is what governs which door thicknesses you can through-bolt, so measure your leaf before you commit to that method.

Clearance on the AP1007 is 2-25/32 inches, measured behind the pull, with a total projection of 4 inches from the door face. Check that against anything the door swings past: an adjacent wall return, a corridor with a tight code-required clear width, or a second leaf on a pair. A 4 inch projection is more than a standard flush pull, and on a narrow vestibule it's the number that decides whether this works.

They solve different problems. A conventional pull, like the Ives 8145 45 degree offset or the Ives 8169 C style offset, is a hand pull, sized and shaped for a grip. The AP1007 is grooved on the back specifically so a forearm rests in it, so someone whose hands are gloved, full, or just washed can open the door without touching it. Pick the arm pull for restrooms, clinical rooms, and food service. Pick a standard offset pull for general entrance and corridor doors where hands-free isn't the requirement.

The Trimco 1035 Ultimate Restroom Pull is the nearest peer in intent - it is a heavy duty pull built for the same hands-free restroom door application. The Rockwood AP1007 is a stainless steel arm pull with a plate, grooved on the backside of the pull to accept a forearm, with 4 inch projection and 2-25/32 inch clearance. The Trimco 1035 is the substitution to price when the requirement is written as a touch-free restroom pull rather than as a Rockwood part number.

A straight bar pull covers the opening with far less hardware. The ABH AB7200 is a solid stainless steel flat end pull handle at 7/8 inch diameter with through-bolt mounting, and the ABH AB3300 is a straight flat end pull at 1 inch diameter. Both are grip pulls - the hand wraps the bar. The AP1007 is a different animal: it carries a mounting plate and a groove on the backside sized so a forearm can open the door without a hand on the hardware.

If the specification calls out ADA compliance in the pull itself, the Ives 8145EZHD is the one written that way - a 45 degree offset door pull with heavy duty mounting hardware, listed as ADA compliant in the EZ series. The Rockwood AP1007 is a commercial arm pull in stainless steel with 4 inch projection and 2-25/32 inch clearance, chosen for forearm operation rather than for a stated ADA listing. Match the part to how the drawing words the requirement.

Stainless steel throughout, pull and plate. That matters on the openings arm pulls usually go on: restrooms, kitchens, and food prep areas get wiped with disinfectant several times a day, and stainless takes that better than a plated finish that can wear through. It's a commercial-rated part, not a residential one.

The plate is part of it. The AP1007 is a pull mounted on a plate with rounded corners, so you get one assembly rather than a bare bar you fasten straight to the door face. The plate spreads load across the leaf and covers the door prep, which is why it's a common pick when you're replacing an older pull and the existing holes don't line up.

For a fleet rollout, order the AP1007 in 630 satin stainless if the rest of your push plates and pulls are satin stainless, which is the most common commercial standard. The pull and plate are stainless steel, so every unit wears the same way over the years rather than one opening going dull ahead of the others. Where a wing has dark or painted hardware, the 613E dark oxidized bronze and the BSP black suede powder coat cover that without changing the part. Confirm the 4 inch projection clears the swing on your tightest opening before you buy the whole quantity, since that's the one dimension that varies by door location rather than by order.

The AP1007 is supplied as a single-side pull with a plate. If your opening needs a matched pull on each face, that's a back-to-back set, and the peers built that way include the Deltana OHP620 off-set handle pull back-to-back set and the Deltana SSPOBB24 24 inch back-to-back offset pulls. Note the OHP620 is specified for 1-1/8 to 1-3/8 inch doors, thinner than a typical commercial 1-3/4 inch leaf, so check your door thickness against it.

For a pure duty play, the Ives heavy duty straight pulls are the peers: the 8102HD with a 3/4 inch round bar and 1-1/2 inch clearance, the 8103HD at 1 inch round with through bolt mounting, and the 8169 C style offset solid pull at 1 inch diameter with heavy duty mounting. All three are gripped by hand. The Rockwood AP1007 is stainless steel with a plate and a forearm groove, and its 2-25/32 inch clearance is what an arm needs, not a fist.

No - a plate has no handle to pull. The Trimco 1001-1 heavy duty push plate is 3 inch by 12 inch, the Trimco 1041 half-round push plate is 8 inch by 16 inch, and the Trimco 1070 series classic push/pull plates are 3-1/2 inch by 15 inch. Those protect the door face and give a push surface. The AP1007 projects 4 inches off the door with a grooved arm pull mounted to its plate, so it works on the pull side of an opening where the plates do not.

Those are decorative and residential-leaning lines. The Deltana SSP1210 is a 12 inch contemporary single side pull, the SSPOBB24 and SSPORBB24 are 24 inch back-to-back offset pulls in modern and round profiles, and the Deltana OHP620 off-set handle pull back-to-back set fits doors 1-1/8 inch to 1-3/8 inch thick. Emtek offers 8 inch door pulls in the Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Baden, and Brisbane series. The Rockwood AP1007 is a commercial stainless steel arm pull with a plate, used on institutional buildings, offices, retail, educational, detention, sports facilities, hotel and restaurant work.

The Rockwood AP1007 ships with #8 x 3/4 inch OH SMS along with a 3/8-16 x 2-1/2 inch thru bolt and finish washer, so it can be set either way. Among the peers, the ABH AB3310 is an offset flat end pull described as commercial grade surface mount, and the ABH AB3330 series offset round end pull is offered with custom length options. Those are the direction to look when the opening rules out a through bolt.

Four finishes are orderable: 630 satin stainless, 613E dark oxidized bronze, BSP black suede powder coat, and WSP white suede powder coat. 630 is the one that matches most commercial openings already running satin stainless push plates and pulls. The two suede powder coats are the choice when you're matching painted or dark millwork rather than brushed metal.

Both target restroom doors, and they get there differently. The AP1007 is a stainless arm pull on a plate, grooved on the back so a forearm hooks it, projecting 4 inches. The Trimco 1035 Ultimate Restroom Pull is a heavy duty restroom pull from a different maker. If you're standardizing a facility, the deciding factor is usually whether the opening needs the forearm groove specifically or just a durable restroom pull, and whether the 4 inch projection clears your door swing.

They solve different problems. The Cal-Royal PUL-175 is a night latch cylinder pull, 3-1/2 inch height, stainless steel - it mounts around a rim cylinder on a night latch door. The Rockwood AP1007 is a stainless steel arm pull on a plate with rounded corners, 4 inch projection, and no cylinder cutout. Specify the PUL-175 only when the door has a cylinder to pull around.

It's specified commercial. Rockwood hardware of this kind goes on institutional buildings, offices, retail, schools, detention, sports facilities, hotels and restaurants, and higher end homes. A 4 inch projection stainless arm pull on a plate is sized for traffic and cleaning cycles a residential door never sees, so on a home it's a deliberate choice for a mudroom or kitchen door rather than a default.