Trimco 1096VD Series Anti-Vandal Pull with Astragal

There are no exposed handles or fasteners on the Trimco 1090 Series pulls, so there is nothing for someone to grab, pry, or unscrew. That construction is what cuts down trim damage on abused openings, and it is why these show up on schools, prisons, government buildings, retail strip malls, and commercial and industrial doors. A conventional surface pull like the Ives 8103HD mounts with through bolts and a projecting round bar, which is fine on a normal opening but gives a vandal something to work on.

The astragal covers the gap at the edge of the door, which is where a pry bar goes first on a pair of doors or on an out swing opening. The 1090 Series is offered with or without the astragal, and the 1096VD is the astragal version. If the opening is single, in swing, and the edge is already protected by the frame stop, the non-astragal pull covers it. If you are protecting a latch edge that is exposed, take the astragal.

Yes on all three common lock types. The 1090 Series pulls are made to mate with exit devices, mortise locks, or cylindrical locks, and versions are available for both in swing and out swing doors. When you order, you need to know which lockset is going in the door and which way the door swings, because the pull is prepped to suit that combination.

The 1096VD is built around a concealed-fastener anti-vandal pull with an astragal, so the nearest alternatives are conventional surface pulls without the astragal leaf. The Ives 8103HD is a heavy duty straight pull with a 1 inch round bar and through bolt mounting, and the Ives 8102HD is a heavy duty straight pull with a 3/4 inch round bar and 1-1/2 inch clearance. Both give you a heavy duty grab handle on the door face, but neither carries the astragal or the tamper-resistant concealed fastening that defines the 1096VD.

Five: 613 oil rubbed bronze, 613E dark oxidized satin bronze, 622 matte black, 629 bright stainless steel, and 630 satin stainless steel. For matching the rest of a commercial building, 630 satin stainless is the one that lines up with most institutional hardware schedules; 613 and 613E are the living bronze finishes that will change tone with handling over time.

If tamper resistance is not the driver, a straight or offset surface pull is simpler and easier to mount. The Ives 8102HD uses a 3/4 inch round bar with 1-1/2 inch clearance, the Ives 8103HD is a 1 inch round with through bolt mounting, and the Ives 8145EZHD is a 45 degree offset pull with heavy duty mounting hardware that is also ADA compliant. The ABH AB7200 is a solid stainless flat end pull at 7/8 inch diameter, also through bolted. Any of those covers a normal interior or office opening. Save the Trimco 1096VD for doors that actually get attacked.

The 1090 Series is built to mate to exit devices on out swing doors, so the pull is prepped for the device and cylinder rather than sitting beside it. If all you need is a small pull around a rim cylinder, the Cal-Royal PUL-175 night latch cylinder pull is a 3-1/2 inch stainless piece that does just that one job. Go with the Trimco when the door is also getting abused and you want the edge and fasteners protected.

They serve different openings. The Trimco 1096VD is engineered for schools, prisons, government facilities and commercial and industrial buildings, with no exposed handles or fasteners to tamper with. The Deltana SSP1210 is a 12 inch contemporary single side pull and the Emtek Baden is an 8 inch door pull in a decorative cast series - architectural trim pulls for residential and light commercial doors. They are not built around the tamper resistance that drives the 1096VD selection.

The 1096VD is an anti-vandal pull with astragal intended to mate to exit devices, mortise locks or cylindrical locks on in swing and out swing doors. If you want matched pulls on both faces instead, the Deltana SSPOBB24 is a 24 inch back-to-back modern offset pull set, the Deltana SSPORBB24 is a 24 inch back-to-back round offset set, and the Sure-Loc PL-2KN is a knurled long pull in a double-sided configuration.

No. The Cal-Royal PUL-175 is a night latch cylinder pull, 3-1/2 inches high, in stainless steel - a short trim piece that surrounds a rim cylinder so the door can be pulled shut. The Trimco 1096VD is a full anti-vandal pull with astragal in bronze, brass and aluminum substrates, ADA compliant and heavy duty, sized to be gripped as the primary door pull. If the drawing calls for the 1096VD, the PUL-175 will not cover the same function.

For a plain offset grab handle, the ABH AB3310 is an offset flat end pull in a commercial grade surface mount, the ABH AB3330 is an offset round end pull offered with custom length options, and the Ives 8169 is a C style offset solid pull, 1 inch diameter, with heavy duty mounting. All three are straightforward offset handles; the Trimco 1096VD instead combines the pull with an astragal and conceals its fasteners.

The Trimco 1096VD has no exposed handles or fasteners that can be tampered with, which is the core of its vandal resistance. Among other pulls, the Sure-Loc PL-1RD round long pull is a single-sided pull offered with concealed or thru-bolt mounting, so it can be specified without visible fasteners on the pull face. The Ives 8103HD and ABH AB7200 both use through-bolt mounting.

Different animal. The Emtek Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Baden, and Brisbane pulls are 8 inch decorative pulls, and the Deltana offerings run to back-to-back sets such as the SSPOBB24 24 inch offset pull, with the OHP620 offset handle pull listed for 1-1/8 to 1-3/8 inch doors. Those are chosen for looks on a storefront or entry. The Trimco 1096VD is a heavy duty institutional pull prepped to integrate with a lockset, so it is not a drop-in swap for a decorative back-to-back set.

The Trimco 1096VD is offered in 629 bright stainless steel and 630 satin stainless steel among its finishes. If you want a solid stainless bar pull instead, the ABH AB7200 is a solid stainless steel flat end pull handle, 7/8 inch diameter, with through-bolt mounting, and the ABH AB3300 is a straight flat end commercial door pull at 1.00 inch diameter. Those are exposed through-bolt or surface handles rather than the concealed-fastener design of the 1096VD.

The Trimco 1096VD is ordered by finish, in 613 oil rubbed bronze, 613E dark oxidized satin bronze, 622 matte black, 629 bright stainless steel and 630 satin stainless steel. If the job requires a made-to-length handle, the ABH AB3330 offset round end pull is offered with custom length options, and Deltana's SSPOBB24 and SSPORBB24 back-to-back offset pulls are 24 inch handles.