9500 689 Norton Door Closers and Operator

The Norton 9500 Series Cast Iron door closer offers the durability, flexibility and strength required to meet the needs of your facility.

• Door closers shall be of rack and pinion construction with a cold headed heat-treated steel spindle and a forged steel piston precision machined and heat treated.
• The case shall be of cast iron. Closers shall have a heavy-duty, forged steel main arm.
• Optional arms shall include parallel rigid, parallel rigid friction hold open, regular rigid, CloserPlus®, CloserPlus® hold open, Unitrol®, Unitrol® hold open and track assemblies.
• The following size options shall be available: Fully adjustable spring power to accommodate sizes 1 through 6.
• All sizes shall be accommodated in one closer body. Closing shall be controlled by two valves — one to control closing speed and one to control latching speed.
• Valves shall be concealed against unauthorized adjustment and be non-critical with “O” ring seals.
• Delayed action shall be available and shall be accomplished with a separate valve.
• Closers shall be available with an adjustable backcheck intensity valve with a safety feature that automatically relieves internal pressure when backcheck has reached the desired adjustment level.
• Valves shall be accessible without removing the closer from the door.
• Closers shall be available with a backcheck intensity valve. Backcheck begins at approximately 70 degrees of door opening for all applications.
• This valve shall be operative on regular, top jamb, parallel arm, and track type mountings.
• Closers shall be surface applied with rectangular cover.
• Closers shall not project over 2-1/4", and shall be capable of mounting on 1-3/4" top rail or inverted mounting on 1-3/4" top jamb.
• Full cover with security fasteners shall be available.
• Closers without hold open shall be regularly furnished with power adjustment arm bracket capable of providing a 15% power adjustment.
• A mounting bracket to attach the closer shall be regularly furnished.
• Hydraulic fluid shall be of a type requiring no seasonal valve readjustment due to extreme temperature variations.
• Closers mounted regular arm, top jamb and parallel arm shall allow for full 180° door opening.
• Closers with non-hold open arms shall be listed by Underwriters Laboratories.
• All closers with metal covers shall be available in architectural finishes to match corresponding door hardware.

For interior or exterior doors, the 9500 Series ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 closer features a clean, modern cover aesthetic and durable cast iron body that can be used in a variety of institutional and educational environments requiring ADA compliance.