Ada Pull Handle Requirements

Ada requirements state the pull or handle should be easy to open with one hand without twisting the wrist or using any tight grasping or pinching motion.

Ada pull handle requirements.

In general the requirements are a minimum of 32 in width and a maximum of 48 and the door must open to 90 degrees. The minimum force needed to ensure proper closure and positive latch usually exceeds the accessible limit of 5 pounds of force lbf required at other doors. The best pulls for this purpose are. Knobs that require a full hand grip and turning including round door knobs and shower controls do not comply because they require twisting of the wrist.

Door openings shall provide a clear width of 32 inches 815 mm minimum. Handles pulls panic bars door hardware ada compliant locks exit devices handles pulls latches and other operable parts on doors shall comply operable parts of such hardware shall be 34 inches minimum and 48 inches maximum above the finish floor or ground. Clear width is 32 inches 815 mm minimum measured from the one side wall to the face of the opposite side wall. Reach ranges for children are lower than 48.

Section 404 of the ada states. For this reason a maximum opening force is not specified for exterior hinged doors. Doors not requiring full user passage such as shallow closets may have the clear opening reduced to 20 in 510 mm minimum. Standard u shaped pulls and lever shaped handles are acceptable.

ü sliding or swing door hardware must not require more than 5 pounds of force to operate. ü locking ladder pulls must have a lever actuator not a typical thumb turn requiring a push as well as turn rotation. A minimum of 10 inches is required from the bottom of pull handle to the finished floor on the corridor side. The maximum depth of the opening shown is 24 inches 810 mm.