Talk:Door handle

The content of this article has been relocated from the Talk:Doorknob article (see comments in the discussion page there). Dhollm (talk) 22:17, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Door knob vs Door handle distinction

OK, so outside the U.S. anything that opens a door is called a door handle. How do you distinguish between door knobs (or "handles", if you will) with a moving mechanism, and just plain old door handles that have no securing latch? (i.e. they only function to pull the door open) Surely even before the "first documented invention of the doorknob"..."in U.S. Patent entries for the year 1878" there were plain old door handles; unless people just pushed all doors open. --70.143.52.60 (talk) 04:47, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Oligodynamic Effect

The subject on the Oligodynamic effect says that aluminum does not have the effect. However, by clicking the link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligodynamic_effect), the page says that aluminum DOES have the effect. Can anybody show the source for this or edit it? Me, GKT5 02:43, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism

There still appears to be some vandalism in the article, but I don't know enough to fix it. It refers to something being shaped like a tractor and something sliding onto a marry-go-round. Can someone with knowledge of the subject repair this?

Factual Accuracy

This article makes reference to several terms, many of which I believe to be out of date. Americans no longer reserve the term door handle for cars and use knob everywhere else, but now define it as follows: A door knob is a door opening device which is operated by a round-shaped handle, which is rotated. A door handle is a door opening device which is operated by a lever, which is rotated, or operated by a fixed handle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quinxorin (talk • contribs) 22:40, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Un-merge door knob and door handle

I understand that the Door Knob and Door Handle articles have been merged. However, I would like to propose a separation of this current Door Handle article back to Door Knob and Door Handle. The major reasons:

• Door knobs are round, door handles are bar-shaped
• Door knobs are generally turned, door handles are pulled

Now, these two reasons might be a bit biased and slightly inaccurate (there are some door handles that can be turned). However, I feel that there should be a distinction between these two ways of opening a door. Brett9999 (talk) 23:08, 24 May 2010 (UTC)