Shutter Hardware - Decoder
Why bore you with our numbering minutiae? We offer a variety of styles, lengths and offsets to make sure every shutter works. This numbering system helps you order the correct parts. We are always there to help, and sometimes it is easier if we both speak the same “language.” (A printable version is available upon request)
Strap Hinge Decoder
Style-Width-Length-Offset
(700-N-12-0)
Style
The first three digits identify the design of the hinge
700 Tapered Strap
701 Tapered Strap with beveled edges and beaned end
702 Tapered Strap with beaned end
705 Storm Strap
Width
Two width sizes are standard
N is 1 ½”
W is 2”
NOTE: When ordering pintles the pin height must match the hinge width.
Other widths are available as custom order
Length
Length is the amount of hinge in contact with the shutter.
Length is measured differently depending on if the hinge has an offset
For 0” offset hinges we allow 1 ½” clearance from the center of the barrel to clear the pintle mounting plate.
0 offset hinge 
For hinges with an offset the length measurement begins after the bend.
Hinge with offset
End treatment
This only applies to hinges with 0” offset. The barrel is replaced with a pin, requiring a notch for clearance, hence the name “Notched”. Now the hinge is the male part and the pintle the female. This style requires a unique pintle and is specific to a side of the window. The side specified is always looking at the window from the outside of the house.
Now the part number looks like this
Style-Width-Length-N(Side)
(700-N-12-NR)
Pintle Decoder
The part numbers for pintles are unique according to their design, so the decoders are different
Drive and Lag
(300,301,306)
Style-Width-Length
(for example 300-N-4)
Style
The first three digits identify the design of the pintel
300 Frame Drive
301 Timber Drive
306 Lag Screw
Width
Two width sizes are standard
N is 1 ½”
W is 2”
NOTE: When ordering pintles the pin height must match the hinge width.
Length
Length is the dimension of the drive or screw .
Plate and Leaf
(302,303,304,305)
Style-Width-Offset-Side
(for example 302-N-1)
Style
The first three digits identify the design of the pintel
302 Plate
303 Narrow Plate
304 Offset Plate
305 Jamb
Width
Two width sizes are standard
N is 1 ½”
W is 2”
Note: When ordering pintles the pin height must match the hinge width.
Offset
Offset is the dimension from the mounting surface of the plate to the center of the pin. On a 305 Jamb it is the dimension from the closest edge of the mounting plate to the center of the pin.
Note: The 304 is also left and right hand, so a L or R should be specified at the end of the part number
Female Pintles
(307,309)
Style-Width-Side
(for example 307-N-R)
Style
The first three digits identify the design of the pintel
307 Forged Female
309 Tee
Width
Two width sizes are standard
N is 1 ½”
W is 2”
Side
The 307 is specific to a side of the window, so L or R should be specified
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