WHY GHOSTOP?
This is a question that any good architect or builder can answer almost immediately upon seeing the Ghostop for the first time. We’ve witnessed many of these “aha” moments, and they mostly come from their relief at being able to minimize the obstructions—both physical and visual—that traditional door stops represent in a project. GHOSTOP keeps your beautiful floor and walls from being littered with boring little rubberized bollards that have no business in your project. It’s not hard to imagine a project without door stops, and now you can realize that dream. And, like the builders and designers we talk to, you’ll soon be coming up with all sorts of ways to use these Zero-Clearance jamb and door stops.
WARNING : This is not a toy. It is a cleverly engineered piece of high-performance door hardware, made with durable and maintenance-free materials. There will be no going back once you start using GHOSTOP.
Plus…GHOSTOP is engineered and made in the USA.
“We’ve used Ghostop on numerous projects and the customer is always amazed at how unique and modern the feature is.”
HOW DOES IT WORK?
GHOSTOP is as simple as it is effective. Each model consists of a Pin Assembly and a Strike Assembly. The Pin Assembly includes the chamber in which the spring-loaded pin is housed attached to a rectangular mounting plate.
The Strike Assembly includes the finish brass or stainless steel coverplate, the proprietary Delrin® ramp and strike, and a strong neodymium magnet.
The Pin Assembly is generally mortised into the door and the Strike Assembly in the floor, ceiling or jamb.
In order to stop your door, the spring-loaded pin is launched from inside the Pin Assembly to meet the strike below by the magnet below. When the door leaves the ramp, the spring retracts the pin back into the door.
The proprietary ramped Delrin® strike provides a smooth and quiet approach for the pin as it comes to rest at the bottom of the ramp. Although the Ghostop is not designed as a magnetic or mechanical hold for a door, there is a soft hold provided by the pin’s attraction to the magnet behind the stop.
WHICH MODEL DO I USE?
The GHOSTOP line currently offers 5 different solutions. The primary distinction between the models is the shape of their strike plates.
Model GS200 and GS200XD (the Original) both feature a rectangular strike plates and was engineered for use as a no-profile positive stop for doors. The rectangular shape allows it to be mounted inconspicuously in the head or side jambs of framed openings. It can also work wonders in the surface of a wall to provide a positive stop for a pivot door in its closed position. Our customers have come up with many innovative uses for the GS200 Series.
Model GS300, GS300XD, and GS300XL feature a round strike plate and was engineered for use as a zero-clearance door stop for any door. The more-forgiving circular shape allows it to be mounted at any angle, irrespective of walls in the path of the door. It has been used in ceilings as well as floors. Sometimes, a second strike, sold separately, is utilized to provide control in both the open and closed positions.
Let’s look at each model and its capabilities :
GS200 : Jamb Stop for lighter doors.
This Ghostop has a rectangular Strike Assembly and a Delrin® molded Pin Assembly—Delrin® being the stiffest engineering polymer available. The question of whether you should specify the GS200 vs. the GS200XD is a matter of inertia; it comes down to the weight of the door and how it is used. As with any hardware including door stops, its performance depends on how much abuse you are delivering to the door. This assumes you are not trying to break the pin or you are not whipping the door open.
The GS200 has been tested in a variety of situations and performs perfectly as a positive stop for closet doors, pivot doors and other situations where a physical stop is not possible or desirable.
Like all Ghostop models, the GS200 is not a positive latch, but does provide a bit of holding power when the pin is engaged with the strike.
GS200XD : Jamb Stop for heavier doors.
The XD stands for Extra Duty. Like the GS200, it has a rectangular Strike Assembly, but the Pin Assembly is milled aliuminum and the pin is made from stainless steel which can withstand more shear force when it makes contact with the strike. We recommend the GS200XD for heavier doors or doors which are likely to see more abuse.
Like all Ghostop models, it’s not meant as a positive latch, but does provide a bit of holding power when the door is in its stopped position. It is designated as a jamb stop because we often seen the GS200XD used for larger doors, often pivots, that want a hard stop in a place where building out a frame stop would ruin the architectural idea of the opening, or with closets where a simpler solution (that doesn’t poke the lip of a strike plate beyond the frame) is a cleaner look. The compact rectangular strike allows it to be integrated in a thin jamb or frame.
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GS300 : Door Stop for lighter doors.
This GS300 Series features a round Strike Assembly. That’s the only difference between it and the GS200. The Pin Assembly is the same molded Delrin® Pin Assembly of the GS200. The pin is also made out of Delrin®, the stiffest engineering polymer available.
The question of GS300 vs. the GS300XD is the same as between the GS200 and GS200XD; it comes down to the weight of the door and how it is used. We suggest using the GS300 for doors up to 200 lbs. but it is your call on what sort of abuse you expect and whether the GS300XD might be warranted.
The round Strike Assembly allows for placement that is independent of orientation (there’s a reason round doorstops are the norm). It can sit comfortably and accept the door in any position on the floor or on the ceiling.
GS300XD : Door Stop for heavier doors.
Again, it’s Extra Duty just like the GS200XD. The Pin Assembly is milled aluminum, with the pin in stainless steel. With the many door shops we serve, this is most popular model for their pivot entry doors and larger interior doors. The value of this entire set is clear and has become the go-to for doors of any material.
The GS300XD features the round Strike Assembly, capable of fitting in wherever it’s needed—and anywhere a trip hazard, like a standard door stop, has no place being.
GS300XL : Door Stop with an Extra Long throw
The other four Ghostop models have a maximum .80” throw. Often, doors with higher thresholds end up with greater undercuts in their open position and require a longer pin to engage the strike. The GS300XL is a handy option that increases your throw to 1-1/4”. A stronger magnet provides ample pull to launch the stainless steel pin into the strike.
Additional Strike Assemblies.
We are often asked to outfit a door with a second Strike Assembly for when you want to stop the door in the closed as well as the open position. These sets are simply a Coverplate (round or rectangular) in the finish you specify, the Ramped Strike, and the Magnet.