We checked into our hotel, thrilled to have some quality family time together. Our 3-year-old son was particularly excited to check out our new digs — he ran around playing and exploring while my wife and I unpacked. In a nightmarishly abrupt moment, he cried out having fallen headfirst into the wall-mounted door stop.

Waterson hinge door -Unseen danger could be anywhere in a hotel room.
Unseen danger could be anywhere in a hotel room.

Why Door Stop Safety Are Essential for Hotels and Homes

Although some door stops feature a rubber cover on the front to cushion impact, they pose a choking hazard for babies. Curious children may remove the rubber cover and place it in their mouths, risking suffocation. This potential danger highlights the need for door stop child safety that eliminate small, removable parts to ensure peace of mind for parents. Children and pets can get hurt, and an elegant hotel room’s chic appearance ruined. This is why hotel designers and owners are more and more avoiding installing obtrusive room hardware like commercial door stop safety whenever possible.

Waterson hinge door stop closer
At the same time, sometimes you need to stop your door at a particular angle. Perhaps you don’t want your door handle to hit the wall, an adjacent door, or the like. Whatever your reason, Waterson has you covered. You can choose our highly effective built-in and discreetly elegant door stop mechanism. This feature helps prevent damage, plus you no longer need to use unsightly wall-mounted door stops.

The Best Door Stop Solution for Child Safety: Closer Hinges

Waterson Hinge Systems combines door closers, spring hinges, and an optional hold-open feature into one attractive & unobtrusive component that is ideal for commercial swings, gates, and glass doors. Our hinges are easily installed and adjusted to comply with ADA & ICC A117.1 requirements for opening force and to assure quiet, secure closing. Made with stainless steel, Waterson self closing door hinges meet NFPA 80 and are UL 3-hour fire-rated, as well as suitable for both interior and all-weather exterior openings.

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Please note that Waterson Closer Hinges start from a size of 4″x4″. If you’re in need of smaller self-closing hinges, we’d recommend checking out some other resources! Also, we only provide single acting closer hinges. Thank you.

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