
KASON HINGE SELECTOR
HOW TO USE THIS CHART
This Hinge Selector is to assist you in choosing the correct
Kason hinges for commercial refrigeration, foodservice equipment, transportation, industrial and many other uses. The Load
Chart, below, shows our recommended allowable load per pair of
hinges for each hinge group.
The data applies for normal conditions under static loading
by door weight only. Other factors, such as positive or negative
pressure, very high gasket compression, vibration, corrosive or
abrasive atmospheres, or structural movement are not taken into
account. It is the final responsibility of the users to determine the
suitability and capacity required in their specific applications.
LOAD CHART
DOOR
WEIGHTS
kg. lb.
226.8 500
217.7 480
208.6 460
199.5 440
190.5 420
181.4 400
172.4 380
163.3 360
154.2 340
145.2 320
136.1 300
127.0 280
117.9 260
108.9 240
99.8 220
90.7 200
81.7 180
72.6 160
63.5 140
54.4 120
45.4 100
36.3 80
27.2 60
18.1 40
9.0 20
DOOR
WIDTH
D D E F F F G G G G H H H H H H H J J J J
D D E F F F G G G G H H H H H H H J J J J
D D E E F F F G G G G H H H H H H H J J J
D D D E F F F G G G G G H H H H H H H J J
D D D E F F F F G G G G H H H H H H H H J
D D D E E F F F G G G G G H H H H H H H H
D D D D E F F F F G G G G G H H H H H H H
D D D D E E F F F G G G G G G H H H H H H
D D D D E E F F F F G G G G G G H H H H H
C D D D D E E F F F F G G G G G G H H H H
C D D D D E E E F F F F G G G G G G G H H
C D D D D D E E F F F F F G G G G G G G H
C C D D D D D E E F F F F F G G G G G G G
C C D D D D D D E E F F F F F F G G G G G
C C C D D D D D D E E E F F F F F F G G G
B C C D D D D D D D E E E F F F F F F F G
B C C C D D D D D D D E E E E F F F F F F
B B C C C D D D D D D D D E E E E F F F F
B B C C C C D D D D D D D D D D E E E E F
B B B C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D E E
A B B B B C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D
A A B B B B B C C C C C C D D D D D D D D
A A A A B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C D D
A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B C C C C
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B
in. 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72
cm. 30.5 38.1 45.7 53.3 61.0 68.6 76.2 83.8 91.4 99.1 106.7 114.3 121.9 129.5 137.2 144.8 152.4 160.0 167.6 175.3 182.9
1. Locate the weight of your door in the far left column, headed
Door Weight.
2. Find the width of your door along the bottom of the chart.
3. Where the Weight line and Width column intersect, find the
recommended hinge group code (A, B, etc.).
4. Select your hinges from the Kason Hinge Groups, below.
NOTE: If exact dimensions and weight for your door is not
shown, use the next higher width and weight.
Hinge Groups A – C shown in REACH-IN, Section E.
Hinge Groups D – J shown in WALK-IN, Section B.
GROUP HINGE MODEL NUMBERS
139, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 225, 1070, 1216, 1216-13, 1219
A
217, 217S, 218, 220, 1070A, 1071, 1220, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1521, 1522, 1530, 1531, 1532, 1533, 1556
B
1061, 1071A, 1247, 1257, 1263, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1367R, 1467R, 1550
C
1241, 1243, 1245, 1246, 1248, 1249, 1251, 1255, 1256, 1341, 1345
D
1074
E
1037, 1055, 1214, 1240, 1409
F
998, 1073, 1277, 1277L, 1277S, 1277T, 1377S, 1398
G
1075, 1076, 1275, 1276
H
94
J