Panic exit device and door handle
AssigneeASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
InventorsDoug Thompson, Michael Connell, Luis Bettencourt
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Abstract
An exit device comprises an inner door handle adapted to be mounted to a door for movement relative to the door from a first position to a second position. A pair of brackets are adapted to be operatively connected between the respective ends of a horizontal portion and a vertical portion of the door handle. Each bracket comprises a first bracket member secured to the door handle, a second bracket member adapted to be secured to the door, and a pin for joining the first bracket member and the second bracket member for rotation about an axis through the pin. The first bracket member and the second bracket member pivot relative to one another when the door handle moves between the first position and the second position.
Claims21
An exit device for use with a door, the exit device comprising:
- a door handle adapted to be mounted to an interior of the door for pivoting movement toward and away from the door from a first position to a second position, the door handle when mounted to the door includes a horizontal component extending horizontally and a vertical component extending vertically;
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- a pair of brackets, one bracket adapted to be operatively connected adjacent a horizontal end of the horizontal components between the horizontal component and the door and another bracket adapted to be operatively connected adjacent a vertical end of the vertical component between the vertical component and the door, each of the pair of brackets comprising:
- a first bracket member secured to the door handle,
- a second bracket member adapted to be secured to the door, and
- a pin for joining the first bracket member and the second bracket member for rotation about an axis through the pin,
- wherein the first bracket member and the second bracket member pivot relative to one another around the pin when the door handle moves between the first position and the second position.
An exit device for use with a door, the exit device comprising:
- a door handle adapted to be mounted to an interior of the door for pivoting movement toward and away from the door from a first position to a second position, the door handle when mounted to the door includes a horizontal component extending horizontally and a vertical component extending vertically;
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- a first pivot bracket adapted to be operatively connected adjacent to an end of either the horizontal component or the vertical component between the door handle and the door, the first pivot bracket comprising:
- a first bracket member secured to the door handle,
- a second bracket member adapted to be secured to the door, and
- a pin for joining the first bracket member and the second bracket member for rotation about an axis through the pin,
- wherein the first bracket member and the second bracket member comprise arcing surfaces to allow for pivoting motion of the first bracket member and the second bracket member with respect to each other;
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- a second bracket adapted to be operatively connected adjacent to the end of either the horizontal component or the vertical component opposite the first pivot bracket;
- wherein the first bracket member and the second bracket member pivot relative to one another around the pin when the door handle moves between the first position and the second position.
An exit device for use with a door, the exit device comprising:
- a door handle adapted to be mounted to an interior of the door for pivoting movement toward and away from the door from a first position to a second position, the door handle when mounted to the door includes a horizontal component extending horizontally and a vertical component extending vertically;
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- a first bracket adapted to be operatively connected adjacent to an end of the horizontal component and a second bracket adapted to be operatively connected adjacent to an end of the vertical component between the door handle and the door, wherein the first bracket and the second bracket allow the pivoting movement of the door handle when the door handle moves between the first position and the second position;
- a lock mechanism adapted to be mounted to an outer surface of the door, the lock mechanism including two elongated projections passing through an opening in the door for operative connection to a latch mechanism in the door handle, and
- a bushing comprising a pair of conjoined circular members adapted to be disposed in the opening in the door, each circular member defining an opening for receiving a projection;
- wherein the conjoined circular members are vertically aligned in the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.