Exit device assembly

An exit device assembly for use with a door having a top, a bottom and a generally vertical surface, the assembly comprising:

• an exit device configured to be mounted on the vertical surface of the door, the exit device including a manually movable member;
• a first latch mechanism configured to be mounted adjacent one of the top and the bottom of the door, the first latch mechanism including a first latch movable between a locking position and a non-locking position;
• a mechanism for causing movement of the first latch in response to movement of the manually movable member;
• a second latch mechanism configured to be mounted adjacent the other of the top and the bottom of the door, the second latch mechanism including a second latch movable between a locking position and a non-locking position;
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• a non-rigid device interconnected between the first latch mechanism and the second latch mechanism for actuating the second latch mechanism.

An exit device assembly for use with a door having a top, a bottom and a generally vertical surface, the assembly comprising:

• an exit device configured to be mounted on the vertical surface of the door, the exit device including a manually movable member;
• a latch mechanism configured to be mounted adjacent one of the top and the bottom of the door, the latch mechanism including a latch movable between a locking position and a non-locking position, and the latch mechanism including an anti-bounce arrangement;
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• an actuating device for causing movement of the latch in response to movement of the manually movable member.

An exit device assembly for use with a door having a top, a bottom and a generally vertical surface, the assembly comprising:

• an exit device configured to be mounted on the vertical surface of the door, the exit device including a manually movable member;
• a latch mechanism configured to be mounted adjacent one of the top and the bottom of the door, the latch mechanism including a latch movable between a locking position and a non-locking position;
• a cable for causing movement of the latch in response to movement of the manually movable member;
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• a slack removal mechanism connected to the cable.

An exit device assembly suitable for use with a door disposed within a frame and an exit device, the exit device assembly comprising:

• a first latch mechanism having a movable portion and a fixed portion attachable to the door, the movable portion including a latch that selectively engages the frame to maintain the door in a closed position and disengages from the frame to allow movement of the door with respect to the frame;
• a slide member having a movable portion and a fixed portion attachable to the door such that a distance between the slide member and the first latch mechanism is substantially fixed;
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• an enclosed cable including an outer sheath and an inner cable, a first end of the outer sheath attached to the fixed portion of the first latch mechanism and a second end of the sheath attached to the fixed portion of the slide member, a first end of the inner cable attached to the movable portion of the first latch mechanism and a second end of the inner cable attached to the movable portion of the slide member, wherein movement of the movable portion of the slide member produces a corresponding movement of the latch.

A method of latching a door to a frame, the method comprising:

• providing a latch mechanism having a fixed portion that is attachable to the door and a movable portion having a latch that selectively engages the frame;
• providing a slide mechanism having a fixed portion that is attachable to the door and a movable portion displaceable between a first position and a second position;
• connecting a first end of a cable to the latch mechanism and a second end of the cable to the slide mechanism, the cable including an outer sheath that attaches to the fixed portion of the latch mechanism and the slide mechanism and an inner cable that attaches to the movable portion of the latch mechanism and the slide mechanism;
• moving the movable portion of the slide mechanism to the second position to move the movable portion of the latch mechanism to disengage the latch from the frame;
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• biasing the latch into engagement with the frame when the movable portion of the slide mechanism returns to the first position.