Panic bar latch system and method
OwnerToby Jack Simsinventor
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Abstract
A panic bar latch (PBL) system and method is disclosed that provides for the temporary functional disablement of a panic bar assembly (PBA) that controls passage through a door and associated door frame. The PBL system utilizes a panic latch handle (PLH) coupled to a panic latch body (PLB). The PLB incorporates a panic latch void (PLV) that is configured to mechanically conform and couple (MCC) to a panic bar base (PBB) on a PBA via a panic bar ridge (PBR) located on the PBB. A panic latch edge (PLE) on the PLB rests on the PPB when the MCC is engaged. The MCC prevents the PPB from being depressed or released by maintaining a fixed separation between the PPB and the PBB.
Claims20
A panic bar latch (PBL) system comprising:
- (a) panic latch handle (PLH);
- and
- (b) panic latch body (PLB);
- wherein:
- said PLH is mechanically coupled to said PLB;
- said PLH comprises an open handle void (OHV);
- said PLB comprises a panic latch void (PLV) that is configured to mechanically conform and couple (MCC) to a panic bar base (PBB) on a panic bar assembly (PBA) via a panic bar ridge (PBR) located on said PBB;
- said PBA is mechanically coupled to a door and controls passage through a door frame in which said door is attached;
- said PBL temporary disables function of said panic bar assembly (PBA) and prevents a panic push bar (PPB) on said PBA from being depressed or released when said PBL is installed on said PBB by placing said PBR within said PLV;
- and
- said PBL temporary disables function of said panic bar assembly (PBA) by maintaining a fixed separation between said PPB and said PBB of said PBA when said PBL is installed on said PBB by placing said PBR within said PLV.
A panic bar latch (PBL) method operating on a panic bar latch (PBL) system, said panic bar latch system comprising:
- (a) panic latch handle (PLH);
- and
- (b) panic latch body (PLB);
- wherein:
- said PLH is mechanically coupled to said PLB;
- said PLH comprises an open handle void (OHV);
- said PLB comprises a panic latch void (PLV) that is configured to mechanically conform and couple (MCC) to a panic bar base (PBB) on a panic bar assembly (PBA) via a panic bar ridge (PBR) located on said PBB;
- said PBA is mechanically coupled to a door and controls passage through a door frame in which said door is attached;
- said PBL temporary disables function of said panic bar assembly (PBA) and prevents a panic push bar (PPB) on said PBA from being depressed or released when said PBL is installed on said PBB by placing said PBR within said PLV;
- and
- said PBL temporary disables function of said panic bar assembly (PBA) by maintaining a fixed separation between said PPB and said PBB of said PBA when said PBL is installed on said PBB by placing said PBR within said PLV;
- wherein said method comprises the steps of:
- (1) forming a panic latch handle (PLH) and mechanically coupling the PLH to a panic latch body (PLB) (0201);
- (2) forming a panic latch void (PLV) within the panic latch body (PLB) that conforms to a panic bar ridge (PBR) on a panic bar base (PBB) contained within a panic push bar assembly (PBA) (0202);
- (3) mating the PBR with the PBV on the PLB (0203);
- and
- (4) separating a panic push bar (PPB) on said PBA from said PBB with said PLB so as to prevent activation of said PBA (0204).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.