Panic handle for doors
AssigneeBlumcraft of Pittsburgh
InventorWilliam J. Horgan, Jr.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a combination door and panic handle for use on the interior side of entrance doors. In one mode of operation the panic handle may be moved inwards towards the door face to unlatch the door. In this mode of operation the door may be opened on the exterior side by use of a key. In an alternative mode of operation, the panic handle is "locked-out" and prevented from moving. In this mode of operation the door is unlatched and the panic handle may be used as a fixed door handle. In the movable mode of operation, pressure may be applied along any portion of the panic handle to facilitate unlatching the door. The operating mechanism of the panic handle is concealed presenting a smooth uncluttered appearance.
Claims17
A door and panic handle combination comprising a bar along and carried by the inside of the pivot means allowing limited pivotal movement of the bar between positions toward and away from the door;
- said bar having a latch mechanism longitudinally disposed therein and terminating in a latch bolt at the end of the bar adjacent said door edge;
- a stationary actuator post carried by said door at a location along said door spaced from said pivot mounting means and operationally engagable with said latch mechanism for movement of said latch mechanism between latched and unlatched positions as said bar is moved correspondingly between respective positions away from and toward said door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.