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US 9,194,156 B2Granted
Cover trim for a push bar of an exit device
AssigneeTriangle Brass Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsMartin S. Simon, Reed C. Baumgarten, Vicente Delgadillo
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Abstract
An easily installable and preferably antimicrobial cover trim for a push bar of an exit device for a door, as well as a method for increasing fingerprint resistance of metal touch surfaces.
Claims24
A cover trim for a push bar of an exit device for a door, the push bar operatively supported in the exit device for forward movement to unlatch the door when the exit device is secured to the door and the push bar is pushed by a person, the cover trim comprising:
- an elongate plate member configured for covering the push bar when affixed thereto, said member configured for being affixed to the push bar without disassembly of components of the exit device.
Apparatus comprising the combination of:
- an exit device including a latch for normally maintaining a door in a latched condition when said exit device is secured to the door, said exit device including an elongate push bar having a front surface, said push bar coupled to said latch and supported for forward movement when said front surface is pushed by a person to unlatch the door;
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- a cover trim including an elongate plate member configured for being affixed to said push bar for covering said front surface without disassembly of components of said exit device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.