Rod and case assembly and panic exit device
CA 2064940 A1 · Owner: Thomas Industries Inc. · Inventors: O'Brien, James
Overview
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A rod casing for activating vertically arranged latch bolts the, casing and latch bolts arranged in an active stile of a door and engageable to a door frame. The rod easing provides a vertically slidable actuator cam engageable by both a lock/unlock actuator and a delatch or dogging actuator. The lock/unlock actuator and the delatch actuator are rotatably mounted upon a spindle piece which itself is rotatable by a user such as by a key-activated lock cylinder. The lock/unlock actuator when rotated, slidingly abuts the actuator cam and drives the actuator cam vertically upward to cause unlatching of the latch bolts. The delatch actuator, upon rotation of the spindle piece in an opposite …
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- Filed April 2, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 2, 2012.
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