Adams Rite Manufacturing Co.

Rory M Riley

Masoud S Miresmaili

Alan K Uyeda

Michael Winardi

A method of providing and installing a door latching structure for operatively interconnecting an upper latching structure carried by a door and a lower actuator structure carried by the door, the upper latching structure located outside the door, and comprising providing a longitudinally elongated link sized for reception within the door and to extend into proximity to the latching structure, and to the actuator structure, the link operatively connected to the actuator structure; and providing a laterally extending link attached to an upper end portion of the longitudinally elongated link, the laterally extending link connectible to the latching structure to transfer longitudinal movement of the longitudinal link effected by the actuator structure to the latching structure, for operating same.

Method of providing and installing a door latching structure

A door latching structure for operatively interconnecting an upper latching structure carried by a door and a lower actuator structure carried by the door, the upper latching structure located outside the door, and comprising a longitudinally elongated link sized for reception within the door and to extend into proximity to the latching structure, and to the actuator structure, the link operatively connected to the actuator structure; and a laterally extending link attached to an upper end portion of the longitudinally elongated link, the laterally extending link connectible to the latching structure to transfer longitudinal movement of the longitudinal link effected by the actuator structure to the latching structure, for operating same.

Concealed rod or cable surface latching exit device

A door locking and unlocking safety mechanism comprising a push mechanism actuator structure to be carried by the door; a single rod operatively connected with the push mechanism to be displaced by operation of the push mechanism; door latch mechanism operable to latch and unlatch the door in response to movement of the single rod; and temperature response blocking structure associated with the latch mechanism to block operation of the latch to unlatch the door, in response to a predetermined increase in ambient temperature.

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Santa Ana, CA, United States of America

Rory M Riley