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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2023
Assa Abloy Access and Egress Hardware Group, Inc., New Haven, CT (US);
Darren C. Eller, Madison, CT (US);
Andrew S. Geraci, Middlefield, CT (US);
Ryan Piantek, Higganum, CT (US);
Richard D. Sangster, Jr., Madison, CT (US);
ASSA ABLOY Access and Egress Hardware Group, Inc., New Haven, CT (US);
Abstract
A dogging mechanism for an exit device may include a dogging indicator configured to pivot about a pivot axis over a travel path between a first position and a second position, where the travel path comprises a midpoint between the first position and the second position. The dogging mechanism may also include a spring coupled to the dogging indicator, where the spring is configured to bias the dogging indicator towards the first position when the dogging indicator is positioned on the travel path between the midpoint and the first position, and where the spring is configured to bias the dogging indicator towards the second position when the dogging indicator is positioned on the travel path between the midpoint and the second position.