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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1990
Roger A Vitt, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jorge A Navarro, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Paul J Haeck, Carmel, IN (US);
Von Duprin, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The assembly has a multi-tabbed bracket for fixing to a door behind, and parallel with, a latch-actuating rod, and a semi-circular rod guard with latching fingers for slidable engagement with the tabs of the bracket for enclosing and protecting the latch-actuating rod. In addition, the assembly has a shroud-like guard for emplacement over a rod-actuated latch. The shroud-like latch guard has a ramped surface which, when the guard is in place, presents an impingement surface for wheeled devices to facilitate an opening of the door. The shroud-like guard, then, both protects the latch over which it is emplaced and makes the opening of the door more facile.