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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Daniel R. Seymour, Plainville, CT (US);
Vito A. Spinelli, Shelton, CT (US);
Thomas M. Kowalczyk, Unionville, CT (US);
Daniel R. Seymour, Plainville, CT (US);
Vito A. Spinelli, Shelton, CT (US);
Thomas M. Kowalczyk, Unionville, CT (US);
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A door assembly that includes a normally fixed door panel disposed between an ingress opening and an egress opening. The door assembly includes a first sliding door panel slidable between a 1) closed position wherein the first sliding door panel blocks the ingress opening and 2) an open position wherein the first sliding door panel is in an overlapping configuration with the normally fixed door panel so as to permit persons to egress through the egress opening. A second sliding door panel is slidable between a 1) closed position wherein the second sliding door panel blocks the egress opening and 2) an open position wherein the second sliding door panel is in an overlapping configuration with the normally fixed door panel so as to permit persons to ingress through the ingress opening. The normally fixed door panel is pivotable to a breakout open position upon receiving a pivoting actuation.