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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Sargent Manufacturing Company, New Haven, CT (US);
Rick Leites, West Haven, CT (US);
John E. Walsh, Wallingford, CT (US);
Michael J. Lorello, Guilford, CT (US);
Adam O'Day, Bristol, CT (US);
Douglas A. Clark, Wallingford, CT (US);
Victor Bogdanov, Manchester, CT (US);
Angelo S. Arcaria, Colchester, CT (US);
Sargent Manufacturing Company, New Haven, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for releasably mounting access control components for a door lock to a door. A base element is adapted to be mounted to the door. A first wire connector element is mounted to the base element. A mounting element with combustible material attached is provided. A second wire connector element is mounted to the mounting element, and the second wire connector element is releasably connected to the first wire connector element to mount the mounting element to the base element. A spring is provided, and a retainer holds the spring in a loaded state, but in a fire event the retainer may melt, allowing the spring to apply force to the mounting element. Alternatively, an expanding material may apply the force. The force causes the wire connector elements to disconnect and allow the mounting element to separate from the base element.