Appeal No. 2001-0207
Application No. 09/151,003
remotely actuated solenoid” (specification, page 1).
Representative claims 1 and 7 read as follows:
1. An emergency exit device having a mounting side for
attachment on a door and an opposed emergency use side,
comprising:
a star wheel door latch for alternatively locking or
unlocking said door;
a sliding catch formed in a single member having a lock
position engaged directly to the star wheel door latch for
locking said door and a free position disengaged from the star
wheel door latch for unlocking said door;
a solenoid having a plunger engaged directly to the
sliding catch for sliding the sliding catch to said free
position in response to electrical power; and
a push bar linkage operable from said emergency use side
and coupled to the sliding catch for sliding the sliding catch
to said free position in response to an inward pushing force.
7. A method for alternatively locking or unlocking a
door in an emergency exit device having an emergency use side,
comprising steps of;
providing a sliding catch formed in a single member, said
sliding catch having a lock position and a free position;
engaging a first end of said sliding catch in said lock
position directly to a star wheel door latch, said star wheel
door latch for locking said door when engaged by said first
end;
coupling a push bar linkage to said sliding catch for
sliding said sliding catch from said locked position to said
free position for disengaging said first end from said star
wheel door latch in response to an inward pushing force of
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007