Patent ID: 11905733
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ACCESSORIES AND DOOR CONTROLS GROUP, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. An exit device comprising:
a chassis;
a lever disposed fully inside the chassis configured to move between a first position and a second position;
a latch configured to move between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the latch is in the engaged position when the lever is in the first position and is in the disengaged position when the lever is in the second position; and
a dampener disposed inside the chassis between the lever and an inside surface of the chassis and in contact with both the lever and the inside surface of the chassis, wherein the dampener is configured to compress when the lever is moved to the second position;
wherein the lever may be moved between the first position and the second position by applying a force to an outside surface of the chassis.