Patent ID: 9580944
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Claim:
1. An exit device assembly for use with a door having a top, a bottom and a generally vertical surface, the exit device assembly comprising: an exit device configured to be mounted on the vertical surface of the door, the exit device including a manually movable member; a latch mechanism configured to be mounted adjacent one of the top and the bottom of the door, the latch mechanism including a latch movable between a locking position and a non-locking position; and a non-rigid device interconnected with the latch mechanism and the exit device and configured to cause movement of the latch in response to movement of the manually movable member; wherein the non-rigid device includes a slide member movable in response to movement of the manually movable member, and a cable extending between the slide member and the latch mechanism; wherein the latch mechanism further includes a blocking member movable between a blocking position in which the blocking member prevents movement of the latch from the locking position, and a non-blocking position in which the blocking member permits movement of the latch from the locking position, and wherein the cable extends between the slide member and the blocking member; wherein the latch mechanism also includes a rod connected between the cable and the blocking member; wherein the latch is pivotable between the locking and non-locking positions; wherein the blocking member is pivotable between the blocking and non-blocking positions; wherein the rod has an end connected to the blocking member, has an opposite end connected to the cable, and is biased by a spring in a blocking direction so as to bias the blocking member toward the blocking position; and wherein movement of the slide member in an opening direction causes the cable to pull the rod against the force of the spring and in a direction opposite the blocking direction, thereby pivoting the blocking member from the blocking position to the non-blocking position, thereby permitting the latch to pivot from the locking position to the non-locking position.