Patent ID: 6102451
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A door latch push bar assembly, comprising:a mounting bracket;an elongate rod having opposite ends and a longitudinal axis extending between said ends of said rod;a first of said ends of said rod being pivotally coupled to said mounting bracket;said mounting bracket being adapted for mounting to a door adjacent a first side of the door;a second of said ends of said rod being adapted for extending towards a second side of the door and for receiving a free end of a pivotable lever of a latch adjacent the second side of the door releasably engaging the second side of the door to an adjacent portion of a door frame;wherein said mounting bracket has spaced apart upper and lower arms and a back portion connecting said upper and lower arms together, wherein said first end of said rod being extended between said upper and lower arms of said mounting bracket;wherein an elongate pivot pin is extended through said upper and lower arms of said mounting bracket and said first end of said rod to pivotally couple said first end of said rod to said upper and lower arms of said mounting bracket; andwherein said pivot pin is coplanar with a pivot point of the pivotable lever of the latch such that said longitudinal axis of said rod is substantially co planar with said pivot pin of said mounting bracket and the pivot point of the pivotable lever of the latch for keeping said rod substantially parallel with the door and preventing said rod from extending beyond the latch.