Patent ID: 7032863
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: B64C,B64D,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door strike apparatus for enabling opening of a door in the event of a decompression condition experienced within a deck of a structure, the apparatus comprising: a housing adapted to be supported on a frame adjacent the door; a strike arm rotateably supported by said housing and movable between a locked state restricting rotation of the door and an unlocked state permitting rotation of the door; an actuation mechanism having a lock member movable between a locked state and an unlocked state, said lock member being retracted from said strike arm when said strike arm is in said unlocked state and engaged with said strike arm when said strike arm is in said locked state; a clutch plate rotatably supported by said housing and selectively fixed for rotation with said strike arm; and said actuation mechanism being responsive to the decompression condition and being operable to selectively toggle said lock member out of engagement with said strike arm to permit automatic unlocking of said strike arm and opening of the door under the decompression condition, and further being movable into engagement with said strike arm to permit selective locking of the door when the decompression condition is absent.