Patent ID: 8850744

Claim:
A hinged door system for closing an opening in a structure, the system comprising: a frame defining a primary door opening and a sidelight opening adjacent the primary door opening; a first primary hinged panel operably disposed in the primary door opening, and a secondary hinged panel operably disposed in the sidelight opening; a multi-point latching system on the secondary hinged panel, the multi-point latching system comprising: a center cassette having an operating mechanism and a selectively retractable latch bolt operable with the operating mechanism; at least one remote latch mechanism spaced apart from the center cassette, the at least one remote latch mechanism including a selectively operable latch bolt; a coupler linking the at least one remote latch mechanism with the operating mechanism of the center cassette; and a rotatable lever handle operably coupled with the operating mechanism of the center cassette such that when the handle is positioned in a first position, the latch bolt of the center cassette and the latch bolt of the at least one remote latch mechanism are extended to latch the secondary hinged panel in place in the sidelight opening, when the handle is rotated to a second position in a single direction of rotation, the latch bolt of the at least one remote latch mechanism is retracted and the latch bolt of the center cassette remains extended, and when the handle is rotated to a third position in the single direction of rotation, both the latch bolts of the center cassette and the at least one remote latch mechanism are retracted to enable the secondary panel to be opened.