Patent ID: 7000954

Claim:
An exit device having a latching mechanism for a door having a first stile, a second stile, and a midrail coupled to the first and second stiles, the midrail defining a cutout, the exit device comprising: a latching mechanism positioned in the cutout and having a left-hand orientation and a right-hand orientation, the latching mechanism including a base, a control rod which is substantially parallel to the base, a bell crank coupled to the control rod and rotatably coupled to the base, and a lift arm coupled to the base in a first position when the latching mechanism is in the left-hand orientation and in a second position when the latching mechanism is in the right-hand orientation; a pushbar enclosing the latching mechanism and extending into the cutout, the pushbar having an extended position and a depressed position; and a securing mechanism for securing the latching mechanism in the midrail, the securing mechanism including: a shaft having a first end and a second end and defining a longitudinal axis; a bracket coupled to the exit device, the bracket defining a first aperture and a second aperture, the first end of the shaft extending through the first aperture and the second end of the shaft extending through the second aperture; a first anchor slideably coupled to the shaft and being moveable along the longitudinal axis between a first locked position and a first unlocked position, the first anchor frictionally engaging the door in the first locked position; and a second anchor slideably coupled to the shaft and being moveable along the longitudinal axis between a second locked position and a second unlocked position, the second anchor frictionally engaging the door in the second locked position.