Patent ID: 7503597

Claim:
An exit device for a door having a first stile, a second stile, and a midrail coupled to the first and second stiles, the midrail defining a recess, the exit device comprising; a latching mechanism configured to be positioned in the recess; a pushbar positioned in the recess of the midrail and substantially enclosing the latching mechanism, the pushbar having a front surface, the pushbar having an extended position and a depressed position, the pushbar including a plurality of sides which extend from the front surface into the recess, the plurality of sides and the front surface defining a first end and a second end; a cover coupled to the midrail and having an outer surface sloping upwardly from the midrail toward the front surface of the push bar, a portion of the outer surface being substantially flush with the front surface when the pushbar is in the depressed position, wherein the front surface defines a plurality of apertures adjacent to the latching mechanism; and a lid slideably engaging the front surface and having a closed position and an open position, the lid covering the plurality of apertures in the closed position.