Exit Door Crash Bars
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Exit door crash bars. Sometimes panic hardware is called fire exit hardware or they may be referred to as egress doors. Basically if a door doesn t have a lock with a push pull or a latch the door is not legally required to need panic hardware. The number one instinct when equipping a dual door with panic exit bars is to put top and bottom 2 point latch vertical rod panic exit bars on each door. However if there is an overlap this would restrict exiting to a single door.
We offer commercial grade door exit devices and panic door hardware including touch bar rim exit devices surface vertical rod panic devices concealed vertical rod panic devices and alarm exit devices for emergency egress door applications. An exit device sometimes called a panic device or a crash bar is mechanical door hardware operated from the inside of an outswing exit door through the use of a crossbar or push rail and extends at least halfway across its width. Also in this section find our door security bars. We have grade 1 commercial grade door exit devices available.
Exit device in an aluminum finish. 3 7 out of 5 stars 6. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Aluminum touch bar exit device model th1100edtbara48 109 98 109 98.
Check out our video above for a demonstration on why to pair a side latch 1 point crash bar with a 2 point crash bar. While originally conceived as a way to prevent crowd crushing in an emergency crash bars are now used as the primary door opening mechanism in many commercial buildings. Panic hardware cannot be used on a fire door because of the danger of trapping people inside during a fire. The global door controls touch panic bar is a the global door controls touch panic bar is a 32 in.
Code publications define panic hardware as a door latching assembly incorporating a device that releases the latch upon the application of a force. A crash bar also known as a panic exit device panic bar or push bar is a type of door opening mechanism which allows users to open a door by pushing a bar. Ed lhl500 us26d entry lever lock handle in brushed chrome. Global door controls 48 in.
According to life safety code an exit device must always release the door without prior knowledge of how to. Vertical rod crash bar exit device in aluminum model ed vr331 al 134 18 134 18. The touch bar is suitable for all doors aluminum hollow metal or wood where there is no projection on the face. Find door exit bars at lowe s today.