Universal assembly for top and bottom latches, in vertical-rod exit devices, and top and bottom latches for such devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4974890
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07369803

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The universal assembly comprises components and parts interchangeable between, for being common to, a top latch and a bottom latch in vertical-rod exit devices. Simply by adding a few discrete parts to the assembly, the same becomes, selectively, a top latch or a bottom latch, The top latch, and the bottom latch, comprise the universal assembly to which the respective, discrete parts have been added. The assembly, and the latches have a rotatable input member with must be rotated to enable retraction of a latch bolt, and a limb operative to block retraction of a latch bolt if the input member is not rotated.

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VON DUPRIN LLC2720 TOBEY DRIVE INDIANAPOLIS IN 46219

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Cohrs, Richard B Indianapolis, IN 10 223

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