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EP 2112305 B1 20161019 - Closure opening mechanism

Title (en)

Closure opening mechanism

Title (de)

Verschlussöffnungsmechanismus

Title (fr)

Mécanisme de fermeture et d'ouverture

Publication

EP 2112305 B1 20161019 (EN)

Application

EP 09155542 A 20090318

Priority

GB 0807517 A 20080424

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2112305A1] An panic or emergency exit mechanism (134) in which a push bar (108) can be rotated in a first direction (U) to unlatch a primary latch bolt, and a secondary latch bolt, and can be rotated in a second direction (L) to selectively engage a secondary latch bolt to supplement primary latching.

IPC 8 full level

E05B 65/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

E05B 65/1006 (2013.01 - GB); E05B 65/1046 (2013.01 - GB); E05B 65/1066 (2013.01 - EP); E05B 65/1093 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2112305 A1 20091028; EP 2112305 B1 20161019; GB 0807517 D0 20080604; GB 2459493 A 20091028

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09155542 A 20090318; GB 0807517 A 20080424