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2. Crash bar - Wikipedia

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   A crash bar (also known as a panic exit device, panic bar, or bump bar) [1] [2] is a type of door opening mechanism which allows users to open a door by pushing a 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.

3. Electronic lock - Wikipedia

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   In the US, UL rated doors must retain their rating: in new construction doors are cored and then rated. but in retrofits, the doors must be re-rated. Electrified exit hardware, sometimes called "panic hardware" or "crash bars", are used in fire exit applications. A person wishing to exit pushes against the bar to open the door, making it the ...

4. Door furniture - Wikipedia

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   Numerous devices exist to serve specific purposes related to how a door should (or should not) be used. See: Door chain - A device to secure door opening; Door closer – Mechanical or electromagnetic device to close an open door (in the event of a fire) [3] Door opener - Automatic door opening device activated by motion sensors or pressure pads

5. Electromagnetic lock - Wikipedia

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   The first modern direct-pull electromagnetic lock was designed by Sumner "Irving" Saphirstein in 1969 [6] [7] [8] for initial installation on doors at the Montreal Forum. [9] Fire concerns by local authorities in locking the doors at the Forum prompted management to find a locking solution that would be safe during a fire incident.

6. Safe room - Wikipedia

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   A safe room or panic room is a fortified room that is installed in a private residence ... and door of the shelter should withstand wind pressure and resist ...

7. Mortise lock - Wikipedia

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   The parts included in the typical US mortise lock installation are the lock body (the part installed inside the mortise cut-out in the door); the lock trim (which may be selected from any number of designs of doorknobs, levers, handle sets and pulls); a strike plate (or box keep), which lines and reinforces the cavity in the door jamb or frame ...

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9. Emergency exit - Wikipedia

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   Emergency exit in Universitetet metro station in Stockholm. An emergency exit in a building or other structure is a special exit used during emergencies such as fires.The combined use of regular and emergency exits allows for faster evacuation, and emergency exits provide alternative means of evacuation if regular exits are inaccessible.