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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.
The door is commonly dated to about 1200 A.D. [4] although old Icelandic documents indicate the original church was built around 1190. [5] A date of no later than 1150 has been argued, based on the style of the knight's dress and equipment, particularly the helm (with nasal and back-piece) and the saddle type. [6]
Doors, metal gates, or portcullis in the opening can be used to control entry or exit. The surface surrounding the opening may be made of simple building materials or decorated with ornamentation . The elements of a portal can include the voussoir , tympanum , an ornamented mullion or trumeau between doors, and columns with carvings of saints ...
A drawbar is a defensive implement used to secure a door or gate in a medieval or Early Modern building such as a castle, [1] [2] but also churches and townhouses. When drawn across the full length of the door, it prevents the door or gate from being opened. To open the door or gate, the drawbar is pushed into a drawbar slot in the wall.
In a 2023 study, historian Geoffrey Sedlezky argues that the idea of a devil's door is a late 19th-century invention. Although the idea refers to medieval liturgical practices, the assumption that the northern church door was associated with the devil is a retrospective reconstruction, largely fuelled by 19th-century preoccupation with the ...
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For example, some dogs may dislike the noise of traffic, engine sounds, cars honking, and doors slamming. They may also fear the sound of the engine and its associated vibrations. 3.
Walmart, John Deere, Tractor Supply and other companies are changing or walking away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in response to right-wing pressure. But Costco believes DEI ...