FIRE ACTUATED RELEASE MECHANISM TO SEPARATE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK FROM FIRE DOOR

• Main Authors: LEITES, RICK, LOWDER, SCOTT B, ELLIS, DAVID D, LORELLO, MICHAEL J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 02.01.2018
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; BUILDING; CEILINGS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FLOORS; GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; HANDCUFFS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS; KEYS; LOCKS; ROOFS; SAFES; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS

A release mechanism is actuated by the heat of a fire to electrically and mechanically disconnect electrical wiring from an electronic lock having a plastic housing. The electronic lock is mounted on a fire door and as it is heated by a fire on the opposite side of the fire door, mounts that hold th...