This Wordless Wednesday photo from Scott Straton of Allegion shows not just an exit that requires two operations to release the latch…the operations must be performed simultaneously! NOOOO!!!
Update: Now that Lee Francisco of DH Pace pointed out that there is also a deadbolt I should change the name of this post to Triple Egress, but the new link would cause RSS problems. Three operations – two simultaneous and one involving a key! ARGH!
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There’s a deadbolt too…
OOPS! You’re right!
– Lori
They are just trying to comply with current panic hardware requirements, by updating to current hardware!!
That is what you call “Delayed Egress”.
If there’s two exit devices, does that mean there’s two levers???
Good question! I’m not sure!
– Lori
Holy smoke! Can you share a general location for this? I have never seen anything like this.
I don’t know where this door is, other than the person who sent it to me is near Indianapolis.
– Lori
The cylinder on the deadbolt has been removed making nonfunctional. Does that make a difference?!
It sorta looks like the cylinder is still there, no?
– Lori
It looks like the cylinder is there. That being said, one of these can not possibly work. How could you get in from the outside if both ED’s are engaged??? I see a lever for the bottom one so maybe the top has one as well. Would definitely look odd with two levers but we’ve all seen stranger applications, I’m sure!
And yes this is in Indy. I can see a “Ladies Night at Crackers Comedy Club” poster on the door. This doesn’t look like one of the clubs though.
The older exit hardware has a much wider backset, and looks crooked, like it’s been partially unscrewed. In fact, I think I can see the top left screw hole exposed. So I’d be surprised if the old exit device is latching.
Of course the deadbolt is still a massive problem, and the whole door is ugly as sin. F for Effort.
It looks like the old Von Duprin push paddle was left for the sake of antiquity to go with the ancient Door. In any case it should have all been removed and covered up