US Patent Issued on April 7 for "Panic bar latch system and method" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,687, issued on April 7.

"Panic bar latch system and method" was invented by Toby Jack Sims (Krum, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panic bar latch (PBL) system and method is disclosed that provides for the temporary functional disablement of a panic bar assembly (PBA) that controls passage through a door and associated door frame. The PBL system utilizes a panic latch handle (PLH) coupled to a panic latch body (PLB). The PLB incorporates a panic latch void (PLV) that is configured to mechanically conform and couple (MCC) to a panic bar base (PBB) on a PBA via a panic bar ridge (PBR) located on the PBB. A panic latch edge (PLE) ...