Exit Devices

Adams Rite Exit Devices & Panic Bars

Exit devices, also called panic hardware, let occupants leave through a door that is locked from the outside without stopping to unlock it, which is why building and fire codes require them on many public buildings and high-occupancy rooms. Adams Rite exit devices fit narrow-stile aluminum, hollow metal, and hollow wood doors in single and double configurations, in life-safety and fire-rated versions, and accept trim or levers on the outside for controlled entry. The 8000 Series covers life-safety applications and the matching 3000 Series adds fire ratings, while the newer EX Series brings heavy-duty hardware to narrow-stile aluminum openings.

Rim Exit Devices

Surface-mounted rim devices are the simplest to install on a single outswinging door. The 8700 Series (life safety) and 3700 Series (fire rated), along with the 8800 narrow-stile rim device, suit metal and wood doors, many using a starwheel interlocking latch. In the EX Series, the EX88 interlocking rim device locks the door to the frame with a custom bolt for added strength, and the EX89 uses a Pullman latchbolt that is compatible with the 74R1 electric strike for access-controlled narrow-stile aluminum doors.

Vertical Rod Exit Devices

Vertical rod devices latch at the top and bottom for two-point locking. Surface vertical rods include the 8200 for narrow-stile doors and the fire-rated 8100 and 3100 for hollow metal and wood. Concealed vertical rods, which hide the rods inside the door, include the 8500 for hollow metal, the 8600 for narrow-stile aluminum, the 8900 for wood with a concealed top rod and header-mounted actuator for single-point latching, and the fire-rated 3600 and 3900, plus EX Series concealed vertical rods for narrow-stile aluminum.

Mortise Exit Devices

Mortise exit devices incorporate a mortise lock into the mechanism for a higher-security latch. The 8300 and fire-rated 3300 fit hollow metal and wood doors in single and double configurations, and the 8400 Series serves single narrow-stile aluminum doors.

Dummy Push Bars

Where a door does not need a latching exit device, dummy push bars provide the look and feel of panic hardware while a maglock handles the locking, useful for signaling or for code-required redundancy. The 8099 and the EX Series EX80 come with single or dual monitor switches, and many EX80 models are field-selectable for active or inactive operation across narrow-stile aluminum, hollow metal, and wood doors.

Electrify these devices with Adams Rite electric strikes (the EX89 pairs with the 74R1), drive them with power supplies and rectifiers, and finish with matching trim. Browse the full Adams Rite catalog, or call our team at 516-812-0917 to match the right exit device to your door type and code requirements.

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