Panic hardware

panic hardware

[′pan·ik ‚härd‚wer] (engineering) panic exit device

Panic hardware

Door hardware that can be released quickly by pushing a horizontal bar; required for certain exit doors by building codes.

panic exit device, fire-exit bolt, panic bolt, panic hardware

panic exit device A door locking device used on exit doors; the door latch releases when a bar, across the inside of the door, is pushed.