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Pushbar

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004591

A horizontal bar or panel mounted across the inside of a door, which when pushed, releases the latch and allows the door to open. These devices are primarily used on emergency exit doors to facilitate rapid egress from a building. They are often mandated by building codes for public and commercial structures.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004591
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial supplies, equipment, and components
Synonymscow catcher; crash bar; panic bar
TranslationsGerman: Schutzrohr; Spanish: barra protectora; French: pare-buffle
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004591",
  "term": "Pushbar",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A horizontal bar or panel mounted across the inside of a door, which when pushed, releases the latch and allows the door to open. These devices are primarily used on emergency exit doors to facilitate rapid egress from a building. They are often mandated by building codes for public and commercial structures.",
  "synonyms": [
    "cow catcher",
    "crash bar",
    "panic bar"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial supplies, equipment, and components",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schutzrohr",
    "es": "barra protectora",
    "fr": "pare-buffle"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/pushbar/"
}

Record 5,017 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.