Systems, devices, and methods are provided herein for the handless operation of a door. Illustrative examples of a system disclosed herein include a user interaction assembly configured to be disposed at a bottom edge of the door, the user interaction assembly configured to generate a signal, a push-lock assembly configured to attach to a door handle external to a mounting rose of the door handle, and the push-lock assembly configured to receive the signal from the user interaction assembly and translate the signal into rotational movement configured to operate the door handle.

The invention relates to a device (200) for locking a door, which comprises: a bolt (40) comprising a bar (52) configured to engage in a housing secured to the frame (80) accommodating the door and a pusher means secured to the bar (41) and spaced apart from the bar by a stem and in which the bolt is positioned on the door at a height relative to the foot of the door of between thirty and eighty centimetres, such that the bar of the bolt can be engaged with or disengaged from the housing secured to the frame by pressure applied by a user's knee against the pusher means.

A first installation tool (FIT) for defining the precise location of door hardware on a door that receives a portable locking device (PLD) therein and a second installation tool (SIT) for forming a floor strike at a precise floor location that the PLD interacts with when installed in the door hardware. The FIT includes a pair of adjustable vertically-oriented panels with apertures therein, and a vertically-adjustable base, for releasably securing to the bottom of the door to define and guide a drill to form door apertures for securing the door hardware thereto. The SIT includes a drill, mounted vertically on a base that can be precisely moved horizontally. The SIT includes a coupling assembly that releasably engages with the door apertures. When activated, the drill drills down vertically to remove floor material and is incrementally moved horizontally to forms a precise well in the floor to form the floor strike.

A system and method that balances the two competing interests of weapons detection while maintaining full egress capacity at a portal. A two-part weapons detection device is installed at the portal with one portion fixed to the floor at a side of the portal and the other portion is mounted to the door. With the door closed, the requisite weapons detection field can be established. When it becomes necessary to use the full egress capacity, the door can be opened without the need to remove or disengage the other portion. A laser scanner is also mounted at the top of the portal to establish an upper detection field to prevent a perpetrator from passing a weapon above the detection field. This system/method forms a demising point for a larger system and method that includes logical and physical building compartments for prioritizing staff protection against an assailant in an affordable manner.

A system for opening a latch on a barrier comprises an activator configured for receiving user-input, which is arranged at a different height on the barrier than the latch, and a striker configured for selectively engaging the latch responsive to the activator, so as to open the latch. The activator and striker are distinct, linearly displaceable members which are distinct from the latch and interact by camming engagement.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing a locking apparatus for resisting movement of an openable element are described. The locking apparatus includes a mounting bracket, a central member, a stop plate, and a housing. The mounting bracket is couplable to the openable element. The central member is couplable to the mounting bracket and includes a body, an actuator, a lifting member coupled to the body and configured to be raise or lowered. The stop plate may be coupled to the frame of the openable element and aligned with at least a portion of the lifting member for restricting movement of the openable element when the lifting member is raised. The housing may be coupled to the mounting bracket and is generally used for aesthetic purposes. The locking apparatus may be one of a plurality of locking apparatuses grouped together for singular or group control, such as, for active shooter situations.

A first installation tool (FIT) for defining the precise location of door hardware on a door that receives a portable locking device (PLD) therein and a second installation tool (SIT) for forming a floor strike at a precise floor location that the PLD interacts with when installed in the door hardware. The FIT includes a pair of adjustable vertically-oriented panels with apertures therein, and a vertically-adjustable base, for releasably securing to the bottom of the door to define and guide a drill to form door apertures for securing the door hardware thereto. The SIT includes a drill, mounted vertically on a base that can be precisely moved horizontally. The SIT includes a coupling assembly that releasably engages with the door apertures. When activated, the drill drills down vertically to remove floor material and is incrementally moved horizontally to forms a precise well in the floor to form the floor strike.