Panic bar protection device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention has a generally "T" shaped body and the cross member thereof has its legs bent in a "U" shaped with ends which fit over the end of the panic bar.
The ends of the legs of the "U" each having a flange with holes for bolting the flanges to the door.
From the center or bight portion of the "U" the longer member of the "T" extends and is preferably a flat bar which extends perpendicularly away from the cross member and then downwardly at an angle toward the door surface.
This bar has a hole in its distal end for bolting that end to the door.
Thus, the outer surface of the flat bar will, when mounted in place, serve as a strike plate and a protection for the end of the panic bar thereunder so that a cart pushed against the bar will be deflected or slide along the outer surface of the strike plate instead of contacting the end of the panic bar.
Thus the end of the panic bar will be protected from damage.