Claims
- 1. An access control vestibule comprising;
- an aluminum frame having a rectangular shape and forming a front side, a rear side, a ceiling, a side wall and a floor;
- an entrance door and an exit door;
- an entrance chamber formed between the entrance door and the exit door;
- the two doors having an aluminum frame and a transparent ballistic glass panel mounted therein;
- the two doors each being a single, manually operated door and swingable towards the outside of the entrance chamber;
- a magnetic lock associated with each of the entrance door and exit door;
- a metal detector located at a mid-point of the entrance chamber;
- the aluminum frame on the side wall including a vertical frame member positioned at a mid-point along the side wall;
- the side wall having two pieces of transparent ballistic glass panels mounted therein; and,
- control means to prevent both doors from being unlocked at the same time, and to prevent the exit door from being unlocked when the metal detector detects a metal object within the entrance chamber.
- 2. The access control vestibule of claim 1, and further comprising;
- a 24 volt DC power supply to supply power to the control means; and,
- the magnetic locks and the metal detector operating at 24 volts DC.
- 3. The access control vestibule of claim 2, and further comprising;
- the control means includes means to maintain power to the metal detector when the vestibule is shut off.
- 4. The access control vestibule of claim 2, and further comprising;
- the control means includes a 24 volt DC battery backup.
- 5. The access control vestibule of claim 1, and further comprising;
- the control means including a control panel;
- an exit door release button mounted on the control panel;
- a wireless remote control unit having an exit door release button thereon;
- whereby an operator can unlock the exit door by activating either the release button on the control panel or the wireless remote control unit.
- 6. The access control vestibule of claim 1, and further comprising;
- a touch sensitive pressure pad located on the floor of the entrance chamber;
- the frame on the side wall including a horizontally extending frame member extending along the floor and supporting the glass panels;
- signal transmission means to transmit a signal along the horizontally extending frame member; and,
- the control means including means to detect if the signal transmitted by the signal transmission means is interrupted.
- 7. The access control vestibule of claim 6, and further comprising;
- the signal transmission means including a photocell.
- 8. The access control vestibule of claim 1, and further comprising;
- object detection means to detect if an object is on the floor of the entrance chamber; and,
- the control means includes means to prevent the exit door from being unlocked when the object detection means detects an object on the floor of the entrance chamber.
- 9. The access control vestibule of claim 8, and further comprising;
- the object detection means includes a laser or infrared sensor.
- 10. The access control vestibule of claim 1, and further comprising;
- floor straddling detection means operatively associated with the control means to detect if an object is located on the frame along the floor.
- 11. The access control vestibule of claim 10, and further comprising;
- the floor straddling detection means includes a photocell which extends a beam of light along the frame such that the beam of light is interrupted if the object is positioned along the floor framing.
- 12. The access control vestibule of claim 11, and further comprising;
- wherein the object is a person straddling the floor detection means.
- 13. The access control vestibule of claim 1, and further comprising;
- object detection means arranged along the floor of the entrance chamber to detect if an object other than a person is located on the floor.
- 14. The access control vestibule of claim 13, and further comprising;
- wherein the object is a weapon.
- 15. The access control vestibule of claim 14, and further comprising;
- wherein the object detection means is one of a laser or infrared sensor.
- 16. The access control vestibule of claim 1, and further comprising;
- an exit chamber including an entrance door and an exit door, the exit chamber being arranged alongside the entrance chamber;
- whereby the entrance chamber allow entrance into a building, and the exit chamber allows exit from the building.
- 17. The access control vestibule of claim 10, and further comprising;
- the doors of the exit chamber swing towards the outside of the building.
- 18. An access control vestibule comprising;
- a main frame forming a front side, a rear side, and a wall side, the main frame being made of aluminum;
- a front door frame mounted to the front side of the main frame, the front door frame being made of aluminum;
- a front door having an aluminum frame and a transparent ballistic glass panel, the front door being swingably mounted within the front door frame such that the door swings outward;
- a rear door frame mounted to the rear side of the main frame, the rear door frame being made of aluminum,
- a rear door having an aluminum frame and a transparent ballistic glass panel, the rear door being swingably mounted within the rear door frame such that the door swings outward;
- both doors being manually operated;
- an entrance chamber formed between the front door and the rear door;
- a side wall mounted to the main frame along the wall side, the side wall including two panels of transparent ballistic glass separated by a vertical frame member, the two panels having the same size and shape;
- a pair of magnetic locks, each mounted to the respective door frames;
- a metal detector located in the entrance chamber and mid-point between the two doors; and,
- control means to prevent both doors from being unlocked at the same time, and to prevent the rear door from being unlocked when the metal detector detects a metal object within the entrance chamber.
- 19. The access control vestibule of claim 18, and further comprising;
- a second front door frame mounted to the front side of the main frame, the second front door frame being made of aluminum;
- a second front door having an aluminum frame and a transparent ballistic glass panel, the second front door being swingably mounted within the second front door frame such that the door swings outward;
- a second rear door frame mounted to the rear side of the main frame, the second rear door frame being made of aluminum;
- a second rear door having an aluminum frame and a transparent ballistic glass panel, the second rear door being swingably mounted within the second rear door frame such that the door swings toward the second front door;
- both of the second doors being manually operated; and
- an exit chamber formed between the second front door and the second rear door.
- 20. The access control vestibule of claim 19, and further comprising;
- a common side wall separating the entrance chamber and the exit chamber, the common side wall having a pair of transparent ballistic glass panels separated by a vertical frame member, the panels having the same size and shape.
- 21. The access control vestibule of claim 19, and further comprising;
- each of the entrance chamber and exit chamber includes a pair of side walls, each side wall having two panels of transparent ballistic glass separated by a vertical frame member, the panels having the same size and shape.
- 22. An access control vestibule comprising;
- a main frame having a rectangular shape and forming a front side, a rear side, and a wall side, the main frame being made of a metal;
- a single entrance door mounted to the front side of the main frame, the entrance door having a metal frame and a transparent ballistic glass panel mounted therein, the entrance door being manually operated and swingable towards the outside of the vestibule;
- a single exit door mounted to the rear side of the main frame, the exit door having a metal frame and a transparent ballistic glass panel mounted therein, the exit door being manually operated and swingable towards the outside of the vestibule;
- an entrance chamber formed between the entrance door and the exit door;
- a transparent ballistic glass panel mounted along the wall side of the main frame;
- lock means associated with each of the two doors and operable to lock the respective door;
- a metal detector located within the entrance chamber and spaced midway between the two doors; and,
- control means to prevent both doors from being unlocked at the same time, and to prevent the exit door from being unlocked when the metal detector detects a metal object within the entrance chamber.
- 23. The access control vestibule of claim 22, and further comprising;
- a 24 volt DC power supply to supply power to the control means; and,
- the locks means and the metal detector operating at 24 volts DC.
- 24. The access control vestibule of claim 22, and further comprising;
- the control means includes means to maintain power to the metal detector when the vestibule is shut off.
- 25. The access control vestibule of claim 23, and further comprising;
- the control means includes a 24 volt DC battery backup.
- 26. The access control vestibule of claim 22, and further comprising;
- the control means including a control panel;
- an exit door release button mounted on the control panel;
- wireless remote control unit having an exit door release button thereon;
- whereby an operator can unlock the exit door by activating either the release button on the control panel or the wireless remote control unit.
- 27. The access control vestibule of claim 22, and further comprising;
- a touch sensitive pressure pad located on a floor of the entrance chamber;
- the frame on the wall side including a horizontally extending frame member extending along the floor and supporting the glass panel;
- signal transmission means to transmit a signal along the horizontally extending frame member; and,
- the control means including means to detect if the signal transmitted by the signal transmission means is interrupted.
- 28. The access control vestibule of claim 27, and further comprising;
- the signal transmission means is a photocell, and the control means detects if a person is straddling floor pads by standing on the frame along the floor.
- 29. The access control vestibule of claim 22, and further comprising;
- the entrance chamber having an entrance side and an exit side;
- a touch sensitive floor pad located on each of the entrance side and exit side of the entrance chamber;
- the control means including means to detect if a person is standing on one of the touch pads; and,
- means to prevent the exit door from being unlocked when the control means detects that a person or persons is/are standing on both touch pads.
- 30. An access control vestibule, comprising;
- an aluminum frame having a rectangular shape;
- an entrance door frame and an exit door frame each made of aluminum;
- a transparent ballistic resistant glass panel mounted in the frame and forming a side wall section of the vestibule;
- a transparent ballistic resistant glass panel mounted in each of the door frames and forming an entrance door and an exit door;
- the entrance door and the exit door both being manually operated, consist of a single swinging door, and swingable towards the outside of the vestibule;
- a magnetic lock associated with each of the doors;
- a metal detector located between the two doors; and,
- control means to prevent both doors from being unlocked at the same time, and to prevent the exit door from being unlocked when the metal detector detects a metal object.
- 31. The access control vestibule of claim 30, and further comprising;
- a 24 volt DC power supply to supply power to the control means, the metal detector, and the magnetic locks.
- 32. The access control vestibule of claim 31, and further comprising;
- the control means includes a 24 volt DC battery backup.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 255,488, filed on Jun. 8, 1994, now abandoned.
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