A well-known system to prevent unwanted intrusion through doors and windows of a home or building is to install welded steel bars to the outside of the home or building in blocking relation to the window or door so that an intruder cannot easily break and enter through the window or door. The welded steel structure, commonly referred to as burglar bars, is anchored to the outside of the building with the use of bolts and recessed threaded anchors that are fitted within the exterior wall structure of the home or building. Because the burglar bars are mounted to the outside of the structure, they can be removed by a potential intruder with proper tools. Moreover, burglar bars are highly visible and unsightly which significantly impacts the architectural beauty of a home or building.
In view of the shortcomings of commonly known burglar bars in the related art, and particularly the ability to easily remove the burglar bars from the exterior structure of a home or building, there remains a need for an improved method and system that not only enhances the overall appearance of burglar bars, but prevents the ability for an intruder to remove the burglar bars from outside of the home or building.
The present invention is directed to a system and method for a security system, and particularly a security bar system that prevents unwanted passage through doors and windows of a home or building structure, while maintaining the aesthetic look of the surface and glass windows and the overall architectural beauty of the home or building. The hardened steel security bars of the present invention are custom welded for each door and window and are anchored to the surface by resistant elements (e.g., hardened steel or stainless steel screws or bolts). Use of angle iron frames allows the assembled security bars to be mounted into the door jamb or window frame which prevents unwanted entry without removing the entire door jamb or window frame. The completed security bar assembly can consist of angle iron and flat stock, angle iron and hollow square or rectangular tubing or solid steel bars and is custom arranged to align with the existing ornamental structure on the door or window, such as grids or other curved designs, thereby making the security bars invisible without obstructing the view through the glass of the door or window and improving the overall aesthetic look of the door or window.
For a fuller understanding of the nature of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
Referring to the several views of the drawings, the security system of the present invention is shown and is generally indicated as 10. According to the system and method of the present invention, a custom sized burglar bar structure 12 is formed of hardened steel components. The burglar bar structure is custom assembled to fit within a door jamb or window frame of a home or building on the inside to prevent unwanted entry through the door or window.
The burglar bar structure 12 includes a peripheral frame structure 14 that fits within the door jamb or window frame and is secured thereto with the use of fasteners 30 (see
The method of the present invention includes the steps of first sizing the peripheral frame structure to fit within the door jamb or window frame on the interior of a home or building so that the peripheral frame structure fits within the door jamb or window frame in abutting engagement therewith; arranging the horizontal pickets and vertical pickets in spaced position relative to the frame structure and the decorative rectangular grid structure on the window and spacing the horizontal pickets and the vertical pickets to align with the horizontal and vertical grid members on the decorative rectangular grid structure when the burglar bars are installed; welding the horizontal pickets and the vertical pickets to the peripheral frame structure at the arranged positions that align with the horizontal and vertical grid members on the decorative rectangular grid structure; and installing the burglar bar structure on an interior side of the window and securing the peripheral frame structure to the door jamb or window frame with the use of threaded screw fasteners passing through the peripheral frame structure and into the adjacent door jamb or window frame; wherein the peripheral frame structure, the horizontal pickets and the vertical pickets are not visible from an exterior of the home or building. It is noted that the method further contemplates use of interior steel components 16 to align with ornamental structures on a door or window that are not of a grid (i.e., horizontal and vertical) design. For example, the method of the present invention includes arranging the interior hardened steel components 16 in spaced position from a curved decorative structure on a window or door so that the interior hardened steel components 16 align with the curved decorative structure, wherein the peripheral frame structure 14 and the interior hardened steel components 16 are not visible from an exterior of the home or building.
The burglar bar structure contemplates use of various hardened steel components according to several embodiments of the invention. In particular, both the outer peripheral master frame and the interior components (e.g., horizontal and vertical pickets) may be formed of any combination of angle iron components, square tubing components, rectangular tubing components, flat stock and/or solid square bars.
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While the present invention has been shown and described in accordance with several preferred and practical embodiments, it is recognized that departures from the instant disclosure are fully contemplated within the spirit and scope of the present invention which is not to be limited except as defined in the following claims.
This non-provisional patent application is a continuation of non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 15/614,832 filed Jun. 6, 2017.
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | 15614832 | Jun 2017 | US |
Child | 16148334 | US |