Interrelated Fastening Means Patents (Class 109/7)
  • Patent number: 9447625
    Abstract: A door lock system includes a door having an inner edge, an outer edge, an inner surface and an outer surface. A frame includes a first vertical section and a second vertical section. The inner edge is hingedly coupled to the first vertical section. The door extends between the first and second vertical sections to define a closed position. A drive assembly is attached to the door and to the frame. The drive assembly is actuated in a first direction to move the door to the closed position and in a second direction to move the door to an open position. An outer switch mounted on an outside surface of the frame is engaged to actuate the drive assembly in the second direction. An inner switch mounted on an inside surface of the frame is engaged to actuate the drive assembly in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Inventors: Ravi Seebaransingh, Cyntra Seebaransingh
  • Patent number: 8171864
    Abstract: A series of doors, locks, walls and signage present a vestibule room or safety enclosure for use in controlling access into a secured space. Exterior signage regarding weapon detection equipment and the appearance of a mantrap enclosure is used to dissuade visitors from bringing weapons into the secured area. A person within the safety enclosure may always exit through the exterior door and thus avoid harm in the event of a natural disaster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: 1st United Services Credit Union
    Inventor: Matt Mucio
  • Patent number: 6959949
    Abstract: A driven part can be pivotably mounted to the door frame so that, in a starting position, it engages a driving part fixed to the leaf frame in order to fix the position of the door leaf with respect to the door frame. An electromagnetic brake generates a moment to retain the driven part in the starting position when electrical current is supplied, and allows the driven part to pivot from the starting position when electrical current is not supplied. The driven part is held in the starting position when the driven part returns to the starting position and no moment is generated by the electromagnetic brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Dorma GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Manfred Rockenbach
  • Patent number: 6484650
    Abstract: A security system having a series of adjacent bullet-proof transparent chambers for successive passage of persons in a queue. A door interlock system controls passage of individuals along with intermittent movement of a conveyor for inspecting hand-carried articles. The system includes manual and automatic controls for detaining a suspected individual and unlocking doors to allow release of other individuals in the chambers. A matrix of such chambers is shown, which handles security check-in for several queues of airline passengers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Gerald D. Stomski
  • Patent number: 6308644
    Abstract: An access control vestibule having first and second locking single doors, an access control chamber formed between the two doors, magnetic locks for each of the doors, a metal detector located between the doors to detect for a weapon, the doors are manually operable and swing towards the outside of the chamber, the frame of the vestibule is rectangular and formed of a metal material, the door frames being formed of a metal material, transparent ballistic resistant panels are mounted in the side walls of the chamber and the door frames, ultrasonic sensors are positioned above the first and second halves of the chamber to detect for the presence of more than one person within the chamber or for the presence of an object such as a weapon on the floor of the chamber, an ultrasonic sensor located above the metal detector, a touch-sensitive pad located on the inside of the exit door of the chamber, a control device to prevent both doors from being opened at the same time and to prevent the second or exit door from
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Inventor: William Diaz
  • Patent number: 6079216
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a body defining a compartment, a first door on the body for sealably and releasably closing the compartment and a second door on the body substantially opposite the first door for sealably and releasably closing the compartment. Refrigeration componentry is provided for refrigerating the compartment. Elements are attached to the body for mounting the body to a wall. The first door allows access to the compartment from a first side of the wall and the second door allows access to the compartment from a second side of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Inventors: Maria Alice de Marsillac Plunkett, Edward C. Plunkett
  • Patent number: 5921191
    Abstract: Pass through interlock systems for sanitized environments or "clean rooms" are disclosed which allow for the transfer of objects from outside the sanitized environment without introducing undesirable contaminants therein. The system comprises a frame, box like structure juxtaposed on the back end of a frame, two doors oppositely disposed to each other, an electric mortise lock with solenoid or electric motor, first and second sensors and an electronic controller with power source, that is programmed to automatically lock one door when the opposite door is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Inventor: Bernard R. Gabel
  • Patent number: 5769011
    Abstract: A transaction security system is disclosed which provides protection and security for transaction customers while conducting their business, such as those visiting a remote bank automatic teller machine. The enclosure can accommodate either or both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. A system of detectors and operators open the appropriate door for ingress of an authorized customer and maintain the doors to the facility closed and locked while the customer is transacting business. When the customer exits the facility, door opening mechanisms are again enabled to offer admittance and service to the next authorized customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Inventor: Robert R. Daniel
  • Patent number: 5694867
    Abstract: A fail-safe access control chamber security system (ACCSS) including a bullet-proof access control unit (ACU) having an entrance chamber and an exit chamber. The entrance chamber includes a first interlocking door providing passage from a non-secure area into the entrance chamber and a second interlocking door providing passage from the entrance chamber to a secure area. The entrance chamber includes a first floor mat and a second floor mat located between the first and second doors to determine the location of a person within the entrance chamber. A metal detector is provided between the first and second floor mats and the system includes arrangements for preventing entrance into the secure area if a weapon is present. Control circuitry prevents the simultaneous opening of the first and second doors. The exit chamber includes a third interlocking door for providing passage from the secure area into the exit chamber and a fourth interlocking door providing passage from the exit chamber to the non-secure area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Inventor: William Diaz-Lopez
  • Patent number: 5615622
    Abstract: A security system including a security module positioned so that personnel traveling from a first zone to a second zone pass through the module for identification and verification of access. The module includes a card reader on one wall for reading an identification card inserted by the personnel, a scale for weighing personnel within the module, sensors for measuring the height, girth, position and direction of movement of personnel passing through the module, and video cameras for viewing such personnel. Information relating to whether the card is used properly, whether the card is correct and valid, whether issued to the person carrying the card and whether the person should be traveling between the zones at that time is determined and alerts provided when violations occur. The scale includes a floor plate suspended within the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: American Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard C. Moses, John H. W. Kendall, Bradley G. Hyde
  • Patent number: 5400722
    Abstract: A security system including a security module positioned so that personnel traveling from a first zone to a second zone pass through the module for identification and verification of access. The module includes a card reader on one wall for reading an identification card inserted by the personnel, a scale for weighing personnel within the module, sensors for measuring the height, girth, position and direction of movement of personnel passing through the module, and video cameras for viewing such personnel. Information relating to whether the card is used properly, whether the card is correct and valid, whether issued to the person carrying the card and whether the person should be traveling between the zones at that time is determined and alerts provided when violations occur. The scale includes a floor plate suspended within the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: American Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard C. Moses, John H. W. Kendall, Bradley G. Hyde
  • Patent number: 5389919
    Abstract: An electronic interlock for locking a file cabinet (10, 100) and for limiting the number of drawers (14, 114) to be accessed at any given time. An input keyboard (20, 120) receives an input code to be compared with a prestored access code. If the codes do not match, an unlock signal is not produced. If the input code matches the access code, a processor (28, 148) renders the storage assembly (10, 110) accessible. The processor (28, 128) will receive a drawer selection number from the input keyboard (20, 120) user and will unlock a lock (16, 116) associated with the selected drawer (14, 114). Sensors (34, 134) sense the position of the drawers (14, 114) and disable the processor (28, 128) when one of the drawers (14, 114) is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Meridian, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward L. Warren, David E. Miller, James Arter
  • Patent number: 5195448
    Abstract: An anti-armed robbery system is provided wherein persons enter and exit an establishment through a plurality of floor to ceiling extending walls and lockable doors made of bullet resistant materials forming a completely enclosed bullet resistant vestibule, having means for detecting the entry and exit of persons, and means responsive thereto for allowing the unhampered entry to the establishment of entering persons, and not allowing exit from the vestibule of persons exiting the establishment, unless so enabled by an employee of the establishment. Elongated, vertically oriented anti-jamming panels are provided in the doorway, which rotate about a vertical axis so that a lateral edge of the panel projects into the doorway and rotates in a direction so as to eject into the vestibule an object or person obstructing the closure of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Inventor: Allen G. Sims
  • Patent number: 4947765
    Abstract: The security method and apparatus relates to an electronically controlled latching mechanism which is adapted for use with a closure disposed on a vestibule. The closure is used to seal or close off a passageway or entrance between the vestibule and a protected or secured area. A security unit generates a signal which drives the latching mechanism from a latched to an unlatched position whenever an access control circuit generates an enablement signal. The enablement signal is generated whenever the vestibule is sealed and the weight of the person or persons within the vestibule, as determined by an electronic scale, compares with a predetermined weight value. A closure switch senses when the vestibule is closed, and a weight sensing mechanism senses the weight of a person or person disposed within the vestibule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: National Bulletproof, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick F. Biedess
  • Patent number: 4748915
    Abstract: Transaction processing enclosures for containment of electronic data processing equipment, banking apparatus and the like incorporating a housing comprising a composite laminate composed of reflective, refractory and structural elements to provide an enclosure of unique structural integrity, and protection to the environment within and outside said enclosure against adverse factors such as impact and fire, and insulation against wide variations in temperature exterior to said enclosure while sustaining a stable environment within said enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Inventors: Otis H. Hastings, Otis M. Hastings
  • Patent number: 4741275
    Abstract: The invention relates to devices for controlling accesses of the security chamber type which comprise at least two doors (2, 3). A single program selector (14, 15) with easy and instant control allows the security chamber operating program to be chosen at will from several predetermined programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Inventors: Jacques Lewiner, Claude Hennion
  • Patent number: 4662288
    Abstract: A transaction enclosure for housing electronic data processing equipment, documentation, valuable articles, banking pay-out and receiving apparatus and the like including a heat resistant housing, and an access and closure with various insulating layers and closure seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
    Assignee: Transaction Security, Inc.
    Inventors: Otis H. Hastings, Otis M. Hastings
  • Patent number: 4523528
    Abstract: Transaction processing enclosure for containment of electronic data processing equipment, banking apparatus, documentation, and the like including a housing that incorporates electrically conductive, structural, radiant heat reflective, fibrous, refractory, and ceramic insulating ply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1985
    Assignee: Transaction Security, Inc.
    Inventors: Otis H. Hastings, Otis M. Hastings
  • Patent number: 4381716
    Abstract: Transaction processing enclosures for containment of electronic data processing equipment, banking apparatus and the like incorporating a housing comprising a composite laminate composed of reflective, refractory and structural elements to provide an enclosure of unique structural integrity, and protection to the environment within and outside said enclosure against adverse factors such as impact and fire, and insulation against wide variations in temperature exterior to said enclosure while sustaining a stable environment within said enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1983
    Inventors: Otis H. Hastings, Otis M. Hastings
  • Patent number: 4121523
    Abstract: A transaction security device comprising a booth of a material and construction capable of selective voluntary entry and involuntary personnel retention and incorporating a transaction interface; entrance means for said booth; a closure for said entrance means, and control means adapted to secure and unsecure at least said entrance means; and cooperating with said booth, disposed, therein, or indeed independent thereof, at least one secondary enclosure adapted to contain apparatus disposed upon at least one turntable within a housing module composed of an enlosure, portions of which are independently rotatable about said turntable and the devices disposed thereon; and means for access to the interior of said housing and with said transaction interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1978
    Inventor: Otis H. Hastings