Abstract: A security grating of the type comprising an openwork grid is described. It comprises horizontal bars and vertical rods. The rods pass through openings in the bars. At the each intersection between a bar and rod, a set of tabs locks the bars against movement relative to the rod. A method is described for making these rods from common, rolled round rod stock. A four element punch is employed to displace, or swage, the rod material outwardly to form the tabs in an economical manner.

Abstract: A mounting assembly is provided for a jail cell door. The door is suspended from a trolley and is slidable, on a fixed rail, between fully open and closed positions. Means are provided for releasably locking the door in either of those positions. Stop means at opposite ends of the rail respectively limit movement of the trolley to the closed and fully open positions. Each stop means includes a compression spring which absorbs shock forces when the door is displaced to its extreme positions. The spring means also provide a force for displacing the door from its closed or fully open positions upon release of the means locking the door in either of these positions.

Abstract: A security system for detention cells is described. Known means are provided or lock to unlock the doors of all cells in a cell block. In combination with these means the present invention provides improved means for selectively unlocking the doors for individual cells in the cell block by either an electrical or a manual, "key" mode of operation. In all modes of operation the cell doors are locked when drop bars are in their lower positions and unlocked when the drop bars are raised to an elevated position. The selective unlocking means are characterized by latching means which prevent the drop bars from being raised. In the electrical mode, a motor driven cam disables the lever and raises the latching means and raises a given drop bar. In the "key" mode manually actuated means disable the latch means and raise the drop bar of a selected cell. The selective unlocking means are disclosed in combination with both sliding and pivotally mounted cell doors.

Abstract: A security system for a jail cell block is described. The individual cells are each provided by drop bar means which are shiftable between a position in which the cell door is locked and a position in which the door is released for opening movement. Deadlock means are provided to prevent movement of the drop bar means to the release position. A master control has a "Deadlock", a "Release" and an "Individual Cell" mode. In the "Deadlock" mode, additional means are provided to prevent movement of the drop bar means, of all cells, out of their locking positions. In the "Release" mode, the deadlock means of all cells are disabled and the drop bar means are displaced to their release positions.