Abstract: The blast and explosion retaining system is for retaining a door to a frame when a blast or explosion separates the door from the frame. The system is a woven fabric material that is flexible and is anchored to the door and to the frame. The system is ideal for use in buildings that have already been built and have been around for a long time, especially those structures that are aesthetically pleasing. The fabric material retains the door to the frame when the blast or explosion near the door separates the door from the frame. Thus, the system prevents the door from becoming a projectile, harming people or damaging property inside the building or structure.

Abstract: A force resistant door and window framing system has blast, forced entry, and ballistic resistant frame sections each formed of a single basic monolithic, homogenous steel component. Each section is extruded or drawn through a die to provide the desired cross sectional shape, incorporating features for precluding forced entry, whether by hand, ballistic firearm, or blast, at least to the limits of strength of the structure. The sections (jamb and header for doors, or stile, header, and sill for windows) are then welded at their mating ends to form a single, rigid structure, with an additional interior stop provided for the window within a window frame. The present invention is far superior to such structures of the prior art which are formed of a relatively large number of stock components, thus requiring extensive linear welds and resulting in a considerably heavier and yet weaker structure.