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US 10,473,437 B2Granted
Bullet proof blinds
OwnerJohn B. Adraininventor
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Abstract
A blind system comprising a plurality of slats having a ballistic resistant material; a control system operably configured to cause a change in state of the blind from an open state to a protective closed state; and a sensing system operably configured to detect a threatening event, wherein the sensing system upon sensing the threatening event triggers the control system to transition from the open state to the protective state such that in the protective state, the blinds are adapted to be resistant to penetration by high-speed ballistic objects
Claims26
A blind system comprising:
- a suspended blind configured to hang in an interior window frame of a structure, said blind being attached at a top of the window frame and comprising a plurality of rotatable horizontally arranged slats having a light-weight, non-metallic anti-ballistic material configured to have a uniform thickness, said blind being configured to have a retracted state with the slats collapsed toward the top of the window frame allowing light to be transmitted through the window frame, said blind being further configured, when not in said retracted state, to rotate said slats to transmit light in an open state, said blind also being configured to have a protective state with the blind not in the retracted state and with the slats rotated to block light with the blind deploying in the window frame to activate anti-ballistic properties to stop projectiles from entering an interior of the structure;
- a control system operably configured to cause a change in state of the blind from the retracted or open state to the protective state;
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- a sensing system operably configured to automatically detect a threatening event occurring outside of said structure, wherein the sensing system, upon sensing the threatening event, automatically triggers the control system transition to the protective state.
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A blind system comprising:
- a blind including a plurality of rotatable slats of uniform thickness horizontally arranged and each including a non-metallic light-weight material with anti-ballistic properties;
- a control system operably configured to cause a change in state of the blind from an open state to a protective closed state;
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- a sensing system operably configured to detect a threatening event, wherein the sensing system upon sensing the threatening event triggers the control system to transition from the open state to the protective state such that in the protective state, the blinds are adapted to be resistant to penetration by high-speed ballistic objects.
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A blind system comprising:
- a rail;
- a blind suspended from the rail, wherein said blind includes a plurality of rotatable slats each including a non-metallic light-weight fabric material with anti-ballistic properties;
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- a blind adjustment system that is configured to transition the blinds from an open state to a closed, protective state in which the blinds are adapted to be resistant to penetration by high-speed ballistic objects.
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A blind system comprising:
- a rail configured to place in a window frame of a window of an interior;
- a blind suspended from the rail, wherein said blind includes a plurality of horizontally arranged rotatable slats of uniform thickness having a non-metallic ballistic resistant material;
- a blind adjustment system that is configured to transition the blinds from an open state with the slats oriented in a manner to permit light to flow through the slats from the window into the interior, to a protective state in which the slats are rotated into a closed, protective position adapted to be resistant to penetration by high-speed ballistic objects through the blind;
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- another blind adjustment system which raises and lowers the blinds.
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A blind system comprising:
- a mounting structure provided near a top of a window frame;
- a blind configured to hang in a window frame from the mounting structure by suspension and comprising a fabric comprised of a light-weight anti-ballistic material, said blind being configured to have a retracted state allowing light to be transmitted through the window frame, and a protective state with the blind dropping into the window frame for protecting an interior of said structure from penetration by a projectile through the window;
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- an actuator configured to cause a change in state of the blind from the retracted state to the protective state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.