Active shooter shield system
OwnerJaysen Zeainventor
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Abstract
Examples herein describe systems and methods for securing an opening and disorienting an active shooter. A command device can send a deployment command to a zone in a building. In response, canopies in the zone can deploy a roll-up door made of Kevlar that electromagnetically locks shut. The canopies can include blindingly bright lights and deafening sirens that disorient the shooter. The doors can block off rooms or other areas of a school where children can huddle safely until the shooter is apprehended. Canopies without doors can also be used at some openings to disorient the shooter.
Claims19
A system for shielding people from an active shooter, comprising:
- a canopy that hangs over an opening, wherein the canopy includes:
- a light-emitting diode (“LED”) having a brightness of at least 3000 lumens;
- and
- a siren that emits noise at a loudness of at least 126 decibels;
- a roll-up door that deploys from the canopy, the roll-up door including a Kevlar sheet that unrolls upon deployment;
- an electromagnetic lock that prevents the deployed roll-up door from opening;
- and
- a controller that, in response to a deployment command:
- deploys the roll-up door;
- activates the LED;
- activates the siren;
- and
- activates the electromagnetic lock.
A method for shielding individuals and neutralizing gunmen, comprising:
- detecting, at a controller, a deployment command;
- in response to the deployment command, performing deployment functions including:
- lowering a roll-up door from within a canopy, the roll-up door including a bullet-resistant and fire-resistant Kevlar sheet that unrolls and closes by following guide rails;
- locking the roll-up door using an electromagnetic lock;
- activating a light-emitting diode (“LED”) having a brightness of at least 3000 lumens;
- and
- activating a siren that emits noise at a loudness of at least 126 decibels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.