Active shooter protection system utilizing a ballistic blanket and an integrated locking system
OwnerFlorenzo Reynoso, Zebulun Evridgeinventors
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Abstract
An Active Shooter Protection System (ASPS), comprising a variety of gravity-operated mechanisms for deploying one or more ballistic sheets, panels, or blankets of woven ultra-high-strength polymeric fiber (e.g., Kevlar™) directly in front of a door, such as in a school room. The deployment of a ballistic blanket is initiated by pulling down on a pull box, which activates a release that lowers down one or more segments of the ballistic blanket that is stored above a top of a door plate. The ASPS system includes means for securely locking the door shut (in addition to a dead bolt lock). The ballistic panels can include optional ceramic inserts for greater protection from high-power AR-15 rifles.
Claims13
An active shooter protection system, comprising:
- an upper plate attached to a ceiling near a door to be protected;
- a lower plate rotatably coupled to the upper plate with a hinge;
- a deployable ballistic blanket comprised of ballistic material folded in half in an initial configuration, with an upper half being attached to the lower plate;
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- release means for releasing the lower plate from the upper plate, thereby allowing the lower plate to freely rotate downwards under the influence of gravity,
- wherein the ballistic blanket deploys under gravity and covers the door and thereby stops any bullets from a gun that are fired through the door when the blanket is fully deployed.
An active shooter protection system, comprising:
- a box, coupled to a wall above a door to be protected, comprising a hinged lower plate, a set of accordion-folded, pleated, sub-panels made of ballistic material, folded and stored inside of the box in an initial configuration;
- and a handle for releasing the hinged lower plate of the box, which, upon release, rotates downward, wherein the pleated sub-panels unfold and fall down under gravity, thereby covering the door after the hinged lower plate of the box is released and thereby stop any bullets from a gun that are fired through the door when the sub-panels are fully deployed.
An active shooter protection system, comprising:
- a box coupled to a wall above a door to be protected, the box comprising a rotatable hinged lower plate;
- a set of accordion-folded, pleated sub-panels made of ballistic material, in an initial configuration that are folded and stored inside of the box;
- an integrated C-shaped plate, disposed inside of the box near the pleated sub-panels, and comprising one or more elongated locking bars, attached to the plate, and oriented perpendicular to the plate, wherein the one or more elongated locking bars have a distal end that is tapered to fit into a locking bracket;
- a pair locking brackets attached to a top of the door, positioned for engaging with the tapered ends of the locking bar, and
- release means for releasing the rotatable lower plate of the box when activated, and
- whereupon release and downward rotation of the lower plate causes the ballistic sub-panels to deploy and unfold in a manner that is driven by the locking bar falling downward under gravity, which causes the elongated bars of the locking plate to engage with the locking brackets mounted to the door, thereby securing the door from opening outwards;
- whereby the blanket covers the door and stops any bullets from a gun that pass through the door when the blanket is fully deployed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.