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US 2004/0188566 A1Published application
Anti-hijacking system
OwnerPhilip Kneislinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an anti-hijacking system. In one embodiment, the anti-hijacking system is used in an airplane to provide forceful contact to disarm, disable, immobilize or otherwise incapacitate a hostile intruder who has entered the cockpit. The anti-hijacking system includes one or more inflation devices, such as deployable air bags.
Claims17
An anti-hijacking system for use in an airplane, the anti-hijacking system comprising:
- one or more inflation devices adapted to provide forceful contact upon receipt of an initiation signal;
- an activation device adapted to provide an initiation signal to activate the one or more inflation devices;
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- wherein the one or more inflation devices are located outside of the airplane cockpit.
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An anti-hijacking system for use in an airplane, comprising:
- one or more inflation devices adapted to provide forceful contact upon receipt of an initiation signal;
- an activation device adapted to provide an initiation signal to activate the one or more inflation devices;
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- wherein the activation device is a pressure plate in communication with the one or more inflation devices and the pressure plate is located in the floor of the airplane outside of the cockpit.
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A method of preventing intrusion into an airplane cockpit, comprising:
- providing one or more inflation devices adapted to provide forceful contact upon receipt of an initiation signal;
- providing an activation device adapted to provide an initiation signal to activate the one or more inflation devices;
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- positioning the one or more inflation devices outside of the airplane cockpit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.