Integrated reader device for use in controlling secure location access and a method of assembly and installation of the integrated reader device
AssigneeKastle Systems International LLC
InventorsGene Samburg, Jaimie Crafton
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, an integrated reader device for installation near a controlled access entrance is disclosed as well as a method for forming and installing an integrated reader device. The integrated reader device includes a non-metallic mounting frame, a glass insert mounted on an inside edge of the non-metallic frame, a proximity reader mounted to one side of said mounting frame and over the glass insert, and a plurality of LED strips mounted on the inside edge of the non-metallic mounting frame, wherein the integrated reader device is installed to the edge of an opening.
Claims16
An integrated reader device for installation near a controlled access entrance, comprising:
- a non-metallic mounting frame;
- a glass insert mounted on an inside edge of the non-metallic frame;
- a proximity reader mounted to one side of said mounting frame and over the glass insert;
- and
- a plurality of LED strips mounted on the inside edge of the non-metallic mounting frame, wherein the integrated reader device is installed on an edge of an opening.
A method for forming and installing an integrated reader device that includes a proximity reader, a glass panel and a non-metallic frame, comprising the steps of:
- inserting the glass panel into the non-metallic frame, wherein the glass panel is formed by:
- attaching a first glass section to a second glass section via an adhesive, and
- attaching an acrylic layer to the second glass section;
- attaching a plurality LED strips to the non-metallic frame;
- forming the integrated proximity reader by attaching the proximity reader to the acrylic layer of the glass panel and to the frame and ;
- and
- installing the integrated proximity reader on the edge of an opening of a predetermined size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.