Ligthweight forced-entry and bullet-resistant door and bullet-resistant panel
AssigneeR2P Innovations, LLC
InventorAnthony Deering
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Abstract
A bullet-resistant door utilizing a secured edge layered assembly substantially defining an inner perimeter of the door, and a bullet-resistant panel secured internal to the door using the secured edge layered assembly. The bullet-resistant door has a minimum UL 752—Level 8 protection rating and has a significantly lower weight relative to conventional bullet-resistant doors and can be manufactured to fit within any sized commercial door frame.
Claims20
A bullet-resistant door comprising
- a layered assembly substantially defining an inner perimeter of the door;
- a bullet-resistant panel secured internal to the door using the layered assembly,
- wherein the bullet-resistant door having at least a UL 752—Level 8 protection.
A bullet-resistant panel comprising a layered assembly substantially defining an inner perimeter of the panel, where the layered assembly having
- a bullet-resistant panel secured internally using the using layers of shock-mitigating materials, pre-machined wood panels and door veneers and
- at least UL 752—Level 6 protection.
A method of manufacturing a bullet-resistant door comprising:
- providing a bullet-resistant panel;
- securing both sides of the bullet-resistant panel with a shock-mitigating low-density balsa wood;
- encapsulating the bullet-resistant panel and shock-mitigating low-density balsa wood between the two pre-machined wooden faces of the door;
- securing both of the top and bottom edges using a pre-machined high strength metallic strips thus providing the doors with additional edge strength and anti-breach protection;
- and
- finishing the bullet-resistant door with a laminated skin, wherein the bullet-resistant door provides a minimum UL 752—Level 8 protection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.