Deployable ballistic shelter
AssigneeStronghold Systems Technology Inc.
InventorsTim Burnham, Tony Grang
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Abstract
A deployable ballistic shelter includes a rear ballistic panel abutting a room wall; first and second side ballistic panels movable relative to the rear panel; and a front ballistic panel coupled to the side panels. The ballistic panels can be arranged into a wall assembly. An actuation assembly transitions the side and front panels between a stowed position and a deployed position forming an enclosed perimeter. A local authorization switch can be operable to deploy and stow the shelter. The shelter can receive a signal from a central control system via a communications network to deploy. Multiple shelters can be coordinated by the central control system, and duplex installations across a shared wall may omit rear-wall ballistic panels.
Claims23
A deployable ballistic shelter for a room, comprising:
- a rear ballistic panel configured to abut a wall of the room;
- a first side ballistic panel and a second side ballistic panel each movably coupled to the rear ballistic panel;
- a front ballistic panel operably coupled to the first and second side ballistic panels;
- an actuation assembly operable to move at least one of the first side ballistic panel, the second side ballistic panel, and the front ballistic panel, wherein, in a stowed position, the first and second side ballistic panels extend along the rear ballistic panel, and wherein, in a deployed position, the first and second side ballistic panels project outwardly from the rear ballistic panel and position the front ballistic panel laterally away from the rear ballistic panel, thereby forming an enclosed perimeter between the front, rear, first side, and second side ballistic panels;
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- a control system electrically coupled to the actuation assembly and configured to selectively cause the actuation assembly to transition the first and second side ballistic panels between the stowed and deployed positions.
A deployable ballistic shelter system, comprising:
- a plurality of deployable ballistic shelters, each deployable ballistic shelter being operable to transition between a stowed position and a deployed position defining an enclosed perimeter within a room;
- a central control system;
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- a communications network placing the central control system in communication with the plurality of deployable ballistic shelters;
- wherein the central control system is configured to transmit a deployment signal via the communications network to cause two or more of the plurality of deployable ballistic shelters to transition from the stowed position to the deployed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.