US 4,061,093 AGranted

Teller protection unit

AssigneeChicago Bullet Proof Equipment Company

InventorsBernard A. Carstens, Jr., Robert L. Carstens

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Abstract

A teller protection unit is herein disclosed. The teller protection unit includes a frame featuring an interlocking base. A bullet-resistant transparent element is resiliently mounted within the frame. The bullet-resistant transparent element is mounted in a spaced relationship from a portion of the frame. The bullet-resistant transparent element is composed of glass, plastic, acrylic or the like. The frame is adapted to be mounted in a wall. The spaced mounting relationship of the portion of the frame and the bullet-resistant transparent element is adapted to provide a passage for balanced transmission of sound between the bullet-resistant transparent element and the portion of the frame.

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A teller protection unit comprising:

a first channel base;
a second channel base positioned adjacent to said first channel base;
a first plurality of Z-clips connected to said first channel base;
a second plurality of Z-clips connected to said second channel base;
a first center channel connected to said first plurality of Z-clips, said first center channel and said first channel base defining a portion of a bottom sound path;
a second center channel connected to said second plurality of Z-clips, said second center channel and said second channel base defining another portion of a bottom sound path;
a first pair of rubber bearing pads connected to said first center channel;
a second pair of rubber bearing pads connected to said second center channel;
a frustum-shaped deal tray connected to said first and second channel bases between said first and second center channels, said frustum-shaped deal tray being adapted to allow transmission of goods and sound through said frustum-shaped deal tray;
a piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass engaging said first pair and second pair of rubber bearing pads and said tray channel, a first jamb channel connected perpendicular to said first channel base, said first jamb channel having a first pair of rubber acoustical spacers connected thereto, said first jamb channel being positioned in spaced proximity to a first vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass, said first pair of rubber acoustical spacers resiliently engaging said first vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass, said first jamb channel and said first vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass defining a first side sound path;
a second jamb channel connected perpendicular to said second channel base, said second jamb channel having a second pair of rubber acoustical spacers connected thereto, said second jamb channel being positioned in spaced proximity to a second vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass, said second pair of rubber acoustical spacers resiliently engaging said second vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass, said second jamb channel and said second vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass defining a second side sound path;
a back header bar connected between and perpendicular to said first and second jamb channels;
a spacing bar connected to said back header bar;
an angle bracket connected to said spacing bar;
and a front header bar connected between and perpendicular to said first and second jamb channels, said back header bar, said spacing bar, said angle bracket, said front header bar being positioned in spaced proximity from a top edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass, said back header bar, said spacing bar, said angle bracket, said fron header bar and said top edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass defining a top sound path;
said bottom sound path, said side sound paths and said top sound path providing balanced and natural sound transmission around said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass.

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A teller protection unit comprising;

a frame adapted to be mounted in a wall, said frame having a generally U-shaped cross-section with the opening of the U extending inwardly, a bullet-resistant transparent element having a pair of substantially flat opposed surfaces generally symmetrical with the frame resiliently mounted within the frame substantially filling the frame and having its periphery and flat surfaces spaced from adjacent portions of the frame, said frame overlapping portions of the flat surfaces of the bullet-resistant element around the entire periphery of the bullet-resistant element, a rubber bearing pad resiliently supporting a lower edge of the bullet-resistant element a distance away from the interior of the frame sufficient to allow transmission of sound through the space between said lower edge and the adjacent portion of the frame, a first rubber spacer resiliently connecting a first side edge of the bullet-resistant element to the frame and spacing said first side edge from the interior of the frame a distance sufficient to allow transmission of sound through the space between said first side element and the adjacent portion of the frame, said bullet-resistant element having a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a second rubber spacer resiliently connecting the second side edge of the bullet-resistant element to the frame and spacing said second side edge from the interior of the frame a distance sufficient to allow transmission of sound through the space between said second edge and the adjacent portion of the frame, an upper edge of the bullet-resistant element spaced from the interior of the frame a distance sufficient to allow transmission of sound through the space between said upper edge and the adjacent portion of the frame, and a deal tray mounted in the frame adjacent to the lower edge of the bullet-resistant element, whereby the spacing of the bullet-resistant element from the frame provides a passage for balanced transmission of sound from a space on one flat side of the bullet-resistant element to a space on the opposed side of the bullet-resistant element.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

A teller protection unit comprising:

a first channel base;
a second channel base positioned adjacent to said first channel base;
a first plurality of Z-clips connected to said first channel base;
a second plurality of Z-clips connected to said second channel base;
a first center channel connected to said first plurality of Z-clips, said first center channel and said first channel base defining a portion of a bottom sound path;
a second center channel connected to said second plurality of Z-clips, said second center channel and said second channel base defining another portion of a bottom sound path;
a first pair of rubber bearing pads connected to said first center channel;
a second pair of rubber bearing pads connected to said second center channel;
a frustum-shaped deal tray connected to said first and second channel bases between said first and second center channels, said frustum-shaped deal tray being adapted to allow transmission of goods and sound through said frustum-shaped deal tray;
a piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass engaging said first pair and second pair of rubber bearing pads and said tray channel, a first jamb channel connected perpendicular to said first channel base, said first jamb channel having a first pair of rubber acoustical spacers connected thereto, said first jamb channel being positioned in spaced proximity to a first vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass, said first pair of rubber acoustical spacers resiliently engaging said first vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass, said first jamb channel and said first vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass defining a first side sound path;
a second jamb channel connected perpendicular to said second channel base, said second jamb channel having a second pair of rubber acoustical spacers connected thereto, said second jamb channel being positioned in spaced proximity to a second vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass, said second pair of rubber acoustical spacers resiliently engaging said second vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass, said second jamb channel and said second vertical edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass defining a second side sound path;
a back header bar connected between and perpendicular to said first and second jamb channels;
a spacing bar connected to said back header bar;
an angle bracket connected to said spacing bar;
and a front header bar connected between and perpendicular to said first and second jamb channels, said back header bar, said spacing bar, said angle bracket, said front header bar being positioned in spaced proximity from a top edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass, said back header bar, said spacing bar, said angle bracket, said fron header bar and said top edge of said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass defining a top sound path;
said bottom sound path, said side sound paths and said top sound path providing balanced and natural sound transmission around said piece of laminated bullet-resistant glass.

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