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US 4,609,215 AGranted
Hydraulic locking boltwork system
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsHenry L. Self, Teddy L. Pickett
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Abstract
A hydraulic locking boltwork system includes a hand operated rotary actua hydraulic pump and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders in which each cylinder rod drives a deadbolt into the door frame including the top, bottom, and/or sides. Hydraulic devices are plumbed into the system to block hydraulic lines and lock the system, and an alarm triggers and/or activates automatic relocking devices.
Claims8
An hydraulic locking boltwork security system with automatic secondary relocking capability for securing doors having a plurality of deadbolts, comprising:
- a. a manually operated hydraulic pump means for forcing in and withdrawing hydraulic fluid from hydraulic circuit lines;
- b. a plurality of hydraulic cylinder and piston devices connected via hydraulic circuit lines to said hydraulic pump means;
- said hydraulic cylinder and piston devices including piston drive rods operable to be moved outwardly and inwardly as hydraulic fluid is forced into and out of the hydraulic circuit lines by operation of said hydraulic pump means;
- c. a plurality of deadbolt means each of which is associated with a respective one of the piston drive rods of said plurality of hydraulic cylinder and piston devices;
- said deadbolt means being mounted about the outer perimeter area of a door whereby said hydraulic pump means is operable to move said piston drive rods and deadbolt means in a first direction for locking the door and in a second direction for unlocking said door;
- d. means included in said hydraulic circuit lines for maintaining constant hydraulic fluid pressure;
- e. detection means included in at least one hydraulic circuit line for indicating hydraulic system tampering;
- f. a first manually operated hydraulic valve lock means located in at least one of the hydraulic circuit lines for closing said hydraulic lines to hydraulic fluid flow;
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- g. a secondary relocking means in at least one of said hydraulic circuit lines cooperating in conjunction with said detection means and which operates to close said hydraulic circuit lines for automatically locking the system upon detection by said detection means of an unauthorized change in hydraulic system pressure.
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