Pass through interlock system
OwnerBernard R. Gabelinventor
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Abstract
Pass through interlock systems for sanitized environments or "clean rooms" are disclosed which allow for the transfer of objects from outside the sanitized environment without introducing undesirable contaminants therein. The system comprises a frame, box like structure juxtaposed on the back end of a frame, two doors oppositely disposed to each other, an electric mortise lock with solenoid or electric motor, first and second sensors and an electronic controller with power source, that is programmed to automatically lock one door when the opposite door is opened.
Claims18
A pass through interlock system for sanitized environments comprising a frame adapted to fit in a wall, said frame containing a passage way there through, a top, a bottom, a right side, a left side, a front side and a back side, a first door connected to the front side of said frame;
- a box like structure juxtaposed on the back side of the frame, said box like structure containing a passage way there through, a top, bottom, right side, left side, front side and back side, a second door oppositely disposed to the first door and connected to the front side of the box like structure, the back side of said box like structure being in removable contact with the back side of said frame;
- electronic interlocking means connected to the first and second doors, first sensor means attached to the interlocking means of the first and second doors, second sensor means attached near the top of the front of said frame and near the top of the front of said box like structure and near the top of the two doors, the entire system being connected with an interlock controller containing a power source, said interlock controller being programmed to automatically lock one door when the opposite door is opened, wherein the second sensor means comprises a first magnetic sensor located in the top of the front of the frame and a magnet located near the top portion of the first door a second magnetic sensor located near the top of the front of the box like structure and a magnet located near a top portion of the second door.
A pass through interlock system for sanitized environments comprising a frame adapted to fit in a wall, said frame containing a first door attached to a front portion of the frame, a backside portion of a box like structure removably connected to a back side of the frame, a second door attached to a front side of the box like structure, said two doors being oppositely disposed to each other, a passage way from the first door through the frame and box like structure to the second door;
- sensor means consisting of a magnetic sensor attached to a top portion of the front of the frame, a magnet attached to a top portion of the first door, a magnetic sensor attached to a top portion of a front side of the box like structure and a magnet attached to a top portion of the second door;
- interlocking means attached to said first and second doors consisting of modified electric mortise locks, said electric mortise locks containing outward handles for manually opening and closing said doors, a manual switch contained in each electric mortise lock which interrupts a signal from electronic control means when the handle of the electric mortise lock is manually opened, said interrupted signal activating the electronic control means which in turn activates the lock of the opposing door and locks said opposing door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.