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US 6,745,520 B2Granted
Integrated rapid access entry/egress system
OwnerJohn L. Puskaric, Frank C. Yeshinventors
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Abstract
An integrated rapid access entry/egress apparatus, system, and method for controlling and directing the movement of people or objects between unsecured and secured areas using a plurality of panels is provided. Sensors detect a person's approach and entrance into the system or apparatus. An approval means alerts a processor as to whether the person is approved or not approved. The panels move to direct approved persons to a secured area and not approved persons to an unsecured area so as not to impede the flow of traffic through the apparatus or system. The apparatus accommodates bi-directional traffic and provides an effective and efficient access system.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a first pair of end barriers defining an entrance, said first pair of end barriers movable between a first position in which said entrance is open and a second position in which said entrance is blocked;
- a second pair of end barriers defining an end egress located opposite and spaced apart from said entrance so as to define a walkway therebetween, said second pair of end barriers movable between a first position in which said end egress is open and a second position in which said end egress is blocked;
- a first side barrier defining a first side egress relative to said walkway, said first side barrier movable between a first position in which said first side egress is open and a second position in which said first side egress is blocked;
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- a support structure for holding all of said barriers an upright manner and for facilitating movement of all of said barriers between said barriers' respective first and second positions, wherein at least one of said barriers is a panel and wherein said support structure includes one or more channels operable to constrain the movement of said panel.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a first pair of panels defining an entrance, said first pair of panels movable between a first position in which said entrance is open and a second position in which said entrance is blocked;
- a second pair of panels defining an end egress located opposite and spaced apart from said entrance so as to define a walkway therebetween, said second pair of panels movable between a first position in which said end egress is open and a second position in which said end egress is blocked;
- a support structure for holding said first pair of panels and said second pair of panels in an upright manner and for facilitating movement of said first and second pairs of panels between said first and second pairs of panels' respective first and second positions, wherein said support structure-includes one or more channels operable to constrain the movement of at least one of said first pair of panels and said second pair of panels;
- a first side panel defining one edge of a first side egress from said walkway, said first side panel movable between a first position in which said first side egress is open and a second position in which said first side egress is blocked;
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- means for supporting said first side panel in an upright position.
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A system comprising:
- a first pair of end barriers defining an entrance, said first pair of end barriers movable between a first position in which said entrance is open and a second position in which said entrance is blocked, said first pair of end barriers connecting a walkway with a first unsecured area;
- a second pair of end barriers defining an end egress located opposite said entrance at the end of said walkway, said second pair of end barriers movable between a first position in which said end egress is open and a second position in which said end egress is blocked, said second pair of end barriers connecting said walkway with a secured area;
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- a first side barrier defining one edge of a first side egress from said walkway, said first side barrier movable between a first position in which said first side egress is open and a second position in which said first side egress is blocked, said first side barrier connecting said walkway with a second unsecured area, wherein the movement of at least one of said first pair of end barriers, said second pair of end barriers, and said first side barrier is constrained by one or more channels.
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