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US 6,892,983 B2Granted
Anti-hijacking system
OwnerPhilip Kneislinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an anti-hijacking system. In one embodiment, the anti-hijacking system is used in an airplane to provide forceful contact to disarm, disable, immobilize or otherwise incapacitate a hostile intruder who has entered the cockpit. The anti-hijacking system includes one or more inflation devices, such as deployable air bags.
Claims12
An anti-hijacking system for use in an airplane, the anti-hijacking system comprising:
- one or more inflation devices adapted to rapidly inflate within milliseconds to provide forceful contact upon receipt of an initiation signal;
- an activation device adapted to provide an initiation signal to activate the one or more inflation devices;
- and
- wherein the one or more inflation devices are located outside of the airplane cockpit.
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A method of preventing intrusion into an airplane cockpit, comprising:
- providing one or more inflation devices adapted to rapidly inflate within milliseconds to provide forceful contact upon receipt of an initiation signal;
- providing an activation device adapted to provide an initiation signal to activate the one or more inflation devices;
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- positioning the one or more inflation devices outside of the airplane cockpit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.