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US 8,276,327 B1Granted
Relocatable concrete armory vault
AssigneeDiebold, Incorporated
InventorsJames Pellegrene, Jeffery Augustine, Gregg Zuckett
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Abstract
A relocatable concrete armory includes an outer vestibule and an inner vault separated by a dividing wall. A vestibule door provides entry to the concrete vestibule. A steel vault door and a security daygate are mounted to the dividing wall and provide entry to the concrete vault. The interior surface of the armory includes insulation panels embedded in concrete. The armory can be integrally lifted via removable lifting cams attached to concrete side walls. The concrete has a compressive strength of at least 15,000 psi.
Claims20
Apparatus comprising:
- a relocatable armory enclosure,
- wherein the armory enclosure includes a plurality of walls including at least a front wall, a rear wall, side walls, and a roof slab wall,
- wherein the walls are operatively connected to each other forming an integral unit,
- wherein each side wall comprises metal fiber reinforced concrete,
- wherein the concrete enables the armory enclosure to be lifted as a single unit via a lifting force that is transferred through the concrete during lifting of the armory enclosure,
- wherein the armory enclosure includes a security door, a vestibule area, a dividing wall, a split door, and a vault area configured for weapons storage,
- wherein the security door is movable to permit passage of a person between an area outside the armory enclosure and the vestibule area,
- wherein the dividing wall separates the vestibule area from the vault area,
- wherein the dividing wall includes a wall opening,
- wherein the split door is mounted to the dividing wall,
- wherein the split door is movable to permit passage of a person between the vestibule area and the vault area through the wall opening,
- wherein the split door includes a hinged upper gate and a hinged lower gate,
- wherein at least one of the gates is independently movable relative to the other gate.
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Apparatus comprising:
- a relocatable enclosure,
- wherein the enclosure includes a plurality of walls including at least a front wall, a rear wall, side walls, and a roof slab wall,
- wherein each wall of the front wall, the rear wall, the side walls, and the roof slab wall comprise concrete,
- wherein each respective side wall includes metal fiber reinforced concrete,
- wherein each respective side wall includes a plurality of metal mounting plates embedded in the metal fiber reinforced concrete of the respective side wall,
- wherein each respective embedded mounting plate includes a plurality of spaced mating portions,
- wherein the spaced mating portions of a respective embedded mounting plate are configured to respectively correspondingly mate with portions of fasteners operative to removably mechanically mount a lifting cam to the respective embedded mounting plate,
- wherein the enclosure includes a door and an interior area,
- wherein the door is movable to permit passage of a person between an area outside the enclosure and the interior area,
- wherein the enclosure is able to be lifted as a single unit by a lifting force,
- wherein during lifting of the enclosure, the lifting force is transferred through the embedded mounting plates and through the metal fiber reinforced concrete of the side walls.
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Apparatus comprising:
- a relocatable enclosure,
- wherein the enclosure comprises an armory enclosure,
- wherein the enclosure comprises a concrete floor,
- wherein the enclosure includes a plurality of walls including at least a front wall, a rear wall, side walls, and a roof slab wall,
- wherein each wall of the front wall, the rear wall, the side walls, and the roof slab wall comprise concrete,
- wherein each respective side wall includes metal fiber reinforced concrete
- wherein each respective side wall includes a plurality of metal mounting plates embedded in the metal fiber reinforced concrete of the respective side wall,
- wherein each respective embedded mounting plate includes a plurality of spaced mating portions,
- wherein the spaced mating portions of a respective embedded mounting plate are configured to respectively correspondingly mate with portions of fasteners operative to removably mechanically mount a lifting cam to the respective embedded mounting plate,
- wherein the enclosure includes a door and an interior area,
- wherein the door is movable to permit passage of a person between an area outside the enclosure and the interior area,
- wherein the interior area includes a vault area configured for weapons storage,
- wherein the vault area includes at least one metal securing anchor,
- wherein each anchor comprises a first portion and a second portion,
- wherein each first portion is cast in the concrete floor,
- wherein each second portion extends outward from the concrete floor,
- wherein each second portion forms a closed loop extending outward from the concrete floor, wherein the loop is sized to allow a weapons-securing chain to be passed therethrough,
- wherein the enclosure is able to be lifted as a single unit by a lifting force,
- wherein during lifting of the enclosure, the lifting force is transferred through the embedded mounting plates and through the metal fiber reinforced concrete of the side walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.