Overhead door forcible entry training device
AssigneeInforcer, Inc.
InventorCraig A. Walker
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Abstract
A forcible entry training device for use with overhead doors includes an adjustable frame that is designed to hold a variety of overhead doors of different sizes, and also includes an adjustable support that applies support from the back of the door and thereby provides structural integrity to the door so that multiple vertical cuts can be made through the door. In one embodiment, vertical members in the frame are adjustably connected to horizontal members. Clamps are provided in the vertical members to secure the edges of the overhead door to the frame. Adjustable-length stabilizing legs can be used to hold the frame and door in an upright position, even when resting on an uneven surface.
Claims14
An overhead door forcible entry training device comprising:
- a frame configured to hold an overhead door in a substantially upright position, wherein the frame is adjustable to accommodate a plurality of overhead door widths, wherein the frame includes two vertical members, wherein the frame includes two horizontal members, wherein each of the vertical members is connected to each of the horizontal members, and wherein at least one of the vertical members is adjustably connected to the two horizontal members to enable a distance between the vertical members to be adjusted to a width of the overhead door;
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- a brace connected to the frame, wherein the brace is connected to each of the horizontal members, and wherein the brace is configured to be adjustably positioned on the horizontal members wherein when the brace is moved toward a first one of the vertical members, the brace moves away from a second one of the vertical members, wherein the brace is configured to contact a portion of the overhead door that is between the two vertical members and thereby stabilize a vertical portion of the overhead door between the two vertical members when a vertical cut is made to the overhead door.
A method for using an overhead door forcible entry training device, the method comprising:
- selecting an overhead door;
- adjusting the width of a training device to accommodate the overhead door, wherein the training device includes a frame having two vertical members configured to hold the overhead door in a substantially upright position, and a brace connected to the frame, wherein the brace is configured to contact a vertical portion of the overhead door that is between the two vertical members and thereby stabilize the overhead door between the two vertical members;
- securing the overhead door to the training device, wherein the overhead door is maintained in a substantially upright position;
- positioning the brace of the training device behind the overhead door, wherein the brace contacts a central vertical portion of the overhead door between the two vertical members and thereby stabilizes the overhead door
- making one or more training cuts in the overhead door,
- changing the position of the brace to move the brace toward a first one of the vertical members and away from a second one of the vertical members, and
- making one or more additional training cuts in the overhead door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.