Remote-controlled security bar

A security system for securely locking at least one door having first and second parallel vertical door jambs and a width between them, the security system comprising:

• a rigid elongated security bar sized to extend substantially horizontally across at least a portion of the width of the door;
• the security bar hinge-mounted to the first door jamb, and the security bar hinge permitting pivotal motion of the security bar between a substantially vertical position and a substantially horizontal position;
• a linear actuator having a first end mounted to the first door jamb and a second end mounted to the security bar proximate the security bar hinge;
• and
• a remote control which moves the linear actuator between extended and retracted positions,
• wherein, when the security bar is in a locked position, the security bar is in the substantially horizontal position and the linear actuator is in a retracted position, and
• wherein, when the security bar is operated to an unlocked position, the linear actuator extends and pivots the security bar out of the substantially horizontal position to a rest position in the substantially vertical position.

A security system for securely locking a pair of sliding doors having a first door and a second door in a sliding door track, the security system comprising:

• a rigid elongated security bar sized to extend substantially horizontally across at least a portion of the first door;
• a security bar hinge mounting the security bar to a door jamb, the security bar hinge permitting pivotal motion of the security bar between a substantially vertical position and a substantially horizontal position;
• a linear actuator having a first end mounted to the door jamb and a second end mounted to the security bar with a hinged-mounting bracket proximate the security bar hinge;
• and
• a remote control which moves the linear actuator between extended and retracted positions;
• wherein the security bar is in a locked position when the security bar is in the substantially horizontal position, the linear actuator is in a retracted position, and the second door is not able slide in the sliding door track past an end of the security bar;
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• wherein the security bar is operated to an unlocked position when the linear actuator extends and pivots the security bar out of the substantially horizontal position to a rest position in the substantially vertical position adjacent to the door jamb, and the second door is able to slide in the sliding door track.