Tamper evident wall cladding system
AssigneeDirtt Environmental Solutions Ltd.
InventorsMogens Smed, Geoff Gosling
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Abstract
Implementations of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for protecting individual spaces formed by modular walls from unauthorized and/or undetected entry. More specifically, at least one implementation includes tamper evident panels that can indicate unauthorized removal thereof and/or indicate an occurrence of unauthorized entry into a protected individual space.
Claims20
A tamper evident panel for a modular wall that attaches to a frame of the modular wall, the modular wall defining one or more individual spaces in a building, the tamper evident panel providing an alert in response to unauthorized removal of the tamper evident panel from a protective wall module, the tamper evident panel comprising:
- an outward facing major surface;
- an inward facing major surface opposite to the outward facing major surface;
- one or more mounting connectors coupled to or integrated with the inward facing major surface, the one or more mounting connectors being sized and configured to removably couple the tamper evident panel to a frame of the protective wall module;
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- a breakaway portion defined by a breakaway contour in the inward facing major surface, the breakaway portion being configured to couple to the frame of the protective wall module, and the breakaway portion being configured to break away from the rest of the tamper evident panel when the tamper evident panel is removed from the frame of the protective wall module and while the breakaway portion is coupled to the frame of the protective wall module, the breakaway portion being configured to remain attached to the frame through a coupling mechanism upon removal of remaining portions of the tamper evident panel.
A protective wall module for forming modular walls that can divide space of a building into individual spaces, the modular walls being configured to protect an individual space from unauthorized or undetected entry, the protective wall module comprising:
- at least one vertical support member;
- at least one horizontal support member coupled to the at least one vertical support member, the at least one vertical support member and the at least one horizontal support member defining a frame;
- a first tamper evident panel coupled on a first side of the frame to one or more of the at least one vertical support member and the at least one horizontal support member;
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- at least one tamper evidencing mechanism configured to break the first tamper evident panel into two or more portions upon triggering of the tamper evidencing mechanism, wherein a breakaway portion of the tamper evident panel remains attached to the frame through a coupling mechanism upon removal of remaining portions of the tamper evident panel.
A modular wall for dividing a space of a building into multiple individual spaces and for protecting at least one individual space from an unauthorized or undetected entry, the modular wall comprising:
- one or more protective wall modules at least partially defining a protected area, wherein each protective wall module of the one or more protective wall modules comprises:
- a frame,
- one or more tamper evident panels coupled to the frame, and
- a tamper evidencing mechanism configured to break the one or more tamper evident panels into a breakaway portion and a remaining portion thereof upon triggering of the tamper evidencing mechanism, the breakaway portion being configured to remain attached to the frame through a coupling mechanism upon removal of remaining portions of the one or more tamper evident panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.