Armored door panel
AssigneeHardwire, LLC
InventorsGeorge C. Tunis, III, Scott Kendall, Emily Heinauer
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Abstract
An armored door panel includes a planar device having a layered arrangement including a protection layer comprised of a ballistic material and an outer surface layer arranged on the outer side of the protection layer. The planar device is affixed to an existing door to prevent ballistic projectile from penetrating the door.
Claims28
A method of retrofitting an existing door with an armor door panel, comprising the steps of:
- affixing a planar device to a surface of an existing door, the planar device having a layered arrangement and sized to cover all or a portion of the surface of the existing door, the planar device comprising:
- a protection layer comprising a ballistic material, the protection layer including an inner side facing the existing door and an outer side facing outwardly from the existing door, the ballistic material comprising layers of woven or unidirectional fibers of a high molecular weight polyethylene in sheet form embedded in a resin matrix, and
- an outer surface layer arranged on the outer side of the protection layer, the outer surface layer comprising a dry erase markable surface that can be written on and wiped clean.
A retrofit armored door panel to prevent ballistic projectiles from penetrating a door, comprising:
- a planar device having a layered arrangement and sized to cover all or a portion of an existing door, including:
- a protection layer comprising a ballistic material, the protection layer including an inner side facing the existing door and an outer side facing outwardly from the existing door, the ballistic material comprising layers of woven or unidirectional fibers of a high molecular weight polyethylene in sheet form embedded in a resin matrix, the ballistic material providing protection against a National Institute of Justice Threat Level IIIA, and
- an outer surface layer arranged on the outer side of the protection layer, the outer surface layer comprising a dry erase markable surface that can be written on and wiped clean;
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- an affixation element to affix the planar device to the existing door comprising at least one of adhesive or a mechanical fastening device.
A retrofit armored door panel to prevent ballistic projectiles from penetrating a door, comprising:
- a planar device having a layered arrangement and sized to cover all or a portion of an existing door, including:
- a protection layer comprising a ballistic material, the protection layer including an inner side facing the existing door and an outer side facing outwardly from the existing door, the ballistic material comprising layers of woven or unidirectional fibers of a high molecular weight polyethylene in sheet form embedded in a resin matrix, the ballistic material providing protection against a National Institute of Justice Threat Level IIIA,
- an outer surface layer arranged on the outer side of the protection layer, and
- a window opening formed in the planar device and a window cover attached via one or more hinges on a side of the window opening to cover the window opening, the window cover having a layered arrangement comprising the ballistic material of the protection layer and an outer surface layer on both sides of the ballistic material;
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- an affixation element to affix the planar device to the existing door comprising at least one of adhesive or a mechanical fastening device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.