Security checking cabin and method
First Claim
1. A secured checking cabin for use in checking people entering closed public regions, the checking cabin comprising:
- an entrance passage defining a gap between two armored walls, the gap being dimensioned to prevent more than a single person at a time to walk between said walls side by side;
at least one armored capturing unit coupled to the entrance passage for receiving a person coming from the entrance passage, and being in communication with a closed public space;
an entrance mechanism for allowing the entrance of one person at a time to the entrance passage;
a no-return mechanism for preventing a person from returning back from the entrance passage;
an exit mechanism for releasing a person from the capturing unit to the closed public space;
a locking mechanism for locking both said entrance and exit mechanisms upon demand; and
at least one detector located in the entrance passage or in the capturing unit and being capable of detecting a presence of material suggestive of a potential danger.
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Abstract
A secured checking cabin for checking people entering closed public regions has an entrance passage between two armored walls defining a gap dimensioned to prevent more than a single person at a time to walk between the walls side by side. At least one armored capturing unit coupled to the entrance passage admits a person coming from the entrance passage, and is in communication with a closed public space. An entrance mechanism allows the entrance of one person at a time to the entrance passage, and a no-return mechanism prevents him from returning therethrough. An exit mechanism releases a person from the capturing unit to the closed public space, and a locking mechanism locks both the entrance and exit mechanisms upon demand. At least one detector is located in the entrance passage or in the capturing unit for detecting a material suggestive of a potential danger.
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20 Claims
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1. A secured checking cabin for use in checking people entering closed public regions, the checking cabin comprising:
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an entrance passage defining a gap between two armored walls, the gap being dimensioned to prevent more than a single person at a time to walk between said walls side by side;
at least one armored capturing unit coupled to the entrance passage for receiving a person coming from the entrance passage, and being in communication with a closed public space;
an entrance mechanism for allowing the entrance of one person at a time to the entrance passage;
a no-return mechanism for preventing a person from returning back from the entrance passage;
an exit mechanism for releasing a person from the capturing unit to the closed public space;
a locking mechanism for locking both said entrance and exit mechanisms upon demand; and
at least one detector located in the entrance passage or in the capturing unit and being capable of detecting a presence of material suggestive of a potential danger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for checking people entering closed public region, the method comprising:
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(a) admitting people to a closed region one by one via an entrance passage to an exit passage;
(b) detecting for suspected hazardous material associated with each person during his progress between the entrance passage and the exit passage;
(c) if suspected hazardous material is detected on a suspect;
i) constraining the suspect to enter an armored capturing unit;
ii) preventing the suspect from exiting and preventing others from entering the armored capturing unit;
iii) subjecting the suspect to further checks and, if deemed necessary, neutralizing the suspect; and
(d) preventing people from exiting from the exit passage unless no hazardous material is detected or until suspected hazardous material is neutralized.
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