Security enclosure for a door frame

• US 4,598,495 A
• Filed: 08/20/1984
• Issued: 07/08/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Campbell Design Group Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Campbell Design Group Incorporated
• Inventors: Labarile, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Sakran, Victor N.
• Application Number:
  US06/642,145
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: 49/68, 49/67, 49/40, 49/41, 49/42, 49/49, 49/35, 49/141, 109/7, 109/68, 307/353
• US Class Current: 49/41
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 5/003 Entrance control E05G5/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 3/7007 Door leaves with curved, e.g. cylindrical or oval cross-section E06B3/7001 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 5/00 Doors, windows, or like closures for special purposes insulated compound frames specially adapted for sliding doors or windows E06B3/26347; Border constructions therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/32 in combination with an identity check

Abstract

A security enclosure for use with an existing door frame which is within a wall having first and second sides and extending upwardly from a base. A first door is hingedly connected to the door frame and includes a second portion which is capable of latching to the door frame. Between the first and second portions is a third portion which extends outwardly from the door and includes a ceiling. A second door of like construction is placed on the second side of the wall within the door frame to form a security unit.

Claims

1. A security enclosure for a door frame within a wall having first and second sides and spaced adjacent thereto and the wall extending upwardly from a base comprising:

a. a first door having a first portion hingedly connected to the door frame, a second portion capable of being positioned immediately adjacent the wall, and a third portion connected to said first and second portions and lying away from the door frame when said second portion of said first door positions immediately adjacent the door frame, said first, second and third portions of said first door forming a first chamber with the base, said first chamber extending outwardly from the first side of the wall;

b. a second door having a first portion hingedly connected to the door frame, a second portion capable of being positioned immediately adjacent the wall, and a third portion connected to said first and second portions and lying away from the door frame when said second portion of said second door positions immediately adjacent the door frame, said first, second, and third portions of said second door forming a second chamber with the base, said second chamber extending outwardly from the second side of the wall said first and second chambers interconnecting to form a chamber unit; and

c. means for permitting said second portion of said first door to travel to the space on the second side of the wall a sufficient distance to form a gap between said second portion of said first door and the door frame, said gap permitting movement of persons from the first to the second side of the wall.

2. The security enclosure of claim 1 in which said first and second doors each including a ceiling supported by the wall, said ceiling lying adjacent said third portions of said first and second doors.

3. The security enclosure of claim 1 which additionally comprises means for latching said second portions of said first and second doors to the door frame.

4. The security enclosure of claim 3 in which said latching means includes an element which lies within the door frame.

5. The security enclosure of claim 4 which further comprises means for removing said latching means element lying within the door frame unit from within the door frame.

6. The security enclosure of claim 4 in which said means for removing said latching means element from within the door frame unit includes a plate affixed to said latching means element and a hinge attached to said latching means element and the second side of the wall, said latching means element pivoting on said hinge and moving from within the door frame to the space adjacent the second side of the wall.

7. The security enclosure of claim 6 in which said security enclosures additionally comprises means for locking said latching means element within the door frame.

8. The security enclosure of claim 7 in which said locking means includes a shaft and a spring biasing said shaft toward said latching means element, a pivot having a first arm and a second arm, said first arm of said pivot being connected to said shaft and said pivot, said second arm being connected to a pin, said pins being capable of fitting into an opening in said latching means element and means for holding said spring biased shaft under spring tension such that said pin fits within said opening of said latching means element.

9. The security enclosure of claim 7 which additionally comprises means for releasing said means for holding said spring biased shaft thus permitting said pin to leave said latching means element plate.

10. The security enclosure of claim 9 in which said pin is positioned obliquely in relation to said latching means element plate.

11. A security enclosure for a door frame within a wall having first and second sides and spaces adjacent thereto and the wall extending upwardly from a base comprising:

a. a first door having a first portion hingedly connected to the door frame and a second portion capable of being positioned immediately adjacent the wall and a third portion connected to said first and second portions and lying away from the door frame when said second portion of said first door positions immediately adjacent the door frame, said first, second and third portions of said first door forming a first chamber with the base, said first chamber extending outwardly from the first side of the wall;

b. a second door having a first portion hingedly connected to the door frame, a second portion capable of being positioned immediately adjacent the wall, and a third portion connected to said first and second portions and lying away from the door frame when said second portion of said second door positions immediately adjacent the door frame, said first, second, and third portions of said second door forming a second chamber with the base, said second chamber extending outwardly from the second side of the wall said first and second chambers interconnected to form a chamber unit;

c. means for latching said second portions of said first and second doors to the door frame;

said latching means including an element lying within the door frame; and

d. means for removing said latching means element lying within the door frame unit from within the door frame, said means for removing said latching means element from within the door frame unit including a plate affixed to said latching means element and a hinge attached to said latching means element and the second side of the wall, said latching means element pivoting on said hinge and moving from within the door frame to the space adjacent the second side of the wall.

12. The security enclosure of claim 11 in which said security enclosures additionally comprises means for locking said latching means element within the door frame.

13. The security enclosure of claim 12 in which said locking means includes a shaft and a spring biasing said shaft toward said latching means element, a pivot having a first arm and a second arm, said first arm of said pivot being connected to said shaft and said pivot, said second arm being connected to a pin, said pins being capable of fitting into an opening in said latching means element and means for holding said spring biased shaft under spring tension such that said pin fits within said opening of said latching means element.

14. The security enclosure of claim 12 which additionally comprises means for releasing said means for holding said spring biased shaft thus permitting said pin to leave said latching means element plate.

15. The security enclosure of claim 14 in which said pin is positioned obliquely in relation to said latching means element plate.