Autodirecting security entrance for banks and the like

• US 4,656,954 A
• Filed: 08/06/1985
• Issued: 04/14/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tonali Holding SPA
• Original Assignee: Tonali Spa
• Inventors: Tonali, Roberto
• Primary Examiner(s): Ridgill, Jr., James L.
• Application Number:
  US06/762,778
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• Field of Search: 109/3, 109/6, 109/8
• US Class Current: 109/6
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 5/003 Entrance control E05G5/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/116 for sluices
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/132 Doors

Abstract

This security entrance is of the box-type with interlocked doors, and comprises an armoured vestibule having one door communicating with the bank and one door communicating with the exterior; a third door can be opened into a discharge space separate from the bank. This third door is controlled by a metal detector of known type.

Claims

1. A security entrance for separating a protected room from an exterior free space, said security entrance comprising:

a vestibule;

a first door means interconnecting said vestibule with the exterior free space;

a second door means interconnecting said vestibule with the protected room; and

a third door means interconnecting said vestibule with a discharge space, said discharge space being separate from the protected room and said discharge space communicating with the exterior free space, one of said second door means and said third door means being opened after passage of a person into said vestibule through said first door means from the exterior free space.

2. A security entrance according to claim 1, wherein said third door means is controlled by a metal detector to open said third door means to the discharge space and to lock said first door means and second door means, if metal is detected passing through said first door means.