Lockdown apparatus for initiation of lockdown procedures at a facility during an emergency including a drill mode
First Claim
1. A lockdown apparatus for facilitating initiation of lockdown procedures at a facility that is configured for occupation by facility occupants and that includes a fire alarm, the fire alarm including a fire alarm actuator and a fire alarm communicator configured to produce a fire alarm communication for communicating actuation of the fire alarm actuator, the lockdown apparatus comprising:
- a manually operable lockdown actuator disposed at the facility and configured to transmit a lockdown initiation signal upon being manually actuated, the manually operated actuator being configured to be recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm actuator;
a drill mode initiator configured to transmit a lockdown drill initiation signal upon being actuated, the lockdown drill initiation signal being different than the lockdown initiation signal; and
a lockdown communicator configured to produce a lockdown communication for communicating initiation of lockdown procedures to the facility occupants and individuals not disposed proximate the facility upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal, the lockdown communication being recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm communication, the lockdown communicator also being configured to produce a lockdown drill communication for communicating initiation of lockdown drill procedures to the facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown drill initiation signal, the lockdown communicator including;
an annunciator that communicates an audible lockdown annunciation to facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal, the audible lockdown annunciation being recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm communication so as to instruct facility occupants to adopt the lockdown procedures, the annunciator also being configured to communicate an audible lockdown drill annunciation to facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown drill initiation signal, the audible lockdown drill annunciation being recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm communication and from the audible lockdown annunciation so as to instruct facility occupants to adopt the lockdown drill procedures, anda visual indicator that communicates a visual indication to facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal, the visual indication being recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm communication.
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Abstract
Some embodiments are directed to a lockdown apparatus for facilitating initiation of lockdown procedures at a facility. The lockdown apparatus can include a manually operated actuator disposed at the facility and configured to transmit a lockdown initiation signal upon being manually actuated. The actuator can be configured to be recognizably distinguishable from a fire alarm actuator. The lockdown apparatus can also include a lockdown communicator configured to produce a lockdown communication for communicating initiation of lockdown procedures to the facility occupants and individuals not disposed proximate the facility upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal, the lockdown communication being recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm communication. The lockdown communicator can include an annunciator that communicates an audible annunciation to facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal, and that ceases to communicate the audible annunciation subsequent to a predetermined number of alarm cycles.
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1. A lockdown apparatus for facilitating initiation of lockdown procedures at a facility that is configured for occupation by facility occupants and that includes a fire alarm, the fire alarm including a fire alarm actuator and a fire alarm communicator configured to produce a fire alarm communication for communicating actuation of the fire alarm actuator, the lockdown apparatus comprising:
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a manually operable lockdown actuator disposed at the facility and configured to transmit a lockdown initiation signal upon being manually actuated, the manually operated actuator being configured to be recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm actuator; a drill mode initiator configured to transmit a lockdown drill initiation signal upon being actuated, the lockdown drill initiation signal being different than the lockdown initiation signal; and a lockdown communicator configured to produce a lockdown communication for communicating initiation of lockdown procedures to the facility occupants and individuals not disposed proximate the facility upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal, the lockdown communication being recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm communication, the lockdown communicator also being configured to produce a lockdown drill communication for communicating initiation of lockdown drill procedures to the facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown drill initiation signal, the lockdown communicator including; an annunciator that communicates an audible lockdown annunciation to facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal, the audible lockdown annunciation being recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm communication so as to instruct facility occupants to adopt the lockdown procedures, the annunciator also being configured to communicate an audible lockdown drill annunciation to facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown drill initiation signal, the audible lockdown drill annunciation being recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm communication and from the audible lockdown annunciation so as to instruct facility occupants to adopt the lockdown drill procedures, and a visual indicator that communicates a visual indication to facility occupants upon transmission of the lockdown initiation signal, the visual indication being recognizably distinguishable from the fire alarm communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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