CA2251102A1 - Means for the temporary detainment of a wrongdoer - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
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- F41H13/0006—Ballistically deployed systems for restraining persons or animals, e.g. ballistically deployed nets
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05G—SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS
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- G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
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Abstract
To catch a person committing the ever-increasing very rapid acts of robbery or an intruder committing a theft, a net dispenser for launching at least one net is attached discretely in the intermediate space above a suspended ceiling or above or below a typical entry or escape route e.g. near the room lighting or above the door of a fixed or moving space (such as shop premises, a goods container or a delivery vehicle). After focusing the system, by remote control or using a key switch, it is triggered in the event of a robbery (by a button, e.g. on a sales counter or on an instrument panel, by a burglar sensor or by remote control) to launch the net using the reaction gas pressure from explosives as soon as the wrongdoer activates the response characteristic of a triggering sensor in passing the latter in the entry or escape route. The wrongdoer is caught in the net and is consequently prevented, at least temporarily, from escaping, using a weapon or taking someone hostage. The wrongdoer remains caught until a neighbourhood assistance or security bodies arrive and definitively arrest the wrongdoer. However, when authorised people pass by, their legitimate presence in the vicinity of the net dispenser is verified by inductive reading of their passive transponder and the net dispenser is not triggered.
Description
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MEANS FOR THE TEMPORARY DETAINMENT OF A WR~~ ~r:~
The present invention relates to an arrangement according to the preamble of Claim 1.
s It has been already taken into consideration that immediately after the commitment of a bank holdup, the wrongdoer or perpetrator is restrained in that the exit revolving door or the two doors of an exitway are blocked during the time when the wrongdoer is attempting to flee therethrough. In any event, in actual practice, one holds back from the implementation of such measures so as not to endanger customers, coemployees and passersby when the wrongdoer who is locked in between the doors loses his nerves and attempts to make use of a firearm.
Moreover, such a blockade against flight does not represent any effective protection against the forcible entry through a poorly secured access door.
The mentioned risk of a wrongdoer who is locked in between blocked doors would also be applicable in view of lightning or sudden thefts from retail stores with high-valued consumer goods, such as photographic equipment, watches and jewelry, to the extent that such retail locales are at all equipped with a revolving door or with a wind-protective double-door. At a normal equipping with only a single door, in contrast, the wrongdoer can pull to himself the goods which are laid in front of him for inspection and flee, prior to the surprised CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 salesperson being able to initiate any possibly successful pursuing or other kinds of aid measures.
In recognition of these conditions, the present invention is based on the technological task of creating an arrangement of the type under consideration, which noticeably increases the chances such type of surprise perpetrator can be restrained in flagrante without endangering the neighborhood.
The basic solution of this object is obtained from the main claim, with regard to modifications further from the sub-claims, which partly also appear to be independently patentable, as well as is elucidated in the subsequent description and the summation at the end thereof.
The inventive solution, pursuant to the extent of the priority-forming own German Patent Application 1 96 04 079.5 of February 5, 1996, in connection with the description there of is also made reference in the present invention, this thus makes use of a tear-resistant net, such as is described with regard to smaller dimensions for personal defense against attack from; for example, a violent attacker or an attack dog, through; for example, the pyrotechnic deployment from a cartridge-handheld apparatus, as is described in applicant's own WO 95/00814 A1. In addition thereto, herein for instance with respect to the deployment of a net of larger-sized dimensions, concerning which reference is made to the German DE-OS 4 437 412 in its CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 full entirety with regard to the present invention; with only the dispensing mechanism for the deploying of such a net is arranged stationarily above the presumed entry path or path of flight of the wrongdoer, typically in the endangered and preferably with identification technology monitored room, above in front of a door or in the entry region; for example, to a cashier or safe deposit installation. After the release of the installation by means of an arming switch (for example, by means of a key-switch or by means of a remote control during the course of the arming of an already present alarm installation), the net is released by applying pressure to a push button, or automatically, for example upon the response of a motion sensor of an emergency-signal installation which is passed by the wrongdoer or perpetrator.
The release, especially the automatic release, of the net can; however, be prevented in that a person passes the detection range of the net which is to be unfolded, and who is authorized for passage such as a salesperson, the owner of the business, or a watchman of the night security service. For this purpose, the authorized person (in contrast with the wrongdoer) is equipped with an electronic identification code, which preferably relates to a passive HF-ID-transponder with inductive coupling, for example, such as is offered for sale by the company Texas Instruments (actually for injection in the body of a domestic animal for individual automatic feed preparation) under the registered trademark ~TIRIS".
CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 Such a passive magnetic transponder can be attached to the clothing of the authorized person, or the transponder is welded into an identification card which is carried by the authorized person, or glued thereto. In addition, to the triggering sensor for the deployment of the net, there is installed a read-out apparatus in the monitored zone, which radiates a high-frequency field for the activation of the transponder and thereby for the interrogation of its individual identification code.
When this actually determined identification is not stored into the read-out apparatus for this room as being authorized for the entry into this room, then the response of the triggering sensor leads to the activation of the net dispensing mechanism, so as to enmesh the unauthorized person, while concurrently there is triggered an alarm signal or a security company is alerted.
The wrongdoer or perpetrator, upon the deployment of the net which extends radially unfolding upon deployment from the net dispensing mechanism, is covered at an angle or up to vertically from above over his head and the upper torso so as to be brought into panic, so as to be tangled therein and finally stumbles. Although also rem~;n;ng uninjured, he is; however, enveloped on all sides and therefore, in any case, temporarily immobilized as well as in any instance complete insecure; in effect, extremely restricted in his capability for manipulation.
It can also be contemplated that the first net can be followed by a second net in order to finally take away CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 from the wrongdoer the inherent hope of a rapid escape from the (first) net, and thereby to become more deeply insecure. The thusly enmeshed person can be restrained without offering any large resistance by heartened passersby, or by neighboring business people alarmed by the release of the net alarm, until the arrival of security personnel.
With regard to the configuration of the net reference is made to the full disclosure of applicant~s own German Petty Patent No. 295 09 795, and in supplement also to the copending Petty Patent Application ~A Net for an Arrangement for the Temporary Restraint of a Wrongdoer~.
The net is folded into the storage chamber of a net lS dispenser which, together with a cartridge or an airbag-generator (for the generation of the reaction gas pressure), for the acceleration of the unfolding throwing weights, which basically can be deployed, but for example, also electromagnetically expelled, as a module reequipped by means of simple handgrips so as to immediate render the dispenser again into operational readiness.
The invention is now further elucidated on the basis of the drawing, in which:
Fig. 1 illustrates a representation, in principle, of the arrangement of a stationary net dispenser with spatially distanced triggering sensors, CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 Fig. 2 is a clearly asymmetrical unfolding region with baffle means in the effective range for the net, deployed from a dispenser as in to Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is the inconspicuous installation of the net dispenser including the triggering sensor above an easily penetratable weak location in the suspended ceiling of a room which is to be protected, and Fig. 4 in lieu thereof discloses a net which can be deployed not from above but rather from below.
A net dispenser 11 can be designed so as to be transportable and idependently operable; such as being, integrated in a transportable case serving for rapid mounting through latching or magnetic retainers, with a built-in battery for its operation. Such a case can be attached from actual instructions by security personnel rapidly and without any problems above the door of flight from a room or building in which there is found a violent wrongdoer or perpetrator, and from which as a result; for example, there is triggered an alarm installation or a special emergency call. In the exemplary installation according to Fig. 1, a net dispenser 11 is mounted prophylactically stationary above the predestined door of flight 12 of a retail locale 13, which is sketched in the drawing with a display or sales counter 14. The dispenser 11, in this example, is adapted to be armed by means of a key-switch 15. In the instance of a lightning-like or sudden theft or the like robbery CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 attempt, the salesperson need only actuate one of a, for example, plurality of on easily reachable activating pushbutton 16 for preparing the triggering of the net dispenser 11, which pushbuttons are located so as to be easily reachable on the sales counter 14 and/or at other locations in the retail locale 13. In the drawing, the pushbuttons 16 are connected by cables with the installation; for the simplification of the installation there can, however, be implemented a radio or infrared route as a conrol signal connection.
The triggering itself is, however, only effected when the wrongdoer or perpentrator crosses along his path of flight 17 the response characteristics 18 of a passage or motion sensor 19 which, for instance, can relate to a light barrier or preferably to an approach sensor in the form of a radar or infrared sensor. The response characteristic 18 crosses the effective region 20 along which the net is accelerated against the fleeing wrongdoer while unfolding. In any event, the person who is to be arrested upon the triggering of the net dispenser 11 is located just in an effectively-optimum position relative to the mounting location and the orientation of the net dispenser 11. This lightning-quick deployment of the net triggered with explosive material is activated thus by the sensor 19, since through the manual actuation of the activating pushbutton 16 there is released of the automatic release-function of the sensor 19. The effective region 20 in the monitored room 13 is thereby expediently oriented in such a manner CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 that not only is the perpetrator caught by the net, but that the net throwing weights are also additionally slung about furniture objects such as chair legs or step handings, so as to thereby additionally irritate and immobilize the fleeing person. Particularly effective in this sense is the arrangement of a decorative baffle, such as a large-grown potted spined cactus plant within the effective region of the net.
In order to be able to utilize up to the arrival of police or security personnel as an aid in the restraint the netted-in wrongdoer, there is concurrently expediently activated with the actuation of the triggering pushbutton 16 also an alarm apparatus 21 (Figure l), by means of which, through wire connection or radio, there can be alerted the security service. This installation; however, is especially also designed to transmit signal messages to telephone devices 22 in neighboring retail locales 13. As a result, neighboring business people can organize themselves into a self-help group by means of the telephone devices 22, so that with regard to the still enmeshed wrongdoer, the latter can be held in check during the time interval up to the arrival;
for example, of the police.
The dispenser ll; for example; due to a camouflaging covering hood or due to its installation, for example; in the cup-shaped housing of a ceiling irradiator is not readily recognizable as such, so that the wrongdoer cannot evade its effective region 20. Such a camouflage CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 hood of lightly porous foam material, such as Styropor, is directly raised away prior to the deploying of the net by means of immediate subjecting to gas pressure or from the extended accelerating or throwing weights, so as to S not adversely influence the unfolding of the net. For the removal of a massive camouflage covering hood there can be provided an additional cartridge which is ignited upon the triggering of the system almost concurrently, or eventually somewhat earlier, and which delivers reaction gas for the ejection of the hood, and in any event, immediately thereafter the other cartridge is ignited for the expulsion of the throwing weights and for the unfolding of the net. With a lighter covering it is, however, throughout adequate to already use the launching lS energy of the pyrotechnically expelled throwing weights for penetration or for the ejection of the obstructions in the course of the drawing-out and unfolding of the net.
In the variant according to Fig. 3, the net dispenser 11 is combined into an assembled unit through an, in cross-section truncated pyramid-shaped installation frame 23, which is generally bent from flat iron, with the triggering sensor 19. The sensor 19 is pivotably supported in a retaining elbow 24 which is fastened on the frame 23, in order to be able to bring its response characteristics 18 in conformance with the installation height within the critical path 17 with the effective region 20 for the netting intersection. The installation frame 23 lies with its base above the panel 25 of a suspended ceiling 26, eventually below the interposition of a support frame (when the fields between the suspensions 27 are much wider than the frame base, and CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 the panels 25 should be mechanically only lightly loadable; not considered in the drawing). At a more stable panel 25, as can be ascertained from the drawing, in the suspended ceiling 26 in front of the net dispenser 11 there can be turned out a reference rupture surface, or weakened in any suitable manner.
From the hollow-cylindrical or ring-shaped stowage space 28 for the folded not which is open in a direction towards the effective region 20, there project downward relative to the central axis of the effective region 20 funnel-shaped extending sleeves 29 for the ~mml ng of the reaction gases and for the initial guiding of the throwing weights for the axial pulling-out and radial expansion of the net from its stowage space 28. With regard to the equipping and functioning of these sleeves 29, reference is made to applicant's German DE-OS 44 37 412, whereby such sleeves 29 are located outside of and further back of the space 28. Deviating from such exemplary implementation, the net which is to be unfolded can; however, also be extended by means of radially arranged trapezoidal soft-rubber throwing weights;
referring to the above-cited copending patent application.
The reaction space 30 for the from the sensor 19 triggered, here electromagnetically effected activation of a propellent gas cartridge (which at a corresponding explosive material; however, can also be directly electrically triggered) lies centrally behind the stowage space 28, projecting through the installation frame 23.
In the center of a ring-shaped net stowage space 28, there can also be arranged an active-material receptacle CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 31, so as to at first additionally irritate the enmeshed person by means of light or sound irritants; respectively through the application (by means of the sprayed cartridge reaction gases) irritant material, or adhesive fluid and to immobilize him.
As previously indicated primarily with regard to the securing against unauthorized entry or exiting of a building 13, within the scope of the present invention this can also relate to mobile spaces 13, such as box-shaped closed delivery wagons or overseas freight containers. In that instance, the net dispenser 11 is attached to the vehicle power supply or equipped with its own electrical energy supply from a battery, and inside or outside (again concealed) arranged above a door 12 leading to the inner room 13. The armed setting and the triggering preparation (correspondence to the above-mentioned functioning of the switch 15 and the pushbutton 16 in Fig. 1) can then generally be carried out from the dashboard of the vehicle or through effected remote controlled by radio. In the driver door or passenger door of commercial vehicles and of armored transport vehicles, the attached net dispensers are, in addition thereto, an effective defense means against vandals or against threats such as from robbers or kidnappers.
Under different surroundings conditions, for example, as for extremely high or extensively disguised spaces and in the open, there may be more expedient to provide a sub-floor attachment of the net dispenser 11, according to Fig. 4. It can be equipped with an integrated approach sensor 19, such as a high frequency sensor whose spherically-shaped directional characteristics roughly CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 coincide with the effective region of the net dispenser ll; or a triggering sensor l9' is provided off to one side of the net dispenser ll, but located in its operative range generally as a contact mat, such as is S also considered in Fig. 4. The effective region, as sketched can be oriented somewhat asymmetrically with regard to the position of the external sensor l9'. Since the perpetrator 33 is not in every instance centrally engaged by the spread out net 32, for this purpose it is expedient that the close enmeshing of the latter be propagated by the guiding together of the throwing weights 34 which were expelled for the deploying of the net 32. For this purpose there can be provided soft-elastic thin rubber cords 35, which generally are clamped between the throwing weights 34, or which extend along the edge of the net 32. These are stretched upon the expansion of the net 32, and again shrink after the attenuation of the deployment-accelerating forces.
Instead of the cords or additionally thereto, for the rapid pulling together of the net 32 about the asymmetrically enmeshed perpetrator 33, advantageous is a pull cord 36 extending stationarily fastened and extending to the net 32; expecially particular when the effect thereof is not limited to a reaction to any attempt of flight by the perpetrator 33, but is actively configured in that the tension cord 36 is generally wound up on a coil 37 by means of a small battery-operated motor which expediently is installed camouflaged below the floor at the net dispenser ll. It pulls the cord 36 which is deployed together with the net 32 back again after a short reaction delay and thereby pulls the net 32 together closely about the perpetrator 33.
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MEANS FOR THE TEMPORARY DETAINMENT OF A WR~~ ~r:~
The present invention relates to an arrangement according to the preamble of Claim 1.
s It has been already taken into consideration that immediately after the commitment of a bank holdup, the wrongdoer or perpetrator is restrained in that the exit revolving door or the two doors of an exitway are blocked during the time when the wrongdoer is attempting to flee therethrough. In any event, in actual practice, one holds back from the implementation of such measures so as not to endanger customers, coemployees and passersby when the wrongdoer who is locked in between the doors loses his nerves and attempts to make use of a firearm.
Moreover, such a blockade against flight does not represent any effective protection against the forcible entry through a poorly secured access door.
The mentioned risk of a wrongdoer who is locked in between blocked doors would also be applicable in view of lightning or sudden thefts from retail stores with high-valued consumer goods, such as photographic equipment, watches and jewelry, to the extent that such retail locales are at all equipped with a revolving door or with a wind-protective double-door. At a normal equipping with only a single door, in contrast, the wrongdoer can pull to himself the goods which are laid in front of him for inspection and flee, prior to the surprised CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 salesperson being able to initiate any possibly successful pursuing or other kinds of aid measures.
In recognition of these conditions, the present invention is based on the technological task of creating an arrangement of the type under consideration, which noticeably increases the chances such type of surprise perpetrator can be restrained in flagrante without endangering the neighborhood.
The basic solution of this object is obtained from the main claim, with regard to modifications further from the sub-claims, which partly also appear to be independently patentable, as well as is elucidated in the subsequent description and the summation at the end thereof.
The inventive solution, pursuant to the extent of the priority-forming own German Patent Application 1 96 04 079.5 of February 5, 1996, in connection with the description there of is also made reference in the present invention, this thus makes use of a tear-resistant net, such as is described with regard to smaller dimensions for personal defense against attack from; for example, a violent attacker or an attack dog, through; for example, the pyrotechnic deployment from a cartridge-handheld apparatus, as is described in applicant's own WO 95/00814 A1. In addition thereto, herein for instance with respect to the deployment of a net of larger-sized dimensions, concerning which reference is made to the German DE-OS 4 437 412 in its CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 full entirety with regard to the present invention; with only the dispensing mechanism for the deploying of such a net is arranged stationarily above the presumed entry path or path of flight of the wrongdoer, typically in the endangered and preferably with identification technology monitored room, above in front of a door or in the entry region; for example, to a cashier or safe deposit installation. After the release of the installation by means of an arming switch (for example, by means of a key-switch or by means of a remote control during the course of the arming of an already present alarm installation), the net is released by applying pressure to a push button, or automatically, for example upon the response of a motion sensor of an emergency-signal installation which is passed by the wrongdoer or perpetrator.
The release, especially the automatic release, of the net can; however, be prevented in that a person passes the detection range of the net which is to be unfolded, and who is authorized for passage such as a salesperson, the owner of the business, or a watchman of the night security service. For this purpose, the authorized person (in contrast with the wrongdoer) is equipped with an electronic identification code, which preferably relates to a passive HF-ID-transponder with inductive coupling, for example, such as is offered for sale by the company Texas Instruments (actually for injection in the body of a domestic animal for individual automatic feed preparation) under the registered trademark ~TIRIS".
CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 Such a passive magnetic transponder can be attached to the clothing of the authorized person, or the transponder is welded into an identification card which is carried by the authorized person, or glued thereto. In addition, to the triggering sensor for the deployment of the net, there is installed a read-out apparatus in the monitored zone, which radiates a high-frequency field for the activation of the transponder and thereby for the interrogation of its individual identification code.
When this actually determined identification is not stored into the read-out apparatus for this room as being authorized for the entry into this room, then the response of the triggering sensor leads to the activation of the net dispensing mechanism, so as to enmesh the unauthorized person, while concurrently there is triggered an alarm signal or a security company is alerted.
The wrongdoer or perpetrator, upon the deployment of the net which extends radially unfolding upon deployment from the net dispensing mechanism, is covered at an angle or up to vertically from above over his head and the upper torso so as to be brought into panic, so as to be tangled therein and finally stumbles. Although also rem~;n;ng uninjured, he is; however, enveloped on all sides and therefore, in any case, temporarily immobilized as well as in any instance complete insecure; in effect, extremely restricted in his capability for manipulation.
It can also be contemplated that the first net can be followed by a second net in order to finally take away CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 from the wrongdoer the inherent hope of a rapid escape from the (first) net, and thereby to become more deeply insecure. The thusly enmeshed person can be restrained without offering any large resistance by heartened passersby, or by neighboring business people alarmed by the release of the net alarm, until the arrival of security personnel.
With regard to the configuration of the net reference is made to the full disclosure of applicant~s own German Petty Patent No. 295 09 795, and in supplement also to the copending Petty Patent Application ~A Net for an Arrangement for the Temporary Restraint of a Wrongdoer~.
The net is folded into the storage chamber of a net lS dispenser which, together with a cartridge or an airbag-generator (for the generation of the reaction gas pressure), for the acceleration of the unfolding throwing weights, which basically can be deployed, but for example, also electromagnetically expelled, as a module reequipped by means of simple handgrips so as to immediate render the dispenser again into operational readiness.
The invention is now further elucidated on the basis of the drawing, in which:
Fig. 1 illustrates a representation, in principle, of the arrangement of a stationary net dispenser with spatially distanced triggering sensors, CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 Fig. 2 is a clearly asymmetrical unfolding region with baffle means in the effective range for the net, deployed from a dispenser as in to Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is the inconspicuous installation of the net dispenser including the triggering sensor above an easily penetratable weak location in the suspended ceiling of a room which is to be protected, and Fig. 4 in lieu thereof discloses a net which can be deployed not from above but rather from below.
A net dispenser 11 can be designed so as to be transportable and idependently operable; such as being, integrated in a transportable case serving for rapid mounting through latching or magnetic retainers, with a built-in battery for its operation. Such a case can be attached from actual instructions by security personnel rapidly and without any problems above the door of flight from a room or building in which there is found a violent wrongdoer or perpetrator, and from which as a result; for example, there is triggered an alarm installation or a special emergency call. In the exemplary installation according to Fig. 1, a net dispenser 11 is mounted prophylactically stationary above the predestined door of flight 12 of a retail locale 13, which is sketched in the drawing with a display or sales counter 14. The dispenser 11, in this example, is adapted to be armed by means of a key-switch 15. In the instance of a lightning-like or sudden theft or the like robbery CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 attempt, the salesperson need only actuate one of a, for example, plurality of on easily reachable activating pushbutton 16 for preparing the triggering of the net dispenser 11, which pushbuttons are located so as to be easily reachable on the sales counter 14 and/or at other locations in the retail locale 13. In the drawing, the pushbuttons 16 are connected by cables with the installation; for the simplification of the installation there can, however, be implemented a radio or infrared route as a conrol signal connection.
The triggering itself is, however, only effected when the wrongdoer or perpentrator crosses along his path of flight 17 the response characteristics 18 of a passage or motion sensor 19 which, for instance, can relate to a light barrier or preferably to an approach sensor in the form of a radar or infrared sensor. The response characteristic 18 crosses the effective region 20 along which the net is accelerated against the fleeing wrongdoer while unfolding. In any event, the person who is to be arrested upon the triggering of the net dispenser 11 is located just in an effectively-optimum position relative to the mounting location and the orientation of the net dispenser 11. This lightning-quick deployment of the net triggered with explosive material is activated thus by the sensor 19, since through the manual actuation of the activating pushbutton 16 there is released of the automatic release-function of the sensor 19. The effective region 20 in the monitored room 13 is thereby expediently oriented in such a manner CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 that not only is the perpetrator caught by the net, but that the net throwing weights are also additionally slung about furniture objects such as chair legs or step handings, so as to thereby additionally irritate and immobilize the fleeing person. Particularly effective in this sense is the arrangement of a decorative baffle, such as a large-grown potted spined cactus plant within the effective region of the net.
In order to be able to utilize up to the arrival of police or security personnel as an aid in the restraint the netted-in wrongdoer, there is concurrently expediently activated with the actuation of the triggering pushbutton 16 also an alarm apparatus 21 (Figure l), by means of which, through wire connection or radio, there can be alerted the security service. This installation; however, is especially also designed to transmit signal messages to telephone devices 22 in neighboring retail locales 13. As a result, neighboring business people can organize themselves into a self-help group by means of the telephone devices 22, so that with regard to the still enmeshed wrongdoer, the latter can be held in check during the time interval up to the arrival;
for example, of the police.
The dispenser ll; for example; due to a camouflaging covering hood or due to its installation, for example; in the cup-shaped housing of a ceiling irradiator is not readily recognizable as such, so that the wrongdoer cannot evade its effective region 20. Such a camouflage CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 hood of lightly porous foam material, such as Styropor, is directly raised away prior to the deploying of the net by means of immediate subjecting to gas pressure or from the extended accelerating or throwing weights, so as to S not adversely influence the unfolding of the net. For the removal of a massive camouflage covering hood there can be provided an additional cartridge which is ignited upon the triggering of the system almost concurrently, or eventually somewhat earlier, and which delivers reaction gas for the ejection of the hood, and in any event, immediately thereafter the other cartridge is ignited for the expulsion of the throwing weights and for the unfolding of the net. With a lighter covering it is, however, throughout adequate to already use the launching lS energy of the pyrotechnically expelled throwing weights for penetration or for the ejection of the obstructions in the course of the drawing-out and unfolding of the net.
In the variant according to Fig. 3, the net dispenser 11 is combined into an assembled unit through an, in cross-section truncated pyramid-shaped installation frame 23, which is generally bent from flat iron, with the triggering sensor 19. The sensor 19 is pivotably supported in a retaining elbow 24 which is fastened on the frame 23, in order to be able to bring its response characteristics 18 in conformance with the installation height within the critical path 17 with the effective region 20 for the netting intersection. The installation frame 23 lies with its base above the panel 25 of a suspended ceiling 26, eventually below the interposition of a support frame (when the fields between the suspensions 27 are much wider than the frame base, and CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 the panels 25 should be mechanically only lightly loadable; not considered in the drawing). At a more stable panel 25, as can be ascertained from the drawing, in the suspended ceiling 26 in front of the net dispenser 11 there can be turned out a reference rupture surface, or weakened in any suitable manner.
From the hollow-cylindrical or ring-shaped stowage space 28 for the folded not which is open in a direction towards the effective region 20, there project downward relative to the central axis of the effective region 20 funnel-shaped extending sleeves 29 for the ~mml ng of the reaction gases and for the initial guiding of the throwing weights for the axial pulling-out and radial expansion of the net from its stowage space 28. With regard to the equipping and functioning of these sleeves 29, reference is made to applicant's German DE-OS 44 37 412, whereby such sleeves 29 are located outside of and further back of the space 28. Deviating from such exemplary implementation, the net which is to be unfolded can; however, also be extended by means of radially arranged trapezoidal soft-rubber throwing weights;
referring to the above-cited copending patent application.
The reaction space 30 for the from the sensor 19 triggered, here electromagnetically effected activation of a propellent gas cartridge (which at a corresponding explosive material; however, can also be directly electrically triggered) lies centrally behind the stowage space 28, projecting through the installation frame 23.
In the center of a ring-shaped net stowage space 28, there can also be arranged an active-material receptacle CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 31, so as to at first additionally irritate the enmeshed person by means of light or sound irritants; respectively through the application (by means of the sprayed cartridge reaction gases) irritant material, or adhesive fluid and to immobilize him.
As previously indicated primarily with regard to the securing against unauthorized entry or exiting of a building 13, within the scope of the present invention this can also relate to mobile spaces 13, such as box-shaped closed delivery wagons or overseas freight containers. In that instance, the net dispenser 11 is attached to the vehicle power supply or equipped with its own electrical energy supply from a battery, and inside or outside (again concealed) arranged above a door 12 leading to the inner room 13. The armed setting and the triggering preparation (correspondence to the above-mentioned functioning of the switch 15 and the pushbutton 16 in Fig. 1) can then generally be carried out from the dashboard of the vehicle or through effected remote controlled by radio. In the driver door or passenger door of commercial vehicles and of armored transport vehicles, the attached net dispensers are, in addition thereto, an effective defense means against vandals or against threats such as from robbers or kidnappers.
Under different surroundings conditions, for example, as for extremely high or extensively disguised spaces and in the open, there may be more expedient to provide a sub-floor attachment of the net dispenser 11, according to Fig. 4. It can be equipped with an integrated approach sensor 19, such as a high frequency sensor whose spherically-shaped directional characteristics roughly CA 022~1102 1998-10-06 coincide with the effective region of the net dispenser ll; or a triggering sensor l9' is provided off to one side of the net dispenser ll, but located in its operative range generally as a contact mat, such as is S also considered in Fig. 4. The effective region, as sketched can be oriented somewhat asymmetrically with regard to the position of the external sensor l9'. Since the perpetrator 33 is not in every instance centrally engaged by the spread out net 32, for this purpose it is expedient that the close enmeshing of the latter be propagated by the guiding together of the throwing weights 34 which were expelled for the deploying of the net 32. For this purpose there can be provided soft-elastic thin rubber cords 35, which generally are clamped between the throwing weights 34, or which extend along the edge of the net 32. These are stretched upon the expansion of the net 32, and again shrink after the attenuation of the deployment-accelerating forces.
Instead of the cords or additionally thereto, for the rapid pulling together of the net 32 about the asymmetrically enmeshed perpetrator 33, advantageous is a pull cord 36 extending stationarily fastened and extending to the net 32; expecially particular when the effect thereof is not limited to a reaction to any attempt of flight by the perpetrator 33, but is actively configured in that the tension cord 36 is generally wound up on a coil 37 by means of a small battery-operated motor which expediently is installed camouflaged below the floor at the net dispenser ll. It pulls the cord 36 which is deployed together with the net 32 back again after a short reaction delay and thereby pulls the net 32 together closely about the perpetrator 33.
Claims (20)
1. Arrangement for detaining a perpetrator, characterized in that it is designed as an immobile or mobile spaces (13) proximate a region which is to be protected, respectively, above or below a typical entry path or path of flight as a stationarily mounted dispender (11) for a catching net which is deployed through the intermediary of throwing weights.
2. Arrangement according to Claim 1, characterized in that the dispenser (11) is equipped with a reaction chamber (30) for the gas of an electromagnetically-actuatable or electrically-triggerable propellent gas cartridge.
3. Arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is combined with at least one similarly stationarily arranged triggering sensor (19), whose response characteristics (18) crosses the effective region (20) of its net-dispenser (11).
4. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dispenser (11) and a triggering sensor (19) are assembled into a mounting unit.
5. Arrangement according to Claim 4, characterized that an installation frame (23) is provided for the retention of dispenser (11) and of the sensor (19).
6. Arrangement according to Claim 5, characterized that the installation frame (23) is designed for positioning above a suspended ceiling (26).
7. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is equipped with a key-switch (15) for purposes of switching into an armed condition.
8. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is manually equipped with a directly acting or remote-controlled release pushbutton (16) for the functional readiness of a triggering sensor (19) or for direct triggering of the dispenser (11).
9. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dispenser (11) is hidden behind a disguise, which penetratable by means of accelerating weights deployable through explosives for the expansion of the net.
10. Arrangement according to one of Claims 1 through 8, characterized in that the dispenser (11) is equipped with, respectively, a cartridge for the penetrating or ejection of a camouflaging disguise ahead of the covered or camouflaged built-in dispenser (11) and for the directly subsequent deployment of throwing weights for the unfolding of the net.
11. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that for the triggering of the dispenser (11) there is provided the activation of an alarm apparatus (21) for response by telephone devices (22) distributed over the neighborhood.
12. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized that in addition to the triggering sensor (19) there is provided a read-out apparatus for an identity transponder or the like active or passive contactless operating identity recognition installation, which upon detection of certain, prespecified identity information blocks a triggering of the dispenser (11).
13. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the net dispenser (11) is built into the housing of a ceiling illumination.
14. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a battery-powered net dispenser (11) is installed in a transport or assembly case for a variable rapid installation.
15. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the net dispenser (11) is itself equipped with a triggering sensor (19).
16. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the net dispenser (11) is installed below a floor.
17. Arrangement according to Claim 16, characterized that as a triggering sensor (19') there is provided a step-on contact mat.
18. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the net (32) is equipped with rubber cords (35).
19. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the net (32) is equipped with at least one stationarily positionable pull cord (36).
20. Arrangement according to Claim 19, characterized in that the pull cord (36) is fastened to a winding coil (37).
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