US1749237A - Burglarproof door - Google Patents

Description

l 'n `animen M. WEINsTEIN',

1 proof door, the upper part fof which isiproy holdups which have been kso common iHthe-factthat there are inner and outer bullet- .V ao

vijand' 'Patented Mar. '4, y1930 i TES" or ciIIoAGo, ILLINOIS n BURGLARPBOOF noon c n A l i f-appiiciion mediiecember i y This invention relates to' burglar proof `doorsadaptedfor 'use in connection withV -rapartments andjdwellings or the'like, and k:the objectfthereof is to construct a burglar 1 vided with a sight opening through which ri f the voccupant of thel apartmentor dwelling *can view th'eiparty on they outer side ofthe :doorbefore opening the sainefwhen the door lobellrings, said upper Vpart or panel having one or more transparentpanels of bullet and :burglar proofglass toV provide the sight opening;V and having*anV opaque. movable or f1 kvslidablelpanel ofl woodjy or meta-l or other suit- 1.5 ableimaterial v by means of' which view 4from vthe outsidecan ybeex''cluded orthe panel kmay ghe operated to adinitlight,A sun or to permit lView from .fthe insidev or vontside when ,desired,`.thon'gh Ordinarily the 'pri-'mary pur- V20 pose isto permit the Voccupant ofr the apart- I ment or dwelling tooperatethe panel to view "the partyonthe'outside ofthe door before openingV the door,y thus *providing va. boon to lthe prevention of burglaries ori'obberies and agAnimportant-feature .of the invention is jpioof panels andfaspacebetween the same iandshoiil'd 'Wa' bulletl pierce, lcrack or break `,theouterglassjpan'el theinner one will prevent the bullet passing through and injuring the occupant. f i f Other objects and advantages will be ap-V parent as the description proceeds. l

In the accompanying drawings: Figurel is a front" elevation of a burglar @proof door constructed iiiy accordance with l*the invention. n l. f

"Figure 2`is asectional view taken vertically on the section linel 262 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken horizontally on the section line 3-@3 of Figure 1. Referring` to the drawings in detail, 'in .which likev reference -charactersl designate corresponding partsth'roughout the several views, t designates the frame of the door. consisting of side sections or upright stiles- 5 extendingl through the thickness thereof adapted to vacconiinodatethe movable panel,

having a'shank 13 connected to the panel as 7,1192?. serial N0. 235,'361;

" and top and ybottom lsections or rails 6 and 7 respectively, the latter rail being preferably wider than theforinerbut not necessarily so. The side sections 5 are grooved ormortised on the inside to provide central grooves 8 between inwardly projecting ribs or tongues '9. Thelatter are spaced froml Ythe opposite facesof the door fra-ine to provide rabbets or recesses 10'on opposite sides.

The top yand bottoni sections '6v and 7'` are similarly formed attheirinner or bottom and :upper faces respectively, and ,ati their ends to'iit the inneredgesof' the side sections and be #glued ythereto or otherwise fastened to form the'frarne structure. f Y

Within thel grooves or slideway provided by t'hefgrooves 8 isfitted a slidable panel 11 of opaque`v material lsuch as wood, metal or f composition 4material if desired, but preferablywoodjsince the same is light, although metal may be used in view ofits strength and additional protection provided. This panel is adapted to move in a pocketformed between the two sides of the door, preferably to slide up andv down' vertically and may bel operated in the same manner vas'automobile windows or in any other well known inanner. v i

-As shown, it k'isprovided' with a handle 12 indicated at 121 near the lower edge of the andl corresponding to a similar panel 16A "at the outer yside of the door. These lower panels 16 arefitted in the recesses 10 and secured thereto in any well Vknown linanner'. Thesepanels are arranged below the Vcross. strips 17-xextending between and confnecting the side sections 5' and seated in the opposite recesses 10'..

Inf the recesses'lO at opposite sides of the panely 11 which is slidable as heretofore den scribed, fare disposed burglarfor bullet proof glass or other transparent, semi-transparent vor translucent panels 18 which are secured in position in' any `well known manner as by lmeans/of molding strips 19 at'the sides vrand bullet proof'glass is of the type now ymanu-xVv at the top and bottom andl on opposite sides of the door frame. rIhis burglar proof and factured for armoured cars or the like and may be wired or not, asdesired. It will be apparent from Figure 2 of the drawings that the transparent burglar proof. and bulletproof glass panels rest upon the cross strips 17 between which latter the movable or slidable panel 11 may pass due to thel spacing of said strips 17 andv it is obvious that vthe panels 18 may be of'any suitable transparent material other than glass as longfas the sameis lburglar proof and bullet proof.

The strips 17 preferably have. ribs 'or tongues20 which extend upbetween the movable panel 11 and the transparent means or panelsas clearly.. shown in Figure 2..l TheV vertical stripsv21 are provided on the panels 16'spaced from the side'sections 5 and connecting thel bottom section l7 and'strips 17. The panels 16', however, are each formedA in one sectionrasheretofore described and secured in, position, reinforced and ornamented by thecentral vertical strips 21 andmolding strips 22 on the opposite sides, while the strips 23 at the top and bottom are independent strips formed with orattached to the @bottom section 7 and strips ,17 at opposite sides of the strips 16. All of the molding strips are cut diagonally at the corners'to fit together yso that the strips 23 at.thetovpV and bottom give the effect of two stripsto receive the-reinforcing intermediate strips 21 ofthe panels 16 and the molding strips 22`where they meet ywith the Ybottom section 7 and the strips 17. The shank 13 isturned into a notch 15 to hold the panel 11 raised.

The panel 11 preferably terminates near the bottom of the opposite strips 17 as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1 and as shown in Figure 2 while the panels 16 provide a space between them at the bottom to accommodate the panel 11 whenlowered by movement of the handle 12 and yits shank 13 inthe slot 15 when turned and disengaged from a support-A ing position in the notch 15 and lowered by the occupant from the inside. When loW- y ered, the movable'panel 11 may be supported on `aiiller strip2t disposed between the panel sections 16 as'indicated at Figure 1 in dotted linesat the bottom ofthe door and clearly designated inV section' in Figure V2,"soy as lto support :the-movablepanel 11 when'slid to the bottom position to provide al sight opening through which the occupantof the'apartment Forv dwelling can View the party kon the outer side of the Ydoor before opening the same.'

However, it is obvious that the movable or slidable panel 11 may be openedanydesired distance and that the opening need onlybe sufficient to permit the View of the caller. f From the foregoing', itwill be obvious that have provided a very simple and desirable i form of burglar. proof doorthrough which n tion'Y when the movablepanelis disposed the occupantmay readily view a person call-vv i, i y ing v'atthe door Without'opening the same Y and if an intruder, to prevent burglary or holdups hence the burglar proof and bullet,-

proof panels 18 will prevent bodily harm, as *"70 i' the same will prevent bullets lpiercing the door. VHowever, the movable or; jslidable panel 11 instead of ybeing of wood may be'ofv Y metal to further facilitate this. urthermore, it is to be understoodV that only one of thebul- While `l i have described my invention Ain ak 'let-proof panels 18 may be provided on the 75 outerside of the movableor slidable panel -Y js 11 and still accomplish the objects of the in- Y 'vention l 7 preferred form, itisjto ybe undersftood'that i various changes in the relations of'parts and l' modifications may. be made vWithout-,departingvfrom the spiritand scope of the inven-v i.

tion. f- `What I Yclaim is 'l 1. A .burglar proof `doorhaving inner and Y r` outer bullet prooftransparentpanels near the y Y top, a movable. opaque panel between the same,k the lower 'portion lofthe door being'` slotted, a handle carried `by the opaque mov. Vable panel and extending l,into the-slot for raising and lowering said movable panelfand means to support the handle ina top .-po'sia raised position over the bulletproof panels. 2. A burglar proof doorhaving an opening lower part with a panel-receivingy pocket in` termediate the two sidesof said-door and vcomrnunicating with said opening, anopaque panel slidably'moun'ted-with respectptoy saidl opening and pocket and adapted in itsupperhoused in said pocket, "operating means forV f said opaque panel, and panels of bullet proof through the upperfpart and 'formed in its ymost position tok completely close [said open-hy ing,` and in its lower-most position to betios transparent material closing the opposite sides ofA said` opening.'

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