| US 11,887,455 B1 | ||
| Safe room assembly | ||
| Leonard Mbagwu, Sugarland, TX (US) | ||
| Filed by Leonard Mbagwu, Sugarland, TX (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/944,011. | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 21/02 (2006.01) | ||
| CPC G08B 21/02 (2013.01) | 9 Claims |
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1. A safe room assembly facilitating an occupant to be protected from bullets from firearms and other forms of attack, said assembly comprising:
a room in a building having an entry thereby facilitating the occupant to enter said room, each of a plurality of walls of said room being comprised of a bullet resistant material thereby protecting the occupant from bullets fired from outside of said room when the occupant is in said room wherein said room is configured to protect the occupant from an active shooter, said room having a viewing element being integrated into said entry, said viewing element facilitating light to pass into said room wherein said viewing element is configured facilitate the occupant to see the active shooter, said viewing element inhibiting light from passing out of said room wherein said viewing element is configured to inhibit the active shooter from seeing the occupant;
a communication unit being positioned within said room thereby facilitating the occupant to employ said communication unit, said communication unit including a microphone and a speaker, said communication unit contacting emergency responders when said communication unit is actuated thereby facilitating two way communication between occupant and the emergency responders, said communication unit being in wired communication with an extrinsic communication network thereby facilitating said communication unit to place a phone call to local 911 when said communication unit is actuated;
a display being positioned in said room such that said display is visible to the occupant, said display being in communication with a surveillance network in said building thereby facilitating said display to display imagery comprising streaming video of an interior of said building s that the occupant can view the streaming video; and
a weapons locker being positioned in said room for storing weapons;
wherein said entry extends through a respective one of said walls of said room, said entry having a bounding edge having a vertical side;
wherein said assembly includes a door having a front surface, a back surface and a lateral edge extending between said front surface and said back surface, said lateral edge being hingedly coupled to said vertical side of said bounding edge of said entry, said door closing said entry when said door is closed, said door exposing said entry when said door is opened, said door being comprised of a bullet resistant material;
wherein said door has a viewing opening extending through said front surface and said back surface, said viewing opening being centrally positioned on said door, said viewing opening being elongated between a top and a bottom of said viewing opening; and
wherein said door has a pair of defense slots each extending through said front surface and said back surface thereby facilitating the occupant to extend a weapon through a respective one of said defense slots wherein said defense slots are configured to facilitate the occupant to fire the weapon toward the active shooter, each of said slots being positioned laterally from a respective longitudinal side of said viewing opening.
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