Abrégé

Disclosed is a protective cabinet in the form of a moveable furniture unit that has structure to enable moving the furniture unit into a locked position in which it blocks a point of ingress of a would-be assailant, such as a door or window into a space. In certain configurations, the furniture unit includes protective, hardened material, such as a ballistic material that provides increased protection against fire from a weapon, such as may be encountered in an active shooter event. For example, the cabinet may be used on a daily basis inside of a classroom, and may be moved and locked into a position in front of a doorway, window, or other ingress or egress point of the classroom during an active shooter or other threat event to both block the ingress/egress point and provide ballistic protection against weapons fire from outside of the room. The back side of the cabinet (which faces the outside of the room that is being protected) may incorporate a psychological deterrent, such as a reflective surface or a calming message, which provides an added level of deterrence against an attack inside of the room.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41H 5/14 - Boucliers blindés sur roues
• A47B 47/00 - Meubles à tiroirs, étagères ou rayonnages caractérisés par la possibilité de les démonter ou de les monter à partir d'éléments séparés
• A47B 47/03 - Meubles à tiroirs, étagères ou rayonnages caractérisés par la possibilité de les démonter ou de les monter à partir d'éléments séparés uniquement en métal à panneaux distincts du cadre
• A47B 55/00 - Meubles à tiroirs, étagères ou rayonnages dont la rigidité de structure est une caractéristique essentielle
• A47B 95/00 - Accessoires pour meubles
• A47F 5/08 - Stands d'étalage, systèmes de suspension ou rayonnages caractérisés par leurs particularités de structure fixés aux murs, plafonds ou similairesDispositifs d'étalage en consoles murales
• E05C 1/14 - Dispositifs d'immobilisation avec pênes se déplaçant de façon rectiligne avec action d'une clenche avec poignée de manœuvre ou organe équivalent se déplaçant autrement que rigidement avec la clenche dont la poignée ou organe se déplace essentiellement vers le ou à l'encontre du, plan du battant ou du dormant
• A47B 97/00 - Mobiliers ou accessoires de meubles, non prévus dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe

Produits et services

Protective barrier furniture, namely, ballistic-, blast-, and stab-resistant furniture and assault-deterring furniture; Furniture, namely, specially reinforced bookcases to provide additional defense or protection from attacks, dangerous situations and environments Furniture; Metal Furniture; School Furniture; Furniture shelves; Shelves; Shelves for books; Bookcases

Abrégé

A furniture piece includes at least one armored panel and at least one locking mechanism wherein the at least one locking mechanism permits the at least one armored panel to be secured to a location adjacent to and substantially blocking at least one entrance of a room. The furniture piece may further include a furniture mobility mechanism, such as a wheel, a caster, a roller, a bearing, a sphere, a hemisphere, a cylinder, a skid or a slide. The furniture mobility mechanism may be selectable between a first “storage” position and a second “mobility” position, the second “mobility” position configured to assist in repositioning the furniture piece to the location adjacent to and substantially blocking the at least one entrance of the room. The furniture piece may be a bookcase, a wardrobe, a cabinet, a storage container, a shelf system, a wall hanging, a chalkboard, a whiteboard, a poster board, a desk and a table, and the locking mechanism may include a hook at a ring.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41H 5/26 - RegardsFenêtresCouvercles à leur effet
• F41H 5/06 - Boucliers