IP Library Granted Patent US 11,002,041
Granted Patent B1
US 11,002,041 · App. 16/421,786 · Granted May 11, 2021

Housing for a tamper-resistant lock for detention cells

Inventors: Lynn D. Ozier (Decatur, AL); David Wood (Decatur, AL); Brian Terry (Decatur, AL); Matt P. Heinrich (Decatur, AL); Brian S. Foss (Decatur, AL)
Assignee: Willo Products Company, Inc.
E05B17/2088
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Patent No.
US 11,002,041
App. No.
16/421,786
Granted
May 11, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A locking system that has an opening in a door adapted and arranged for receiving a lock bolt and a lock fixed in a wall for actuating a lock bolt adapting and arranged for being received by the opening in the door when the door is closed. Alternatively, the locking system is mounted on the exterior of the detention cell door and the adjacent exterior cell wall. The locking system further comprises a blocking strip protruding from a door jamb, the strip coupled to the door jamb, the strip coupled to the door jamb and positioned adjacent the lock bolt for blocking access to the lock bolt between the door and the doorjamb. The locking system further comprises a system for monitoring and reporting the status of a detention cell door, the lock bolt, and the roller bolt.

Claims (22)

1. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus comprising:

a first housing with a first opening on the side of the first housing;

a second housing with a second opening opposite the first opening on the first housing;

a blocking means coupled to a side of the second housing and positioned substantially horizontally above and below the second opening and located between the first housing and the second housing;

a receiving means positioned adjacent the first opening in the first housing for receiving the blocking means and blocking access to the first opening.

2. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the blocking means is substantially vertical to the second opening.

3. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the blocking means has a substantially horizontal section and at least one substantially vertical section.

4. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the blocking means is a protruding strip.

5. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the protruding strip has either a smooth edge, a saw-tooth edge, or a square tooth edge.

6. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the first opening on the side of the first housing is adapted for receiving a lock bolt.

7. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the second housing further comprises a lock for actuating a lock bolt adapted for being received by the first opening in the side of the first housing.

8. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:

the first housing has a first wall including a first stop wall overlapping a portion of the second housing; and,

the second housing has a second wall including a second stop wall conformed to abut against the first stop wall.

9. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus comprising:

a first housing with a first opening on the side of the first housing;

a second housing with a second opening opposite the first opening on the first housing;

a protruding strip on a side of the second housing positioned substantially horizontally above and below the second opening and located between the first housing and the second housing;

a recess positioned adjacent the first opening in the first housing for receiving the protruding strip and blocking access to the first opening.

10. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus according to claim 9 wherein the protruding strip has either a smooth edge, a saw-tooth edge, or a square tooth edge.

11. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus according to claim 9 wherein the first opening on the side of the first housing is adapted for receiving a lock bolt.

12. A housing for a detention cell door locking apparatus according to claim 9 wherein the second housing further comprises a lock for actuating a lock bolt adapted for being received by the first opening in the side of the first housing.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 15, 2022
From: WILLO PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
To: WILLO PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 061782/0192 →
CONVERSION OF A DOMESTIC ENTITY Recorded Jul 6, 2022
From: WILLO PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC.
To: WILLO COMPANY PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 060589/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2019
From: OZIER, LYNN D., MR; WOOD, DAVID, MR; TERRY, BRIAN, MR; HEINRICH, MATT P., MR; FOSS, BRIAN S., MR
To: WILLO PRODUCTS COMPANY INC
Reel/Frame 051332/0106 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 15679417 · Aug 17, 2017
Continuation In Part 15291242 · Oct 12, 2016
Continuation 14834253 · Aug 24, 2015
Provisional Application 62040667 · Aug 22, 2014
Provisional Application 62062406 · Oct 10, 2014
Provisional Application 62433127 · Dec 12, 2016
Provisional Application 62467305 · Mar 6, 2017
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