Forcible entry training door assembly
A forcible entry training door assembly is disclosed herein. The forcible entry training door assembly includes a door frame; and a door pivotally coupled to the door frame, the door including a plurality of pockets formed therein for removably receiving respective sacrificial crush blocks, each of the sacrificial crush blocks configured to be crushed by a user during a forcible entry training exercise and subsequently replaced with undeformed sacrificial crush blocks for use during a subsequent forcible entry training exercise.
1 . A forcible entry training door assembly, comprising:
at least one sacrificial crush block;
at least one steel sleeve configured to receive the at least one sacrificial crush block;
a door frame; and
a door pivotally coupled to the door frame, the door comprising a continuous door body portion that includes a continuous front surface, a continuous rear surface oppositely disposed relative to the continuous front surface, a plurality of pockets formed in the continuous door body portion for removably receiving respective sacrificial crush blocks alone and in the at least one steel sleeve, each of the sacrificial crush blocks and the at least one steel sleeve configured to be crushed by a user during a forcible entry training exercise and subsequently replaced with undeformed sacrificial crush blocks and/or steel sleeves for use during a subsequent forcible entry training exercise, the continuous front and rear surfaces of the continuous door body portion extending from a bottom edge of the continuous door body portion to the top edge of the continuous door body portion, and the continuous front and rear surfaces of the continuous door body portion extending from a first side edge of the continuous door body portion to a second, oppositely disposed side edge of the continuous door body portion;
wherein at least one of the plurality of pockets is formed by a notch in the second side edge of the continuous door body portion, the notch extending through the continuous door body portion from the continuous front surface of the continuous door body portion to the continuous rear surface of the continuous door body portion, the at least one of the plurality of pockets further formed by a first sidewall portion attached to the continuous front surface and a second sidewall portion attached to the continuous rear surface to form a bottom ledge, three side walls, and a top surface for directly supporting the at least one sacrificial crush block both with and without the steel sleeve in the at least one of the plurality of pockets such that the position of a portion of the at least one sacrificial crush block with and without the steel sleeve remains fixed relative to the door when crushed by a user during a forcible entry training exercise, and the at least one of the plurality of pockets being disposed below a securement member of the door or above the securement member of the door such that the at least one of the plurality of pockets is vertically spaced apart from any securement member of the door.
2 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pockets for removably receiving the respective sacrificial crush blocks comprise a lower pocket below the securement member of the door for receiving a lower sacrificial crush block, and an upper pocket above the securement member of the door for receiving an upper sacrificial crush block;
wherein a top edge of the lower pocket is spaced apart from the securement member of the door by a first gap, and a bottom edge of the upper pocket is spaced apart from the securement member of the door by a second gap.
3 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the door is formed from a material that is configured to flex and bend to simulate a deformation of an actual door while a forcible entry training exercise is being performed on the door.
4 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the material forming the door comprises steel.
5 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the door frame comprises a plurality of modular elements that are bolted together so as to form the overall door frame, thereby enabling portions of the door frame to be repaired if damaged during a forcible entry training exercise.
6 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the door further comprises at least one centrally located cutout for accommodating a mounting of a sacrificial plate adjacent to the at least one centrally located cutout, the at least one centrally located cutout enabling the sacrificial plate to be cut during a forcible entry training exercise without damaging the door.
7 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a drop bar subassembly mounted on an inswing side of the door, the drop bar subassembly enabling the user to simulate a forcible entry through an inswing door secured by a drop bar mounted across the inswing door.
8 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a panic bar subassembly mounted to a central region of the door, the panic bar subassembly enabling the user to simulate a forcible entry through an actual door secured by a panic bar, and the panic bar subassembly being magnetically attached to the central region of the door so that the panic bar subassembly is able to be selectively attached and detached from the door during particular forcible entry training exercises without the use of tools.
9 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one wheel lift subassembly that includes a bracket member, a trailer jack, and a plurality of wheels, the at least one wheel lift subassembly removably attached to the door frame by the bracket member, the at least one wheel lift subassembly configured to facilitate a transporting of the forcible entry training door assembly by enabling the forcible entry training door assembly to be rolled from one location to another location by using the plurality of wheels, and the trailer jack of the at least one wheel lift subassembly enabling the plurality of wheels to be elevated above a support surface so that the forcible entry training door assembly is able to be immovably supported on the support surface while a forcible entry training exercise is being performed by the user.
10 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the bracket member of the at least one wheel lift subassembly is configured to be removably attached to the door frame without the use of pins or tools.
11 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the door frame comprises at least one reinforcing bar support subassembly, the at least one reinforcing bar support subassembly comprising an aperture disposed through the door frame for receiving a piece of reinforcing bar, and the at least one reinforcing bar support subassembly further comprising a fastener member for securing the piece of reinforcing bar within the aperture while the piece of reinforcing bar is being cut by the user during a forcible entry training exercise.
12 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the door with the plurality of pockets formed therein is a primary door; and
wherein the forcible entry training door assembly further comprises a plurality of auxiliary door hinges or brackets mounted to the door frame, the plurality of auxiliary door hinges or brackets configured to be used for attaching an auxiliary sacrificial door to the forcible entry training door assembly so that the auxiliary sacrificial door is able to be cut or otherwise damaged during one or more forcible entry training exercises without damaging the primary door of the forcible entry training door assembly.
13 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the door further comprises at least one door lock aperture disposed through the door for accommodating a mounting of a deadbolt lock on the door so that the deadbolt lock is able to be breached during a forcible entry training exercise.
14 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the door frame comprises at least one pocket formed therein for removably receiving a sacrificial frame crush block, the sacrificial frame crush block configured to be crushed by the user during a baseball swing forcible entry training exercise and subsequently replaced with an undeformed sacrificial frame crush block.
15 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising an anchor bracket mounted on a side of the door frame, the anchor bracket configured to accommodate a mounting of a padlock and/or a chain on the door frame so that padlock and/or chain breaching is able to be practiced by the user during a forcible entry training exercise.
16 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a lock holder bracket mounted on a side of the door frame, the lock holder bracket configured to accommodate a mounting of a residential deadbolt lock or a commercial lock on the door frame so that a breaching of the residential deadbolt lock or the commercial lock is able to be practiced by the user during a forcible entry training exercise.
17 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the door further comprises at least one centrally located reinforced area for accommodating a ramming of the door by a battering ram swung by the user during a forcible entry training exercise.
18 . The forcible entry training door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the door with the plurality of pockets formed therein is a primary door; and
wherein the forcible entry training door assembly further comprises an auxiliary door mounted to the door frame by means of auxiliary door hinges, the auxiliary door configured to be used as a sacrificial door during one or more forcible entry training exercises so that the auxiliary sacrificial door is able to be cut or otherwise damaged without damaging the primary door of the forcible entry training door assembly.