Facility and method for crowd screening and protection
US7119682B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42D5/04
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and a facility for the protection of a crowd from terrorists by screening each individual in search of concealed prohibited articles possibly carried by one of the individuals in the crowd. Each individual is monitored by sensors controlled by a monitoring unit while passing in single line queue over a fenced walkway and through a confinement structure containing a one-way passage control device. When a prohibited object is detected, response is provided and the passage control device is locked to detain the suspect individual in the confinement structure interior. The confinement structure is configured to deflect the blast created by an explosion initiated therein, and to prevent harm to the individuals residing on the fenced walkway.
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