Patent ID: 6308644
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: E05G,E05Y

Abstract:
An access control vestibule, comprising;a vestibule frame configured to form said access control vestibule mounted in said vestibule frame;an entrance door and an exit door;an entrance door frame and an exit door frame;a panel mounted in said vestibule frame and forming a side wall section of said vestibule;said entrance door and said exit door being formed by a panel mounted in each of said door frames;locks associated with said entrance door and said exit door;a metal detector located to detect a metal object being disposed between said entrance and exit doors;control means to prevent both doors from being unlocked at the same time, and to prevent said exit door from being unlocked when said metal detector detects a metal object;said entrance door and said exit door both being manually operated; andsaid entrance door and said exit door each being formed by a single swinging door, and swingable towards the outside of said vestibule.