Patent ID: 7784389
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: F42B,F42D

Abstract:
1. A method of securing a fixed confined area, said method comprising: instructing or permitting at least one person to enter a gateway adjacent to the fixed confined area; sealing an entry door and/or an exit door after the at least one person has entered the gateway via an automobile; emitting at least one detonation signal in or proximate to the gateway to detonate any explosive the person is attempting to transport through the gateway and into the fixed confined area; opening the entry door and/or the exit door a predetermined amount of time after the at least one signal has been emitted; and, when the at least one detonation signal does not cause an explosion, wherein the gateway is surrounded by armored walls capable of withstanding an explosion, such walls being arranged to reduce both an amount of debris and an impact of a blast resulting from the explosion from escaping the gateway, and wherein the at least one detonation signal is emitted from a shielded detonator located in or proximate to the gateway.