Penetration-resistant security passway and door therefor

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Accordingly, it is an advantage of the present invention that a penetration-resistant security passway and door are provided.
Another advantage of the present invention is that ingress through the provided passway is impeded to a degree sufficient to allow a central guard to respond.
Another advantage of the present invention is that a plurality of passive devices is provided to effect that impediment to passage.
Another advantage of the present invention is that the passway includes a concrete vestibule manufactured off-site at a location where quality control can be ensured.
Another advantage of the present invention is that a security door is provided for the vestibule that actively reacts to inhibit the passage of an aggressor through that door and the vestibule.
These and other advantages of the present invention are provided in one form by a penetration-resistant modular security passway configured to secure a structure entrance.
The passway comprises a concrete vestibule coupled to the structure entrance and controlling passage therethrough.
The vestibule is fabricated of concrete into which a plurality of reinforcing members has been cast, and includes a means for engagement of a lifting mechanism to facilitate movement of the vestibule.
The passway additionally comprises a penetration-reactive security door affixed to the concrete vestibule and controlling access thereto.
These and other advantages of the present invention are additionally provided by a penetration-resistant security passway door comprising a substruction having a first face, a second face, an inside periphery, and a space within said inside periphery.
The door also comprises a first cladding affixed to the first face, a second cladding affixed to the second face, and a metallic cable strung throughout the space and coupled to the inside periphery at a plurality of locations.