Training door

Abstract

A reusable ballistic door for use in the training of individuals such as police officers and military personnel. The door may be formed to have different weak spots, requiring different techniques to enter the door. The door may be quickly and inexpensively rebuilt for subsequent training. A reusable training door may also be used inside of a shoot house to provide realistic training scenarios.

1 . A forced entry training door comprising:
 a generally bullet proof plate defining the door;   at least one opening formed in the generally bullet proof plate; and   a material for covering the at least one opening which is destructible by bullets, explosives, ramming, kicking, prying, or the like.   
     
     
         2 . The training door of  claim 1 , wherein the door is opened by destroying the destructible material. 
     
     
         3 . The training door of  claim 1 , wherein the destructible material is selected from the group consisting of plywood, sheetrock, wood, acoustic tile, and plastic. 
     
     
         4 . The training door of  claim 1 , wherein the door further comprises a hinge, latch, or closure mechanism attached to the destructible material such that destroying the material separates the hinge, latch, or closure mechanism from the door. 
     
     
         5 . The training door of  claim 1 , wherein entry is achieved by destroying the destructible material and passing through an opening. 
     
     
         6 . The training door of  claim 1 , further comprising a bullet containment frame. 
     
     
         7 . The training door of  claim 6 , wherein the bullet containment frame comprises a sheet of bullet penetrable material attached to the door. 
     
     
         8 . The training door of  claim 7 , wherein the sheet is attached to the door so as to form a space between the bullet proof plate and the sheet. 
     
     
         9 . The training door of  claim 7 , wherein the sheet is attached to the door via wood strips. 
     
     
         10 . The training door of  claim 1 , further comprising a door frame. 
     
     
         11 . The training door of  claim 10 , wherein the door is attached to the door frame via hinges. 
     
     
         12 . The training door of  claim 11 , wherein the hinges comprise a pin and a socket, and wherein the door may be lifted off of the door frame without tools. 
     
     
         13 . The training door of  claim 10 , wherein the door frame is formed from plate steel. 
     
     
         14 . The training door of  claim 10 , wherein the door frame is configured for modular attachment to a shoot house. 
     
     
         15 . The training door of  claim 14 , wherein the outer edge of the door frame is plate steel, and wherein the frame is attachable to a shoot house by placement adjacent a steel panel of the shoot house so as to form a joint and by securing the joint with a facing strip, backing means, and bolts. 
     
     
         16 . The training door of  claim 10 , comprising a frame latch bracket disposed on the door frame and a door latch bracket disposed on the door, wherein the door is secured by connecting the door latch bracket and frame latch bracket with a breakable connector. 
     
     
         17 . The training door of  claim 16 , wherein the breakable connector is selected from the group consisting of bolts, dowels, wire, plastic rods, plastic, cable ties, and wire ties. 
     
     
         18 . The training door of  claim 10 , wherein the door comprises a latch mechanism for holding the door shut which is reusable without replacement of any parts. 
     
     
         19 . The training door of  claim 18 , wherein the latch mechanism comprises a lever and a catch plate. 
     
     
         20 . The training door of  claim 19 , wherein the lever is biased against the catch plate, and wherein application of sufficient force to the door causes the lever to release from the catch plate and causes the door to open. 
     
     
         21 . The training door of  claim 10 , wherein the door frame comprises a bullet containment frame. 
     
     
         22 . The training door of  claim 21 , wherein the bullet containment frame comprises a sheet of bullet penetrable material generally covering and spaced apart from the door frame. 
     
     
         23 . The training door of  claim 1 , wherein the door further comprises:
 a closure mechanism which is reusable without replacement of consumable materials configured for holding the door closed until the door is opened by at least one technique selected from the group consisting of kicking, ramming, impacting, shooting, blasting, and prying.   
     
     
         24 . The training door of  claim 23 , wherein the closure mechanism comprises:
 a latch member;   a catch member; and   a biasing element for urging the latch member into engagement with the catch member and holding the door closed.   
     
     
         25 . A training door for use in a ballistic environment comprising:
 a door;   a door frame;   a first closure mechanism comprising:
 a lever attached to the door; 
 a catch plate; 
 a biasing element attached to the lever and configured for applying force to the lever to bias the lever against the catch plate and thereby hold the door closed; and 
 wherein the door may be opened by applying sufficient force to the door to thereby remove the lever from engagement with the catch plate 
   a second closure mechanism comprising:
 a breakable member connecting the door to the door frame. 
   
     
     
         26 . A forced entry training door comprising:
 a door frame;   a door formed from bullet resistant plate steel and attached to the door frame with hinges;   a first closure mechanism comprising:
 a latch member movably attached to the door; 
 a catch member; and 
 a biasing element configured for urging the latch member into engagement with the catch member so as to hold the door closed 
   a second closure mechanism comprising:
 a breakable member connecting the door to the door frame. 
   
     
     
         27 .- 77 . (canceled)