Ballistic resistant building components and system

Abstract

A ballistic resistant building component and system are disclosed. The component may comprise a panel that may be ballistic resistant, and may also be fire resistant. The panel includes a honeycomb core interposed between two ballistic resistant layers (e.g., fiberglass) which are also interposed between two decorative veneers so that the panel may be incorporated into a building, furniture or other component. The panel may form a door, a wall, free standing modular wall system, a partition, a ceiling and may also be used to form a room or countertop.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fire rated ballistic resistant panel, the panel comprising:
 a honey comb core;   first and second ballistic resistant panels attached to opposed sides of the honey comb core;   at least one decorative veneer attached one of the first and second ballistic resistant panels.   
     
     
         2 . The panel of  claim 1  wherein a first decorative veneer is attached to the first ballistic resistant panel and a second decorative veneer is attached to the second ballistic resistant panel. 
     
     
         3 . The panel of  claim 1  wherein exterior surfaces of the first and second ballistic resistant panels are prepared to receive either wet paint or a powder finish coating, and the panel further comprises the wet paint or the power finish coating adhered to the exterior surfaces of the first and second ballistic resistant panels. 
     
     
         4 . The panel of  claim 1  further comprising a filler material being fire resistant disposed within the cavities of the honeycomb core. 
     
     
         5 . The panel of  claim 1  wherein the first and second ballistic resistant panels are fabricated from fiberglass, Kevlar, aramid fiber, carbon fiber or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The panel of  claim 1  wherein the first and second decorative veneers are fabricated from wood. 
     
     
         7 . A door comprising:
 a honey comb core;   first and second ballistic resistant panels attached to opposed sides of the honey comb core;   top and bottom rails respectively attached to top and bottom edges of at least one of the top and bottom edges of the honeycomb core and first and second ballistic panels;   left and right rails respectively attached to left and right edges of at least one of the top and bottom edges of the honeycomb core and first and second ballistic panels.   
     
     
         8 . The door of  claim 7  further comprising:
 a first decorative veneer attached to the first ballistic resistant panel; 
 a second decorative veneer attached to the second ballistic resistant panel; 
 wherein the top and bottom rails are respectively attached to top and bottom edges of at least one of the top and bottom edges of the honeycomb core, first and second ballistic panels, and first and second decorative veneers; 
 left and right rails respectively attached to left and right edges of at least one of the top and bottom edges of the honeycomb core, first and second ballistic panels, and first and second decorative veneers. 
 
     
     
         9 . The door of  claim 7  wherein exterior surfaces of the first and second ballistic resistant panels are prepared to receive either wet paint or a power finish coating, and the door further comprises the wet paint or the power finish coating adhered to the exterior surfaces of the first and second ballistic resistant panels. 
     
     
         10 . The door of  claim 7  wherein at least one of the left or right rails is sufficiently thick to receive a lock set. 
     
     
         11 . The door of  claim 7  wherein the top, bottom, left and right rails have a U channel for receiving a collective thickness of the honeycomb core, first and second ballistic resistant panels and first and second decorative veneers. 
     
     
         12 . The door of  claim 7  wherein opposed ends of the top and bottom rails butt up against opposed ends of the left and right rails. 
     
     
         13 . The door of  claim 7  further comprising a filler material being fire resistant disposed within the cavities of the honeycomb core. 
     
     
         14 . A safe room for resisting fire and projectiles, the room comprising:
 a plurality of panels, each panel comprising:
 a honey comb core; 
 first and second ballistic resistant panels attached to opposed sides of the honey comb core; 
 at least one decorative veneer attached one of the first and second ballistic resistant panels; 
   a plurality of joints attached to the plurality of panels for connecting adjacent panels in line with each other and at 90 degrees with respect to each other.   
     
     
         15 . The safe room of  claim 14  wherein at least one of the joints has first and second channels for receiving adjacent panels, the first and second channels being oriented 90 degrees with respect to each other. 
     
     
         16 . The safe room of  claim 14  wherein at least one of the joints has first and second channels for receiving adjacent panels, the first and second channels being oriented at 180 degrees with respect to each other. 
     
     
         17 . The safe room of  claim 14  wherein at least one of the joints is a spline and edges of the adjacent panels has a recess for receiving the spline wherein the recess is defined by a set back of the honeycomb core. 
     
     
         18 . The safe room of  claim 17  wherein the spline is fabricated from a solid wood composite or plastic composite. 
     
     
         19 . The safe room of  claim 14  wherein one of the panels has a doorway with a door, the door comprising:
 a honey comb core; 
 first and second ballistic resistant panels attached to opposed sides of the honey comb core; 
 a first decorative veneer attached to the first ballistic resistant panel; 
 a second decorative veneer attached to the second ballistic resistant panel; 
 top and bottom rails respectively attached to top and bottom edges of at least one of the top and bottom edges of the honeycomb core, first and second ballistic panels, and first and second decorative veneers; 
 left and right rails respectively attached to left and right edges of at least one of the top and bottom edges of the honeycomb core, first and second ballistic panels, and first and second decorative veneers. 
 
     
     
         20 . The safe room of  claim 18  wherein at least one of the door or panel has a filler material being fire resistant disposed within the cavities of the honeycomb core. 
     
     
         21 . A retail counter for servicing customers, the counter comprising:
 at least one vertically oriented panel, the panel comprising:
 a honey comb core; 
 first and second ballistic resistant panels attached to opposed sides of the honey comb core; 
 at least one decorative veneer attached one of the first and second ballistic resistant panels; 
   a joint attached to a top edge of the panel;   a countertop attached on top of the joint.   
     
     
         22 . The counter of  claim 21  wherein the top edge of the panel has a recess for receiving a mounting protrusion of the joint, and the joint has flanges so that threaded fasteners may engage the mounting protrusion to join the vertical panel to the joint and threaded fasteners may engage the countertop to join the countertop to the joint. 
     
     
         23 . The counter of  claim 21  wherein the joint has flanges and a channel for receiving within the channel the top edge of the vertically oriented panel so that threaded fasteners may engage the joint to join the vertical panel and the countertop to the panel. 
     
     
         24 . The counter of  claim 21  wherein the joint is an angle bracket so that threaded fasteners may engage the joint to join the vertical panel and the countertop to the panel. 
     
     
         25 . The counter of  claim 21  further comprising a vertical wall disposed at a 90 degree angle to a left or right side of the vertically oriented panel wherein the vertical wall and the vertical panel are attached to each other with a joint. 
     
     
         26 . The counter of  claim 21  wherein adjacent vertical panels are attached to each other with a spline fabricated from a solid core. 
     
     
         27 . The counter of  claim 21  further comprising a toe kick disposed at a lower edge of the vertical panel. 
     
     
         28 . The counter of  claim 27  wherein the toe kick has a level adjustment mechanism. 
     
     
         29 . The counter of  claim 27  wherein the toe kick is disposed within a recess formed at the lower edge of the vertical panel.