New solid door lock system

[Lazyfaire]

Here in Texas, a teacher who I believe was out of the El Paso school district, has designed and is selling a new style door lock to put onto interior classroom doors in case of a lockdown/active shooter. The reason that this is so important is because on most classroom doors teachers must step out into the hallway in order to lock the door!! With this lock one drops the piece into the locking pieces in place on the door and the jamb. Those two pieces have a small cavity in the back that the 90* piece into those two cavities. And its locked tightly. Pretty ingenious if you ask me. This only works on doors that swing open away from you. Comes in 90* right, 90* left and one that is flat.

Could really be in every school in America. I'm putting one on my back door (swings outwards).

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A former El Paso teacher hopes her classroom safety lock will make a difference between life and death in a school lockdown.

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[Vierings]

There's a few similar designs out there. I have a 3d printed one that grabs the door jams. Works well for kids/dogs

 

[Joe13]

I think they invented something like that in the Middle Ages to lock castle doors

 

[dangerranger60]

A short while back someone realized that a short section of fire hose slipped over the arms of the door closer would prevent the door from opening more than an inch. Its cheap and easy to use. But it violates the fire code. DR

 

[Dozer99]

It's all fine and good until 6 months goes by and they loose the part that drops in and locks the door!

 

[bcp]

Bruce

 

[ob1]

I guess that just installing a double dead bolt lock with a uniquely coded inside key for the teacher wouldn't work for some reason ?

 

[ob1]

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Bruce

Tax dollars at work

 

[Catfishmoon]

It may not be the total solution, but it is good to see thought and effort in making schools safer. Even if it just buys some extra time for law enforcement to arrive, it is a step in the right direction.

 

[bcp]

The reason that this is so important is because on most classroom doors teachers must step out into the hallway in order to lock the door!!

And a substitute teacher most likely doesn't have a key at all, or email to receive information during an emergency.

Bruce

 

[FATAL125]

Here in Texas, a teacher who I believe was out of the El Paso school district, has designed and is selling a new style door lock to put onto interior classroom doors in case of a lockdown/active shooter. The reason that this is so important is because on most classroom doors teachers must step out into the hallway in order to lock the door!! With this lock one drops the piece into the locking pieces in place on the door and the jamb. Those two pieces have a small cavity in the back that the 90* piece into those two cavities. And its locked tightly. Pretty ingenious if you ask me. This only works on doors that swing open away from you. Comes in 90* right, 90* left and one that is flat.

Could really be in every school in America. I'm putting one on my back door (swings outwards).

Products — SLON lock by TENDer LLC

tendersafety.squarespace.com

Teacher Invents Lock in Hopes of 'Giving the Best Shot' Students Go Home to Parents

A former El Paso teacher hopes her classroom safety lock will make a difference between life and death in a school lockdown.

www.nbcdfw.com

Sadly, I dont see something like this getting budgeted in. Especially in existing schools and especially in blue states where the powers that be couldn't care less about the people or their children.

Maybe new schools in the planning stages or even in the building stages may see added security measures being implemented. We might even see a few existing schools, in a few specific states, that will adopt some added security measures.

Generally speaking though, I dont see too many things that make sense, like this, getting funded. It also negates the agenda...

 

[Stomper]

I think they invented something like that in the Middle Ages to lock castle doors

I'm pretty sure back then it was for locking chastity belts….

 

[FATAL125]

I'm pretty sure back then it was for locking chastity belts….

That's one heck of curve if you need a 90* lock...

 

[Member 83510]

I can see that potentially being a code issue depending how strict a locality is about egress systems. Sure, it's meant to be a temporary thing for emergency use only, but that doesn't stop the fire marshal or city inspectors from giving the business a discrepancy because of some outlandish excuse like "ok, so how would someone with no hands remove that device to escape when the building is on fire?". I would be lying if I said I haven't witnessed an excuse like that get used before.

 

[Stomper]

That's one heck of curve if you need a 90* lock...

Ol' Nellie was a good ol' soul, she had football ti…. er, nevermind!

 

[Hueco]

I think they invented something like that in the Middle Ages to lock castle doors

Was thinking the same - everything old is new again.

As to the OP - I give it a week before students fab up something out of cardboard and papier-mâché that is just good enough to hold the door against a normal adult female so as to play some shenanigans the first time the teacher leaves the room.

At which point, you'll see any sort of effectiveness these could have completely stripped by whatever the school does to solve for teen human behavior.

IMO - figuring out "better" ways to lockdown harder is not the right path to take.

 

[DirectDrive]

In commercial door locks, there is "Classroom Function" and "Storeroom Function".
Switching classrooms to storeroom function locks might be a way to go.
The teacher would have to see that the door is open as the class fills up and then it locks upon closing the door.

A storeroom function always requires a key to retract the latch and enter the room. A classroom lock can be locked or unlocked using a key in the outside lever. For both functions, the inside lever always allows free egress.

 

[billdeserthills]

In commercial door locks, there is "Classroom Function" and "Storeroom Function".
Switching classrooms to storeroom function locks might be a way to go.
The teacher would have to see that the door is open as the class fills up and then it locks upon closing the door.

A storeroom function always requires a key to retract the latch and enter the room. A classroom lock can be locked or unlocked using a key in the outside lever. For both functions, the inside lever always allows free egress.

I actually had a private school pay me to install Entry function levers where they originally had Classroom function locks, so the teacher would be able to lock the doors from the inside in case of trouble

 

[DirectDrive]

I actually had a private school pay me to install Entry function levers where they originally had Classroom function locks, so the teacher would be able to lock the doors from the inside in case of trouble

That would be another way to do it.
Although a 5 year old kid could close a store room function door and have to do nothing else to lock the classroom.
Either way, classroom function is obsolete when you think about it.

 

[eustace_stelio]

I can see that potentially being a code issue depending how strict a locality is about egress systems. Sure, it's meant to be a temporary thing for emergency use only, but that doesn't stop the fire marshal or city inspectors from giving the business a discrepancy because of some outlandish excuse like "ok, so how would someone with no hands remove that device to escape when the building is on fire?". I would be lying if I said I haven't witnessed an excuse like that get used before.

I'm on my work's safety committee and perform quarterly safety inspections and one of my committee members has said something very similar to this about a door.

As Forest Gump's mother said "stupid is as stupid does..." lol