DUALWAY™ Anti-Barricade Door System

The DUALWAY Anti-Barricade Door System, designed and manufactured by Cooke Brothers, one of the UK's leading architectural door hardware manufacturers, is a purpose made door solution designed specifically to address the needs of today's challenging mental health and custodial environments, where the risk of ligature or self harm are prevalent.

The DUALWAY Anti-Barricade Door System provides unrestricted, immediate access to a room when a patient has barricaded themselves in.

Anti-Barricade Door Systems allow secure doors to be opened from both sides, preventing barricading from one side. This unique two-way system provides a secure and safe solution for many sensitive healthcare applications.

• Unique Anti-Barricade two way Door System
• Reduced ligature hinges and hardware
• Outer frame dual hook bolt locking with emergency key release
• Electronic inner frame locking options
• Rebated inner frame in robust preformed steel section
• Suitable for standard high security door locks & hardware

Standard door opening		Opening away from barricade		Close up of Interleaf hinge

Resources

See the DUALWAY Anti-Barricade Door System Demo Video

Download the DUALWAY Anti-Barricade Door System Brochure

 

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DUALWAY™ Operation Example

The illustration below gives a working operational example of the DUALWAY system.

Door and frame in the closed position

   

Standard door opening

   

Emergency release operation.
Opening away from barricade

DUALWAY™ Overview

Design & Application

DUALWAY is suitable for either new build or retrofit applications where individual door sets are required within an existing facility. Based on a frame-within-a-frame principle, DUALWAY allows a standard 44mm or 54mm door to be mounted within a secondary high-security steel inner frame.

Principals and Operation

In everyday use, the standard inward-opening door operates as normal, providing 105° to 115° access using a purpose-designed full height reduced-ligature continuous hinge. The inner preformed steel frame provides rigid support and security through heavy-duty, purpose-designed mechanical hook bolt locking, with an electrically operated option also available. 

Barricade Release

In an emergency or barricaded door situation, the door and inner frame can be quickly released, allowing the complete door set to swing outwards for immediate access to the room. Access is achieved by releasing the dual hook locks that are mortised into the outer frame and operated by unique security profile keys or an electrically operated release mechanism.

Doorset and Frame Options

The DUALWAY Anti-Barricade system has been designed to suit the majority of standard 44mm and 54mm door blanks. The DUALWAY system is adaptable to accommodate alternative door thicknesses, subject to special order. The steel inner frame can be supplied in a range of standard finishes or with a choice of special options to suit specific requirements.

Security and Hardware

The outer and inner frames are secured with two purpose-designed, heavy-duty mortice hook bolts, which are supplied complete with anti-tamper escutcheons and dedicated security keys. Alternative electronic locking systems can be supplied subject to client specification. A wide range of matching reduced-ligature door furniture and high-security mortice locks are available to meet any specification, or DUALWAY can be supplied ready to receive existing ironmongery. 

Reduced-Ligature Features

The DUALWAY system incorporates unique interleaf continuous hinges (CDR*), which feature reduced-ligature end tips and provide a minimal gap between the door and the frame. The full-height continuous hinges provide even load distribution and substantially increased strength over pivoted door sets. This eliminates the potential for the door or frame to split under impact or during abuse. The DUALWAY system is designed for use with a concealed jamb-mounted door closing device.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

* Phoenix Interleaf Continuous Hinges are subject to Community Design Registration (CDR)

Common Applications for Anti-Barricade Door Systems

The DUALWAY Anti-barricade door system is the perfect choice for a variety of applications where both security and safety are paramount. The reduced-ligature hardware makes them the ideal opening solution for settings where there is a heightened chance of self-harm.

Common applications for anti-barricade door systems include hospitals, secure units, and more specialised mental healthcare environments. The emergency release locks and DUALWAY opening mechanism provide quick access for staff, whilst the hardware keeps the door securely locked.

FAQs

Ordering DUALWAY Anti-Barricade Door Systems

To discuss your options for installing Anti-Barricade Door Systems contact our sales team who can advise you as the best solutions for your application. 01922 740011 - sales@cookebrothers.co.uk