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A security reinforcement system for a door assembly having a door frame with first and second spaced-apart vertical structural supports and a door hinged thereto has first- and second-channel base plates respectively mountable to the first and second vertical structural support. Pivotally attached t

A security reinforcement system for a door assembly having a door frame with first and second spaced-apart vertical structural supports and a door hinged thereto has first- and second-channel base plates respectively mountable to the first and second vertical structural support. Pivotally attached to the first and second base plates, respectively, are first and second opposed pluralities of security arms which rotate from a retracted position to an extended position in which security arms of the opposed pluralities extend toward each other across a portion of the door, reinforcing the door when first and second actuator arms operatively coupled to the first and second pluralities, respectively, are rotated from a vertical position to a horizontal position and are releasably coupled together by a sleeve.

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1. A security reinforcement system for a door assembly comprising a door frame having a vertical structural support, another vertical structural support spaced from the vertical structural support and a hinged door positioned between the vertical structural support and the another vertical structura

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A security reinforcement system for a door assembly comprising a door frame having a vertical structural support, another vertical structural support spaced from the vertical structural support and a hinged door positioned between the vertical structural support and the another vertical structural support, the reinforcement system comprising: an elongated channel having a channel base plate mountable to the vertical structural support;a plurality of security arms pivotally attached to the channel base plate and movable in rotation from a security-arm retracted position, in which the plurality of security arms are located within the elongated channel, to a security-arm extended position, in which the plurality of security arms are pivoted beyond the elongated channel and extend across a portion of an outside surface of the door and reinforces a side of the door where the elongated channel is mounted to the vertical support structure;an actuator mechanism rotateably attached to the channel base plate and operatively coupled to the plurality of security arms,wherein the actuator mechanism is rotated between a non-actuated position, in which the plurality of security arms are in the security-arm retracted position, to an actuated position in which the plurality of security arms rotate in the same direction from the security-arm retracted position to the security-arm extended position;an actuator activation arm mounted to the vertical support structure and operably connected to the actuator mechanism, the actuator activation arm rotating between a vertical non-activating position to a horizontal activation position, in which the actuator activation arm operates the actuator mechanism to the actuated positon, wherein the actuator activation arm is positioned to extend across a portion of the outside surface of the door where the elongated channel is mounted to the vertical support structure;another elongated channel having another channel base plate mountable to the another vertical structural support;another plurality of security arms pivotally attached to the another channel base plate and movable in rotation from a security-arm retracted position, in which the another plurality of security arms are located within the another elongated channel, to a security-arm extended position, in which the another plurality of security arms are pivoted beyond the another elongated channel and extend across another portion of the outside surface of the door and reinforces another side of the door where the another elongated channel is mounted to the another vertical support structure; andanother actuator mechanism rotateably attached to the another channel base plate and operatively coupled to the another plurality of security arms,wherein the another actuator mechanism is rotated between a non-actuated position, in which the another plurality of security arms are in the security-arm retracted position, to an actuated position in which the another plurality of security arms rotate in the same direction from the security-arm retracted position to the security-arm extended position;another actuator activation arm mounted on the another vertical structural support and operably connected to the another actuator mechanism, the another actuator activation arm rotating between a vertical non-activating position to a horizontal activation position, in which the another actuator activation arm operates the another actuator mechanism to the actuated positon, wherein the another actuator activation arm is positioned to extend across a portion of the outside surface of the door where the another elongated channel is mounted to the another vertical support structure; anda sleeve coupled to ends of each activation arm to retain each activation arm in the horizontal position and maintain the reinforcing of each plurality of security arms on the outside surface of the door. 2. The security reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein the actuator mechanism comprises a disk rotatable by an actuator activation arm attached thereto and each security arm of the plurality of security arms is operatively coupled to the disk by one or more cables of a plurality of cables, each cable having an end pivotally attachable to the disk and another end pivotally attachable to the security arm. 3. The security reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein each security arm of the plurality of security arms is operatively coupled to the actuator mechanism by a cable having an end pivotally attached to the actuator mechanism and another end pivotally attached to the security arm, and wherein the actuator mechanism is rotatable by a movement of a finger slide fixedly attached to one of the cables for movement therewith. 4. The security reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein the actuator mechanism comprises a disk rotatable by an electric motor attached thereto. 5. The security reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein the actuator mechanism comprises a disk rotatable by an actuator activation arm attached thereto and each security arm of the plurality of security arms is operatively coupled to the disk by a rod pivotally attached to the disk and to the end of each security arm of the plurality of security arms. 6. The security reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein the actuator mechanism comprises a disk rotatable by an actuator activation arm attached thereto and a biasing member coupled thereto, the biasing member biasing the actuator mechanism in the actuator mechanism position and wherein each security arm of the plurality of security arms is operatively coupled to the disk by a rod pivotally attached to the disk and to the end of each security arm of the plurality of security arms. 7. The security reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of security arms comprises at least a security arm and another security arm, the actuator mechanism is a disk, another disk is rotatably attached to the elongated channel, the disk is between the security arm and the another security arm, the security arm is operatively coupled to the disk by a cable having an end pivotally attached to the disk and another end pivotally attached to the security arm, the another security arm is between the disk and the another disk and the another security arm is operatively coupled to the disk by another cable extending from the disk around a portion of a circumference of the another disk to the another security arm and having an end pivotally attached to the disk and another end pivotally attached to the another security arm. 8. The security reinforcement system according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of security arms further comprises still another security arm pivotally attached to the elongated channel above the security arm and operatively coupled to the security arm by still another cable between the still another security arm and the security arm and a yet another security arm pivotally attached to the elongated channel between the another security arm and the disk and operatively coupled to the another security arm by a fourth cable between the fourth security arm and the another security arm and wherein the third security arm rotates in synchrony with the rotation of the security arm and the fourth security arm rotated in synchrony with the another security arm. 9. The security reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein the actuator is a disk and each security arm of the plurality of security arms is operatively coupled to the disk by one or more cables of a plurality of cables having a end pivotally attachable to the disk and another end pivotally attachable to the security arm, andwherein the another actuator is a another disk and each security arm of the another plurality of security arms is operatively coupled to the another disk by one or more another cables of a plurality of another cables having an end pivotally attachable to the another disk and another end pivotally attachable to the security arm of the another plurality of security arms. 10. The security reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of security arms comprises at least a security arm and another security arm, the actuator is a disk, another disk is rotatably attached to the elongated channel, the disk is between the security arm and the another security arm, the security arm is operatively coupled to the disk by a cable having an end pivotally attached to the disk and another end pivotally attached to the security arm, the another security arm is between the disk and the another disk and the another security arm is operatively coupled to the disk by another cable extending from the disk around a portion of a circumference of the another disk to the another security arm and having an end pivotally attached to the disk and another end pivotally attached to the another security arm, andwherein the another plurality of security arms comprises at least a security arm and another security arm, the another actuator is a disk, another disk is rotatably attached to the another elongated channel, the disk is between the security arm and the another security arm, the security arm is operatively coupled to the disk by a cable having an end pivotally attached to the disk and another end pivotally attached to the security arm, the another security arm is between the disk and the another disk and the another security arm is operatively coupled to the disk by the another cable extending from the disk around a portion of a circumference of the another disk to the another security arm and having a end pivotally attached to the disk and another end pivotally attached to the another security arm. 11. The security reinforcement system according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of security arms further comprises still another security arm pivotally attached to the another elongated channel above the security arm and operatively coupled to the security arm by still another cable between the still another security arm and the security arm and yet another security arm pivotally attached to the another elongated channel between the another security arm and the disk and operatively coupled to the another security arm by yet another cable between the yet another security arm and the another security arm, wherein the still another security arm rotates in synchrony with the rotation of the security arm and the yet another security arm rotates in synchrony with the another security arm andwherein the another plurality of security arms further comprises still another security arm pivotally attached to the another elongated channel above the another security arm and operatively coupled to the another security arm by still another cable between the still another security arm and the another security arm and yet another security arm pivotally attached to the another elongated channel between the another security arm and the disk and operatively coupled to the another security arm by yet another cable between the yet another security arm and the another security arm, wherein the still another security arm rotates in synchrony with the rotation of the security arm and the yet another security arm rotates in synchrony with the another security arm. 12. The security reinforcement system according to claim 1, further comprising: a biasing member coupled to the actuator, the biasing member biasing the actuator in the actuator position and wherein each security arm of the plurality of security arms is operatively coupled to the actuator by a rod; andanother biasing member coupled to the another actuator, the another biasing member biasing the another actuator in the another actuator position and wherein each security arm of the another plurality of security arms is operatively coupled to the another actuator by a rod. 13. The security reinforcement system according to claim 12, wherein the actuator is a disk and the biasing member is a coil spring, andwherein the another actuator is another disk and the another biasing member is a coil spring.