Patent Application
20240337079
The present invention relates to a portable perimeter defense system.
Prior to embodiments of the disclosed invention, a portable perimeter defense system was disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,918,622 issued to Whitford and in U.S. Pat. No. 8,215,866 also issued to Whitford. Devices made with the technology in these patents are sold by Meridian Rapid Defense Group LLC under the trade name ARCHER® 750. The entirety of these references is incorporated by reference.
A barrier system is configured to stop vehicular traffic. The barrier system has a beam gate arranged between a first barrier and a second barrier. The beam gate further comprises a hollow beam having a beam first end and a beam second end. A beam cable is arranged through the beam along a beam central axis. A latch assembly has a cradle assembly that is joined to the first barrier and configured to house the beam in the cradle assembly. A pivot arm is joined to the beam and the second barrier, and further has a pivot arm joined to an axle and a counterweight housing. The counterweights arranged on the counterweight housing facilitate raising and lowering the beam in order to stop vehicular traffic.
The detailed description of some embodiments of the invention is made below with reference to the accompanying figures, wherein like numerals represent corresponding parts of the figures.
By way of example, and referring to
In some embodiments a marketing shield 40 can rest upon a marketing shield ledge 34. The marketing shield 40 can be attached to the front plate 16 with a plurality of fasteners each arranged through a marketing shield fastener opening 36.
A beam gate 50 is arranged between a first barrier 52 and a second barrier 54 as follows. The beam gate 50 further comprises a beam 56 having a beam first end 58 and a beam second end 59.
The beam first end 58 is joined to a latch assembly 60 as shown in
The cradle assembly 72 further comprises a cradle 74 having a back plate 76 joined to an upper arm 78, a lower plate 80, a first extension 82 and a second extension 84. The locking pin assembly 62 fits through the upper arm 78 and into the lower plate 80 with a spring 86 between the second arm 70 and the lower plate 80.
The back plate 76 is detachably joined to a locking pin 88. The backing plate is further connected to a first hanger 90 and a second hanger 92. The first hanger 90 and the second hanger 92 can be used to hold the net as well.
Referring to
The beam second end 59 of the beam 56 is joined to a pivot arm assembly 120. The pivot arm assembly 120 further comprises an axel 122 joined to a pivot arm 124. The pivot arm 124 is joined to a counterweight platform 126. The counter weight platform 126 can accommodate a counterweight 128 which can assist a user in raising and lowering the beam.
In
The barrier hauler 130 can fit into a hauler storage portion 150 with a locking pin 152 (see also
As used in this application, the term “a” or “an” means “at least one” or “one or more.”
As used in this application, the term “about” or “approximately” refers to a range of values within plus or minus 10% of the specified number.
As used in this application, the term “substantially” means that the actual value is within about 10% of the actual desired value, particularly within about 5% of the actual desired value and especially within about 1% of the actual desired value of any variable, element or limit set forth herein.
All references throughout this application, for example patent documents including issued or granted patents or equivalents, patent application publications, and non-patent literature documents or other source material, are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entireties, as though individually incorporated by reference, to the extent each reference is at least partially not inconsistent with the disclosure in the present application (for example, a reference that is partially inconsistent is incorporated by reference except for the partially inconsistent portion of the reference).
A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.
Any element in a claim that does not explicitly state “means for” performing a specified function, or “step for” performing a specified function, is not to be interpreted as a “means” or “step” clause as specified in 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶6. In particular, any use of “step of” in the claims is not intended to invoke the provision of 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶6.
Persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that numerous design configurations may be possible to enjoy the functional benefits of the inventive systems. Thus, given the wide variety of configurations and arrangements of embodiments of the present invention the scope of the invention is reflected by the breadth of the claims below rather than narrowed by the embodiments described above.
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/035,704, filed on Sep. 29, 2020, which claims priority to U.S. Prov. Appl. No. 62/880,012, filed on Jul. 29, 2019, which are herein incorporated in their entirety by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| 62880012 | Jul 2019 | US |
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | 17035704 | Sep 2020 | US |
| Child | 18747044 | US |
