An enhanced vehicle barrier system. The enhanced vehicle barrier system including bases located on opposite sides of an area through which a vehicle may pass, first and second arms hingably mechanically coupled to a base, first, second and third members, a raising/lowering mechanism, and a cable in mechanical communication with at least one of the first, second, and third members, the cable having connecting points located on opposite sides of the area through which a vehicle may pass, and wherein, in one position, at least portions of the first, second, and third members and the cable may be high enough to encounter a front of a vehicle.
E01F 15/00 - Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
A removable barricade system having a first sleeve to be affixed to a first bollard, a second sleeve to be affixed to a second bollard, and a barricade attached to the first and second sleeves, the barricade blocks the area between the first and second bollards.
An energy absorbing system. The energy absorbing system includes a supporting member, a barrier pivotable between a first angular position and a second angular position, where the barrier becomes mechanically coupled to the supporting member when arranged at a predetermined angular position, and an energy absorber mechanically coupled to the supporting member, where the energy absorber absorbs energy when the supporting member travels from a first position to a second position.
An energy absorbing system includes a supporting member (4), a barrier (2) mechanically connected to the supporting member. The barrier being pivotable between a horizontal position and a predetermined angle. An energy absorber (8) mechanically coupled to the supporting member such that impact energy is absorbed when the barrier is impacted by a vehicle (20), thereby causing the supporting member to travel from a first position to a second position.
E01F 13/00 - Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades
E01F 13/02 - Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades free-standing
E01F 13/04 - Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades movable to allow or prevent passage
E01F 13/06 - Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades movable to allow or prevent passage by swinging into open position about a horizontal axis parallel to the road direction, i.e. swinging gates
E01F 13/12 - Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades for forcibly arresting or disabling vehicles, e.g. spiked mats
An energy absorbing, vehicle capturing system spanning the width of a roadway, includes a net (500) for capturing the vehicle (30), and a mat (2000) uniquely shaped to accommodate the net (500), when the net is not deployed and is laying against the roadway surface, thus protecting the net from abrasion by vehicle tires running over the net, when the net is not in a deployed position.