Retractable barrier strip

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:870374

Marts, Donna J ^[1]; Barker, Stacey G ^[1]; McQueen, Miles A ^[1]

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1. Idaho Falls, ID

A portable barrier strip having retractable tire-puncture means for puncturing a vehicle tire. The tire-puncture means, such as spikes, have an armed position for puncturing a tire and a retracted position for not puncturing a tire. The strip comprises a plurality of barrier blocks having the tire-puncture means removably disposed in a shaft that is rotatably disposed in each barrier block. The shaft removably and pivotally interconnects the plurality of barrier blocks. Actuation cables cause the shaft to rotate the tire-puncture means to the armed position for puncturing a vehicle tire and to the retracted position for not puncturing the tire. Each tire-puncture means is received in a hollow-bed portion of its respective barrier block when in the retracted position. The barrier strip rests stable in its deployed position and substantially motionless as a tire rolls thereon and over. The strip is rolled up for retrieval, portability, and storage purposes, and extended and unrolled in its deployed position for use.

• Research Organization: EG & G IDAHO INC
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• Assignee: Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)
• Patent Number(s): US 5507588
• OSTI ID: 870374
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

retractable
barrier
strip
portable
tire-puncture
means
puncturing
vehicle
tire
spikes
armed
position
retracted
comprises
plurality
blocks
removably
disposed
shaft
rotatably
block
pivotally
interconnects
actuation
cables
rotate
received
hollow-bed
portion
respective
stable
deployed
substantially
motionless
rolls
thereon
rolled
retrieval
portability
storage
purposes
extended
unrolled
rotatably disposed
tire-puncture means
retracted position
barrier strip
deployed position
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