Retractable barrier strip
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Idaho Falls, ID
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- EG & G IDAHO INC
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870374
- Patent Number(s):
- 5507588
- Assignee:
- Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E01 - CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES E01F - ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 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; /404/256/
Citation Formats
Marts, Donna J, Barker, Stacey G, and McQueen, Miles A. Retractable barrier strip. United States: N. p., 1996.
Web.
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"Retractable barrier strip". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870374.
@article{osti_870374,
title = {Retractable barrier strip},
author = {Marts, Donna J and Barker, Stacey G and McQueen, Miles A},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1996},
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