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US 10,473,436 B2Granted
Blast resistant station fixed barrier
AssigneeCubic Corporation
InventorMark Pottinger
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Abstract
A blast resistant barrier system includes a base, a support structure extending outward from the base, a protective barrier that is pivotally coupled with the support structure at a first point of the protective barrier, and a shear pin that is configured to couple a second point of the protective barrier to the support structure so as to constrain rotation of the protective barrier relative to the support structure. The shear pin is configured to shear upon a threshold amount of force being applied to a face of the protective barrier. Once the shear pin shears, the protective barrier is permitted to rotate relative to the support structure about the first point.
Claims20
A blast resistant barrier system, comprising:
- a movable base comprising at least one foot that supports the blast resistant barrier system in an upright position when placed upon a support surface;
- a support structure extending outward from the base, the support structure comprising:
- a first pivotal coupling at a first point on an inner portion of the support structure;
- a second pivotal coupling on an outer portion of the support structure, the outer portion being positioned on an opposite surface of the support structure as the inner portion;
- a first aperture receiving a first shear pin, the first aperture being formed in the inner portion of the support structure;
- and a second aperture receiving a second shear pin, the second aperture being formed in the outer portion of the support structure;
- and a protective barrier that is pivotally coupled with the support structure at a first point of the protective barrier using the first pivotal coupling;
- and wherein:
- the first shear pin that is configured to interface with the first aperture couple a second point of the protective barrier to the support structure so as to constrain rotation of the protective barrier relative to the support structure, wherein:
- the first shear pin is configured to shear upon a threshold amount of force being applied to a face of the protective barrier;
- and once the first shear pin shears, the protective barrier is permitted to rotate relative to the support structure about the first point;
- and the second pivotal coupling and the second aperture are configured to couple an additional protective barrier to the support structure in a side-by-side arrangement with the protective barrier.
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A blast resistant barrier system, comprising:
- movable base comprising at least one foot that supports the blast resistant barrier system in an upright position when placed upon a support surface;
- a support structure extending from the base, the support structure comprising:
- a first pivotal coupling at a first point on an inner portion of the support structure;
- a second pivotal coupling on an outer portion of the support structure, the outer portion being positioned on an opposite surface of the support structure as the inner portion;
- a first disengageable coupling mechanism formed in the inner portion of the support structure;
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- a second disengageable coupling mechanism formed in the outer portion of the support structure;
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- a protective barrier that is pivotally coupled with the support structure at a first point of the protective barrier using the first pivotal coupling, wherein:
- the first disengageable coupling mechanism couples a second point of the protective barrier to the support structure so as to constrain rotation of the protective barrier relative to the support structure;
- the first disengageable coupling mechanism is configured to disengage upon a threshold amount of force being applied to a face of the protective barrier;
- once the first disengageable coupling mechanism disengages, the protective barrier is permitted to rotate relative to the support structure about the first point;
- and
- the second pivotal coupling and the second disengageable coupling mechanism are configured to couple an additional protective barrier to the support structure in a side-by-side arrangement with the protective barrier.
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A method of using a blast resistant barrier system, comprising:
- positioning at least one foot of a movable base of the blast resistant barrier system upon a support surface such that the at least one foot supports the blast resistant barrier system in an upright position;
- pivotally coupling a first point of a protective barrier with a support structure that extends from the base using a first pivotal coupling on an inner portion of the support structure;
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- engaging a first disengageable coupling mechanism of the inner portion of the support structure with a second point of protective barrier and the support structure to constrain rotation of the protective barrier relative to the support structure, wherein:
- the first disengageable coupling mechanism is configured to disengage upon a threshold amount of force being applied to a face of the protective barrier;
- once the first disengageable coupling mechanism disengages, the protective barrier is permitted to rotate relative to the support structure about the first point;
- an outer portion of the support structure comprises a second pivotal coupling and a second disengageable coupling mechanism of an outer portion;
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- the second pivotal coupling and the second disengageable coupling mechanism are configured to couple an additional protective barrier to the support structure in a side-by-side arrangement with the protective barrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.