Barrier stand

A barrier stand for a barrier comprising an elastic cable, the barrier stand comprising:

• an elongate member of tubular form adapted to be mounted on a base so as to stand in a vertical position;
• the elongate member having a top section open at an upper end for receiving a freely slidable clamping device;
• the elongate member defining at least one cable locating recess situated near a top of the top section, the at least one cable locating recess being adapted to receive the elastic cable, the elastic cable having a diameter larger than the width of the at least one cable locating recess;
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• the freely slidable clamping device being moveable vertically within the elongate member between an unclamped position when the clamping device is slid upward and out of the elongate member, and a clamping position for clamping the elastic cable securely to the barrier stand, when the clamping device is slid downward into the elongate member;
• wherein the barrier stand further comprises a clamping device being located in the top section and being moveable relative to the elongate member to a clamping position for clamping the elastic cable securely to the barrier stand, the clamping device having a clamping surface arranged to clamp the elastic cable between the clamping surface and said top section of the elongate member when the clamping device is in the clamping position;
• wherein a section of the clamping device that defines the clamping surface is larger towards an upper end of the clamping device than a lower end of the clamping device so that movement of the clamping device downwardly towards the clamping position narrows the gap between the clamping surface and said top section of the elongate member, thereby clamping the elastic cable there-between, the section of the clamping device that defines the clamping surface comprising a plurality of concentric ridges;
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• the barrier stand further comprises a shaft and a guide, the guide being secured within the elongate member, and the guide defining a bore through which the shaft is slidable, wherein the shaft is connected with the clamping surface so that the clamping surface is slidable upwardly and downwardly relative to and along the elongate member.

A barrier defined by a plurality of spaced barrier stands and at least one cable extending therebetween, each of the plurality of spaced barrier stands comprising an elongate member of tubular form and being adapted to be mounted on a base so as to stand in a vertical position, the elongate member having a top section open at an upper end for receiving a freely slidable clamping device, defining a plurality of cable locating recesses situated near a top of the top section, each of the plurality of cable locating recesses being adapted to receive the at least one cable, and the freely slidable clamping device being moveable vertically within the elongate member between an unclamped position when the clamping device is slid upward and out of the elongate member, and a clamping position for clamping the cable securely to the barrier stand, when the clamping device is slid downward into the elongate member, such that a clamping surface of the clamping device is arranged to clamp the at least one cable between the clamping surface and the top section of the elongate member when the clamping device is in the clamping position;

• wherein at least one of the plurality of barrier stands further comprises a clamping device being located in the top section and being moveable relative to the elongate member to a clamping position for clamping the at least one cable securely to the barrier stand, the clamping device having a clamping surface arranged to clamp each of the at least one cable between the clamping surface and said top section of the elongate member when the clamping device is in the clamping position;
• and wherein a section of the clamping device that defines the clamping surface is larger towards an upper end of the clamping device than a lower end of the clamping device so that movement of the clamping device downwardly towards the clamping position narrows the gap between the clamping surface and said top section of the elongate member, thereby clamping each of the at least one cable there-between;
• wherein at least one of the plurality of barrier stands further comprises a shaft and a guide, the guide being secured within the elongate member, and the guide defining a bore through which the shaft is slidable, wherein the shaft is connected with the clamping surface so that the clamping surface is slidable upwardly and downwardly relative to and along the elongate member.