Wildlife exclusion systems and methods for railway tracks
AssigneeCrossTek Electrified Barriers, LLC
InventorTimothy Hazlehurst
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Abstract
A wildlife exclusion system for railway tracks is provided which includes an exclusion arrangement positioned to span across the railway tracks at a location along a length of the railway tracks. The exclusion arrangement extends generally perpendicular to the railway tracks and has a series of conductive elements spaced apart from each other to form an exclusion are configured to provide an electric shock to wild animals when particular conductive elements within the exclusion area are bridged thereby. Methods of installing a wildlife exclusion system and methods of discouraging wild animals from traveling along railway tracks are also provided.
Claims18
A wildlife exclusion system, comprising:
- a first exclusion arrangement including a series of conductive elements that are configured to deliver an electric shock to wild animals when particular conductive elements from the series of conductive elements within the first exclusion arrangement are bridged thereby to close an open circuit in order to discourage the wild animals from entering a restricted area;
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- a second exclusion arrangement positioned immediately adjacent the first exclusion arrangement, wherein the second exclusion arrangement presents a grate structure with openings and is configured to slow or hinder the progress of the wild animals as the wild animals move in the direction of the restricted area.
A wildlife exclusion system, comprising:
- a first exclusion arrangement including one or more conductive elements that are configured to deliver an electric shock to a wild animal when contacted by the wild animal to close an open circuit in order to discourage the wild animal from entering a restricted area;
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- a second exclusion arrangement positioned immediately adjacent the first exclusion arrangement, wherein the second exclusion arrangement presents a grate structure with openings and is configured to slow or hinder the progress of the wild animals as the wild animal moves in the direction of the restricted area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.