Systems and methods for providing a mobile expandable ballistic barrier apparatus

A method for installing a mobile expandable ballistic barrier apparatus, the method comprising:

• positioning an apparatus with:
• a trailing panel comprising a respective front side, an opposing rear side, a trailing side, and a leading side;
• a trailing frame with one or more wheels, the trailing frame configured to support the trailing side of the trailing panel;
• a leading panel comprising a respective front side, an opposing rear side, a trailing side, and a leading side;
• a leading frame with one or more wheels, the leading frame configured to support the leading side of the leading panel;
• and
• one or more intermediate panels, each of the one or more intermediate panels comprising a respective front side, an opposing rear side, a leading side, and a trailing side, wherein a front side of a first intermediate panel mounts to the opposing rear side of the trailing panel, and the opposing rear side of a second intermediate panel mounts to a front side of the leading panel;
• wherein, in a storage or non-deployed position, the respective leading sides and the trailing sides of the leading panel, the trailing panel, and the one or more intermediate panels are substantially parallel and coplanar with each other;
• sliding the leading panel away from the trailing panel, wherein the leading frame and the trailing frame cooperate with each other to facilitate telescoping of the one or more intermediate panels and leading panel away from the trailing panel;
• sliding the second intermediate panel away from the trailing panel;
• and
• sliding the first intermediate panel away from the trailing panel, to form a protective barrier.

A system comprising:

• two or more mobile expandable ballistic barrier apparatus, each apparatus comprising:
• a trailing panel comprising a respective front side, an opposing rear side, a trailing side, and a leading side;
• a trailing frame with one or more wheels, the trailing frame configured to support the trailing side of the trailing panel;
• a leading panel comprising a respective front side, an opposing rear side, a trailing side, and a leading side;
• a leading frame with one or more wheels, the leading frame configured to support the leading side of the leading panel;
• and
• one or more intermediate panels, each of the one or more intermediate panels comprising a respective front side, an opposing rear side, a leading side, and a trailing side, wherein a front side of a first intermediate panel mounts to the opposing rear side of the trailing panel, and the opposing rear side of a second intermediate panel mounts to a front side of the leading panel;
• wherein a first mobile expandable ballistic barrier apparatus is operable to connect to a second mobile expandable ballistic barrier apparatus, when the one or more intermediate panels are fully telescoped away from their respective leading panels and trailing panels, and the leading panel of the first apparatus and trailing panel of the second apparatus are closely adjacent to each other.