Spike strip
OwnerPeter Barrettinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed toward a spike strip. The spike strip preferably includes a housing, a plurality of spikes disposed in the housing, a door, and a mover. The door is preferably configured to transition between a closed configuration in which the spikes are covered and prevented from puncturing tires of vehicles driving over the spike strip and an open configuration in which the spikes are exposed and allowed to puncture a tire of a vehicle driving over the spike strip. The mover is preferably configured to transition the door from the closed configuration to the open configuration responsive to a signal provided to the spike strip from a remote location.
Claims18
A spike strip comprising:
- a first housing;
- a plurality of first spikes disposed in the first housing;
- a first door configured to transition between a closed configuration in which the first spikes are covered and prevented from puncturing tires of vehicles driving over the spike strip and an open configuration in which the first spikes are exposed and allowed to puncture a first tire of a vehicle driving over the spike strip;
- a first mover configured to transition the first door from the closed configuration to the open configuration responsive to a signal provided to the spike strip from a remote location;
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- a plurality of spike trackers coupled to the first spikes, wherein the first spikes are configured to couple to the punctured first tire, the spike trackers being configured to communicate a signal that provides non-location information to a first computer operated by a third-party unaffiliated with a law enforcement agency, the signal being configured to cause the first computer to communicate location information to a second computer operated by the law enforcement agency to facilitate tracking the vehicle having the punctured first tire;
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- a warning light that is configured to illuminate or flash after the first spikes puncture the first tire of the vehicle to facilitate warning subsequently arriving vehicles, wherein the housing has a side that is inwardly inclined to define a ramp region that is configured to face oncoming traffic and guide vehicle tires toward a top of the housing, the warning light being disposed in the ramp region of the housing.
A spike strip comprising:
- a first housing;
- a plurality of first spikes disposed in the first housing;
- a first door configured to transition between a closed configuration in which the first spikes are covered and prevented from puncturing tires of vehicles driving over the spike strip and an open configuration in which the first spikes are exposed and allowed to puncture a first tire of a vehicle driving over the spike strip;
- a first mover configured to transition the first door from the closed configuration to the open configuration responsive to a signal provided to the spike strip from a remote location;
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- a plurality of spike trackers coupled to the first spikes, wherein the first spikes are configured to couple to the punctured first tire, the spike trackers being configured to communicate a signal to a first computer on a drone that is configured to follow the spike trackers, the signal being configured to cause the first computer to communicate location information to a second computer to facilitate tracking the vehicle having the punctured first tire.
A spike strip comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of first spikes coupled to the base and configured to puncture a tire of a vehicle driving over the base;
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- a plurality of spike trackers respectively coupled to the first spikes, wherein the spike trackers are configured to remain coupled to the first spikes while one or more of the first spikes having one or more of the spike trackers are coupled to the tire of the vehicle, the spike trackers being configured to communicate a signal to a remotely located computer to facilitate tracking the vehicle having the punctured tire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.