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US 12,760,481 B2Granted
Vehicle mitigation system
AssigneeMeridian Rapid Defense Group, LLC
InventorPeter Duncan Whitford
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Abstract
A vehicle mitigation system includes a first portable barrier, a second portable barrier; and a gate assembly. The gate assembly includes a beam pivotally attached to the first portable barrier. The beam is capable of rotating between a closed position and an open position such that the beam remains substantially parallel to a surface on which the first and second portable barriers are positioned. The gate assembly includes at least one arrestor cable attached between the first portable barrier and the second portable barrier such that the arrestor cable spans a distance between the first and second portable barriers.
Claims22
A vehicle mitigation system, comprising:
- a first portable barrier;
- a second portable barrier;
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- a gate assembly comprising a beam pivotally attached to the first portable barrier, the beam capable of rotating between a closed position and an open position such that the beam remains substantially parallel to a surface on which the first and second portable barriers are positioned, the gate assembly comprises a net formed by a plurality of interconnected arrestor cables attached between the first portable barrier and the second portable barrier such that the net spans a distance between the first and second portable barriers, wherein the plurality of interconnected arrestor cables comprises:
- a first main arrestor cable extending between the first portable barrier and the second portable barrier and disposed below the beam;
- a second main arrestor cable extending between the first portable barrier and the second portable barrier and disposed below and substantial parallel to the first main arrestor cable;
- a third main arrestor cable extending between the first portable barrier and the second portable barrier and disposed below and substantial parallel to the second main arrestor cable;
- the first main arrestor cable is releasably coupled to the second portable barrier via a first hook coupled to an end of the first main arrestor cable;
- the second main arrestor cable is releasably coupled to the second portable barrier via a second hook;
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- the third main arrestor cable is releasably coupled to the second portable barrier via a third hook.
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A vehicle mitigation system, comprising:
- a first portable barrier;
- a second portable barrier;
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- a gate assembly comprising:
- a beam pivotally attached to the first portable barrier, the beam capable of rotating between a closed position and an open position such that the beam remains substantially parallel to a surface on which the first and second portable barriers are positioned;
- an arrestor net coupled to the beam such that the beam carries the arrestor net as the beam is moved between the open and closed positions, the arrestor net comprises:
- a first main arrestor cable extending between the first portable barrier and the second portable barrier;
- a second main arrestor cable extending between the first portable barrier and the second portable barrier;
- a third main arrestor cable extending between the first portable barrier and the second portable barrier;
- the first main arrestor cable is releasably coupled to the second portable barrier via a first hook coupled to an end of the first main arrestor cable;
- the second main arrestor cable is releasably coupled to the second portable barrier via a second hook;
- the third main arrestor cable is releasably coupled to the second portable barrier via a third hook;
- a first plurality of lateral arrestor cables, each lateral arrestor cable of the first plurality is coupled to the first main arrestor cable and the second main arrestor cable;
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- a second plurality of lateral arrestor cables, each lateral arrestor cable of the second plurality is coupled to the second main arrestor cable and the third main arrestor cable;
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- an end support member coupled to the beam near an end of the beam nearest the second portable barrier.
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A method of slowing a vehicle, comprising:
- deploying a first portable barrier and a second portable barrier, the first and second portable barriers separated by a spacing distance;
- moving a gate assembly from an open position to a closed position, the gate assembly comprising a beam pivotally attached to the first portable barrier such that the beam remains substantially parallel to a surface on which the first and second portable barriers are positioned when rotated, the gate assembly further comprising an arrestor net coupled to the beam such that the beam carries the arrestor net as the beam is moved between the open and closed positions, wherein:
- the arrestor net comprises:
- a first main arrestor cable extending between the first portable barrier and the second portable barrier;
- a second main arrestor cable extending between the first portable barrier and the second portable barrier;
- a third main arrestor cable extending between the first portable barrier and the second portable barrier;
- the first main arrestor cable is releasably coupled to the second portable barrier via a first hook coupled to an end of the first main arrestor cable;
- the second main arrestor cable is releasably coupled to the second portable barrier via a second hook;
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- the third main arrestor cable is releasably coupled to the second portable barrier via a third hook;
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- attaching a portion of the arrestor net to the second portable barrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.