US 2004/0168389 A1 · Modular barrier system for satisfying needs unique to a specific user

Abstract

Components and a system for limiting access and egress. A properly scaled barrier of the present invention meets varied requirements for applications that include: security, safety, order, privacy, and discipline. In one embodiment, pre-manufactured panels and connectors are delivered to a site that has been prepared for installation of the system. Local materials may be used for the panels in some cases. The panels and connectors can be assembled quickly by unskilled labor and, in some embodiments, the barrier just as quickly dismantled or repaired as necessary. One embodiment may be used as a temporary or emergency solution to access control while another may employ in-fill material to provide a permanent barrier. Another embodiment may be used in a residential setting, providing storage in some installations. In all embodiments, accessories for enhancing effectiveness may be installed on or within the barrier.

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Dependent claims

A section of a barrier, comprising:

at least one connector having two ends;
a first structure having a length measured along parallel first and second edges, a width measured along parallel third and fourth edges, and a thickness defining a first side and a second side, said first structure incorporating at least one receptor to which said connector may be affixed upon said second side and further incorporating flanges along at least said first and second edges, said flanges suitable for establishing interconnections to like said structures so that all said interconnections lie in the same plane;
and
a second structure, similar in dimension and construction to said first structure,
wherein respective said second sides of said first and second structures are faced one toward the other after tipping each said structure upon a surface on either of said third or fourth edges and affixing each of said two ends of said connector to corresponding said receptors, thus holding apart said first and second structures to form said section, and
wherein said sections are attached one to another via interlocking said flanges by overlapping said flanges and pulling in a direction generally parallel to said surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Modular barrier system for satisfying needs unique to a specific user

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Modular barrier system for satisfying needs unique to a specific user

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Abstract

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