Portable ballistics barrier
OwnerDaniel S. Bowlwareinventor
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Abstract
A barrier comprising a body member. The body member has a first side, a second side, a front side, a rear side, and one or more cavities within the body member. The body member further has a first overlap portion and a second overlap portion. The first overlap portion extends from the first side adjacent to the front side and spaced apart from the rear side. The second overlap portion extends from the second side adjacent to the rear side and spaced apart from the second side. The second overlap portion is shaped to mate in an overlapping manner with the first overlap portion of an adjacent body member. A barrier wall comprising two or more barriers is also disclosed.
Claims39
A barrier, comprising:
- a body member having a first side, a second side, a front side, a rear side, an upper end, a lower end, and one or more cavities within the body member, the body member having a first overlap portion and a second overlap portion, the first overlap portion extending from the first side adjacent to the front side and spaced apart from the rear side, the second overlap portion extending from the second side adjacent to the rear side and spaced apart from the second side, the second overlap portion shaped to mate in an overlapping manner with the first overlap portion of an adjacent body member.
A barrier wall, comprising:
- two or more barriers, each having a first side, a second side, a front side, a rear side, a depth between the front and rear sides, and one or more cavities defined within the barrier, each barrier having a first overlap portion and a second overlap portion, the first overlap portion extending from the first side adjacent to the front side and spaced apart from the rear side, the second overlap portion extending from the second side adjacent to the rear side and spaced apart from the front side;
- wherein a first one of the barriers is disposed laterally adjacent to a second one of the barriers, the first overlap portion of the first barrier overlapping the second overlap portion of the second barrier such that the overlapping first and second overlap portions have a combined depth at least as great as the depth of at least one of the laterally-adjacent barriers.
A method of constructing a barrier wall comprising the steps of:
- providing two or more barriers, each having a first side, a second side, an upper end, a lower end, a front side, a rear side, a depth between the front and rear sides, and one or more cavities defined within the barrier, each barrier having a first overlap portion and a second overlap portion, the first overlap portion extending from the first side adjacent to the front side and spaced apart from the rear side, the second overlap portion extending from the second side adjacent to the rear side and spaced apart from the front side;
- disposing a first one of the barriers is laterally adjacent to a second one of the barriers such the first overlap portion of the first barrier overlaps the second overlap portion of the second barrier such that the overlapping first and second overlap portions have a combined depth at least as great as the depth of at least one of the laterally-adjacent barriers.
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