Barrier System

A barrier comprising an upper railing and a lower railing, at least one narrow elongate band, the or each elongate band providing no more than two substantially vertical portions which are positioned so as to be parallel one with respect to the other, the or each narrow elongate band being a separate single length of narrow elongate band with thereby two only respective ends, each end being anchored at a position which is spaced apart from the position of the other end, one end being secured either directly or indirectly to a one of the railings and the other end being secured to the same or the other of the railings as the first end, and there being means to independently effect a tensioning of the or each elongate band.

A barrier comprising an upper elongate member, a single length of wire having a first end engaging and being anchored at a first location with the upper member by an interlocking effect, and a further portion of the wire intersecting a tensioning spreader connector located and connected to a lower railing, and means for independently effecting adjustment of the tension of the or each wire, said means being for the or each wire, arranged to effect by movement of the or each tensioning spreader connector away from the upper elongate member, tension in the respective portion or portions of the wire.

A barrier having an upper elongate member, a single length of wire having a first end engaging at a first location with the upper member, and a second end of the wire engaging at a second location with the upper member which second location is displaced along the length of the upper member from the said first location by a selected distance, and a loop thus formed within the wire and being the wire portion between the first and second locations engaging with a tensioning spreader connector, and means for independently effecting adjustment of the tension of the or each wire, said means being arranged to effect by movement of the or each tensioning spreader connector away from the upper elongate member, tension in the respective portions of the wire.

A kit of parts for a barrier which comprises an upper railing including a plurality of spaced apart apertures therein, at least one single length of wire which is bulbous at each of its two ends, a lower railing adapted to have attached to it at spaced apart intervals means to inter-engage or attach to a threaded shaft, a plurality of threaded shafts adapted to inter-engage with or be attached to the lower railing, at least one tension spreader connector having an aperture through which the threaded shaft is adapted to pass, the connector being adapted to inter-engage with the wire to effect a tension in the wire, and a nut or other threaded member adapted to be engaging the thread of the shaft and effect a capturing of the connector to apply tension through this to an inter-engaged wire.

A method of effecting a barrier with at least substantially vertical wires between an upper and lower railing, said method including the steps of effecting an interlocking of an upper end of a wire with a bulbous end with respect to the upper railing, and inter-engaging a lower portion of the wire with a tension spreader connector that is adapted to inter-engage with that wire only, and which is held to the lower railing by engaging with a threaded shaft and threaded nut, and then tightening the nut to effect a tensioning of the wire thereby.

An adjustable barrier comprised of a plurality of spaced apart bands of narrow elongate material, with two adjacent bands being formed from a single piece of the narrow elongate material, said single piece of narrow elongate material being doubled over with secured ends being secured to a one of the barriers and extending through or around a spacer means which is adjustably held with respect to a second of the barriers to individually adjust tension in the bands.

A barrier system including a module comprised of;

• a first rail, a second rail and one or more bands of narrow elongate material extending between the first and second rails;
• the barrier system further comprising two spaced apart post members where at least one of the rails is engageable with a floor or is a part of the floor, and the second rail is fixed relative to at least one post, and the height of this post is adjustable permitting adjustment of the spacing between the rails providing tensioning of the band or bands.

A barrier system comprising:

• a module comprised of;
• a first rail, a second rail and one or more bands of narrow elongate material extending between the first and second rails;
• the barrier system further comprising two spaced apart post members whereby at least one of the rails engages an adjustment means positioned atop at least one post, so that height of this rail relative to the top of the post is adjustable so as to permit thereby adjustment of the spacing between the rails and thereby effect tensioning of the band or bands.