Vehicle Catch Systems and Methods
AssigneeEngineered Arresting Systems Corporation
InventorsSofia Wynnytsky, Mark Slimko, Reggie Torrez, Robert Withers, Hugh K. Delong, III, Danny Warrick, Kirk F. Schneider, Thomas H. Ross, Marcos Villa-Gonzales, Dennis Page, John Patrick McGinley, Peter T. Mahal, Richard L. Orner, JR.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide vehicle restraints and fence systems that offer better protection to the driver and vehicle in the event of an accident where the car becomes airborne and leaves the road or track.
Claims11
A catch fence for halting the overrun of a car leaving a racetrack, comprising:
- (a) at least two pivotable poles, each pole comprising, a pivot point along the pole or at its base;
- (b) at least one cable extending between the at least two poles;
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- (c) at least one portion of net or fencing installed between the poles, supported by the at least one cable.
A catch fence for halting the overrun of a car leaving a racetrack, comprising:
- (a) at least two angled poles;
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- (b) a plurality of cables extending between the at least two poles, the cables supported via forwardly positioned rolled plates secured together and extending from an upper pole portion to a ground anchor, such that the cables are strung between the plates.
A catch fence for halting the overrun of a car leaving a racetrack, comprising:
- (a) at least two curved poles;
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- (b) at least one portion of a net or fencing extending from a top portion of each pole and secured to a Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) barrier.
A catch fence for halting the overrun of a car leaving a racetrack, comprising:
- (a) curved or straight main support poles;
- (b) main horizontal cables terminated together or connected to energy absorbers at their ends;
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- (c) vertical support cables at each pole secured to a wall or secured to a Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) harrier at their bottom, routed through one or more pulleys at the top of each pole, down to an energy absorber at the base of each pole;
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- (d) horizontal and vertical cables fastened together where they intersect, and
- (e) an integral mesh debris fence fastened to the horizontal and vertical cables.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.