Barbed Tape and Apparatus for Deploying a Barbed Tape
AssigneeQinetiq Limited
InventorsKenneth Andrew Pink, Philip John Dandy
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Abstract
Some embodiments are directed to a barbed tape formed from a planar strip of flexible material and including a plurality of barbs disposed therealong, the barbs being sufficiently resilient so as to impede, by entanglement with or otherwise, the passage of an object therepast. In some aspects, the tape incorporates a crease in a central portion thereof, which acts to provide stiffness to the tape. In other aspects, the tape incorporates a fold such that the barbs overlie a central portion of the tape. Apparatus for shaping and deploying barbed tape are also disclosed.
Claims23
A barbed tape formed from a planar strip of flexible material and comprising a plurality of barbs disposed therealong, said barbs being sufficiently resilient so as to impede, by entanglement with or otherwise, the passage of an object therepast, the tape comprising:
- a central portion having first and second side edges and a longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of barbs disposed at spaced locations along at least one of said side edges, each of said barbs comprising at least one spike;
- wherein the central portion incorporates at least one crease therein, substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.
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A barbed tape formed from a planar strip of flexible material and comprising a plurality of barbs disposed therealong, said barbs being sufficiently resilient so as to impede, by entanglement with or otherwise, the passage of an object therepast, the tape comprising;
- a central portion having first and second parallel side edges and a longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of barbs disposed at spaced locations along at least one of said side edges, each of said barbs comprising at least one spike;
- wherein the central portion incorporates at least one fold therein, substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, such that the barbs overlie the central portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.