US 2018/0023263 A1 · SELF-DEPLOYING VEHICLE INTRUSION BARRIER

Abstract

A vehicle barrier apparatus includes a base and a deployable element. The deployable element is rotatably coupled to the base, enabling transition from a stored orientation to a deployed orientation. The deployable element can engage a vehicle physically in the deployed orientation to impair vehicle motion. An actuating mechanism is mechanically coupled to the deployable element cause the deployable element to move from the stored orientation to the deployed orientation responsive to a trigger. The apparatus may include a triggering device that detects the vehicle and provides the trigger to the actuating mechanism responsive to the detection. In addition, or alternatively, the apparatus can include a communications interface that receives a trigger communication from a remote location and causes the trigger to be provided to the actuating mechanism. The apparatus may be portable.

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Dependent claims

A vehicle barrier apparatus comprising:

a base;
a deployable element rotatably coupled to the base to enable a transition from a stored orientation to a deployed orientation, the deployable element being configured in the deployed orientation to engage a vehicle physically to impair motion of the vehicle;
an actuating mechanism mechanically coupled to the deployable element and configured to cause the deployable element to move from the stored orientation to the deployed orientation in response to a trigger;
and
a triggering device operably coupled to the actuating mechanism and configured to detect a presence of the vehicle and to provide the trigger to the actuating mechanism responsive to detecting a presence of the vehicle.

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A vehicle barrier apparatus comprising:

a portable base;
a deployable element rotatably coupled to the base to enable a transition from a stored orientation to a deployed orientation, the deployable element being configured in the deployed orientation to engage a vehicle physically to impair motion of the vehicle;
an actuating mechanism mechanically coupled to the deployable element and configured to cause the deployable element to move from the stored orientation to the deployed orientation in response to a trigger;
and
a communications interface operably coupled to the actuating mechanism, the communications interface being configured to receive a trigger communication from a remote location and to cause the trigger to be provided to the actuating mechanism responsive to the trigger communication.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Self-deploying vehicle intrusion barrier

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Self-deploying vehicle intrusion barrier

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Abstract

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