Post-mounted Retractable Ribbon Barrier
OwnerJennifer Thenemann, Gregory Snyderinventors
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Abstract
A stanchion array includes stanchions having heads that store retractable belts. Some heads feature friction pads to resist circumferential movement during use. Others feature a bearing to reduce energy lost during the retraction process. In some cases, a stanchion has two sleeves that couple together. Such a stanchion accommodates two heads and thus permits deployment of two strap layers.
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An apparatus comprising a head comprising a retractable strap stored therein, said head comprising a cap and a base, wherein said base comprises a friction pad disposed on a surface thereof, said friction pad providing friction between said base and an inner surface of said stanchion when said base is inserted into a stanchion, and wherein said friction pad causes resistance of movement of said head relative to said stanchion.
An apparatus comprising a head that encloses a retraction mechanism for retracting a strap that transitions between an extended state, in which said strap is outside said head, and a retracted state, in which said strap is inside said head, a base disposed at a distal end of said head, said base comprising a central recess, wherein said retraction mechanism comprises a spindle that extends along an axis of said housing and into said base and a bearing coupled to a distal end of said spindle such that said central recess receives said distal end of said spindly and said bearing, wherein said spindle and said bearing rotate relative to said central recess to cause said strap, an end of which is coupled to said spindle, to transition between said extended state and said retracted state.
An apparatus comprising a stanchion comprising a base and a pole that extends vertically upward from said base and heads for storing corresponding first and second extendable straps, said heads being at different distances from said base along said pole, wherein said pole comprises first and second sleeves that couple together to form said pole, wherein said first and second sleeves each comprise interior coupling members that engage each other.
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