Retractable barrier system

A portable barrier dispensing system for temporary pedestrian guidance, comprising:

• a. a portable dispenser including at least one horizontal dispenser arm;
• b. a plurality of upright, free-standing barrier posts adapted to be carried by the dispenser and to be dispensed from or collected by the dispenser, the barrier posts having at least one post arm extending from a spool, and having a length such that the bottom of the post slidably engages the top of the dispenser arm, and
• c. a plurality of elongate lengths of flexible barrier material, first and second barrier posts being releasably interconnectable by a first length of flexible barrier material, and second and third posts being releasably interconnectable by a second, separate, and independent length of flexible barrier material to vary the length and orientation of the barrier;
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• whereby, in use, the dispenser device carries the posts, dispenses said posts in sequence to erect a free-standing barrier, and allows collection of said posts, in sequence, for storage.

A portable, configurable retractable temporary pedestrian guidance barrier dispensing system, comprising:

• a. a portable dispenser including a dispenser housing with retractable wheels and a pair of parallel, spaced apart, rectilinear dispenser arms connected to the dispenser housing, the dispenser arms having a predetermined length and being oriented horizontally with respect to the floor;
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• b. a plurality of nestable, self standing, upright, free-standing barrier posts, adapted to be carried by the dispenser in a straight line and to be dispensed from or collected by the dispenser, via the dispenser arms, each barrier post including:
• i. a self standing post housing;
• ii. a flexible barrier webbing of a predetermined elongate length retractably connected to said post housing and having a coupling member disposed at its free end;
• iii. a socket for releasably connecting a coupling member;
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• iv. a pair of post arms for slidingly engaging the dispenser arms to move the barrier post along, onto and off of the portable dispenser;
• whereby first and second barrier posts are releasably interconnectable by the flexible barrier webbing of the second barrier post, and the second and a third barrier post are releasably interconnectable by the independent flexible barrier webbing of the third barrier post to vary the length and orientation of the barrier;
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• whereby, in use, the dispenser device carries said posts, dispenses said posts in sequence, by way of pulling forces between said posts caused by the interconnected retractable, flexible barrier webbing, of fixed predetermined length, to erect a freestanding barrier, and collects said posts in sequence for storage.