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US 8,007,198 B1Granted
Arresting systems and methods
AssigneeEngineered Arresting Systems Corporation
InventorsBrad M. La Valley, William Horan
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Abstract
Systems and methods for arresting vehicles or other moving objects are detailed. The systems may be bi-directional, so as to arrest vehicles on either side of a barrier. They additionally may be reset for reuse relatively rapidly following deployment and comprise mechanical controllers for facilitating suitable deformation of the barriers. Modular slotted beams also may be employed to accommodating differing widths and crowns of roadways.
Claims14
A net deployment controller comprising:
- a. a housing having a first portion and a second portion;
- b. means for connecting the first portion of the housing to a net;
- c. means for connecting the second portion of the housing to a support;
- d. pay-out tape contained within the housing and connected to the first portion connecting means;
- e. means, through which the pay-out tape is threaded, for resisting, but not preventing, removal of the pay-out tape from the housing;
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- f. a shear pin which, after shearing, allows the pay-out tape to start to be removed from the housing as an effect of movement of the first portion connecting means.
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A system for impeding movement of an object travelling in a path along a travel surface, the system comprising:
- a. a barrier having at least a portion positioned either below the travel surface or sufficiently above the travel surface so as not to intersect the path;
- b. means for repositioning the barrier so as to intersect the path;
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- c. a controller connected directly or indirectly to both the barrier and the repositioning means, the controller comprising:
- i. pay-out tape;
- ii. a housing for receiving the pay-out tape;
- iii. a plurality of friction pins through which the first portion of the pay-out tape is threaded;
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- iv. a shear pin which, after shearing, allows the pay-out tape to start to be removed from the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.