Spike strip system and method for deploying said system from a vehicle

A spike strip system capable of being attached to a leading vehicle for disabling a trailing vehicle following the leading vehicle, said spike strip system comprising:

• a main body;
• a plurality of extensions insertingly and slidingly engaged into said main body;
• a plurality of fixed spikes connected to said extensions respectively;
• a plurality of spring-loaded spikes releasably located at said extensions respectively;
• a plurality of mounting brackets attached to said extensions respectively;
• a plurality of armature plates attached to said extensions respectively;
• a plurality of magnets attached to said mounting brackets and magnetically acting upon said armature plates respectively;
• a plurality of rotary actuators communicatively coupled to said magnets;
• and,
• a control module communicatively coupled to said rotary actuators;
• wherein said control module rotates said rotary actuators and thereby magnetically disengages said magnets from said armature plates in such a manner that said extensions are deployed from said mounting brackets.

A method of utilizing a spike strip system attached to a leading vehicle for disabling a trailing vehicle following the leading vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a main body;
• providing a plurality of extensions;
• insertingly and slidingly engaging said extensions into said main body;
• providing and connecting a plurality of fixed spikes to said extensions respectively;
• providing and releasably locating a plurality of spring-loaded spikes at said extensions respectively;
• providing and attaching a plurality of mounting brackets to said extensions respectively;
• providing and attaching a plurality of armature plates to said extensions respectively;
• providing and attaching a plurality of magnets to said mounting brackets;
• providing and communicatively coupling a plurality of rotary actuators to said magnets;
• providing and communicatively coupling a control module to said rotary actuators;
• said magnets magnetically acting upon said armature plates respectively;
• and,
• said control module rotates said rotary actuators and thereby magnetically disengages said magnets from said armature plates in such a manner that said extensions are deployed from said mounting brackets.