Transportable vehicle access control system

A vehicle access control system, comprising:

• an elongate, generally hollow, generally planar base platform having a first and a second distal end, the base platform further including a first endwall located at the first distal end, a second endwall located at the second distal end, and continuous sidewall channel, the continuous sidewall channel including at least two spaced-apart lifting fork pocket openings;
• a deck atop the base platform;
• a first generally hollow enclosure atop the deck;
• a first lift gate intermediate the first enclosure and the first distal end of the base platform;
• a second lift gate intermediate the first enclosure and the second distal end of the base platform;
• a first lift arm pivotally coupled to the first lift gate, the first lift arm extending generally perpendicularly away from a longitudinal axis of the base platform;
• a second, opposing lift arm pivotally coupled to the second lift gate, the second lift arm extending generally perpendicularly away from the longitudinal axis of the base platform;
• at least one freestanding first bollard extending upwardly away from the base platform intermediate the first lift gate and the first endwall;
• and
• at least one freestanding second bollard extending upwardly away from the base platform intermediate the second lift gate and the second endwall, the first bollard and the second bollard configured as safety barricades for the first and second lift gates;
• the base platform being configured for direct contact with the mounting surface,
• the deck, sidewall and mounting surface cooperating to form a second generally hollow enclosure, and
• the vehicle access control system being configured as a fully assembled structure without wheel-mounting accommodations, the vehicle access control system further being transportable as a unit.

A method for controlling vehicle access, comprising the steps of:

• obtaining an elongate, generally hollow, generally planar base platform having a first and a second distal end, the base platform further including a first endwall located at the first distal end, a second endwall located at the second distal end, and a continuous sidewall surrounding the base platform;
• placing a deck atop the base platform;
• placing a first generally hollow enclosure atop the deck;
• locating a first lift gate intermediate the enclosure and the first distal end of the base platform;
• locating a second lift gate intermediate the enclosure and the second distal end of the base platform;
• pivotally coupling a first lift arm to the first lift gate, the first lift arm extending generally perpendicularly away from a longitudinal axis of the base platform;
• and
• pivotally coupling a second, opposing lift arm to the second lift gate, the second lift arm extending generally perpendicularly away from the longitudinal axis of the base platform;
• extending upwardly away from the base platform at least one freestanding first bollard located intermediate the first lift gate and the first endwall;
• and
• extending upwardly away from the base platform at least one freestanding second bollard located intermediate the second lift gate and the second endwall, the first bollard and the second bollard configured as safety barricades for the first and second lift gates;
• contacting the base platform directly with a mounting surface,
• the sidewall extending away from the deck,
• the deck, sidewall and mounting surface cooperating to form a second generally hollow enclosure, and
• the vehicle access control system being configured as a fully assembled structure without wheel-mounting accommodations, the vehicle access control system further being transportable as a unit.