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US 9,284,067 B2Granted
Foreign object debris barrier for runways
OwnerIvry Shapirainventor
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Abstract
A collapsible runway side barrier for preventing foreign object debris (FOD) from entering a runway and taxiway is disclosed. The barrier may have an aerodynamic profile, one side of the bather profile may be convex and the other side of the barrier profile may be concave. The side barrier may further have ground attachment elements and may be constructed to collapse if the landing wheels of an aircraft impact the barrier.
Claims6
A collapsible runway side barrier for preventing foreign object debris (FOD) from entering a runway or taxiway, wherein said runway side barrier has an aerodynamic profile;
- wherein one side of the barrier is convex while another side is concave;
- wherein the barrier is made of a rigid sheet metal material, and wherein the barrier profile includes break points allowing crush of said profile under pressure of an aircraft landing wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.