Collapsible Safety Barrier With Telescopic Support Post
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing safety barriers for construction sites are laborious to install and maneuver due to their large size, making them difficult to move between floors and transport, and often require complex installation processes.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible safety barrier and support post system that includes hingedly secured longitudinal rails and a support post with a latching mechanism, allowing for easy deployment and collapse, with floor and ceiling engaging means to secure the barrier between structures, and a tubular foot for surface mounting to accommodate horizontal loads.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional safety barrier panels are used with fixed support posts, then the barrier provides adequate structural integrity and safety protection, but the barrier becomes laborious to install and difficult to maneuver due to large panel sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The support post is designed with a telescopic mechanism allowing it to extend and retract. During installation, the post can be extended to reach ceiling anchors from the floor level, eliminating the need for complex assembly. The dynamic adjustment capability maintains structural integrity while simplifying installation operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The support post is divided into multiple telescopic segments that can extend and retract independently. This segmentation allows the post to adapt to different installation heights and facilitates easier handling and transportation while maintaining the required structural strength when extended and locked.
2Reliability
If large safety barrier panels are used to ensure adequate protection, then safety coverage is improved, but the panels become awkward to maneuver and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic support posts dynamically adjust their length to accommodate different barrier heights and configurations. This reduces the physical dimensions of the barrier system during transportation while maintaining full safety coverage when deployed and locked in position.
3Ease of operation
If telescopic support posts with latching mechanisms are used, then ease of installation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The latching mechanism is designed to automatically engage and lock the telescopic segments when the post is extended to its desired length. This self-latching capability eliminates the need for manual assembly steps or complex fastening procedures, simplifying installation while the mechanical simplicity of the latch keeps overall device complexity manageable.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the support post is secured between floor and ceiling structures, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to different installation surfaces is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The support post system incorporates universal anchoring capabilities with both floor and ceiling engaging means, allowing it to be installed in various orientations and locations. The telescopic design and latching mechanism enable the post to adapt to different surface conditions and installation requirements while maintaining structural stability through secure anchoring.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system simplifies installation and transportation by allowing the barrier to be easily collapsed and re-deployed, reducing labor and space requirements, while maintaining structural integrity and safety by securely engaging with floor and ceiling structures.
Implementation Method 1
a latching mechanism to releasably secure said extension rail to said second end post, said latching mechanism having an engaged and a disengaged position, when in said engaged position said latching mechanism resisting relative longitudinal movement between said extension rail and said second end post
Implementation Method 2
a plurality of longitudinal rails having first ends hingedly secured to a first end post and having second ends hingedly secured to a second end post
Implementation Method 3
one of said second end post and said extension rail having floor engaging means and the other of said second end post and said extension rail having ceiling engaging means
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AI summary
A collapsible safety barrier and support post for releasably securing between a ceiling structure and a floor structure. The safety barrier and support post comprises a plurality of longitudinal rails hingedly secured to a first end post and to a second end post, an extension rail releasably engageable with the second end post, and a latching mechanism to releasably secure the extension rail to the second end post. The safety barrier has a deployed position and a collapsed position. When in its deployed position the barrier is secured between a floor and a ceiling structure. When in its collapsed position the longitudinal rails, the first and second end posts, and the extension rail are positioned generally parallel and adjacent to one another.