Fabric Security Barrier With Reinforced Webbing for Delayed Entry

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing security systems at entry points, such as doors and windows, are aesthetically unpleasing, heavy, and difficult to deploy and retract, and often require larger motors, while mechanical deterrents are undesirable due to their visibility and weight, and electronic monitoring systems provide insufficient time for law enforcement to respond to intrusions.

Innovation Solution

A fabric security barrier system featuring a pliable fabric tarp with reinforced webbing and cables, deployed using a rolling curtain system, which is aesthetically pleasing, lightweight, and easy to install, and can be used in conjunction with electronic monitoring systems to slow intruders and obscure the space from view.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If mechanical deterrents (security gates, window bars, pad lock systems, industrial doors, metal shutters) are used at entry points, then security effectiveness is improved, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates and weight increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity effectivenessVSAvoidweight

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies this principle by using a fabric tarp instead of rigid mechanical deterrents. The fabric tarp is lightweight yet provides sufficient security when combined with reinforced webbing and cables, eliminating the weight problem of traditional metal shutters and gates while maintaining security effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines multiple materials (fabric tarp, reinforced webbing, steel or stainless steel cables) to create a composite security barrier that achieves both lightweight construction and adequate security protection, resolving the contradiction between weight and security effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If mechanical deterrents are used at entry points, then security effectiveness is improved, but storage space requirement increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity effectivenessVSAvoidstorage space

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The fabric security barrier is designed to be dynamic rather than static - it can be quickly deployed and retracted using a deployment system, allowing it to store in a compact form when not in use and provide security when needed, eliminating the need for large storage spaces required by rigid mechanical deterrents.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The flexible fabric tarp can be rolled or folded into a compact form for storage, dramatically reducing the volume required compared to rigid mechanical deterrents that need substantial storage space even when not in use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

3Reliability

If mechanical deterrents are used at entry points, then security effectiveness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity effectivenessVSAvoidease of deployment

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The deployment system enables the fabric security barrier to be quickly and easily deployed and retracted with minimal effort, improving ease of operation compared to heavy mechanical deterrents that require manual handling and installation of rigid structures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces heavy mechanical deployment mechanisms with a simpler system that utilizes the fabric's flexibility and weight, allowing for easier deployment through reduced mechanical complexity while maintaining security effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

4Difficulty of detecting and measuring

If electronic monitoring systems are used at entry points, then detection capability is improved, but response time for law enforcement deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedetection capabilityVSAvoidresponse time

Core Design Contradiction:

Difficulty of detecting and measuringVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The fabric security barrier is deployed in advance as a preventive measure, creating a physical obstacle before intruders can enter. This preliminary action buys time for law enforcement to respond, as the barrier must be compromised and crossed during the intrusion attempt, extending the response window.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The fabric security barrier acts as an intermediary between the intruder and the interior space, creating an additional layer of resistance that extends the time required for intrusion and provides law enforcement with additional response time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20120241108A1Fabric security barrier, system and/or method for impeding entry into a space

Publication Date: 2012.09.27 SENNCO SOLUTIONS INC

AI summary

A fabric security barrier, a system and/or a method impede entry into a space. The fabric security barrier, the system and/or the method are installed adjacent to an entry point of the space. A tarp having a reinforced webbing on one side obscured from view is extended and/or retracted by a deployment system within the space. A steel cable is laminated between the reinforced webbing and the tarp. To enter the space through the entry point, an intruder must compromise a door or a window, the tarp, the reinforced webbing and/or the cable which may reduce an amount of time that the intruder may have to perpetrate a crime in the space and/or to flee before being noticed and/or apprehended.