Razor Wire Barrier Alignment and Deployment Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing deployable razor wire barriers often become misaligned during or after deployment, reducing their effectiveness, and access points like gates are vulnerable due to tangling issues and climbing points.
Innovation Solution
A razor wire barrier with a frame and interior razor wire sections, including concertina coils and planar sections, along with component receptacles for easy movement by machinery, ensuring proper alignment and security while allowing passage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If concertina coils are deployed to create a movable barrier, then the barrier can be rapidly deployed and repositioned, but the barrier becomes misaligned and does not attain or retain a desired deployed configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical state of the concertina coils from compressed to extended, and introduces tensioning mechanisms to maintain proper tension and alignment during and after deployment, resolving the contradiction between rapid deployment and alignment retention
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary components such as tensioning mechanisms, alignment guides, and support structures that mediate between the deployed barrier and the ground, ensuring the barrier maintains its desired configuration without compromising rapid deployment
2Reliability
If razor wire is placed in close proximity to the gate to minimize the gap, then security at the access point is improved, but the razor wire may get tangled, causing issues opening and closing the gate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the razor wire from immediate proximity to the gate opening path, positioning it at a distance that maintains security effectiveness while eliminating the tangling problem that interferes with gate operation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent positions the razor wire in a different spatial dimension or plane relative to the gate, such as mounting it on an angled support structure or elevated position, allowing the gate to operate freely in its plane while the razor wire provides security from a different dimension
3Device complexity
If exposed posts are used to support the razor wire at the access point, then the barrier structure is simplified, but the exposed posts create climbing points that reduce security
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different qualities to different parts of the barrier structure: the posts are covered or camouflaged in sections where they might be used for climbing, while maintaining structural support functionality, thereby addressing the climbing point vulnerability without significantly increasing overall structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the potentially harmful exposed posts into beneficial elements by covering them with climb-resistant materials or designs that maintain structural support while eliminating climbing points, turning a security weakness into a security strength
Data Source
AI summary
A razor wire barrier is disclosed. In some embodiments, the razor wire barrier includes a frame including a floor and a plurality of walls defining an interior area. The razor wire barrier may further include a first section of razor wire within the interior area, and a component receptacle extending along the floor, adjacent the first section of razor wire. The component receptacle is operable to receive a component of a machine for moving the frame. In some embodiments, the component receptacle is a hollow member operable to receive a forklift prong. In some embodiments, the razor wire barrier may further include a second section of razor extending along the plurality of walls. In some embodiments, the first section of razor wire includes one or more coils of concertina razor wire, and the second section of razor wire includes one or more panels of razor wire.