Configurable Rotary Security Panel Barrier Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing static security barriers, such as barbed wire and razor wire, are ineffective in deterring determined intruders and pose a risk of serious injury, creating liability and undesirable harm, necessitating a more effective and safer deterrent solution.
Innovation Solution
A configurable rotary security panel system with malleable yet rigid elongate extensions, capable of being configured into various arrangements, such as a radiating pattern, which can be easily installed on structures like fences or walls, using a central support member and anchoring devices to prevent traversal while minimizing harm to non-threatening individuals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If static security devices such as barbed wire or razor wire are used, then deterrence effectiveness is improved, but the risk of serious injury to would-be intruders increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transforming static security devices into dynamic rotary panels that can rotate freely. When an intruder approaches, the panels rotate to present their extensions, creating an active deterrent response rather than a passive static barrier. This dynamic behavior maintains deterrence effectiveness while allowing controlled interaction that reduces injury risk compared to fixed sharp objects.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameters of the security device by using malleable material that can be configured into various arrangements. The extensions can be bent into different shapes and patterns (such as radiating patterns) to adjust the level of deterrence and injury risk according to specific security needs, allowing parameter optimization between effectiveness and safety.
2Ease of manufacture
If malleable material is used for the panel, then ease of configuration and installation is improved, but structural rigidity may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by selecting material with specific malleability characteristics that allow easy configuration during installation but maintain sufficient rigidity when installed. The material properties are chosen to exhibit different behavioral parameters during the configuration phase versus the operational phase, enabling both ease of manufacture and structural strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The panel is segmented into multiple extensions that can be independently configured. This segmentation allows each extension to be relatively thin and easily manipulated during installation, while the collective arrangement of multiple segmented extensions provides the necessary overall structural rigidity and strength when assembled together.
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AI summary
Improved devices, systems and methods for deterring intruders. The deterrent devices and systems may be attached to an upper portion of a vertical barrier or other structure. Embodiments of the invention include panels of a rigid material having a plurality of malleable elongate extensions capable of being configured into various arrangements, a panel support member for suspending the panels adjacent to a barrier, and system supports for attachment to the barrier and for supporting the panel support member. The panels are capable of rotating around the panel support member.