A vehicle barrier apparatus and corresponding methods include a base and a vehicle receiving member coupled to the base and having proximal and distal ends. Also included is a deployable element rotatably coupled to the base and coupled to the vehicle receiving member at a mechanical coupler located closer to the distal end than to the proximal end. The deployable element is configured to receive a transfer force, from the vehicle receiving member, via the mechanical coupler, responsive to the vehicle receiving member receiving an applied force from a vehicle at the proximal end. The deployable element configured to deploy from a stored orientation to a deployed orientation responsive to the transfer force. Accordingly, vehicle force can be transferred and used to deploy the device effectively in a self-triggered configuration without hazards of stored energy.

Retractable floor barriers are provided that can be quickly opened and closed by pneumatic actuators and operated by the closing and opening of an electrical circuit. The retractable floor barriers can be used at the docks of trains and subway stations to prevent accidental falls therefrom.

A safety barrier assembly is provided for a parking garage is positioned in proximity to an opening for a VRC and includes a horizontal AGV safety beam and upper and lower pedestrian barriers having horizontal railings and vertical legs. The vertical legs are telescoped into openings at opposite ends of the AGV safety beam. The vertical legs of the upper pedestrian barrier are longer than those of the lower pedestrian barrier. The AGV safety beam can be moved vertically between a lower position where the AGV safety beam is substantially adjacent a floor of the parking garage and an upper position where the AGV safety beam is elevated from the floor. The horizontal railings of the pedestrian barriers are parallel to and spaced above the AGV safety beam in the lower position. However, the horizontal railings abut the AGV safety beam in the upper position.

Systems and methods for autonomous, modular, and/or multi-segment vehicle barriers, such as portable vehicle barriers that may be automatically anchored to the ground in response to threat detection.

The present invention relates to a roadblock for temporary installation to block traffic and/or as a security precaution, including: an elongated casing with two opposing longitudinal side walls and an, the two side walls joining, upper wall; and at least one casing support structure located in the elongate casing and connecting to both the side walls; supports for resting on the ground/surface connected to the lower side of the elongate casing and/or the lower side of the casing support structure, and plural stabilisation arms protruding from one of the longitudinal side walls.

A collapsible barrier is provided that comprises multiple collapsible elements, wherein each one of the collapsible elements has a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, wherein the bottom edge is configured to pivot so as to allow the collapsible element to move between an upright state and a horizontal state, and wherein the collapsible elements are adjacently arranged so that the collapsible barrier is either in an upright state when the multiple elements are in an upright state, or in a horizontal state when the multiple collapsible elements are in a horizontal state.

The present invention relates to a roadblock for temporary installation to block traffic and/or as a security precaution, including: an elongated casing with two opposing longitudinal side walls and an, the two side walls joining, upper wall; and at least one casing support structure located in the elongate casing and connecting to both the side walls; supports for resting on the ground/surface connected to the lower side of the elongate casing and/or the lower side of the casing support structure, and plural stabilisation arms protruding from one of the longitudinal side walls.

A vehicle barrier apparatus and corresponding methods include a base and a vehicle receiving member coupled to the base and having proximal and distal ends. Also included is a deployable element rotatably coupled to the base and coupled to the vehicle receiving member at a mechanical coupler located closer to the distal end than to the proximal end. The deployable element is configured to receive a transfer force, from the vehicle receiving member, via the mechanical coupler, responsive to the vehicle receiving member receiving an applied force from a vehicle at the proximal end. The deployable element configured to deploy from a stored orientation to a deployed orientation responsive to the transfer force. Accordingly, vehicle force can be transferred and used to deploy the device effectively in a self-triggered configuration without hazards of stored energy.

Ground-based barrier systems for permitting or inhibiting vehicle passage, and capturing unauthorized vehicles. One example of the present technology is directed to a ground-based vehicle barrier system, comprising a bollard movable between a recessed position permitting vehicle passage and an extended position inhibiting vehicle passage. A link is connected to or formed as part of the bollard. The link is extending transverse to the bollard. The ground-based vehicle barrier system further comprises a drive connected to a connection point of the link and configured to selectively move the bollard in the recessed and extended positions.

A roadblock for temporary installation to block traffic and/or as a security precaution includes an elongated casing with two opposing longitudinal side walls. The two side walls join an upper wall. At least one casing support structure is located in the elongated casing and connects to both side walls. Supports for resting on the ground/surface are connected to the lower side of the elongated casing and/or the lower side of the casing support structure. Plural stabilization arms protrude from one of the longitudinal side walls and are detachable.