SECURITY BARRIER AND METHOD OF INSTALLING A SECURITY BARRIER

Abstract

A security barrier comprising a front panel and a bottom panel, the security barrier comprises a reinforcement panel, which in installed state of the security barrier, covers at least part of the front panel, in order to double the said at least part of the front panel and method of installing such a security barrier.

Claims

1. Security barrier (1) comprising a front panel (2) and; a bottom panel (3); wherein, in installed state of the security barrier (1), the bottom panel (3) is connected at an angle to the front panel (2) characterized in that the security barrier (1) comprises a reinforcement panel (4), which in installed state of the security barrier (1), covers at least part of the front panel (2), in order to double the said at least part of the front panel (2).

2. Security barrier (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the reinforcement panel (4) is connected to the front panel (2).

3. Security barrier (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, in installed state of the security barrier (1), the reinforcement panel (4) at least covers the front panel (2) adjacent to the connection of the front panel (2) to the bottom panel (3).

4. Security barrier (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that, in installed state of the security barrier (1), the reinforcement panel (4) is connected to the bottom panel (3).

5. Security barrier (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the security barrier (1) is composed of at least two construction units (7a, 7b), wherein a first construction unit (7a) of the at least two construction units (7a, 7b) comprises the front panel (2) and wherein a second construction unit (7b) of the at least two construction units (7a, 7b) comprises the bottom panel (3) and the reinforcement panel (4), wherein the security barrier (1) can adopt at least two configurations, a first configuration being a compact configuration wherein the first and the second construction unit (7a, 7b) are separated from each other and a second configuration in installed state of the security barrier (1) wherein the first and the second construction unit (7a, 7b) are connected.

6. Security barrier (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the reinforcement panel (4) is pivotally connected to the bottom panel (3) and wherein the second construction unit (7b) is folded in the first configuration.

7. Security barrier (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the security barrier (1) comprises side panels (5) which, in installed state of the security barrier (1), are connected at an angle to the front panel (2) and are connected at an angle to the bottom panel (3).

8. Security barrier (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that, in installed state of the security barrier (1), the side panels (5) comprise unconnected edges, wherein at least one said edge is at least partially reinforced with a profile (8).

9. Security barrier (1) according to claim 5 or 6 and any of claims 7 to 8, characterized in that the first construction unit (7a) comprises at least two said side panels (5), which are pivotally connected to the front panel (2) of the first construction unit (7a).

10. Security barrier (1) according to any of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the security barrier (1) comprises a strengthening panel (6), which in installed state of the security barrier (1) is connected to the front panel (2) and two consecutive said side panels (5), at a certain distance from the bottom panel (3).

11. Security barrier (1) according to claim 5 or 6 and claim 10, characterized in that the second construction unit (7b) comprises the strengthening panel (6).

12. Security barrier (1) according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the strengthening panel (6), in installed state of the security barrier (1), extends substantially parallel to the bottom panel (3).

13. Security barrier (1) according to any of claims 7 to 12, characterized in that the bottom panel (3) is connected to at least three said side panels (5).

14. Security barrier (1) according to any of claims 7 to 13, characterized in that in the installed state of the security barrier (1), the security barrier (1) comprises at least one container, confined on the bottom by the bottom panel (3), on its sides by two said side panels (5) and on the front by the reinforcement panel (4), wherein the back of the container is open such that the container is accessible from the back.

15. Security barrier (1) according to any of the proceedings claims, wherein the bottom panel (3) and the reinforcement panel (4) are covered with a UV-resistant material.

16. Method of installing a security barrier (1) on the ground, wherein a front panel (2) and a bottom panel (3) are provided, wherein the front panel (2) is erected and the bottom panel (3) is placed on the ground characterized in that a reinforcement panel (4) is provided and at least part of the front panel (2) is covered and doubled by the reinforcement panel (4).

17. Method according to claim 16, characterized in that a first construction unit (7a) comprising the front panel (2) is provided and a second construction unit (7b) comprising the bottom panel (3) and the reinforcement panel (4) is provided, wherein the first and the second construction units (7a, 7b) are connected to each other by connecting the bottom panel (3) to the front panel (2) and connecting the reinforcement panel (4) substantially parallel to the front panel (2).

18. Method according to claim 17, characterized in that the second construction unit (7b) is provided in a first position where the bottom panel (3) and the reinforcement panel (4) are pivotally connected to each other and folded and that the second construction unit (7b) is unfolded before connecting it to the first construction unit (7a).

19. Method according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that the first construction unit (7a) is provided with at least two side panels (5), wherein during the connection of the first and the second construction unit (7a, 7b), the side panels (5) are connected to the bottom panel (3) and the reinforcement panel (4).

20. Method according to claim 19, characterized in that the first construction unit (7a) is provided in a first position where the side panels (5) are pivotally connected to the front panel (2) and folded and that the first construction unit (7a) is unfolded before connecting it to the second construction unit (7b).

21. Method according to claim 19 or 20, characterized in that the second construction unit (7b) is provided with a strengthening panel (6) which is pivotally connected to the reinforcement panel (4), wherein during the connection of the first and the second construction unit (7a, 7b) the strengthening panel (6) is connected to the side panels (5) and the front panel (2).

22. Method according to any of claims 17 to 21, characterized in that during the connection of the first and the second construction unit (7a, 7b), a container is formed, confined by the bottom panel (3), the reinforcement panel (4) and the side panels (5), and that the container is filled.

23. Method according to claims 21 and 22, characterized in that the container is filled before the strengthening panel (6) is connected to the side panels (5).

24. Method according to any of claims 17 to 23, characterized in that the bottom panel (3) and the reinforcement panel (4) are pivotally connected to each other by means of a spiral that connects an edge of the bottom panel (3) with an edge of the reinforcement panel (4) and that a bottom edge of the front panel (2) is provided with a spiral, wherein the said spirals are brought together until they engage in one another and wherein a rod is fitted in the said spirals for interconnecting the spirals in order to connect the bottom panel (3) and the reinforcement panel (4) to the front panel (2).

25. Method according to any of claims 16 to 24, wherein the security barrier (1) is a security barrier (1) according to any of claims 1 to 15.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] The present invention is now explained in greater detail below with reference to the following detailed description of some preferred embodiments of a security barrier and a method of installing such a security barrier according to the present invention. The aim of this description is solely to give illustrative examples and indicate further advantages and particularities and thus cannot be interpreted as a limitation of the field of application of the invention or of the patent rights claimed in the claims.

[0041] In this detailed description, reference is made by means of reference numerals to the appended drawings, wherein

[0042] FIG. 1 shows a simplified representation of a perspective view of an embodiment of a security barrier according to the invention;

[0043] FIG. 2 shows a front view of the security barrier shown in FIG. 1;

[0044] FIG. 3 shows a simplified representation of a perspective view of the first construction unit of the security barrier shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

[0045] FIG. 4 shows a simplified representation of a perspective view of the second construction unit of the security barrier shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

[0046] FIG. 5 shows another simplified representation of a perspective view of the second construction unit shown in FIG. 4;

[0047] FIG. 6 shows a simplified representation of a perspective view of the first construction unit of an alternative embodiment of a security barrier according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] FIGS. 1 and 2 show simplified representations of a security barrier (1) according to a first embodiment of the invention, in installed state of the security barrier (1). FIGS. 3 to 5 show parts of this barrier (1) and in FIG. 6 an alternative embodiment of a part of the security barrier (1) is shown. Of course other embodiments are possible.

[0049] The security barrier (1) of FIGS. 1 and 2 comprise one bottom panel (3), three front panels (2), three side panels (5), three reinforcement panels (4) and three strengthening panels (6). All these panels (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) are mesh panels. Those panels (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) are represented as a white surface. The meshes would make the figures unclear. Also not all panels (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) are indicated with their number for clarity reasons.

[0050] As can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, each front panel (2) is connected at an angle of 90 to the bottom panel (3), one or two said side panels (5) and a said strengthening panel (6). Further the bottom panel (3) is connected at an angle of 90 to the three side panels (5) and the three reinforcement panels (4). Each strengthening panel (6) is further connected at an angle of 90 to one or two side panels (5) an to a said reinforcement panel (4).

[0051] Each reinforcement panel (4) is connected parallel to a said front panel (2) such that it covers a bottom part of the respective front panel (2), that is adjacent to the connection between the bottom part (2) and the respective front panel (2), in order to double the bottom part of the said front panel (2). The unconnected edges of the side panels (5) are each reinforced with a U-shaped profile (8). The strengthening panel (6) extends substantially parallel to the bottom panel (3).

[0052] The front panels (2), the bottom panel (3), the strengthening panels (6) and the reinforcement panels (4) have rectangular shapes and the side panels (5) have a pentagonal shape, wherein the upper part of each side panel (5) has a right-angled triangular shape and is located above the strengthening panels (6) and in which the lower part of each side panel (5) has a rectangular shape and is located below the strengthening panels (6).

[0053] The security barrier (1) comprises two containers which are confined on the bottom by the bottom panel (3), on its sides by the lower parts of two said side panels (5), on the top by a said strengthening panel (6) and on the front by a said reinforcement panel (4), wherein the back of the container is open such that the container is accessible from the back. Further the security barrier (1) can have a fourth side panel (not shown), connected to the front panel (2) and to the strengthening panel (6) and the reinforcement panel (4) which are only connected to one side panel (5) in FIGS. 1 and 2, such that the security barrier (1) has three containers. Also a security barrier can be composed of several security barriers (1), as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, such that a longer security barrier is obtained. The security barrier (1) as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is then a standardized construction module by which a security barrier of the desired length can be easily obtained.

[0054] The security barrier (1), shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, is composed of a first and a second construction unit (7a, 7b). The first construction unit (7a) according to the first embodiment of the security barrier (1) is shown in FIG. 3. An alternative embodiment of the first construction unit (7a) is shown in FIG. 6. The second construction unit (7b) of the first embodiment of the security barrier (1) is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

[0055] The first construction unit (7a), according to the first embodiment of the security barrier (1), comprises the three front panels (2) and the three side panels (5). These side panels (5) are pivotally connected to the front panels (2) at the level of their edges with the aid of spirals. As a result, the first construction unit (7a) can adopt a compact configuration wherein the side panels (5) are folded up against the front panels (5). This improves the transportation and storage. The front panels (2) are provided with spirals, at the level where the edges of the reinforcement panels (4) are provided to be connected to the front panels (2). Also the side panels (5) are provided with spirals at the level where they are provided to be connected to the strengthening panels (6) and the bottom panel (3).

[0056] The first construction unit (7a) as shown in FIG. 6 is similar, but it only comprises two front panels (2).

[0057] The second construction unit (7b) as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 comprises the bottom panel (3), the three reinforcement panels (4) and the three strengthening panels (6). These strengthening panels (6) are pivotally connected to the reinforcement panels (4) at the level of their edges with the aid of spirals, and the reinforcement panels (4) are connected to the bottom panel (3) at the level of their edges with the aid of spirals. As a result, the second construction unit (7b) can adopt a compact configuration where the strengthening panels (6) are folded up against the reinforcement panels (4) and the reinforcement panels (4) are folded up against the bottom panel (3). This improves the transportation and storage. Also the other edges of each reinforcement panel (4) and each strengthening panel (6) and also the bottom panel (3), are provided with spirals to connect them to the first construction unit (7a).

[0058] The security barrier (1) can adopt at least two configurations, a first configuration being a compact configuration wherein the first and the second construction units (7a, 7b) are separated from each other and each folded and a second configuration, in installed state of the security barrier (1), wherein the first and the second construction units (7a, 7b) are connected.

[0059] The security barrier (1) is delivered in its first configuration. Then each construction unit (7a, 7b) is unfolded. Then the first construction unit (7a) and the second construction unit (7b) are placed against each other such that the reinforcement panels (4) lean against the bottom parts of the front panels (2) and such that the front panels (2), bottom panel (3) and side panels (5) also take the right configuration and the spirals of the first connection unit (7a) engage with respective spirals of the second construction unit (7b). Rods are fitted through the engaged spirals as such to firmly connect the first construction unit (7a) to the second construction unit (7b).

[0060] Before the strengthening panels (6) are connected to the side panels (5) by engaging spirals connected to the strengthening panels (6) with spirals connected to the side panels (5) and putting a rod into the said engaged spirals, weights are placed on the bottom panel (3) as such to fill the containers and strengthen the security barrier (1). The strengthening panels (6) are then connected to the side panels (5).

[0061] The bottom panels (3), the reinforcement panels (4) and the lower parts of the side panels (5) are further covered with a UV-resistant material. This protects the weights placed upon the bottom panel (3) from UV-light and it also makes sure that a person, standing in front of the security barrier (1), cannot see the weight.