Vehicle barrier having a pivotal vehicle barricade and a cooperating pivotal signal barrier
First Claim
1. A vehicle barrier having a vehicle barricade and a cooperating signal barrier for a roadway, said vehicle barrier comprising:
- a) a housing;
b) a vehicle barricade pivotally connected to said housing and pivotal between a first generally horizontal position permitting vehicle passage and a second angularly disposed position preventing vehicle passage;
c) a signal barrier cooperating with said vehicle barricade pivotally connected to said housing and pivotal between a first generally vertical position and a second generally horizontal position;
d) a linear movement actuator operably associated with said housing; and
e) a transmission operably associated with said linear movement actuator and with said vehicle barricade and said signal barrier for converting linear movement of said actuator into pivotal movement of both said vehicle barricade and said signal barrier so that said vehicle barricade and said signal barrier simultaneously pivot between said respective first and second positions.
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Abstract
A vehicle barrier having a vehicle barricade and a cooperating signal barrier for roadways or the like is provided. The vehicle barricade is pivotally connected to a housing, and is pivotal between a first generally horizontal position and a second angularly disposed position. A signal barrier cooperates with the vehicle barricade, and pivots between a first generally vertical position and a second generally horizontal position. A linear actuator is operably associated with the housing. A transmission is operably associated with the linear actuator and the vehicle barricade and the signal barrier for converting linear movement into pivotal movement of the vehicle barricade and signal barrier so that the barricade and the signal barrier pivot between the first and second positions.
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29 Claims
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1. A vehicle barrier having a vehicle barricade and a cooperating signal barrier for a roadway, said vehicle barrier comprising:
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a) a housing; b) a vehicle barricade pivotally connected to said housing and pivotal between a first generally horizontal position permitting vehicle passage and a second angularly disposed position preventing vehicle passage; c) a signal barrier cooperating with said vehicle barricade pivotally connected to said housing and pivotal between a first generally vertical position and a second generally horizontal position; d) a linear movement actuator operably associated with said housing; and e) a transmission operably associated with said linear movement actuator and with said vehicle barricade and said signal barrier for converting linear movement of said actuator into pivotal movement of both said vehicle barricade and said signal barrier so that said vehicle barricade and said signal barrier simultaneously pivot between said respective first and second positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of operating a vehicle barrier having a vehicle barricade and a cooperating signal barrier, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a housing; b) providing a vehicle barricade pivotally connected to the housing and pivotal between a first generally horizontal position and a second angularly disposed position; c) providing a signal barrier cooperating with the vehicle barricade and pivotably connected to the housing and pivotal between a first generally vertical position and a second generally horizontal position; d) providing a linear movement actuator within the housing; e) providing a transmission in operable association with the linear movement actuator and the vehicle barricade and signal barrier for converting linear movement of the actuator into simultaneous pivotal movement of the vehicle barricade and the signal barrier; and f) operating the linear movement actuator and thereby causing simultaneous pivoting of the vehicle barricade and the signal barrier. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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