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Illuminated security barrier for passageways

  • US 6,079,157 A
  • Filed: 02/12/1999
  • Issued: 06/27/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An illuminated portable, removable safety barrier for obstructing a passageway having a plurality of vertical environmental surfaces, comprising:

  • a frame;

    a barrier panel supported in vertical orientation by said frame;

    mounting apparatus disposed to mount said frame in an erect position to the environmental surfaces, comprising a first vertical post supporting a first screw including a broad head arranged to contact one of the environmental surfaces when said first screw is turned and a second vertical post supporting a second screw including a broad head arranged to contact another one of the environmental surfaces when said second screw is turned;

    an electrically operated illumination source supported on said frame, wherein said barrier panel has a front side and said illumination source is disposed to project light at least onto said front side of said barrier panel; and

    an electrical system including a battery carried on said safety barrier and electrical conductors connecting said illumination source to said battery;

    wherein said safety barrier is self-contained and can be installed to and removed from the environmental surfaces as a unitary assembly by said mounting apparatus.

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