Patent ID: 9273435
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B61L,E01F,F21S

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle barrier system comprising: a gate arm formed from an elongated piece of material that having a distal end and a proximal end defining a longitudinal axis therebetween, said proximal end coupled to a housing having a control system and a power supply to selectively pivot said gate arm between a horizontal position and a vertical position, said gate arm including a least one elongated inset channel formed along said longitudinal axis of said material, said elongated inset channel having an opening formed by a pair of inset channel sidewalls integrally joined to a channel backwall, said inset channel walls including an upper terminating end and a lower terminating end, said ends terminate partially within said opening and spaced from each other; a light strip formed from a plurality of light emitting diodes each electrically connected in parallel and physically disposed adjacent one another in series, and encased within a protective member, said light strip cradled entirely within said elongated inset channel between said backwall and said inset channel sidewalls and retained therein solely by said upper and said lower terminating ends; an electrical cable connected to said plurality of light emitting diodes; and an electronic connector electrically releaseably connected to said power supply and said electrical cable; wherein said light strip is positioned within said elongated inset channel with said plurality of light emitting diodes aligned towards said opening such that light from said plurality of light emitting diodes projects through said opening between the terminating ends when said plurality of diodes are powered from said power supply.