Patent ID: 7258505
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: E01F,F41H

Abstract:
1. A vehicle barrier comprising: a plurality of vehicle immobilizing forms, each form including a substantially upright section having a vehicle contact side and a pivotable side, an extension section extending from said upright section on said vehicle contact side and an opposing pivotable section on the pivotable side positioned on an opposing side of the vehicle contact side of said upright section, said extension having a length which when a vehicle impacts said upright section on the vehicle contact side said extension section extends into an underside of the vehicle while said pivotable section on the pivotable side anchors into a ground surface, by utilizing the weight and the momentum of the vehicle being exerted on the vehicle barrier during an impact, to provide a barrier to immobilize the vehicle; and at least one interconnecting member connecting said plurality of vehicle immobilizing forms and creating a rigid barrier structure, said at least one interconnecting member being positioned between each of said plurality of vehicle immobilizing forms for spacing and supporting each form with respect to an adjacent form; wherein said interconnecting member is of a length greater than a thickness of each of said forms.