Patent ID: 6079157
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: E05F,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
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; andan 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.