Patent ID: 7325787
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A barrier, comprising: a structure having first and second sides and further comprising: an outrigger system supported by the structure, said outrigger system comprising a plurality of spaced first arms projecting toward the first side of the structure and a plurality of spaced second arms projecting toward the second side of the structure; a first barrier tape positioned on the structure, the first barrier tape characterized by a plurality of loops, each such loop having a substantially elliptical shape and a major axis length exceeding minor axis length; and a second barrier tape positioned on the structure, the second barrier tape characterized by a plurality of loops, each such loop having a substantially elliptical shape and a major axis length exceeding minor axis length; in which the shapes of the loops of the first and second barrier tapes overlap at the lower ends of their respective loops, in which a loop of the second barrier tape is interstitially positioned between adjacent loops of the first barrier tape in the area of overlapping shapes, and in which the first barrier tape is supported by the first arms, and in which the second barrier tape is supported by the second arms.