Patent ID: 7909309

Claim:
A barrier assembly comprising: at least one concertina coil which is axially extendable from a compressed state to a elongated deployed state; a plurality of support members secured to the at least one concertina coil, the plurality of support members comprising a vertical section and a base section, with the vertical section having at least a first leg, a second leg and inner support members therebetween; a length limiting cable extending between the support members, the cable engaged with the vertical section of each support member to prevent separation of the adjacent support members beyond a predetermined distance and wherein the engagement of the cable to the vertical section allows free movement of the cable along the vertical section of each of the support members in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the cable; and stake anchoring structures for securing the support members of the barrier system to a support surface, wherein the stake anchoring structures engage the base section of the support members.