Patent ID: 6857227

Claim:
A crash barrier comprising: (a) a gate, wherein the gate comprises: (i) at least one gate section having: (aa) a first and a second end, (bb) at least two vertical structures having a number of vertically spaced apart apertures, wherein the number and spacing of the apertures are substantially equal on the two vertical structures and wherein one vertical structure is positioned at the first end of the gate section and the other vertical structure is positioned at the second end of the gate section, (cc) a number of cable tubes, wherein the number of tubes is equal to the number of apertures in the vertical structures, the cable tubes extending substantially horizontally between and attached to the vertical structures such that an interior of each cable tube is aligned with one aperture in each of the vertical structures, and (dd) a plurality of tube ties spaced apart along the length of the cable tubes, wherein each tube tie is attached to at least two sides of each cable tube, (ii) an operator end piece mounted at an operator end of the gate, (iii) an engagement end piece mounted at an engagement end of the gate, and (iv) a plurality of substantially parallel spaced apart cables extending substantially horizontally from the operator end piece to the engagement end piece, wherein each cable is surrounded by one cable tube as the cable extends across each gate section and wherein each cable is anchored to the operator end piece and the engagement end piece; (b) an operator stanchion on one side of a roadway for raising and lowering the gate, the operator stanchion mounting the operator end piece; and (c) an engagement stanchion positioned on an opposed side of the roadway from the operator stanchion for selectably fastening the engagement end piece whenever the gate is in a closed position.