Patent ID: 8021075

Claim:
A vehicle arresting unit, usable for arrestment of a vehicle, comprising: a block of compressible material having top, bottom and side surfaces; intermediate material, having a resiliency characteristic, positioned above said top surface; a cap assembly including (i) a top tray of frangible material having a top portion positioned above said intermediate material and edge portions extending downward from the top portion and (ii) tray extensions extending from edge portions of said top tray, the top tray fabricated to readily break during arrestment of said vehicle; and a bottom tray of water impervious material having a bottom portion positioned below the bottom surface of said block and edge portions extending upward from the bottom portion, the bottom tray (i) configured to impede entry of ground surface moisture and (ii) including a lower surface bordered by beveled edges, said beveled edges forming water drainage channels when two of said vehicle arresting units are positioned side-by-side on a supporting surface.