Patent ID: 6926471

Claim:
A protective barrier adapted to provide at least one support anchored to a sloped ground with a net attached to said at least one support, said protective barrier comprising: at least one support having: a first mast having one end securely fixed to the ground and an opposite end pointing in a downslope direction; means for anchoring said one end of said first mast to said ground, said anchoring means comprising at least a ground anchoring member; a second mast having one end bearing on the ground at a predetermined distance downslope from said one end of said first mast; and an opposite end oriented in a direction away from said sloped ground, said second mast being oriented side-by-side to said first mast such that in said side-by-side orientation said first mast and said second mast crossover each other at a predetermined angle to define criss-cross geometrical configuration, said crossover relationship of said second mast to said first mast occurring between said one end and said opposite end of said first mast thereby allowing said opposite end of said first mast and said opposite end of said second mast to be in a free unrestricted state; and means for attaching said one end for said second mast to said ground, said attaching means comprising at least a ground bearing member; a net having one end attached to said one end of said first mast and an opposite end attached to said second end of said second mast; and means for selecting and maintaining said predetermined angle established by said crossover relationship between said first mast and said second mast, said selecting and maintaining means being located at least between said one end of said first and one end of said second masts as well as between said opposite end of said first mast and said opposite end of said second mast, both said opposite ends being in said free unrestricted state.