Patent ID: 8616802

Claim:
A security barrier post comprising: an underground footing comprising: a substantially vertical shaft having an impact facing side which is positioned to receive an impact, a rear facing side opposite to the impact facing side, a spring steel back plate and a spring steel foot plate both arranged substantially perpendicular to said shaft and extending to at least one side thereof, wherein said footing is configured to be at least partially buried; said back plate is attached to the rear facing side of the shaft and is configured to be buried below a surface when said footing is at least partially buried such that said back plate is flush with or slightly below the surface, and said foot plate is located towards the lower end of said shaft, at a position vertically spaced from said back plate such that, under impact, the joints between said foot plate and said shaft, and between said back plate and said shaft are compressed; and a barrier post that extends above said surface comprising a plurality of vertical spring steel elements, that are not joined together at their upper ends, aligned between the impact facing side of the shaft and said rear facing side of said shaft.