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Shock-absorbing fence

US8079571B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 4, 2010
Grant dateDec 20, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE01F7/045
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A shock-absorbing fence comprises: a guard net provided in a stretched state between main posts provided to stand at a predetermined interval; a safety net attached between a skirt of the guard net and a ground; and a member joining an upper rim of the safety net to the skirt of the guard net as well as securing a lower rim of the safety net to the ground, the member including a horizontal support rope member provided along the lower rim of the safety net and a plurality of hillside support rope members connecting between a plurality of points of the horizontal support rope member and a plurality of hillside anchors, the safety net being allowed to deform in an extended manner following deflection and deformation of the guard net, while maintaining a gap below the guard net in a closed state, in case of rockfall.

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