Security net on water or on the ground

US8678709B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Geobrugg AG · CH

Inventors

• Peter Utz · Nuremberg, DE
• Stephan Wartmann · Amriswil, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 12, 2010
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2014
• Expiry date: Jul 12, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F41H11/08
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

According to the invention, a security net can be erected in or on water or on the ground and is provided with a net or net-like structure (1) manufactured substantially from wire material, rope material, strand material or plastics material (2). The net (1) is bent together and forms longitudinal flanks (3, 4) and at least one arched region (5). The overlapping longitudinal flanks (3, 4) can be connected together and several stabilizers (8) are associated with the net (1). In cross-section, the net (1) is constructed similarly to a teardrop, with the arched region (5) lying on or at least partially in the water. In this way, a largely double-walled security system is obtained, which is able to intercept impacting objects reliably and moreover gently, because the net and the three-dimensional protective net structure is deformable due to the relative flexibility thereof.