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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1997
Norbert Hahn, Franklin, WI (US);
Brian Bender, Racine, WI (US);
Rite-Hite Holding Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
Vehicle restraint including a support mounted adjacent a loading structure. A carriage is supported from the support and has a generally horizontal portion extending over the roadway, the horizontal portion being operatively engageable with the vehicle bar over a vertical range. A vertically elongate barrier is supported from the carriage and is disposed remotely from the upright loading structure, the barrier being mounted for generally vertical movement with respect to the carriage between an inoperative vehicle-released position wherein the barrier is disclosed below the horizontal portion, and an inoperative vehicle restraining position, wherein the barrier extends vertically a fixed distance above the horizontal portion to define a vehicle bar capture distance along the horizontal portion.