US 12,139,864 B2
Vehicle mounted system for deploying and retrieving traffic barriers
William Patrick Patton Rigby, Red Hill Brisbane (AU); Daniel Tanious, Red Hill Brisbane (AU); McKay Moysey Whight, Red Hill Brisbane (AU); Filippo Capurso, Red Hill Brisbane (AU); Zachary Hugo, Red Hill Brisbane (AU); Chun Zhang, Red Hill Brisbane (AU); and Heng La, Red Hill Brisbane (AU)
Assigned to ARROWES IP HOLDINGS PTY LTD, Red Hill (AU)
Appl. No. 17/784,344
Filed by ARROWES IP HOLDINGS PTY LTD, Red Hill Brisbane (AU)
PCT Filed Dec. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/AU2020/051369
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 10, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/119732, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019904761 (AU), filed on Dec. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0304237 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. E01F 9/70 (2016.01)
CPC E01F 9/70 (2016.02) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle mountable system for deploying and retrieving traffic barriers to and from a plurality of locations on a road, the system comprising:
a gantry frame assembly with one or more horizontal frame members adapted to extend above a tray of a vehicle,
a first transfer assembly movably coupled with the gantry frame for transferring one or more upright traffic barriers positioned on the vehicle tray between a storage location on the tray of the vehicle and an intermediate holding location on a platform assembly located below the one or more horizontal frame members of the gantry frame assembly, and
a second transfer assembly for transfer of the one or more upright traffic barriers between the intermediate holding location on the platform and a deployment location on the road,
wherein the first transfer assembly further comprises:
a powered hoist for lifting the one or more upright traffic barriers placed on the tray or lowering the one or more upright traffic barriers onto the tray, the powered hoist comprising:
a transverse support extending transversely relative to the horizontal members of the gantry frame assembly;
one or more upright rail members extending downwardly from the transverse support and coupled to the transverse support by a coupling arrangement to effect upward and downward movement of the transverse support; and,
a first powered movement mechanism for effecting movement of the hoist along the length of the one or more horizontal frame members;
wherein the platform assembly comprises a conveyor for conveying the one or more upright traffic barriers positioned on the conveyor between the intermediate holding location and a pre-deployment holding location, wherein the pre-deployment holding location is located in close proximity to the second transfer assembly relative to the intermediate holding location.