Security barrier and method of installing a security barrier

Abstract

A security barrier comprising a front panel and a bottom panel, the security barrier comprises a reinforcement panel, which in installed state of the security barrier, covers at least part of the front panel, in order to double the said at least part of the front panel and method of installing such a security barrier.

1 . Security barrier ( 1 ) comprising
 a front panel ( 2 ) and;   a bottom panel ( 3 );   wherein, in installed state of the security barrier ( 1 ), the bottom panel ( 3 ) is connected at an angle to the front panel ( 2 ) characterized in that the security barrier ( 1 ) comprises a reinforcement panel ( 4 ), which in installed state of the security barrier ( 1 ), covers at least part of the front panel ( 2 ), in order to double the said at least part of the front panel ( 2 ).   
     
     
         2 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) is connected to the front panel ( 2 ). 
     
     
         3 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  or  2 , characterized in that, in installed state of the security barrier ( 1 ), the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) at least covers the front panel ( 2 ) adjacent to the connection of the front panel ( 2 ) to the bottom panel ( 3 ). 
     
     
         4 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to  claim 3 , characterized in that, in installed state of the security barrier ( 1 ), the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) is connected to the bottom panel ( 3 ). 
     
     
         5 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the security barrier ( 1 ) is composed of at least two construction units ( 7   a ,  7   b ), wherein a first construction unit ( 7   a ) of the at least two construction units ( 7   a ,  7   b ) comprises the front panel ( 2 ) and wherein a second construction unit ( 7   b ) of the at least two construction units ( 7   a ,  7   b ) comprises the bottom panel ( 3 ) and the reinforcement panel ( 4 ), wherein the security barrier ( 1 ) can adopt at least two configurations, a first configuration being a compact configuration wherein the first and the second construction unit ( 7   a ,  7   b ) are separated from each other and a second configuration in installed state of the security barrier ( 1 ) wherein the first and the second construction unit ( 7   a ,  7   b ) are connected. 
     
     
         6 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to  claim 5 , characterized in that the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) is pivotally connected to the bottom panel ( 3 ) and wherein the second construction unit ( 7   b ) is folded in the first configuration. 
     
     
         7 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the security barrier ( 1 ) comprises side panels ( 5 ) which, in installed state of the security barrier ( 1 ), are connected at an angle to the front panel ( 2 ) and are connected at an angle to the bottom panel ( 3 ). 
     
     
         8 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to  claim 7 , characterized in that, in installed state of the security barrier ( 1 ), the side panels ( 5 ) comprise unconnected edges, wherein at least one said edge is at least partially reinforced with a profile ( 8 ). 
     
     
         9 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to  claim 5  or  6  and any of  claims 7  to  8 , characterized in that the first construction unit ( 7   a ) comprises at least two said side panels ( 5 ), which are pivotally connected to the front panel ( 2 ) of the first construction unit ( 7   a ). 
     
     
         10 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to any of  claims 7  to  9 , characterized in that the security barrier ( 1 ) comprises a strengthening panel ( 6 ), which in installed state of the security barrier ( 1 ) is connected to the front panel ( 2 ) and two consecutive said side panels ( 5 ), at a certain distance from the bottom panel ( 3 ). 
     
     
         11 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to  claim 5  or  6  and  claim 10 , characterized in that the second construction unit ( 7   b ) comprises the strengthening panel ( 6 ). 
     
     
         12 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to  claim 10  or  11 , characterized in that the strengthening panel ( 6 ), in installed state of the security barrier ( 1 ), extends substantially parallel to the bottom panel ( 3 ). 
     
     
         13 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to any of  claims 7  to  12 , characterized in that the bottom panel ( 3 ) is connected to at least three said side panels ( 5 ). 
     
     
         14 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to any of  claims 7  to  13 , characterized in that in the installed state of the security barrier ( 1 ), the security barrier ( 1 ) comprises at least one container, confined on the bottom by the bottom panel ( 3 ), on its sides by two said side panels ( 5 ) and on the front by the reinforcement panel ( 4 ), wherein the back of the container is open such that the container is accessible from the back. 
     
     
         15 . Security barrier ( 1 ) according to any of the proceedings claims, wherein the bottom panel ( 3 ) and the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) are covered with a UV-resistant material. 
     
     
         16 . Method of installing a security barrier ( 1 ) on the ground, wherein a front panel ( 2 ) and a bottom panel ( 3 ) are provided, wherein the front panel ( 2 ) is erected and the bottom panel ( 3 ) is placed on the ground characterized in that a reinforcement panel ( 4 ) is provided and at least part of the front panel ( 2 ) is covered and doubled by the reinforcement panel ( 4 ). 
     
     
         17 . Method according to  claim 16 , characterized in that a first construction unit ( 7   a ) comprising the front panel ( 2 ) is provided and a second construction unit ( 7   b ) comprising the bottom panel ( 3 ) and the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) is provided, wherein the first and the second construction units ( 7   a ,  7   b ) are connected to each other by connecting the bottom panel ( 3 ) to the front panel ( 2 ) and connecting the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) substantially parallel to the front panel ( 2 ). 
     
     
         18 . Method according to  claim 17 , characterized in that the second construction unit ( 7   b ) is provided in a first position where the bottom panel ( 3 ) and the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) are pivotally connected to each other and folded and that the second construction unit ( 7   b ) is unfolded before connecting it to the first construction unit ( 7   a ). 
     
     
         19 . Method according to  claim 17  or  18 , characterized in that the first construction unit ( 7   a ) is provided with at least two side panels ( 5 ), wherein during the connection of the first and the second construction unit ( 7   a ,  7   b ), the side panels ( 5 ) are connected to the bottom panel ( 3 ) and the reinforcement panel ( 4 ). 
     
     
         20 . Method according to  claim 19 , characterized in that the first construction unit ( 7   a ) is provided in a first position where the side panels ( 5 ) are pivotally connected to the front panel ( 2 ) and folded and that the first construction unit ( 7   a ) is unfolded before connecting it to the second construction unit ( 7   b ). 
     
     
         21 . Method according to  claim 19  or  20 , characterized in that the second construction unit ( 7   b ) is provided with a strengthening panel ( 6 ) which is pivotally connected to the reinforcement panel ( 4 ), wherein during the connection of the first and the second construction unit ( 7   a ,  7   b ) the strengthening panel ( 6 ) is connected to the side panels ( 5 ) and the front panel ( 2 ). 
     
     
         22 . Method according to any of  claims 17  to  21 , characterized in that during the connection of the first and the second construction unit ( 7   a ,  7   b ), a container is formed, confined by the bottom panel ( 3 ), the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) and the side panels ( 5 ), and that the container is filled. 
     
     
         23 . Method according to  claims 21  and  22 , characterized in that the container is filled before the strengthening panel ( 6 ) is connected to the side panels ( 5 ). 
     
     
         24 . Method according to any of  claims 17  to  23 , characterized in that the bottom panel ( 3 ) and the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) are pivotally connected to each other by means of a spiral that connects an edge of the bottom panel ( 3 ) with an edge of the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) and that a bottom edge of the front panel ( 2 ) is provided with a spiral, wherein the said spirals are brought together until they engage in one another and wherein a rod is fitted in the said spirals for interconnecting the spirals in order to connect the bottom panel ( 3 ) and the reinforcement panel ( 4 ) to the front panel ( 2 ). 
     
     
         25 . Method according to any of  claims 16  to  24 , wherein the security barrier ( 1 ) is a security barrier ( 1 ) according to any of  claims 1  to  15 .