Mesh panel and a safety barrier system

Abstract

A mesh panel includes a main portion in a main plane defined by first and second directions, a top portion in a top plane defined by the first and a third direction. The main portion includes a mesh formed by a plurality of first wires in the first direction and a plurality of second wires in the second direction. At least one of the top portion and the main portion includes at least one third wire, which, if arranged in the top portion has a top portion direction which differs from the first direction and the third direction of the top plane, and which if arranged in the main portion has a main portion direction which differs from the first direction and the second direction of the main plane.

1 . A mesh panel for a safety barrier system, preferably for securing a working surface, the mesh panel comprising:
 a main portion, extending in a main plane defined by a first direction and a second direction, which directions preferably are perpendicular to each other,   a top portion, extending in a top plane, defined by the first direction and a third direction, which third direction is different from the second direction such as the top plane is angled relative the main plane by an upper bend with a first angle between the second direction and third direction,   a bottom portion, extending in a bottom plane defined by the first direction and a fourth direction,   
       wherein the main portion is arranged between the top portion and the bottom portion, and which main portion comprises a plurality of first wires arranged in the first direction and a plurality of second wires arranged in the second direction, and the first and second wires are fixed to each other at main-interactions such as the first and second wires forming a mesh, and the plurality of first wires comprises an upper wire and a lower wire, and the plurality of second wires comprises two outer side wires each arranged at a respective outer end of the mesh panel, and the top portion comprises at least one first top portion wire arranged in the first direction, 
       wherein 
       at least one of the top portion and the main portion comprises at least one third wire, which third wire, if arranged in the top portion has a top portion direction which differs from the first direction and the third direction of the top plane, and which third wire if arranged in the main portion has a main portion direction which differs from the first direction and the second direction of the main plane, and at least one of the third wire or the plurality of second wires of the main portion, extends past the upper bend and into the adjacent portion. 
     
     
         2 . Mesh panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the top portion comprises a second top portion wire arranged in the first direction between the first top portion wire and the upper bend, and the at least one third wire extends between the top portion wire and the second top portion wire and is fixed to the first top portion wire and the second top portion wire, and the plurality of second wires of the main portion extends past the upper bend and into the top portion. 
     
     
         3 . Mesh panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the top portion comprises a second top portion wire arranged in the first direction between the first top portion wire and the upper bend, and wherein the at least one third wire extends from at least one of the first and second top portion wires to at least one of the plurality of first wires of the main portion, and is fixed to these wires, and by that the at least one third wire is arranged both in the top plane and the main plane. 
     
     
         4 . Mesh panel according to  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of second wires of the main portion extends past the upper bend and into the top portion. 
     
     
         5 . Mesh panel according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one third wire extends between the first top portion wire and the upper wire of the main portion and is fixed to the upper wire in a point positioned between two adjacent main-interactions of the second wires and the upper wire of the main portion. 
     
     
         6 . Mesh panel according to  claim 5 , wherein the at least one third wire is fixed to the first top portion wire in a point which is in line with a respective second wire. 
     
     
         7 . Mesh panel according to  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of second wires of the main portion extends to the second top portion wire and each of the second wires is fixed to the second top portion wire. 
     
     
         8 . Mesh panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second wires of the main portion extends to the first top portion wire and each of the second wires is fixed to the first top portion wire. 
     
     
         9 . Mesh panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one third wire is a continuous wire. 
     
     
         10 . Mesh panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom portion comprises at least one bottom portion wire arranged in the first direction, and the bottom plane is angled relative the main plane with a second angle, by a lower bend between the bottom portion wire and the lower wire of the main portion, wherein the second angle is the angle between the second direction of the main plane and the fourth direction of the bottom plane. 
     
     
         11 . Mesh panel according to  10 , wherein the outer side wires extends between the first top portion wire and the bottom portion wire, in such a way as the outer side wires follows the top plane, the main plane and the bottom plane. 
     
     
         12 . Mesh panel according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer side wires are flat iron bars. 
     
     
         13 . Mesh panel according to  claim 10 , wherein the bottom portion wire is a flat iron bar. 
     
     
         14 . Mesh panel according to  claim 10 , wherein a folded toe plate is arranged at the bottom portion and a lower part of the main portion, such as enclosing the lower bend. 
     
     
         15 . A safety barrier system, comprising:
 a plurality of mesh panels according to  claim 1 ,   a plurality of safety barrier posts for carrying the mesh panels,   a plurality of mesh panel holders arranged for connecting the mesh panels to the safety barrier posts,   a plurality of foot members arranged for attaching the safety barrier posts to a substrate.