Barrier handrail reinforced truss beam

Abstract

A barrier that includes a plurality of first wires that each extend in a horizontal direction is provided. The barrier can include a plurality of second wires that each have a first portion that extends in a vertical direction and a second portion that extends in a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction and at an angle between the horizontal direction and a transverse direction. The second portions of each of the plurality of second wires can collectively define a midline that extends in the horizontal direction and substantially bisects the second portions of the plurality of second wires. The second portions of each of the plurality of second wires can collectively form a zig-zag pattern along the midline.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A barrier that defines a horizontal direction H, a vertical direction V that is orthogonal to the horizontal direction H, and a transverse direction T that is orthogonal to the horizontal direction H and the vertical direction V, wherein the barrier comprises:
 a plurality of first wires that each extend in the horizontal direction H; and   a plurality of second wires that each have a first portion that extends in the vertical direction V and a second portion that extends in a direction orthogonal to vertical direction V and at an angle between horizontal direction H and transverse direction T,   wherein the second portions of each of the plurality of second wires collectively define a midline that extends in the horizontal direction H and substantially bisects the second portions of the plurality of second wires, and   wherein the second portions of each of the plurality of second wires collectively form a zig-zag pattern along the midline.   
     
     
         2 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of first wires is coupled to the plurality of second wires. 
     
     
         3 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the midline defines a proximal portion for each of the second portions of the plurality of second wires and a distal portion for each of the second portions of the plurality of second wires, and wherein at least one of the plurality of first wires is coupled to the distal portions of each of the second portions of the plurality of second wires. 
     
     
         4 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein each of the second portions of the plurality of second wires extends within forty-five degrees of the transverse direction T. 
     
     
         5 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of second wires have a curved portion that connects the second portion to the first portion. 
     
     
         6 . The barrier of  claim 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of first wires is coupled to the curved portions of each the plurality of second wires. 
     
     
         7 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of first wires is coupled to the first portions of the plurality of second wires at a location proximate to the second portions of the plurality of second wires. 
     
     
         8 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein the zig-zag pattern is formed by the second portions of the plurality of second wires being alternately angled towards opposite horizontal directions. 
     
     
         9 . The barrier of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of second wires have a third portion that extends in a direction opposite to the transverse direction T from which the second portions of the plurality of second wires are angled based on, and wherein the first portions of each of the plurality of second wires are positioned between the second portions and the third portions. 
     
     
         10 . The barrier of  claim 1 , further comprising a sheet comprising a first section extending in the vertical direction V and the horizontal direction H is coupled to at least a sub-portion of each of the first portions of the plurality of second wires. 
     
     
         11 . The barrier of  claim 10 , wherein the sheet further comprises a second section extending in the horizontal direction H and the transverse direction T, and
 wherein the second section of the sheet is coupled to each of the third portions of the plurality of second wires.   
     
     
         12 . The barrier of  claim 1 , further comprising a bar,
 wherein the bar comprises a vertical portion that extends in the vertical direction V and a transverse portion that extends in the transverse direction T,   wherein the vertical portion of the bar is parallel to the first portions of the plurality of second wires,   wherein the transverse portion of the bar is substantially bisected by the midline, and   wherein the bar is coupled to the plurality of first wires.   
     
     
         13 . An edge protection barrier configured to be coupled proximate to an edge of a building, the edge protection barrier defining a horizontal direction H, a vertical direction V that is orthogonal to the horizontal direction H, and a transverse direction T that is orthogonal to the horizontal direction H and the vertical direction V, wherein the edge protection barrier comprises:
 a plurality of first wires that each extend in the horizontal direction H; and   a plurality of second wires that each have a first portion that extends in the vertical direction V and a second portion that extends in a direction orthogonal to vertical direction V and at an angle between horizontal direction H and transverse direction T,   wherein the second portions of each of the plurality of second wires collectively define a midline that extends in the horizontal direction H and substantially bisects the second portions of the plurality of second wires,   wherein the second portions of each of the plurality of second wires collectively form a zig-zag pattern along the midline,   wherein at least one of the plurality of first wires is coupled to plurality of second wires.   
     
     
         14 . The edge protection barrier of  claim 13 , wherein the midline defines a proximal portion for each of the second portions of the plurality of second wires and a distal portion for each of the second portions of the plurality of second wires, and wherein at least one of the plurality of first wires is coupled to the distal portions of each of the second portions of the plurality of second wires. 
     
     
         15 . The edge protection barrier of  claim 13 , wherein each of the second portions of the plurality of second wires extends within forty-five degrees of the transverse direction T. 
     
     
         16 . The edge protection barrier of  claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of second wires have a curved portion that connects the second portion to the first portion. 
     
     
         17 . The edge protection barrier of  claim 16 , wherein at least one of the plurality of first wires is coupled to the curved portions of each the plurality of second wires. 
     
     
         18 . The edge protection barrier of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the plurality of first wires is coupled to the first portions of the plurality of second wires at a location proximate to the second portions of the plurality of second wires. 
     
     
         19 . The edge protection barrier of  claim 13 , wherein the zig-zag pattern is formed by the second portions of the plurality of second wires being alternately angled towards opposite horizontal directions. 
     
     
         20 . The edge protection barrier of  claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of second wires have a third portion that extends in a direction opposite to the transverse direction T from which the second portions of the plurality of second wires are angled based on, and wherein the first portions of each of the plurality of second wires are positioned between the second portions and the third portions.