Border Walls and Related Systems and Methods

Abstract

Border walls and related systems and methods are disclosed. A border wall may include a plurality of bollard fence sections adapted for engagement with corresponding base members. Each fence section may include a plurality of bollards. Each base member may include a plurality of openings extending downwardly from a top surface of the base member partially into the base member. The openings in the top of a base member are adapted for engagement with individual corresponding bollards on a bollard fence section. At least one of the bollards is “matched” to a corresponding opening in the base member so that the “matched” bollard, when inserted into and engaged with its corresponding “matched” opening, may function to support and/or align the bollard fence section. The base members may also include connectors, and/or mating alignment notches and protrusions, to facilitate joining and/or leveling of the base members to form a stable wall.

1 . A border wall comprising:
 a plurality of precast concrete base members, each base member including a plurality of openings extending downwardly from a top surface of the base member, one of the openings being a square opening, and the remaining openings being larger than the square opening; and   a plurality of bollard fence sections, each bollard fence section including a plurality of bollards, at least one of the plurality of bollards being a match bollard having a square shape adapted for engagement with the square opening in a corresponding base member, each of the plurality of bollards having approximately the same size square cross section, the number of openings in the base members corresponding to the number of bollards, and the plurality of bollards being adapted for positioning in the openings in the base member.   
     
     
         2 . The border wall of  claim 1 , wherein each base member includes an alignment notch in a first end of the base member and an alignment protrusion in a second end of the base member. 
     
     
         3 . The border wall of  claim 1 , wherein each base member includes a first connector at a first end of the base member and a second connector at a second end of the base member, each connector including an aperture. 
     
     
         4 . The border wall of  claim 1 , wherein each of the openings in the base members other than the square openings is defined by a section of cylindrical tubing, and each of the square openings in the base members is defined by a section of square tubing. 
     
     
         5 . The border wall of  claim 1 , wherein each of the openings in each base member are aligned with and equidistantly spaced from each other. 
     
     
         6 . The border wall of  claim 1 , wherein the openings extend downwardly from the top surface of the base member and partially into the base member, each opening has a longitudinal axis, and each longitudinal axis of each opening is generally disposed in parallel relationship to one another. 
     
     
         7 . The border wall of  claim 1 , wherein the number of bollards in a bollard fence section corresponds to the number of openings in a precast base member, and the spacing and alignment of the bollards correspond to the spacing and alignment of the openings. 
     
     
         8 . A base member adapted for engagement with a bollard fence section, the bollard fence section including a plurality of bollards, each of the plurality of bollards having approximately the same size square cross section, the base member comprising:
 a precast concrete base in the form of a rectangular prism and having a top surface, a front side surface, a back side surface opposite the front side surface, a left end surface, and a right end surface opposite the left end surface; and   a plurality of openings extending downwardly from the top surface of the base member, one of the openings being a square opening, and the remaining openings being larger than the square opening,   at least one of the plurality of bollards being a match bollard having a square shape adapted for engagement with the square opening in the base member, the number of openings in the base member corresponding to the number of bollards, and the plurality of bollards being adapted for positioning in the openings in the base member.   
     
     
         9 . The base member of  claim 8 , wherein each base includes an alignment notch in the first end of the base and an alignment protrusion in the second end of the base. 
     
     
         10 . The base member of  claim 8 , wherein each base includes a first connector at the first end of the base and a second connector at the second end of the base, each connector including an aperture, a first connector on a first base being adapted for engagement with a second connector on a second base. 
     
     
         11 . The base member of  claim 8 , wherein each of the openings other than the square opening in the base is defined by a section of cylindrical tubing. 
     
     
         12 . The base member of  claim 8 , wherein the square opening in the base is defined by a section of square tubing. 
     
     
         13 . The base member of  claim 8 , wherein each of the openings in the base are aligned with and equidistantly spaced from each other. 
     
     
         14 . The base member of  claim 8 , wherein the openings extend downwardly from the top surface of the base and partially into the base, each opening has a longitudinal axis, and each longitudinal axis of each opening is generally disposed in parallel relationship to one another. 
     
     
         15 . The border wall of  claim 8 , wherein the number of bollards in the bollard fence section corresponds to the number of openings in the base member, and the spacing and alignment of the bollards correspond to the spacing and alignment of the openings. 
     
     
         16 . A bollard fence section adapted for engagement with a base member, the base member including a plurality of openings extending downwardly from a top surface of the base member, one of the openings being a square opening, and the remaining openings being larger than the square opening, the bollard fence section comprising:
 a plurality of bollard fence sections, each bollard fence section including a plurality of bollards, at least one of the plurality of bollards being a match bollard having a square shape adapted for engagement with the square opening in the base member, each of the plurality of bollards having approximately the same size square cross section, the number of openings in the base member corresponding to the number of bollards, and the plurality of bollards being adapted for positioning in the openings in the base member.   
     
     
         17 . The bollard fence section of  claim 16 , wherein the base member includes an alignment notch in the first end of the base member and an alignment protrusion in the second end of the base member. 
     
     
         18 . The bollard fence section of  claim 16 , wherein the base member includes a first connector at the first end of the base member and a second connector at the second end of the base member, each connector including an aperture. 
     
     
         19 . The bollard fence section of  claim 16 , wherein each of the openings in the base member other than the square opening is defined by a section of cylindrical tubing, the square opening in the base member is defined by a section of square tubing, and each of the openings in the base member are aligned with and equidistantly spaced from each other. 
     
     
         20 . The bollard fence section of  claim 16 , wherein the openings in the base member extend downwardly from the top surface of the base member and partially into the base member, each opening has a longitudinal axis, and each longitudinal axis of each opening is generally disposed in parallel relationship to one another.