Stephen T Brannan

US Patent:

7856915, Dec 28, 2010

Filed:

Jul 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/890103

Inventors:

Steven E. Anderson - Fredericksburg VA, US
Stephen J. Brannan - Ruther Glen VA, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

F41H 7/00

US Classification:

89 3607, 89 3604, 89920, 86 50, 220 15, 220 6

Abstract:

A portable checkpoint system is disclosed that incorporates a configurable freight container to intercept and inspect an approaching vehicle. The container includes a quadrilateral set of walls connectable to form a rectangular box, first and second ends of the walls, a blast plate disposed within the box, and a receptacle for mounting a device. At least one of the ends includes a door. The blast plate is disposed between two interior surfaces of the quadrilateral set of walls for absorbing shock and shrapnel, such as at an oblique angle. The mounted device is an instrument for measuring a characteristic of the vehicle. Another such device is a lamp for illuminating the vehicle. The checkpoint includes an obstacle to direct the vehicle in traffic flow, and a pair of configurable freight containers as described. The obstacle directs the vehicle towards the zone. The containers are disposed substantially parallel to each other and separated apart to form a zone that enables the vehicle to pass there-between.