Patents Assigned to ATG Access Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11613858
    Abstract: Barriers, such as vehicle impact barriers for placing upon an existing surface such as a road surface, or a paved surface, or a pedestrian surface. Surface-mountable and removable barriers are described for use as vehicle impact barriers. Such barriers may be employed for rapid deployment in a street, causeway or other route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: ATG ACCESS LTD
    Inventor: Robert Nicholas Ball
  • Publication number: 20210189671
    Abstract: A bollard apparatus for use as a vehicle barrier includes: a plurality of bollard members; a plurality of separate foot members adapted for ground engagement by placement upon or embedment within a surface, one or more of which is attached to at least one bollard member upstanding therefrom, wherein at least one foot member includes: a front edge; a rear edge; at least one lateral edge which opposes a corresponding lateral edge of a neighbouring foot member, wherein at least one lateral edge extends between the front and rear edges and is non-planar so as to include: a first edge part; and, a second edge part that is laterally offset from the first edge part, wherein the bollard apparatus further includes a coupling assembly which couples the foot member to the neighbouring foot member, wherein the coupling assembly is attached to the lateral edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: ATG Access Ltd
    Inventor: Robert Nicholas BALL
  • Patent number: 9217229
    Abstract: A barrier apparatus (1) comprising a first support means (2a) and a separate second support means (2b), a flexible coupling means (20) attached to the first support means defining a through-opening (21A), a bridging member (4) supporting said flexible coupling means, wherein the bridging member is attached movably to the first support means to be movable to and from a position which places said through-opening in alignment with the second support means, and the second support means includes an obstruction part (11) adapted to extend through said through-opening when said through-opening is placed in said alignment with the second support means thereby to obstruct removal of said through-opening from said alignment with the second support means to provide a barrier comprising said flexible coupling means which extends between the first support means and the second support means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: ATG ACCESS LTD.
    Inventor: Robert N Ball
  • Patent number: 9133589
    Abstract: A bollard apparatus comprising an outer bollard member (3) comprising a bore, an inner bollard member (5) at least a part of which is located within said bore and is moveable along the bore from a retracted state in which at least some of the inner bollard member is located within the bore to an extended state in which less of the inner bollard member is located within the bore. At least one urging member (19) is arranged to exert an urging force upon the inner bollard member to urge the inner bollard member towards the extended state. A lifting apparatus (12) is coupled to the inner bollard member and operable to exert a lifting force thereupon sufficient to lift the inner bollard to the extended state when also subject to the urging force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: ATG ACCESS LTD.
    Inventor: Robert N Ball
  • Patent number: 9133590
    Abstract: A bollard apparatus for use as a vehicle barrier including a plurality of bollard members (15) a plurality of separate foot members (3, 401) each adapted for ground engagement by placement upon a ground or floor surface, to each of which is fixed at least one bollard member upstanding therefrom. At least one flexible coupling line (17, 404) passes from at least one foot member to at least one other foot member thereby to couple separate foot members such that impact forces inducing movement in one coupled foot member are transmissible to another coupled foot member via the at least one flexible coupling line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: ATG ACCESS LTD.
    Inventor: Robert N Ball
  • Patent number: 9127421
    Abstract: A bollard apparatus for use as a vehicle barrier including one or more bollard members, and one or more separate foot members each adapted for ground engagement by placement upon (or shallow-mount embedment within) a ground or floor surface. To each of the foot members is fixed at least one bollard member upstanding therefrom. At least one collar member is positioned within a respective through-opening in a respective foot member wherein the collar member is fixed to the base end of a bollard member and circumscribes the bollard member thereat. The collar member is upstanding from the surface of foot member from which the bollard number is also upstanding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ATG ACCESS LTD.
    Inventor: Robert N Ball
  • Patent number: 9127423
    Abstract: A telescopic bollard comprising: a bollard assembly, the bollard assembly including an outer bollard part defining a guide bore extending in a direction along the axis thereof from a base end to a head end thereof. An inner bollard part is housed within the guide bore so as to be slidingly moveable therealong between: a telescopically retracted state in at least some of the length of the inner bollard part resides within the guide bore, and a telescopically extended state in which relatively less of the length of the inner bollard part resides within the guide bore and relatively more of said length extends beyond the head end of the outer bollard part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ATG ACCESS LTD.
    Inventor: Robert Nicholas Ball
  • Patent number: 9127422
    Abstract: A bollard apparatus for use as a fixed vehicle barrier including a bollard member having a base end and a foundation assembly adapted for fixed ground engagement. The foundation assembly comprises a housing part dimensioned and arranged for retaining the base end of the bollard member together with cementing material for cementing the bollard member to the foundation assembly within the housing part. The inclination of the bollard member relative to the foundation assembly is adjustable while the cementing material is not set (e.g. cured or hardened or rigid) and is fixed upon the cementing material becoming set thereby to cement the inclination of the bollard member relative to the foundation assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ATG ACCESS LTD.
    Inventor: Robert N Ball
  • Publication number: 20140147201
    Abstract: A telescopic bollard comprising: a bollard assembly, the bollard assembly including an outer bollard part defining a guide bore extending in a direction along the axis thereof from a base end to a head end thereof. An inner bollard part is housed within the guide bore so as to be slidingly moveable therealong between: a telescopically retracted state in at least some of the length of the inner bollard part resides within the guide bore, and a telescopically extended state in which relatively less of the length of the inner bollard part resides within the guide bore and relatively more of said length extends beyond the head end of the outer bollard part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: ATG Access LTD
    Inventor: Robert Nicholas Ball
  • Publication number: 20140003867
    Abstract: A bollard apparatus for use as a vehicle barrier including a plurality of bollard members (15) a plurality of separate foot members (3, 401) each adapted for ground engagement by placement upon a ground or floor surface, to each of which is fixed at least one bollard member upstanding therefrom. At least one flexible coupling line (17, 404) passes from at least one foot member to at least one other foot member thereby to couple separate foot members such that impact forces inducing movement in one coupled foot member are transmissible to another coupled foot member via the at least one flexible coupling line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: ATG Access Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert N. Ball