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Apparatus, system and method for deploying barbed wire

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An apparatus for deploying barbed wire or razor wire comprises a driving mechanism 14 and a guidance portion 12, wherein the driving mechanism 14 propels the barbed wire received at least partially along the guidance portion 12. The barbed wire 20 may be fed through a tubular guidance portion 12 and propelled, eg to a remote location, by a toothed gear, or a spaced pair of toothed gears, of the driving mechanism 14. The propulsion force may be sufficient for the leading end of the wire 20 to become embedded into a wooden fence post. The driving mechanism may comprise a mounting element 62 to which the trailing end of the wire 20 is attached and which is rotated by a motor or engine inside a housing 60. Alternatively, the driving mechanism may be linear, eg of the “rail gun” type. The apparatus may have a handle 55, and a trigger 57. A sliding or rotating blocking element 64 having a cutting edge may be provided.

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The UKIPO Examiner currently has no objections to the application, and (in the absence of any newly cited prior art) intends to send the application to grant in three months time - around 17 June 2021.

The broadest claims currently on file are as follows:

"1. An apparatus for deploying barbed wire, the apparatus comprising:
a pathway along which a length of barbed wire may be received;
a driving mechanism; and
a guidance portion,
wherein the driving mechanism is configured to propel barbed wire received at least partially along the pathway along the guidance portion,
wherein the apparatus is a portable handheld device."

and

"13. A method for deploying barbed wire, the method comprising the steps of:
providing an apparatus comprising a pathway along which a length of barbed wire may be received, a driving mechanism and a guidance portion;
receiving a length of barbed wire along the pathway; and
propelling, using the driving mechanism, the barbed wire received at least partially along the pathway along the guidance portion,
wherein the apparatus is a portable handheld device."

These claims could potentially provide an extremely broad monopoly right to a licensee when granted. Further, the priority year of this UK patent application only expires on 16 August 2021, allowing plenty of time to file priority-claiming applications in other territories, such as the USA, China and Europe, or to file an international PCT application.

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GB 2587087

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