US Patent 7969303 Safety barrier with integrated alarm

A safety barrier with an integrated alarm has a plurality of posts for supporting fencing material. Each post having an inner, portion, an outer portion, an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion of each post has embedded therein an alarm contact. A plurality of base supports are used for supporting the posts. Each base support has an interior portion, an exterior portion, a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom of the interior portion of each base support has an alarm contact embedded therein at the end proximate to the base support which corresponds to the alarm contact embedded in the lower portion of each post.