Fences – Highway guard
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-23
2005-08-23
Cottingham, John R. (Department: 2116)
Fences
Highway guard
C404S008000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06932327
ABSTRACT:
A cable guardrail release system includes a first number of anchor posts installed adjacent a roadway. Each of the first number of anchor posts secures an end of a respective cable. Each anchor post is operable to release the respective cable secured by the anchor post upon a vehicle impact to the anchor post. The system may include a length of need section that includes a plurality of intermediate support posts each configured to support each of the respective cables. The length of need section may include portions of each of the respective cables running in between the plurality of intermediate support posts. Each anchor post may be configured to resist release of the respective cable secured by the anchor post upon a vehicle impact to the length of need section generally at an angle to the flow of traffic on the roadway.
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“INFORMATION: Report 350 Acceptance of New York 3-Strand Cable Terminal”, Memorandum No. HMHS-CC63 from Dwight A. Home, Director, Office of Highway Safety Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, to Resource Center Directors, Division Administrators and Federal Lands Highway Division Engineers, 2 pages Memorandum and 3 pages of Attachments, Feb. 14, 2000.
Alberson Dean C.
Bligh Roger P.
Bullard, Jr. D. Lance
Buth C. Eugene
Baker & Botts L.L.P.
The Texas A&M University System
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