Movable or removable closures – With traffic director or controller; e.g. – one-way
Reexamination Certificate
2000-07-28
2001-10-16
Redman, Jerry (Department: 3634)
Movable or removable closures
With traffic director or controller; e.g., one-way
C404S010000, C404S015000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06301831
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a child's safety barrier and especially a barrier for positioning near an end of the driveway or other inclined surface for preventing rolling objects such as balls from passing the barrier.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Children's safety is a major concern of parents, caretakers, and other adults. Most adults know of an occurrence when a child has run after a ball rolling into the street where and has not looked out for possible oncoming traffic. Tragically, some children have been injured or killed by a vehicle when they ran into the street to retrieve the ball. Parents in the past have provided a makeshift barrier at the end of their driveway out of furniture, blocks of wood, and other articles to prevent their children's play toys from rolling into the street and thereby preventing the children from retrieving the play toys. These previous barriers used by parents to block rolling objects were generally cumbersome to move, unattractive and did not always stop the rolling object. In addition, the articles had to be removed from a driveway before a vehicle could proceed into the homeowner's yard.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the intent of the current invention to address the aforementioned concerns by providing a barrier for rolling objects and especially for children's balls and other rolling playthings that is lightweight to carry, transportable, durable, easily connectable to each other to adjust its length, as well as easy and inexpensive to manufacture. The safety barrier of the present invention is an elongated member having a base and a first and second wall extending upwardly from the base. The first and second walls meet at an upper point spaced above the base wherein at least one of the walls has a concave exterior surface.
In another aspect of the invention the concave exterior surface may include a first ramp extending from the base to an innermost point and a second ramp extending from the innermost point to the upper point.
In yet another aspect of the invention, the base may include means for allowing liquids to drain past the barrier.
In another aspect of the invention, there is a means of releasably securing one barrier to an adjacent barrier.
Other objects, advantages and applications of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art when the following description of the best mode contemplated for practicing the invention is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Cundy John P.
Malczewski James E.
Redman Jerry
Young & Basile P.C.
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