Road structure – process – or apparatus – Traffic director – Attenuated lane marker type
Patent
1993-08-10
1995-11-28
Britts, Ramon S.
Road structure, process, or apparatus
Traffic director
Attenuated lane marker type
404 16, E01F 9087
Patent
active
054701716
ABSTRACT:
A configurable highway divider system features a plurality of markers associated with a lane of traffic, each marker including one or more indicators observable by a vehicle operator traveling on the lane associated with the markers, and a indicator changing device that can be mounted to a vehicle, enabling the vehicle to visit and interact with the markers and change the indicators for the purpose of redirecting traffic flow. In a preferred embodiment, the indicators use reflective color surfaces, and an externally-engageable member which is mechanically linked to each indicator. In an alternative embodiment, the visual attribute displayed by the markers do not change, but, instead, an alternative indicator changing device is used to turn each marker about a substantially vertical axis either with a rotatable drum/disk combination or with a magnetic actuator. Further alternative embodiments incorporate the use of acoustic, optical and thermal interactions between the marker and the changing device.
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Britts Ramon S.
O'Connor Pamela Anne
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