Road structure – process – or apparatus – Traffic director – Attenuated lane marker type
Patent
1996-11-26
2000-10-03
Lisehora, James A.
Road structure, process, or apparatus
Traffic director
Attenuated lane marker type
404 16, E01F 906
Patent
active
061263605
ABSTRACT:
A pavement marker has an unpotted upper shell and a lower base plate that together define a housing. A number of ribs are disposed in the housing interior oriented substantially perpendicular to the inner wall of the base plate. The upper shell has inclined end faces, an upper face, and is made of a plastic material having moderate to high flexural modulus and a high impact strength. The lower base plate has a planar inner wall and an opposed planar, pavement-engaging outer wall, and is made of a material having a Young's modulus of at least approximately 300,000 PSI (20.7.times.10.sup.8 Pascal). The ribs are formed unitarily with the inner wall of either the upper shell or the base plate, and extend upwardly from the inner wall of the base plate to the inner wall of the shell. A retroreflective lens is positioned on at least one of the first and second opposed side faces of the marker. The pavement marker resists delamination from a roadway surface when secured to the road with a soft adhesive.
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Gerdes Ronald W.
Johnson Warren J.
Khieu Sithya S.
Lundin David J.
May David C.
3M Innovative Properties Company
Lisehora James A.
Olson Peter L.
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