1996-08-13
1998-02-17
Dorner, Kenneth J.
Fences
Highway guard
256 1, 404 6, 52DIG9, 2482451, 206593, 410 87, 410117, 410122, 410155, E01F 1500
Patent
active
057184135
ABSTRACT:
A safety cushion provided by folding a tread portion of a discarded tire back onto itself. Fasteners can be employed for maintaining the tread portion in the folded position. The safety cushion can be placed between and underneath shipping crates, underneath hold-down straps for the shipping crates, or contained in conventional cylindrical containers employed as road abutments. A plurality of safety cushions can be contained in a holding frame assembly, or interconnected by a cable network to provide an impact device. A plurality of the impact devices can be positioned at the end of a guard rail, or connected end to end to provide an impact-absorbing retaining wall.
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Dorner Kenneth J.
Miller William L.
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