Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Specified terranean relationship – Shaft; i.e. – elongated rigid structure
Patent
1994-07-05
1997-10-28
Friedman, Carl D.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Specified terranean relationship
Shaft; i.e., elongated rigid structure
52295, 52296, 52713, 527311, 527314, 40606, 248300, 256DIG5, 29745239, 362145, 362152, E01F 9016
Patent
active
056807333
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to the improvement of outdoor equipment (benches, trash baskets, ashtrays, road-crossing prevention fences, bumping posts, handrails, tree protectors, bus shelters, illumination and signboards), more in detail to the improvement of outdoor equipment by employing at least one supporting body made of a combination of plates which support the outdoor equipment and moreover are made of selected materials.
BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY
Parks, public plazas, bus terminals, rotaries and other public facilities such as playgrounds are usually provided with benches, trash baskets, ashtrays, road-crossing prevention fences, bumping posts, handrails, tree protectors, bus shelters, illumination, signboards etc. (hereinafter referred to as outdoor equipment). Such outdoor equipment is provided not only in public facilities, but also, for example, in plazas on the rooftops of department stores or supermarkets or on the ground.
Conventional outdoor equipment is usually made by artisans following the steps of assembling steel materials which have been beforehand machined in a given shape and connecting the same to one another by way of welding.
The well-known conventional outdoor equipment, however, has the following drawbacks.
Firstly, artisans assemble the steel materials and connect the same to one another by way of welding so that the finish of products depends on the artisan's skill or dexterity and consequently products vary widely in quality.
Secondly, the ratio of the artisan's wage to the product cost is very large, particularly in case of products of elaborate design.
From a viewpoint of maintenance, coating applied to the steel materials of the conventional products is liable to be injured and moreover the coating is not stable for a long time of period, so that much maintenance cost against scratch or rust is required.
In addition to such usual maintenance, the outdoor equipment is liable to be broken when a traveling vehicle runs against or scrapes it so that it has to be exchanged with a new one in such a case. Such an exchange is required also in case of breakage due to deviltry. Moreover, there is a case in which the outdoor equipment has to be moved to the other place due to the reform of the site.
Conventional fixed type outdoor equipment requires much time and trouble for exchange or movement since the outdoor equipment is attached to bolts projecting from the foundation by way of mounting plates fixed to the outdoor equipment and thereafter is fixed thereto by way of backfilling with concrete.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been made by improving the conventional outdoor equipment with regard to the problems thereof in maintenance, manufacturing trouble, product accuracy and moving or exchanging.
Outdoor equipment according to the present invention having a supporting body for mounting the outdoor equipment body thereon or for fixing the same to the surface of the ground, a floor or wall, is characterized in that the supporting body is composed of a plurality of body plates which have been beforehand machined in given shapes, and mounting plates which are fixed to the body plates by way of bolts (rivets or screws) and to the outdoor equipment body, the wall or the ground.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a supporting body according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a supporting body employing a plurality of plates according to a modified first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a side view of a bench which is fixed to the surface of a wall by way of the supporting bodies according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a front view of the bench in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a plan view exemplifying a tree protector (a support for a roadside tree) employing the supporting body according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a front view of the tree protector in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a plan view exemplifying a trash ba
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A and E Co., Ltd.
Friedman Carl D.
Saladino Laura A.
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