Road structure – process – or apparatus – Traffic steering device or barrier
Patent
1993-02-11
1994-05-24
Britts, Ramon S.
Road structure, process, or apparatus
Traffic steering device or barrier
256 131, E01F 1500
Patent
active
053142616
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle crash cushion is mounted to a wall adjacent to a roadway. The cushion includes an array of panels positioned to overlap one another and oriented parallel to the wall. A mechanical linkage couples the panels to the wall and suspends the panels above grade such that the panels are movable toward the wall. Energy absorbing elastomeric tubes are positioned between the panels and the wall such that movement of the panels toward the wall deforms the energy absorbing elements, thereby retarding movement of the panels toward the wall.
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Britts Ramon S.
Energy Absorption Systems, Inc.
Lisehora James A.
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