Road structure – process – or apparatus – Traffic steering device or barrier
Patent
1998-08-28
2000-09-12
Will, Thomas B.
Road structure, process, or apparatus
Traffic steering device or barrier
404 9, 256 131, E10F 1302
Patent
active
061168114
ABSTRACT:
A warning barricade apparatus for restricting pedestrian and vehicular traffic and having an increased ability to minimize dislocation of an associated lighting unit upon vehicular impact, while also facilitating removal of the lighting unit for relocation and battery replacement. The warning barricade apparatus comprises a barricade member, an associated lighting unit, a lighting unit sleeve, and an overlaying member. The lighting unit sleeve comprises opposing retaining wall members, which define a lighting unit retention region. The overlaying member covers at least a portion of the lighting unit retention region, and preferably conforms to at least a portion of the lighting unit contour. Upon insertion of the lighting unit into the lighting unit retention region, the overlaying member comes into contact with or partially covers at least a portion of the lighting unit, and a securing member, such as a bolt, anchors the lighting unit to the lighting unit sleeve. The lighting unit sleeve distributes the force of impact over a greater area, namely the securing member, the overlaying member, and the retaining walls, thus minimizing dislocation of the lighting unit from its sleeve. An insert member, for use in association with a securing member, or a strap may also be used to secure the lighting unit in the lighting unit sleeve.
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Markovich Kristine M.
Will Thomas B.
WLI Industries Inc.
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