Road structure – process – or apparatus – Traffic director
Patent
1984-11-29
1986-09-16
Leppink, James A.
Road structure, process, or apparatus
Traffic director
404 10, 220306, E01F 900
Patent
active
046119493
ABSTRACT:
A deformable, detachable base for supporting and stabilizing an attached vertical sign or delineator in upright orientation with respect to a ground or road surface to which the base may be affixed. The detachable base includes a deformable, domed structure comprised of a top, intermediate body wall and base attachment channel. The base attachment channel includes first and second channel walls, and a third radial flange which projects inward from the second channel wall toward a central axis of the domed structure. Accordingly, three (3) enclosing walls define a channel enclosure which is utilized to retain the domed structure in attachment to a rigid base plate. The base plate has a vertically oriented lip at its perifery which is adapted in size and configuration for a tight, contour fit within the channel enclosure. The inventive structure enables easy attachment and removal of the domed structure to the base plate during non-impacting conditions; however, the same domed structure responds to vehicle impact by gripping more tightly at the base plate lip to thereby hold its attached condition despite high speed vehicular impact.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1337947 (1920-04-01), O'Toole
patent: 1653897 (1927-12-01), Farr
patent: 2726517 (1955-12-01), Pruett
patent: 3119588 (1964-01-01), Keats
patent: 3212415 (1965-10-01), Byrd
Carsonite International Corporation, a Division of AMETEK
Leppink James A.
Smith Matthew
LandOfFree
Detachable base for road delineators does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Detachable base for road delineators, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Detachable base for road delineators will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1992815