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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5645368 | Race track with novel crash barrier and method A race track is disclosed having a tri-oval banked, racing surface surrounded by a barrier support material delineating a race barrier support surface at a level below the racing surface. A plurality of barrier modules are mounted on the support surface i... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5642792 | Highway crash cushion A support frame attaches a truck mounted attenuator to a backup vehicle. The support frame includes a rear section connected to a front section by a linkage which includes two spaced side frames. The side frames each include three hinges, with the interme... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5641241 | Lighted anti-glare paddle system A median barrier, of the type commonly known, utilizing a plurality of anti-glare paddles mounted onto the barrier for defining a continuous anti-glare system along the lengths of the barrier. There is further provided a system of lighted tubes mounted on... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5634733 | Coupler that decouples at a manually adjustable moment without damage The coupler has, in several embodiments, a compliant-link having flexible or pivoted fingers that engage a groove in the inside of a lower link in at least three places. The groove appears much like a bearing race. The compliant-link is retained inside of... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5620277 | Marking and anchoring apparatus A device adapted to be at least partially inserted into an aggregation of material and retained therein. The device has an opening formed therethrough to receive a novel anchoring component. The device may be a marker which advantageously has a Miles Util... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5620276 | Deformable impact test barrier An impactor for a movable, deformable barrier, simulating an automobile, comprising an upright, solid backing support, a plurality of energy absorbing impact segments protruding from the support, each segment having an outer impact face and each comprisin... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5613798 | Traffic marker and base unit A traffic channelizing device has a base unit made from the sidewalls of used car or other vehicle tires, using tread portions as a stabilizer between two sidewalls, wound spirally and having an outer band with a protruding loop which results in the resil... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5607252 | Highway collision containment system An improved containment system is disclosed which absorbs the collision energy of a vehicle about to strike a hazard. In the system, a block of flexible foam material having near-perfect total recovery after compression is placed adjacent a hazard. A firs... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5605413 | Highway barricade An elongated hollow rotationally molded high density polyethylene highway barrier has two elongated generally parallel sidewalls, two generally vertical end walls, and a plurality of longitudinal reinforcing members extending from one end wall to the othe... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5577861 | Crash attenuator with vehicle-deflecting member A crash attenuator for an exposed end of a concrete highway barrier includes a light weight array of sheet metal energy-absorbing elements interposed between diaphragms. The crash attenuator is cantilevered from one end of the barrier by a mounting arrang... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5568913 | Impact absorbing device An impact absorbing device includes a plurality of nested annular tread portions of discarded tires. The nested tread portions are constructed and arranged to be positioned at the end of a guard rail or wall to provide an impact absorbing abutment, or to ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5566926 | Resilient safety barrier A resilient mounting system for safety barriers, including guardrails, hand rails, etc., includes a urethane rubber or other resilient material substantially between the periphery of the barrier and a floor or base. The barrier is biased against the base ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5551796 | Moveable barrier A moveable highway barrier includes a hinged shell and a stationary barrier section. The stationary barrier section contains a mechanism for raising the hinged shell between a standard position (also known as the lowered or closed position) and an open po... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5549279 | Guard rail and fender formed of motor vehicle tires A contiguous wall of mutually parallel, adjacent stacks of used motor vehicle tires defines a guard rail or dock fender. The device includes a frame which resembles a U lying on its side. Spindles extend between the legs of the U and the spindles extend t... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5547309 | Thrie-beam terminal with breakaway post cable release An end treatment for a thrie-beam type guardrail and safety device specifically oriented toward trucks, vans and other utility vehicles having high profiles and centers of gravity. A slotted thrie-beam terminal is featured for use with highway guardrail s... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5547310 | Barrier construction for removably closing road passages The present invention relates to a barrier construction for removably closing road passages, which comprises two cables, spaced from one another, and coupled, at the end portions thereof, to stretching assemblies, provided near the terminal portions of th... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5536109 | Road vehicle halting device A road vehicle halting device comprising a support member, a plurality of support elements, means mounting the support elements on the support member, each supporting element supporting a generally upwardly extending spike, a plurality of downwardly exten... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5531540 | Reinforcement system for highway barriers A reinforcement system for highway barriers comprising a frame structure mounted on the surface of an associated highway barrier and force distributing members that are adapted to distribute forces along a horizontal direction upon impact of a vehicle int... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5527127 | Traffic barrier for guidance installations The traffic barrier used in guidance installations has a longitudinal shape and on its upper surface a first part of a coupling device. A second part is provided on a guide body coupling the same to the traffic barrier. On each end the traffic barrier is ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5524875 | Safety net system A safety net system placed upright on the ground for restraining rock fall. The system has at least one unit, with each unit comprising a continuous top rope and a continuous bottom rope, each of which is connected to an anchor, with each rope extending t... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5520479 | Removable security post assembly A removable post assembly for securing an area including basically four parts: an underground base member, a removable post member, a hinge assembly and a locking mechanism. The underground base member includes a housing that partially receives the post m... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5509249 | Combination column and panel barrier system and method of construction This invention relates to both a concrete wall having a series of slanted deflection surfaces to spread the force of impacting vehicles, to buttress against earth forces, and to abate noises and to a method of constructing such a wall. The wall can be eco... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5507473 | Guard rail post A guard rail post is molded from a plastic recycled material which is reinforced with a vertical and a horizontal reinforcing member embedded within an L-shaped plastic body.... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5503496 | Resilient safety barrier A resilient mounting system for safety barriers, including guard rails, hand rails, etc., includes a urethane rubber or other resilient material substantially between the periphery of the barrier and a floor or base. The barrier is biased against the base... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5503495 | Thrie-beam terminal with breakaway post cable release An end treatment for a thrie-beam type guardrail and a safety device specifically oriented toward trucks, vans and other utility vehicles having high profiles and centers of gravity. A slotted thrie-beam terminal is featured for use with highway guardrail... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5498101 | Road barrier A plastic road barrier has an elongated base portion having an open center portion and a hollow peripheral portion surrounding the open center portion. The hollow peripheral portion has an inlet into an upper portion thereof for receiving water or other b... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5494371 | Crash attenuator A crash attenuator for an exposed end of a concrete highway barrier includes a light weight array of sheet metal energy-absorbing elements interposed between diaphragms. The crash attenuator is cantilevered from one end of the barrier by a mounting arrang... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5490661 | Quick release system for guardrail terminals The present invention is directed to a quick release coupling, a displacement sensor, and an electronic monitoring unit. The displacement sensor is mounted near the end of the guardrail for measuring the force of a vehicle impact. The electronic monitorin... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5487618 | Barrier device for a traffic bollard to protect detached movable objects during contact A barrier device for a traffic bollard to protect movable secondary objects, such a vehicle doors, from damage during contact, such as when the doors are opened. Devices are provided which circumferentially span and connect to the bollard. Various attachm... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5487619 | Self-righting warning marker A self-righting warning marker includes a base having a warning sign attached thereto and projecting upwardly therefrom. The warning sign is preferably formed of a polymer which is rigid yet resilient and flexible, to prevent breakage upon contact from a ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5482398 | Collapsible safety signal and traffic barricade A portable and collapsible safety reflector and barricade for use adjacent a stranded vehicle. The barricade includes multiple sets of "x" linkages, each formed of two bars hinged together in the middle for free pivoting. Each corner of each set of linkag... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5474408 | Break-away coupling with spaced weakened sections A break-way coupling with spaced weakened sections includes a central controlled breaking region and rigid threaded bolts at each end for connection to a base at one end and to a pole or the like at the other end. The controlled breaking region includes t... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5471811 | Combination traffic barrier and retaining wall and method of construction This invention relates to a combination precast concrete traffic barrier element and a precast C-shaped retaining wall, and a method of constructing a traffic barrier using the element on the vertical face of the retaining wall. The barrier element is a p... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5464306 | Concrete barrier joints The present invention provides a female coupling member for use with a male coupling tenon having a free end, a narrow interconnecting shank and a root end all arranged in mutually axial relation with the shank interconnecting the free end and the root en... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5462258 | Road crash barrier comprising at least one horizontal wooden rail A road crash barrier including a wooden rail (1), which may be formed of horizontal rail elements (3) assembled end to end, supported by posts (2). The rail (1) is covered over a portion of its surface by elongate plane rectangular plates (5) of small sec... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5452963 | Crowd control barrier A portable crowd control barrier for use in sporting or entertainment events having lightweight body members formed of a resiliently deformable material and each defining an interior chamber and having slots formed in endwalls thereof to receive wooden st... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5429449 | Rubber adaptor for highway guardrail This invention relates to a method of manufacturing a solid rubber adaptor for converting an existing sheet metal highway barrier, said barrier preferably comprising an elongate horizontal guardrail of uniform transverse crossection connected to supportin... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5425594 | Roadside barrier An energy absorbing roadside barrier includes an elongated container configured to receive and hold a volume of water. The container defines a pair of sidewalls having sufficient rigidity to stand alongside a roadway and sufficient resilience to deform up... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5425593 | Sign support system and method of repairing a sign support member An apparatus for mounting a sign support member to an existing, elongate first member. The apparatus has a sleeve defining first and second connecting portions, with the first connecting portion having structure for directly engaging the first connecting ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5421668 | Tread ballast or weight for temporary traffic control devices and posts A weight or ballast for a temporary traffic control device or post is made of one or more tire tread sections. An opening extending through or formed by the tread sections is sized to receive an upstanding portion of the device or post.... | 06/06/1995 |
