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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4599012 | Self-redressing slalom pole Adjustable slalom pole, consisting of a standpipe, a ground part to be inserted into the ground and a tipping element arranged between ground part and standpipe. The standpipe consists of fiber-reinforced synthetic material. This wall strength of the stan... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4596489 | Traffic delineator A traffic delineator includes a post having a collapsible, box-like cross-section and a base for mounting the post upright and securing it to a road surface. Inwardly disposed sidewalls of the post collapse inwardly at a bend area when the post is hit by ... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4588324 | Slalom pole A pole which is adapted to be supported in the ground, includes a lower part to be placed in the ground and an upper part extending upwardly above the ground. The upper part is adapted to pivot against the lower part when subjected to an impact force from... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4571118 | Simulated tubular highway safety device A simulated tubular member for use as part of a highway safety device wherein the tube is comprised of a stiff, resilient rod which provides rigidity to maintain the simulated tube in straight orientation during static conditions, but deflects upon impact... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4569495 | Support for traffic control device A barricade post for supporting a reflectorized panel and warning light comprising an integrally formed member molded of a elastomeric material having a generally U-shaped cross-section. The upper end of the post defines a shoulder to support a warning li... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4565466 | Return jointed sign post pedestal A return jointed sign post pedestal which returns a knocked-down post attached thereto to its original position is provided. The pedestal includes an elongated tubular base member which flares into an upwardly facing fluted bell. A top member for attachme... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4564309 | Post, such as a roadside marking post, a traffic sign post or a lamp post A self-raising post of a plastic material, such as PVC, for use as a roadside marking post, a traffic sign post, a lamp post, or for other comparable uses in road traffic environments, has a channel-shaped bending zone with substantially arcuate cross-sec... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4553358 | Post anchor A ground anchor for channel posts has an angle iron leg driven into the ground with a creased upright fin shroud strip or strap embracing the apex or corner of the angle iron at the trailing end of the leg and secured to the ends of the sides of the angle... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4535974 | Impact absorbing parking space barrier A barrier or guard rail which is designed to be installed between vehicle parking spaces or stalls in a parking lot and which includes an elongated cushioned impact absorbing surface which is supported in an elevated relationship to the surface of the par... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4522530 | Self-erecting roadway marking post An elongated flexible tube of resilient plastics material includes an upper end portion and a lower end portion and is capable of being repetitively bent through an angle of ninety degrees and of returning to an upright straight position with the aid of a... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521129 | Elastomeric pavement marker having improved configuration Flexible, raised pavement markers having improved shapes which take advantage of relief cuts and ribs to increase the durability and retention of reflectivity. One embodiment of such a marker comprises: a flexible body made of sponge rubber and having a r... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4515499 | Traffic lane delineator A traffic lane delineator includes an elongate centrally disposed planar strip flanked on at least one side, and generally both sides, by outwardly extending tabs or ribs. The width of each rib may be equal to the space between adjacent ribs or the rib wi... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4511281 | Road-surface mountable delineator support member A road-surface mountable delineator support member constructed of resilient wall structure of flexible material whose structure is capable of maintaining an attached delineator in upright, operational orientation as a traffic guide and capable of survivin... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4491438 | Delineator pole, more particularly for skiing race courses, having a pivotable arrangement A pivotable delineator pole is disclosed, particularly for skiing range courses, comprising a disc arranged between the tip and the pole, the ends of the tip and the pole being inserted on projections jutting from the opposite faces of said disc, springs ... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4486117 | Flexible traffic standard A flexible traffic standard which includes an anchor support assembly consisting of a hollow cylindrical tube and a driving point, and a resilient standard assembly comprising a tempered spring steel strap, the bottom end of which is disposed within a rig... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4462711 | Reflective road marker A road marker of resilient material having a circular base from which there centrally rises a resiliently mounted reflector. The upper side of the base is otherwise generally convex except that there are cut-out regions on opposite sides of the reflector ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4445803 | Resilient marker An economical reflective roadway marker having a substantially vertically disposed reflective assembly, a series of cantilevered protective flaps arranged to flex and cover reflective surfaces and an end base plate assembly by which the marker is attached... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4435930 | Traffic safe pole A traffic safe pole for supporting traffic signs, road lighting and the like. The pole is characterized in that it is divided substantially perpendicularly to its longitudinal direction preferably in one place and, thus, comprises a first portion (1), to ... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4435107 | Traffic delineator The traffic delineator assembly of the present invention is comprised of a elongated resiliently flexible delineator member, an anchor post, and a rigid pilot plate. The pilot plate is attached at the upper end of the anchor post and the lower end of the ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4432172 | Breakaway timber support poles Timber support poles are given desired breaking properties to reduce the deceleration of a vehicle that collides with the pole by cutting one or more recesses in the pole, and filling the recesses with a polymeric filler composition.... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4413923 | Self-cleaning reflective road marker A self-cleaning reflective road marker comprises a housing formed of a generally cylindrical portion insertable into the road and a flanged portion for lying on the road surface connected thereto. The housing contains a stud mounted on a rubber hemisphere... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4378175 | Post mounting A yieldable assembly comprising a flange and post connected by elongated support means which allows the post to separate from the flange when struck by a vehicle but which retains connection therebetween. The support means yields under tensile strain and ... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4373464 | Resilient dome device A resilient traffic standard or bumper includes a dome of resilient material having a central tubular section oriented orthogonally to the support surface and within which tubular section is disposable any one of a number of different types of standards. ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4364688 | Anchoring base for road sign posts and the like The invention relates to an anchoring base for road sign posts and the like, its object being to provide a post of such kind, which is easy to mount, and which easily can be re-mounted after the post has been prostrated, by way of example having been run ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4354772 | Road post or reflector post A road post or reflector formed of two identical disk shaped members each having a bottom wall, two longitudinal side walls and an end wall at at least one end. One side wall and half of the end wall having a projection and the other wall and other half o... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4353665 | Delineator An attachment that provides pivoted support for a roadway delineator on a standard roadway delineator post. The attachment makes use of the delineator post as an offset support at a position clear of the roadway, thereby avoiding damage to the post by veh... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4346666 | Console traffic direction post A console traffic direction post which may be used for highway engineering and vehicular traffic regulation is disclosed. The console traffic direction post comprises a staking carrier in which is placed a vertical support post connected with a horizontal... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4343567 | Self-erecting roadway marking post A metal anchor tube is driven into the ground or blacktop and defines a cavity which receives the lower end portion of an elongated cylindrical flexible marking tube extruded from a resilient plastics material. The upper end portion of the marking tube su... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4341488 | Guidepost for parking vehicles A guidepost device to be located and positioned in a garage, or other vehicle-parking area, which is arranged to be engaged by the vehicle being parked, the device including a support-base member having an elongated flexible rod secured to the support bas... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4323320 | Light-reflecting arrangement for use in traffic control devices A light-reflecting arrangement includes a stack of clean light-reflecting plates which are mounted on a support for gradual advancement, one after the other, into an operative position in which the respective light-reflecting plate replaces the previous o... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4298292 | Traffic delineator The traffic delineator assembly of the present invention is comprised of a elongated resiliently flexible delineator member, an anchor post, and a rigid pilot plate. The pilot plate is attached at the upper end of the anchor post and the lower end of the ... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4297050 | Highway guide post A post, or picket, for vertically positioning within the soil for delineation of a section of highway which on vehicular impact is capable of bending in any direction and thereafter, when the vehicle has passed, rebounding to its original position. The bo... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4290712 | Plastic post apparatus and methods A post made of one piece of molded polymeric material having a vertically upwardly extending elongated post means portion for supporting apparatus mounted thereon; a driving head means portion connected to and mounted below the lower end of the post means... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4279105 | Ground-based portable and collapsible structures A ground-based portable and collapsible structure comprises two similar rectangular plates hinged together and disposed in downwardly-diverging relationship with their hinge-remote edges engaging the bottoms of re-entrant slots opening from the upper edge... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4270873 | Pivotable delineator post A delineator pole is provided which pivots when a force is applied thereto and returns to its original position upon release of the force. The pole includes upper and lower segments with a biasing spring completely housed within the lower pole segment whi... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4269534 | Replaceable guide post A replaceable guide post of the type generally used as a road marker and the like, wherein a flexible tubular post member is provided with a mounting-base structure that is arranged to be secured to a ground surface such as a roadway. The base structure c... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4249832 | Highway median delineator Flexible elongate web structures with reflective faces are fixed on opposing ends of a support arm which is centrally mounted over a highway barrier. Appropriate geometric structure and material selection provide a non-destructive bending response for the... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4245922 | Traffic delineator post A rigid self-supporting highway delineator post having reflective material mounted at the upper end and a first flex area at a height above grade and a second flex area located immediately below the reflective material whereby the post is non-destructivel... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4240766 | Traffic delineator A moveable device used for delineating traffic lanes, adapted to be selectively placed into permanent dug holes for channeling vehicular traffic. The device comprises a bendable tubular post of polyethylene fastened to a rigid conical base. The base has a... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4197807 | Collapsible traffic cone marker Disclosed herein is a collapsible traffic cone marker characterized by a cylindrical base portion having one open face, an upwardly extending spiral reflective marker capable of collapsing and nesting within the base portion, and a bolt mechanism which ca... | 04/15/1980 |
