Bendable marker with signage protection feature
Patent 5040478 Issued on August 20, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 8, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 8, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3279133 Roadway/traffic delineator Plant marker Traffic delineator Molded plastic open face garden marker Guidepost for parking vehicles Bendable marker and method of marking Patent #: 4862823 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 390748 filed on 08/08/1989US Classes:116/209, By location40/608, Self righting post40/645, For holding plant marker52/165Supporting separate axially aligned shaftExaminersPrimary: Cuchlinski, William A. Jr.Assistant: Worth, W. Morris Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG09F 007/22AbstractA marker supported in the ground allows a reel-type grass mower to cut grass around the marker without requiring the removal of the marker. The marker has a flexible elastomeric element coupled between a substantially rigid shaft and a substantially rigid stake and for urging the shaft into axial alignment with the stake and for allowing a reel-type grass mower to bend the rigid shaft over at the elastomeric element to a position with a sign member substantially flat with the ground, and includes first and second raised side edges which serve to protect the signage surface of the marker from damage.Field of SearchSTREET TRAFFICFLAGS AND FLAGSTAFFS Nonfouling Metallic flags By location Football line or down marker With wind spilling feature Self righting post Collapsible Vibratory For holding plant marker SIGNS LAND MARKER OR MONUMENT WITH INDICIA Supporting separate axially aligned shaft Ground inserted Flexible For ground insertion INCLUDING FRANGIBLE COMPONENT Flexible sleeve-type coupling Yielding | |
