EP0412890A1 - Device for rendering guard structures conspicuous - Google Patents

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EP0412890A1
EP0412890A1 EP90402241A EP90402241A EP0412890A1 EP 0412890 A1 EP0412890 A1 EP 0412890A1 EP 90402241 A EP90402241 A EP 90402241A EP 90402241 A EP90402241 A EP 90402241A EP 0412890 A1 EP0412890 A1 EP 0412890A1
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    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
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  • the invention relates to a display device intended to be fixed in abutment against an edge of an element or of a road curb structure, such as a traffic lane separating wall or a safety barrier.
  • the chosen devices which may in particular consist of studs with a reflecting surface, are generally sealed in the upper part of the walls, which implies a relatively long installation and makes particularly delicate their possible replacement.
  • the invention proposes a road signaling device which is of an industrially acceptable cost price and which can be easily mounted on an element or a road curb structure, while being able if necessary to be easily replaced.
  • the invention is characterized in that the part by which the device comes to bear against an edge of the element or of the structure, comprises positioning ribs directed towards said edge and whose free edge, by which support is achieved, present at least locally a shape corresponding to that of this same edge.
  • this fixing will be carried out preferably by means of elastically deformable clamps which will come to clamp one against the other the edge of the element under consideration and at least a portion of the free edge of the aforementioned ribs.
  • the extreme part of these same ribs will preferably be leveled and the device will be fixed in abutment against said upper edge of this structure by the leveled edge of its ribs, by means of fixing screws.
  • the device of the invention is also such that its positioning ribs are part of a relatively large base, which will extend, preferably, on the side opposite to the element where the work against which it will come to rest, by a plate of width less than that of the base, this plate forming receiving support for a reflector (glued film or welded reflector, especially).
  • the road border structure considered may, with regard to its visible lateral sides, be covered by a cataphot.
  • the device of the invention will preferably be made in one piece and in molded plastic, thus promoting its resistance to weathering, its visible nature (for example by coloring) and its possible adaptation to practically all existing types of roadside elements or structures.
  • Figures 1 and 2 first of all, we discover the illustration of a possible embodiment of the signaling device 1 of the invention which in this case comprises a base 3 surmounted in the middle part, by a vertical plate substantially rectangular 5 forming a support for a cataphot 7, for example consisting of a reflective adhesive film stuck on the plate.
  • the base 3 and the plate 5 are made of molding, in a single block, based on rigid plastic material.
  • the base has, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the general plane 6 of the plate, a width L1 much greater than the width L2 of this plate, thus promoting the intrinsic stability of the device.
  • each rib (such as 9a) is in the form of two fins 11a, 11b arranged successively one after the other parallel to the general plane 6 of the plate 5, that is to say in fact substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the element or the work against which the device is to bear will extend, along the roadway.
  • the device of the invention is capable of being installed both on one or the other of the two types of slide as on a concrete separating wall.
  • the lower edge 13 of the fins 11a, 11b (which are in the form of two ship fins arranged one after the other with a part 14 in bevel; see Figure 1), so that this lower edge corresponds, at least locally, to the shape 15 of the free upper edge 15 either of one 17 ( Figure 3) or of the other 19 ( Figure 4) main existing slides.
  • the lower edge of the first fin 11a has been shaped so as to be able to match locally the upper longitudinal edge of the upper bulge 20a of the first slide 17, at the location of its edge 21; while the second fin 11b has been shaped to be able to marry the second slide 19 near the upper edge 23 of its own upper bulge.
  • the display device of the invention will cover the upper part of the slide considered. Maintaining it in stable equilibrium over this slide will even, preferably, be favored by the presence of a vertical wall 25 ( Figure 3) or 27 ( Figure 4) that has at its end the highest (or least projecting) ) the corresponding fin of the base 3, so that this wall comes laterally into abutment against the upper end 17a or 19a of the slide.
  • blocking or fixing means which in this case consist of spring clips 29 made of elastic metal (or a similar material) which must tighten one against the other the edge 15 of the slide and the portion opposite the free edge 13 of one of the fins. These clamps will therefore be engaged at the location of the upper end 17a or 19a of the slides, over the vertical wall 25 or 27 for limiting one or the other of these fins.
  • each clamp 29 may be in the form of an elastically deformable blade folded to present two solid clamping jaws. And to facilitate the opening of these jaws, their free longitudinal end will be rolled up on itself towards the outside so as to constitute substantially tubular passages 31 forming protruding edges under which a removable blade 33 can be engaged forming a lever for the spacing of the jaws for the placement of the clamps.
  • the passages 31 may also have another utility. Indeed, insofar as, in general, the pliers will be used in pairs and arranged to so as to pinch the two horizontal wings 35 (see Figures 2 and 6) of the base 3, with their passages 31 arranged parallel to these wings (that is to say parallel to the direction in which the slides extend), said passages may receive (at least as regards the upper jaws of each clamp) a pin such as 37, after the latter has passed through orifices 39 formed in the plate 5 and in a lateral protuberance 41 which the base 3 has in the upper extension of its two end ribs 9a and 9c, at the end of the wings 35.
  • these may for example be crimped at the location of the protrusions 41, at the outlet of their head.
  • the device of the invention has been shown in the case where it is installed in abutment by its base 3 on an upper edge 45 of a concrete wall 47.
  • the display device of the invention can be installed on such a low wall, has provision been made for its positioning ribs 11a, 11b to be leveled off at the desired height so that it is possible to lay in any the base 3 is stable on the upper edge 45 of the wall, the base then having, at the location of its lower edge 46, lower support zones allowing it to match the shape of the edge opposite the wall.
  • the previously mentioned orifices 43 will then be used for fixing the device by means of screws 49 or nails intended to be screwed or nailed with a gun (spitting) in the mass of the wall.

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The invention relates to a highlighting (display-type) device intended to be fixed so as to rest against an edge (17a) of a kerb structure or element (17), such as a crash barrier or a low wall separating traffic lanes. According to the invention, the part (3) by means of which the device rests against the edge (15) of the element or the structure comprises positioning ribs (9b) directed towards the said edge and of which the free portion (13), via which it rests, has at least locally a shape corresponding to that of this same edge. The device may, in particular, be fixed with the aid of spring clips (29). The invention applies to the signalling of crash barriers and kerb low walls. <IMAGE>

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de visualisation destiné à être fixé en appui contre un bord d'un élément ou d'un ouvrage de bordure de chaussée, tel qu'un muret séparateur de voie de circulation ou une glissière de sécurité.The invention relates to a display device intended to be fixed in abutment against an edge of an element or of a road curb structure, such as a traffic lane separating wall or a safety barrier.

La pratique a en effet revélé que ces éléments ou ouvrages qui sont placés en bordure de chaussée pour la protection routière sont en fait difficilement visibles en particulier la nuit.Practice has in fact revealed that these elements or works which are placed along the roadway for road protection are in fact hardly visible, in particular at night.

Différentes solutions ont jusqu'à présent été proposées pour améliorer leur signalisation à l'égard en particulier des automobilistes.Various solutions have so far been proposed to improve their signaling with regard in particular to motorists.

Cependant, les systèmes mis au point se sont en général avérés coûteux à mettre en place, compte-tenu notamment des principes de montage retenus.However, the systems developed have generally proved to be expensive to set up, taking into account in particular the mounting principles adopted.

Dans le cas d'ouvrages, tels que les murets en béton, les dispositifs choisis qui peuvent notamment consister en des plots à surface réfléchissante, sont en général scellés dans la partie supérieure des murets, ce qui implique une mise en place relativement longue et rend particulièrement délicat leur éventuel remplacement.In the case of structures, such as concrete walls, the chosen devices, which may in particular consist of studs with a reflecting surface, are generally sealed in the upper part of the walls, which implies a relatively long installation and makes particularly delicate their possible replacement.

Dans le cas des glissières de sécurité, certains ont proposé de leur intégrer directement les dispositifs de visualisation (qui peuvent par exemple consister en des plaques catadioptriques). Mais de tels systèmes "hybrides" se sont avérés coûteux et bien souvent peu appropriés. On en rencontre d'ailleurs en pratique peu le long des routes.In the case of safety barriers, some have proposed to integrate the display devices directly (which may for example consist of catadioptric plates). However, such "hybrid" systems have proven to be expensive and very often unsuitable. In practice, however, there are few encountered along the roads.

C'est dans ce contexte que l'invention propose un dispositif de signalisation routière qui soit d'un prix de revient industriellement acceptable et qui puisse être aisément monté sur un élément ou un ouvrage de bordure de chaussée, tout en pouvant si nécessaire être facilement remplacé.It is in this context that the invention proposes a road signaling device which is of an industrially acceptable cost price and which can be easily mounted on an element or a road curb structure, while being able if necessary to be easily replaced.

Plus précisément, l'invention se caractérise en ce que la partie par laquelle le dispositif vient en appui contre un bord de l'élément ou de l'ouvrage, comprend des nervures de positionnement dirigées vers ledit bord et dont la tranche libre, par laquelle l'appui est réalisé, présente au moins localement une forme en correspondance de celle de ce même bord.More specifically, the invention is characterized in that the part by which the device comes to bear against an edge of the element or of the structure, comprises positioning ribs directed towards said edge and whose free edge, by which support is achieved, present at least locally a shape corresponding to that of this same edge.

Dans le cas où le dispositif de l'invention sera fixé contre un élément, tel qu'une glissière de sécurité, cette fixation s'effectuera de préférence au moyen de pinces élastiquement déformables qui viendront serrer l'un contre l'autre le bord de l'élément considéré et au moins une portion de la tranche libre des nervures précitées.In the case where the device of the invention will be fixed against an element, such as a safety barrier, this fixing will be carried out preferably by means of elastically deformable clamps which will come to clamp one against the other the edge of the element under consideration and at least a portion of the free edge of the aforementioned ribs.

Par contre, dans le cas où ce même dispositif devra être fixé au bord supérieur libre d'un ouvrage, tel qu'un muret en béton, la partie extrème de ces mêmes nervures sera de préférence arasée et le dispositif sera fixé en appui contre ledit bord supérieur de cet ouvrage par la tranche arasée de ses nervures, au moyen de vis de fixation. Par souci d'économie de fabrication et pour une facilité de mise en place, on a prévu qu'avantageusement le dispositif de l'invention soit en outre tel que ses nervures de positionnement fassent partie d'un piètement relativement large, lequel se prolongera, de préférence, du côté opposé à l'élément où à l'ouvrage contre lequel il viendra s'appuyer, par une plaque de largeur inférieure à celle du piètement, cette plaque formant support de réception pour un catadioptre (film collé ou catadioptre soudé, notamment).On the other hand, in the case where this same device will have to be fixed to the free upper edge of a structure, such as a concrete wall, the extreme part of these same ribs will preferably be leveled and the device will be fixed in abutment against said upper edge of this structure by the leveled edge of its ribs, by means of fixing screws. For the sake of economy of manufacture and for ease of installation, it has been provided that advantageously the device of the invention is also such that its positioning ribs are part of a relatively large base, which will extend, preferably, on the side opposite to the element where the work against which it will come to rest, by a plate of width less than that of the base, this plate forming receiving support for a reflector (glued film or welded reflector, especially).

Bien entendu, la partie ou piètement par lequel le dispositif de l'invention vient en appui sur l'élément l'ouvrage de bordure de chaussée considéré pourra, en ce qui concerne ses flancs latéraux visibles, être recouvert par un cataphote.Of course, the part or base by which the device of the invention comes to bear on the element, the road border structure considered may, with regard to its visible lateral sides, be covered by a cataphot.

En ce qui concerne l'aspect fabrication, le dispositif de l'invention sera de préférence réalisé en une seule pièce et en matière plastique moulée, favorisant ainsi sa tenue aux intempéries, son caractère visible (par exemple par colorisation) et sa possible adaptation sur pratiquement tous les types existants d'éléments ou d'ouvrages de bordure de chaussée.Regarding the manufacturing aspect, the device of the invention will preferably be made in one piece and in molded plastic, thus promoting its resistance to weathering, its visible nature (for example by coloring) and its possible adaptation to practically all existing types of roadside elements or structures.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront encore de la description qui va suivre faite en référence aux dessins annexés, donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple et dans lesquels :

  • - la figure 1 est une vue de face du dispositif,
  • - la figure 2 est une vue en coupe selon la ligne II-II de la figure 1,
  • - les figures 3 et 4 illustrent deux modes possibles de fixation sur une glissière de sécurité du dispositif illustré aux figures 1 et 2,
  • - la figure 5 représente une pince pour la fixation du dispositif de l'invention sur une glissière de sécurité,
  • - la figure 6 est une vue de dessus dans le sens de la flèche VI de la figure 3,
  • - la figure 7 illustre en vue de face le dispositif de l'invention dans le cas où il doit être mis en place sur un muret séparateur de voie de circulation,
  • - et la figure 8 illustre toujours ce même dispositif dans le sens de la flèche VIII de la figure 7.
Other features and benefits of the the present invention will appear from the following description made with reference to the accompanying drawings, given solely by way of example and in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of the device,
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view along the line II-II of FIG. 1,
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate two possible modes of attachment to a safety barrier of the device illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2,
  • FIG. 5 represents a clamp for fixing the device of the invention on a safety barrier,
  • FIG. 6 is a top view in the direction of the arrow VI in FIG. 3,
  • FIG. 7 illustrates in front view the device of the invention in the case where it has to be put in place on a traffic lane separating wall,
  • FIG. 8 still illustrates this same device in the direction of arrow VIII in FIG. 7.

Sur les figures 1 et 2 tout d'abord, on découvre l'illustration d'une forme possible de réalisation du dispositif 1 de signalisation de l'invention qui comprend en l'espèce un piètement 3 surmonté en partie médiane, par une plaque verticale sensiblement rectangulaire 5 formant support pour un cataphote 7, par exemple constitué d'un film adhésif réflectorisant collé sur la plaque.In Figures 1 and 2 first of all, we discover the illustration of a possible embodiment of the signaling device 1 of the invention which in this case comprises a base 3 surmounted in the middle part, by a vertical plate substantially rectangular 5 forming a support for a cataphot 7, for example consisting of a reflective adhesive film stuck on the plate.

Dans l'exemple illustré, le piètement 3 et la plaque 5 sont réalisés de moulage, en un seul bloc, à base de matière plastique rigide.In the example illustrated, the base 3 and the plate 5 are made of molding, in a single block, based on rigid plastic material.

En l'espèce le piètement présente, dans une direction sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan général 6 de la plaque, une largeur L₁ bien supérieure à la largeur L₂ de cette plaque, favorisant ainsi la stabilité intrinsèque du dispositif.In this case the base has, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the general plane 6 of the plate, a width L₁ much greater than the width L₂ of this plate, thus promoting the intrinsic stability of the device.

Pour assurer le positionnement de ce dispositif, on a ménagé en partie inférieure du piètement 3, venant de moulage avec ses deux ailes horizontales 35, trois nervures 9a, 9b, 9c en l'espèce disposées sensiblement parallèlement entre-elles et à la longueur L de la plaque 5 (dans son plan 6).To ensure the positioning of this device, there are formed in the lower part of the base 3, coming from molding with its two horizontal wings 35, three ribs 9a, 9b, 9c in this case arranged substantially parallel to each other and to the length L of the plate 5 (in its plane 6).

Comme on le voit en comparant les figures 1 et 2, chaque nervure (telle que 9a) se présente sous la forme de deux ailerons 11a, 11b disposés successivement l'un à la suite de l'autre parallèlement au plan général 6 de la plaque 5, c'est-­à-dire en fait sensiblement perpendiculairement à la direction où s'étendra, le long de la chaussée, l'élément ou l'ouvrage contre lequel doit venir s'appuyer le dispositif.As can be seen by comparing Figures 1 and 2, each rib (such as 9a) is in the form of two fins 11a, 11b arranged successively one after the other parallel to the general plane 6 of the plate 5, that is to say in fact substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the element or the work against which the device is to bear will extend, along the roadway.

En pratique, on rencontre le long des routes deux types principaux d'éléments et d'ouvrages :
- tout d'abord, les glissières de sécurité. Il en existe essentiellement deux catégories qui se différencient par leur forme en section (voir figures 3 et 4), mais présentent malgré tout chacune un profil transversal avec deux renflements ou demi-ondes 20a, 20b séparé(e)s par un creux formant en quelque sorte une cannelure centrale 20c.
- et ensuite, les murets en béton qui séparent les voies de circulation. Ces murets sont connus des spécialistes sous l'appellation DBA (Dalle en Béton Armé ; voir figure 6).In practice, there are two main types of elements and structures along the roads:
- first of all, the safety barriers. There are essentially two categories which differ in their sectional shape (see Figures 3 and 4), but still have each a transverse profile with two bulges or half-waves 20a, 20b separated by a hollow forming in somehow a central groove 20c.
- and then, the concrete walls that separate the traffic lanes. These walls are known to specialists under the name DBA (Reinforced Concrete Slab; see Figure 6).

Bien entendu, le dispositif de l'invention est susceptible d'être installé tant sur l'un ou l'autre des deux types de glissière que sur un muret séparateur en béton.Of course, the device of the invention is capable of being installed both on one or the other of the two types of slide as on a concrete separating wall.

Pour assurer cette polyvalence, on a en effet conformé la tranche inférieure 13 des ailerons 11a, 11b (qui se présentent sous la forme en quelque sorte de deux ailerons de navire disposés l'un à la suite de l'autre avec une partie 14 en biseau ; voir figure 1), de telle façon que cette tranche inférieure corresponde, au moins localement, à la forme 15 du bord supérieur libre 15 soit de l'une 17 (figure 3) soit de l'autre 19 (figure 4) des principales glissières existantes. En d'autres termes, le bord inférieur du premier aileron 11a a été conformé pour pouvoir épouser localement la bordure longitudinale supérieure du renflement supérieur 20a de la première glissière 17, à l'endroit de son arête 21 ; tandis que le second aileron 11b a été conformé pour pouvoir épouser la seconde glissière 19 à proximité de l'arête supérieure 23 de son propre renflement supérieur.To ensure this versatility, the lower edge 13 of the fins 11a, 11b (which are in the form of two ship fins arranged one after the other with a part 14 in bevel; see Figure 1), so that this lower edge corresponds, at least locally, to the shape 15 of the free upper edge 15 either of one 17 (Figure 3) or of the other 19 (Figure 4) main existing slides. In other words, the lower edge of the first fin 11a has been shaped so as to be able to match locally the upper longitudinal edge of the upper bulge 20a of the first slide 17, at the location of its edge 21; while the second fin 11b has been shaped to be able to marry the second slide 19 near the upper edge 23 of its own upper bulge.

Comme on le voit sur les figures 3 et 4, une fois en position sur l'une ou l'autre des glissières, le dispositif de visualisation de l'invention viendra coiffer la partie supérieure de la glissière considérée. Son maintien en équilibre stable par-dessus cette glissière sera même, de préférence, favorisé par la présence d'une paroi verticale 25 (figure 3) ou 27 (figure 4) que présente à son extrémité la plus haute (ou la moins en saillie) l'aileron correspondant du piètement 3, de telle sorte que cette paroi vienne latéralement en butée contre l'extrémité supérieure 17a ou 19a de la glissière.As seen in Figures 3 and 4, once in position on one or the other of the slides, the display device of the invention will cover the upper part of the slide considered. Maintaining it in stable equilibrium over this slide will even, preferably, be favored by the presence of a vertical wall 25 (Figure 3) or 27 (Figure 4) that has at its end the highest (or least projecting) ) the corresponding fin of the base 3, so that this wall comes laterally into abutment against the upper end 17a or 19a of the slide.

Pour assurer le maintien du dispositif de l'invention dans cette position, on a en outre prévu des moyens de blocage ou de fixation qui consistent en l'espèce en des pinces-ressorts 29 en métal élastique (ou dans un matériau similaire) qui doivent venir serrer l'un contre l'autre le bord 15 de la glissière et la portion en regard de la tranche libre 13 de l'un des ailerons. Ces pinces seront donc engagées à l'endroit de l'extrémité supérieure 17a ou 19a des glissières, par-dessus la paroi verticale 25 ou 27 de limitation de l'un ou l'autre de ces ailerons.To keep the device of the invention in this position, provision has also been made for blocking or fixing means which in this case consist of spring clips 29 made of elastic metal (or a similar material) which must tighten one against the other the edge 15 of the slide and the portion opposite the free edge 13 of one of the fins. These clamps will therefore be engaged at the location of the upper end 17a or 19a of the slides, over the vertical wall 25 or 27 for limiting one or the other of these fins.

Comme on le voit plus précisément sur la figure 5, chaque pince 29 pourra se présenter sous la forme d'une lame élastiquement déformable repliée pour présenter deux solides mâchoires de pincement. Et pour faciliter l'ouverture de ces mâchoires, leur extrémité longitudinale libre sera enroulée sur elle-même vers l'extérieur de manière à constituer des passages 31 sensiblement tubulaires formant des rebords en saillie sous lesquels on pourra engager une lame amovible 33 formant levier pour l'écartement des mâchoires en vue de la mise en place des pinces.As seen more precisely in Figure 5, each clamp 29 may be in the form of an elastically deformable blade folded to present two solid clamping jaws. And to facilitate the opening of these jaws, their free longitudinal end will be rolled up on itself towards the outside so as to constitute substantially tubular passages 31 forming protruding edges under which a removable blade 33 can be engaged forming a lever for the spacing of the jaws for the placement of the clamps.

Mais les passages 31 pourront également avoir une autre utilité. En effet, dans la mesure où, d'une façon générale, les pinces seront utilisées par paire et disposées de façon à pincer les deux ailes horizontales 35 (voir figures 2 et 6) du piètement 3, avec leurs passages 31 disposés parallèlement à ces ailes (c'est-à-dire parallèlement à la direction dans laquelle s'étendent les glissières), lesdits passages pourront recevoir (au moins en ce qui concerne les mâchoires supérieures de chaque pince) une goupille telle que 37, après que celle-ci ait traversé des orifices 39 ménagés dans la plaque 5 et dans une protubérance latérale 41 que présente le piètement 3 dans le prolongement supérieur de ses deux nervures d'extrémité 9a et 9c, au bout des ailes 35.But the passages 31 may also have another utility. Indeed, insofar as, in general, the pliers will be used in pairs and arranged to so as to pinch the two horizontal wings 35 (see Figures 2 and 6) of the base 3, with their passages 31 arranged parallel to these wings (that is to say parallel to the direction in which the slides extend), said passages may receive (at least as regards the upper jaws of each clamp) a pin such as 37, after the latter has passed through orifices 39 formed in the plate 5 and in a lateral protuberance 41 which the base 3 has in the upper extension of its two end ribs 9a and 9c, at the end of the wings 35.

Pour assurer la fixation des goupilles 37, celles-­ci pourront par exemple être serties à l'endroit des protubérances 41, au niveau du débouché de leur tête.To ensure the fixing of the pins 37, these may for example be crimped at the location of the protrusions 41, at the outlet of their head.

Sur la figure 6, on remarquera encore que dans les ailes 35 du piètement sont ménagés deux orifices verticaux 43, non utilisés en l'espèce.In Figure 6, it will also be noted that in the wings 35 of the base are formed two vertical holes 43, not used in this case.

L'utilité de ces orifices apparaît en fait au vu des figures 7 et 8.The usefulness of these orifices appears in fact in view of FIGS. 7 and 8.

Sur ces figures, on a representé le dispositif de l'invention dans le cas où il est installé en appui par son piètement 3 sur un bord supérieur 45 d'un muret 47 en béton.In these figures, the device of the invention has been shown in the case where it is installed in abutment by its base 3 on an upper edge 45 of a concrete wall 47.

On aura remarqué qu'à la différence des glissières, le bord supérieur de tels murets est relativement large et pratiquement horizontal ou avec des pentes peu inclinées.It will be noted that, unlike the slides, the upper edge of such low walls is relatively wide and practically horizontal or with slightly inclined slopes.

Aussi, pour que le dispositif de visualisation de l'invention puisse être installé sur un tel muret, a t-on prévu que ses nervures de positionnement 11a, 11b puissent être arasées à la hauteur voulue de façon que l'on puisse poser en toute stabilité le piètement 3 sur le bord supérieur 45 du muret, le piètement présentant alors, à l'endroit de sa tranche inférieure 46, des zones d'appui inférieurs lui permettant d'épouser la forme du bord en regard du muret. Et les orifices 43 précédement cités serviront alors à la fixation du dispositif au moyen de vis 49 ou de clous prévus pour être vissées ou cloués au pistolet (spittage) dans la masse du muret.Also, so that the display device of the invention can be installed on such a low wall, has provision been made for its positioning ribs 11a, 11b to be leveled off at the desired height so that it is possible to lay in any the base 3 is stable on the upper edge 45 of the wall, the base then having, at the location of its lower edge 46, lower support zones allowing it to match the shape of the edge opposite the wall. And the previously mentioned orifices 43 will then be used for fixing the device by means of screws 49 or nails intended to be screwed or nailed with a gun (spitting) in the mass of the wall.

Sur la figure 7 on aura bien entendu remarqué que la longueur L du dispositif (longueur de sa plaque 5) sera d'une façon générale inférieure à la largeur l₃ du muret à son sommet.In Figure 7 it will of course be noted that the length L of the device (length of its plate 5) will generally be less than the width l₃ of the wall at its top.

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1. - Dispositif de signalisation pour bordure de chaussée comprenant une partie (5) formant support de signalisation reliée d'un côté à un piètement (3) venant coopérer avec une surface d'un élément ou ouvrage de bordure de chaussée (17, 19, 47) caractérisé en ce que ledit piètement comprend des nervures de positionnement faisant saillie à ce piètement vers l'extérieur, du côté opposé à ladite partie (5) formant support de signalisation, et présentant une tranche libre (13, 36) ayant au moins localement une forme complémentaire de celle de ladite surface (17a, 19a, 45) de l'élément ou ouvrage de bordure de chaussée pour que le dispositif se positionne contre cet élément ou ouvrage par appui de la tranche libre desdites nervures contre la surface dudit élément ou ouvrage.1. - Signaling device for the curb comprising a part (5) forming a signal support connected on one side to a base (3) which cooperates with a surface of an element or structure of the curb (17, 19 , 47) characterized in that said base comprises positioning ribs projecting from this base towards the outside, on the side opposite to said part (5) forming a signaling support, and having a free edge (13, 36) having at less locally a shape complementary to that of said surface (17a, 19a, 45) of the element or structure of the curb so that the device is positioned against this element or structure by pressing the free edge of said ribs against the surface of said element or work. 2. - Dispositif selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que lesdites nervures de positionnement (9a, 9b, 9c) sont susceptibles d'être arasées de manière que ledit dispositif puisse être disposé :
- sur une glissière de sécurité (17, 19), une partie desdites nervures venant alors se caler en appui sur la bordure longitudinale supérieure de la glissière dont elles épousent sensiblement la forme et contre laquelle elles sont appliquées par des moyens de maintien (29),
- ou sur un muret (47) de bordure de chaussée, lesdites nervures étant alors partiellement arasées pour venir par leur tranche arasée coopérer par appui avec le bord supérieur (45) dudit muret auquel le dispositif est fixé par des moyens (49) de fixation.2. - Device according to claim 1 characterized in that said positioning ribs (9a, 9b, 9c) are capable of being leveled so that said device can be arranged:
- On a safety barrier (17, 19), a portion of said ribs then wedging in abutment on the upper longitudinal edge of the slide whose shape they substantially match and against which they are applied by holding means (29) ,
- Or on a low wall (47) at the edge of the roadway, said ribs then being partially leveled so as to come by their leveled edge cooperating by pressing with the upper edge (45) of said low wall to which the device is fixed by fixing means (49) . 3. - Dispositif selon la revendication 2 caractérisé en ce que lesdites nervures (9a, 9b, 9c) présentent dans leur état non arasé, une forme d'aileron de navire avec une partie en biseau (14).3. - Device according to claim 2 characterized in that said ribs (9a, 9b, 9c) have in their non-leveled state, a shape of a ship's fin with a bevelled part (14). 4. - Dispositif selon la revendication 3 caractérisé en ce que le piètement (5) se présente sous la forme générale d'un plateau d'un côté duquel se dresse sensiblement perpendiculairement ladite partie (3) formant support de signalisation, lesdites nervures (9a, 9b, 9c) situées du côté opposé étant disposées sur plusieurs lignes comprenant chacune deux dits ailerons (11a, 11b) s'étendant l'un à la suite de l'autre.4. - Device according to claim 3 characterized in that the base (5) is under the general shape of a plate on one side of which stands substantially perpendicularly said portion (3) forming a signaling support, said ribs (9a, 9b, 9c) located on the opposite side being arranged on several lines each comprising two said fins (11a , 11b) extending one after the other. 5. - Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4 caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de maintien (29) de ce dispositif sur une glissière de sécurité comprennent des pinces (29) à mâchoires élastiquement déformables venant enserrer ladite bordure longitudinale supérieure (15) de la glissière et la partie en regard du piètement (3) portant les nervures.5. - Device according to any one of claims 2 to 4 characterized in that said holding means (29) of this device on a safety barrier comprise pliers (29) with elastically deformable jaws enclosing said upper longitudinal edge ( 15) of the slide and the opposite part of the base (3) carrying the ribs. 6. - Dispositif selon la revendication 5 caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité libre de l'une au moins des mâchoires des pinces est enroulée sur elle-même pour former un passage sensiblement tubulaire adapté pour recevoir à travers lui une goupille (37) destinée à assurer le maintien en position dudit dispositif sur la glissière de sécurité par engagement de cette goupille à travers au moins un orifice (39) formé dans une paroi (41) du piètement (3).6. - Device according to claim 5 characterized in that the free end of at least one of the jaws of the clamps is wound on itself to form a substantially tubular passage adapted to receive through it a pin (37) intended ensuring that said device is held in position on the safety barrier by engagement of this pin through at least one orifice (39) formed in a wall (41) of the base (3). 7. - Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 6 caractérisé en ce que ladite partie (5) formant support de signalisation se présente sous la forme d'une plaque supportant un catadioptre (7) et se dressant à partir sensiblement de la partie médiane du piètement lequel comprend trois dites nervures à deux ailerons (9a, 9b, 9c) formées sensiblement parallèlement les unes par rapport aux autres.7. - Device according to any one of claims 4 to 6 characterized in that said part (5) forming a signaling support is in the form of a plate supporting a reflector (7) and rising from substantially the middle part of the base which comprises three said ribs with two fins (9a, 9b, 9c) formed substantially parallel to one another. 8. - Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que ledit corps (5) formant support de signalisation, ledit piètement (3) et les nervures (9a, 9b, 9c) sont réalisés en une seule pièce, en matière plastique moulée.8. - Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said body (5) forming a signaling support, said base (3) and the ribs (9a, 9b, 9c) are made in one piece, made of material molded plastic.
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