Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
  • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
  • E01F13/00—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions
  • E01F13/04—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions movable to allow or prevent passage
  • E01F13/08—Arrangements for obstructing or restricting traffic, e.g. gates, barricades ; Preventing passage of vehicles of selected category or dimensions movable to allow or prevent passage by swinging into closed position about a transverse axis situated in the road surface, e.g. tiltable sections of the road surface, tiltable parking posts

Definitions

• the present invention relates to barriers for the protection of reserved areas against the intrusion of motor vehicles.
• “Reserved areas” means either parking areas for private vehicles called individual parking lots giving their owners a right of private use, or traffic areas intended for the sole use of pedestrians or authorized vehicles, such as sidewalks, driveways or paths for example. In these cases, the protective barriers are provided to prevent access to these areas by all unauthorized vehicles.
• the term “reserved areas” also means areas occupied by trees, poles of the type signposts, electrical, telephone, telegraph poles, pylons and the like and in these cases these barriers are specially made and installed to oppose any damage. from shocks or bumps caused by vehicles, vehicles or the like.
• these barriers generally consist of devices firmly fixed to the ground which are capable of occupying two extreme positions, namely: a position standing and lying down.
• the standing position corresponds to the position preventing access to the area reserved for any vehicle while the lying position allows this access.
• These two positions are reached following pivoting movements which are imprinted on these devices and they can be blocked by any appropriate means so as to prevent inadvertent an external event or a third person from modifying them.
• Holders of individual parking lots for example, therefore have locking or blocking means that alone give them the possibility of maneuvering these barriers.
• the present invention aims to avoid these drawbacks and to allow these devices to withstand or withstand shocks without necessarily resulting in having to carry out this removal and replacement.
• the invention provides a barrier comprising at least one vertical element pivotally mounted on a sole anchored to the ground, and characterized by the provision between said sole and said vertical element of an elastically deformable means comprising at least one extending spring. between a terminal zone secured to said sole and a zone engaged with said element.
• Such an elastically deformable means can easily be designed on the one hand to absorb shocks or possible thrusts, the assembly opposing the crossing of this element by any vehicle under penalty of damage caused on the latter and, on the other hand to resiliently recall said element to its normal protective position.
• said element articulated at its base consists of a post and it acts against said elastically deformable means with which it is associated when it is biased in the opposite direction to the normal tilting direction towards a lowered position of rest and means are provided for limiting the amplitude of the movement resulting from this biasing;
• the base of said articulated element is mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis, the ends of which constitute pivots supported by bearings provided in a shoe or casing carried by the sole called to be anchored to the ground and this same base is adapted to act directly in compression on a spring provided on said sole when a pushing force is exerted in the opposite direction to that bringing said post into its normal lowered position;
• the height of the assembly in the raised position is adapted to remain greater than the height relative to the ground of the chassis of a vehicle to be parked in the car park or able to use the reserved circulation area from which it defends
• said element articulated at its base consists of a post at the upper part of which are formed handles projecting laterally and arranged in the same plane, the bases of these handles being connected to said post by means of springs.
• said element consists of a post articulated at its base and capable of tilting in all directions, said elastically deformable means consisting of at least one coil spring s 'extending between a terminal area secured to said base and a complementary area engaged with said post.
• said post laterally comprises projecting elements substantially forming an arc of a circle to partially or completely surround the tree, the pylon or the like.
• FIG. 1 is a front sectional elevation view of an exemplary barrier improved according to the invention in the raised position
• FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to Figure 2, the barrier being in the supine position;
• - Figure 4 is a view corresponding to Figure 2, the barrier being in an extreme position possible under the effect of an antagonistic thrust;
• - Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1 illustrating an alternative embodiment;
• FIG. 5A is a section along VA-VA of Figure 5;
• - Figure 6 is a sectional view along VI-VI of Figure 5;
• FIG. 7 is an exploded and perspective view of the components of the device shown at the top of Figures 5 and 6;
• - Figure 8 is an elevational view of a variant barrier according to the invention;
• FIG. 9 is a plan view along IX-IX of FIG. 8, and
• FIG. 10 is a plan view on a smaller scale of a barrier variant as a whole.
• a barrier according to 1 1 invention consists of a post 1 having the shape of a metal pole of rectangular section.
• This post is traversed at its base by a cylindrical piece 2, the ends 3 of which form pins carried by the end shields 4.
• This assembly can be housed in a casing 5.
• the latter is welded to a sole 6 which is firmly anchored to the ground G for example by bolts 7.
• the upper part of the casing 5 has a recess 8 for an angular movement of the post 1 between a raised (vertical) position illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the lying position illustrated in FIG. 3.
• a return spring 9 is coupled between the axis 2 and a stud 9A formed for this purpose on a slide 10 mounted in the post 1 with freedom of translation parallel to the longitudinal axis of the post limited by a stud-button coupling 11 -12 with the stud 11 carried by said post 1 and the buttonhole cut in the slide 10.
• the upper part of the latter ends with a hook, handle or spout 13 which can be immobilized ized in a desired position thanks to a key system shown diagrammatically at 14 (FIG. 1) which can be of any known type or produced in the illustrated manner and described below with reference to Figures 5 to 7.
• a piece 15 of elongated shape acting as a bolt intended to cooperate with a keeper formed here by a well 16 dug into the ground and opening into the sole 6.
• the width (a) of this well corresponds substantially to the width of said piece 15 while its length is established as a function of the maximum clearance that is assigned to the post 1 during a thrust in the direction of the arrow FI ( Figures 2 and 4) as will be seen below.
• the vicinity of the lower part of the post 1 comprises a heel-shaped piece 17 intended to cooperate with a spring leaf 18 of high resistance to bending mounted on the sole 6 by means of a shoe 19 and bolted ( or welded) on the latter.
• these overall dimensions or volumes are represented by the two lateral handles 20, 21.
• These handles can be made of any material preferably of tubular shape and, in accordance with the invention, they are connected to the post 1 by means of sections of appropriate lengths of helical springs 22 and 23 crossing this post freely right through. These springs have a part fitted into the tubular elements 20 and 21 and their fixing is ensured there by stamped points such as 24, 25. To perfect such an assembly, it is possible to provide reinforcing plates such as 26 which may for example be welded or riveted. With such an arrangement, any shock or thrust affecting the handles results in a deflection, generally avoiding any damage which may require replacement of the barrier.
• the cavity 16 can be eliminated by stopping the part 15 at the level of the base 6, the part p 16A, possibly raised, sufficient to serve as a stop.
• a post 1A a post 1A, a sole 6A, a casing 5A, a hinge pin 2, a leaf spring 18A, the bolts 7 for fixing the sole to the ground G, the recess 8, the return spring 9, slide 10A with the terminal part 15 forming a bolt, a stop 16A.
• a lock 27 formed at the top of the post forms a security assembly (which will be described below) above two lateral handles 20, 21 which are found with their springs 22, 23 passing through said post 1 and their points of stamped 24, 25.
• the keeper 16 to be dug into the ground is avoided. Furthermore, the deflection of the spring leaf 18A is obtained here in the event of a thrust exerted in the opposite direction of the arrow FI, by the arrangement at the lower end of the post 1 of a curved support segment 17A for playing the role played in the variant previously described by the support heel 17.
• the leaf spring 18 has two pins 18B, 18B (Fig 5A) designed to fit into corresponding recesses 18C, 18C, formed in a part 18E supported by side walls 5B, 5B by a system of tenon-mortise type bearing the reference 5C-5D.
• This leaf spring also rests on a cross member 19A of the sole also inserted between the walls 5B, 5B by the same means of the tenon-mortise type 19B-19C.
• the side walls 5A, 5B have come here in one piece with the sole 6A, which is another simplification eliminating any need for welding in the housing.
• the lock 27 (see FIG. 7) is installed in a zone reserved for this purpose at the top of the post 1 by means of a casing 28 fitted and fixed by riveting.
• the lock itself housed inside this case is made practically inviolable because inside the case 28 receiving the rivets in R is fitted the barrel holder 29 in which the barrel 30 is mounted by a screw. 31 crossing it at 31A.
• This barrel holder has flats 32 adapted to be flush with the upper edge of the post and to be joined by welding with a cover 33 forming a protective plate. It will be understood that thus mounted this lock does not offer any possibility of disassembly to access the operation of the slide except by fracturing the entire upper part inside which said lock is housed.
• FIGS. 8 to 10 represent a variant of the invention suitable for the protection of trees, poles and the like.
• a hollow post of rectangular section IB is carried by a sole 6B bolted in 7 to the ground G.
• This sole 6B here has a raised central part 40 crossed by two anchor bolts 41, 42, each of these being adapted to fasten with the bottom end portion of the base conformed for this purpose to a helical spring 43,44 of suitable power and dimensions.
• any shock whatever its direction, results in an elastic reaction of the post which will rock around the base 45 while absorbing the impact energy by the deformation work springs 43,43 and friction accompanying this deformation.
• the protection can be supplemented by providing, as in the case of the previously described variant, lateral projections such as 35-36 which may be made of suitable materials, have suitable dimensions and an enveloping shape, for example in arcs of circles as illustrated. in Figure 10. This form is suitable, as will be readily understood, for the protection of elements such as trees, pylons, similar posts.

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• Vehicle Interior And Exterior Ornaments, Soundproofing, And Insulation (AREA)
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