GB2051932A - Road Cones - Google Patents
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- GB2051932A GB2051932A GB8022196A GB8022196A GB2051932A GB 2051932 A GB2051932 A GB 2051932A GB 8022196 A GB8022196 A GB 8022196A GB 8022196 A GB8022196 A GB 8022196A GB 2051932 A GB2051932 A GB 2051932A
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- base portion
- road cone
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- 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
- E01F9/00—Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
- E01F9/60—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
- E01F9/604—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs specially adapted for particular signalling purposes, e.g. for indicating curves, road works or pedestrian crossings
- E01F9/615—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs specially adapted for particular signalling purposes, e.g. for indicating curves, road works or pedestrian crossings illuminated
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- 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
- E01F9/00—Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
- E01F9/60—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
- E01F9/623—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection
- E01F9/654—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection in the form of three-dimensional bodies, e.g. cones; capable of assuming three-dimensional form, e.g. by inflation or erection to form a geometric body
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- 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
- E01F9/00—Arrangement of road signs or traffic signals; Arrangements for enforcing caution
- E01F9/60—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs
- E01F9/688—Free-standing bodies
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Abstract
A road cone device comprises a first base portion (2), in the form of or adapted to receive a road cone, alongside a second base portion (3), recessed or otherwise adapted as at (4) to receive a warning lamp (6). The device provides a stable road warning device, especially when in combination with a warning lamp. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Road Cones
This invention relates to road cones, that is to warning devices which are conventionally placed in roadways to indicate danger to the motorist.
Conventional road cones are weil known, these being generally conical objects which are placed at sites of danger, and usually are coloured red and white. An alternative form of warning device for the motorist comprises a warning lamp, usually of the flashing nature which may be placed around a hole in the road or alongside an obstruction, for example.
A disadvantage of conventional road cones is that compared with their height, they have a small base area, and so are prone to be blown over by incident winds, such as those produced by passing vehicles, or indeed knocked over by passing vehicles.
Similarly, although warning lamps are generally heavier than road cones, they too are prone to be knocked or blown over.
According to the present invention there is provided a road cone device comprising a first base portion in the form of or adapted to receive a road cone, and a second base portion adapted to receive a warning lamp.
It is preferred in the device of the invention that the first base portion is indeed in the form of an integrally formed road cone. Thus in a preferred embodiment the device comprises essentially a road cone and, integrally formed therewith a portion at its base which is adapted to receive a warning lamp. Alternatively though, device of the invention may simply comprise a base portion which is adapted to receive a warning lamp integral with a first base portion which can itself receive a conventional road cone. In such case the combination of road cone and device will comprise, to the eye of the passing motorist, a road cone having a lamp receiving means very close thereto. Of course when a lamp is inserted in the lamp receiving means, the motorist perceives a warning cone with illuminating lamp close thereto.
In one embodiment of the invention the second base portion is generally flat, but has a downwardly depending trough in which the warning lamp, in use, is inserted. Alternatively, the second base portion may have upwardly extending walls which define a region into which a warning lamp may be inserted.
It is preferred that the second base portion is provided with a drainage hole in order that incident liquids, most commonly road water, can drain away.
As with conventional road cones, the device is preferably formed from a polymeric material such as polyvinylchloride.
It is preferred that the device is gererally square or rectangular in cross section, since this shape gives a more stable arrangement.
In case where a warning lamp is not, in fact, inserted in the portion which is adapted to receive a lamp, the device may be weighed down with ballast, for example bricks, gravel or soil. Thus the road cone portion will be suitably weighted and more resistant to wind.
The first portion of the device, when in the form of an integrally formed cone, may include "keyholes" to enable barrier devices to be connected thereto, so as to form a warning barrier means.
When in combination with a warning lamp, the lamp itself, which conventionally comprises a lens and associated batteries and housing, serves as ballast for the device; thus the combination is generally more stable than a separate association of cone and warning lamp.
For a better understanding of the invention and to show how the same may be carried into effect, reference is made, by way of example, to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device according to the invention;
Figure 2 is a plan view of another embodiment of the device of the invention;
Figure 3 is a side elevation of yet another embodiment of the invention; and
Figure 4 is a side elevation of a combination according to the invention.
Referring to Figure 1 there is shown a device 1 in which the first portion 2 comprises an integrally formed road cone. The second portion 3 is adapted to receive a warning lamp (not shown), by virtue of having a trough 4 formed therein. In cross section the device 1 is generally square in shape, to provide stability.
Figure 2 shows another embodiment of the device 1 in plan view. This is similar to the embodiment shown in Figure 1, with the exception that the trough 4 for receiving the lamp is arranged differently. This figure also shows that the trough is provided with a hole 5 to permit drainage of incident rain water.
Figure 3 shows a device according to the invention in which the first portion 2t is not in the form of an integral cone, but is in fact simply of a shape which will permit a road cone to be mounted thereon as shown, this shape is generally frustoconical, but any shape which will receive a road cone is acceptable. The remaining features of the invention are not shown in Figure 3.
In Figure 4, there is shown a combination of a device according to the invention and a warning lamp. Thus the device comprises a first portion 2 which may be a road cone integrally formed, or inserted on a cone receiving shape, and a second portion 3 comprising a trough or upwardly extending wail (not shown) in which is located a warning lamp 6 which comprises a housing 7, lens 8 and batteries (not shown).
The shape, configuration and colours of the device as shown conform with the regulations which currently apply with regard to traffic warning devices.
Claims (12)
1. A road cone device comprising a first base portion in the form of or adapted to receive a road cone, and a second base portion adapted to receive a warning lamp.
2. A device according to claim 1 wherein the first portion is conical in shape and comprises an integrally formed road cone.
3. A device according to claim 1 wherein the first portion is frustoconical in shape and is adapted to receive a separate road cone, the combined device and separate road cone together forming a road cone having associated lamp receiving means.
4. A device according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the second base portion comprises a generally flat member having a downwardly depending trough to receive the lamp.
5. A device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the second base portion comprises a generally flat member having upwardly extending walls defining a region to receive the lamp.
6. A device according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the second base portion is provided with a hole to permit drainage of incident liquids.
7. A device according to any one of the preceding claims which is formed from a polymeric material.
8. A device according to claim 7 wherein the polymeric material is polyvinylchloride.
9. A device according to any one of the preceding claims which is generally square or rectangular in cross-section.
10. A device according to claim 1 substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
11. A device according to claim 1 substantially as herein described.
12. In combination, a device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, and a warning lamp.
1 3. A combination according to claim 11 wherein the first base portion is in the form of an integrally formed road cone.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8022196A GB2051932A (en) | 1979-07-07 | 1980-07-07 | Road Cones |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB7923785 | 1979-07-07 | ||
| GB8022196A GB2051932A (en) | 1979-07-07 | 1980-07-07 | Road Cones |
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| GB2051932A true GB2051932A (en) | 1981-01-21 |
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| GB8022196A Withdrawn GB2051932A (en) | 1979-07-07 | 1980-07-07 | Road Cones |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2214209A (en) * | 1987-11-03 | 1989-08-31 | Donald Lionel Goddard | Portable warning marker |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2214209A (en) * | 1987-11-03 | 1989-08-31 | Donald Lionel Goddard | Portable warning marker |
| GB2214209B (en) * | 1987-11-03 | 1992-01-15 | Donald Lionel Goddard | Portable warning or indicating system and member |
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| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |