GB2315511A - Improvements in or relating to traffic separators - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to traffic separators Download PDF

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GB2315511A
GB2315511A GB9715549A GB9715549A GB2315511A GB 2315511 A GB2315511 A GB 2315511A GB 9715549 A GB9715549 A GB 9715549A GB 9715549 A GB9715549 A GB 9715549A GB 2315511 A GB2315511 A GB 2315511A
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John Dawson
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Melba Products Ltd
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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
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/02—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes
    • E01F15/08—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks
    • E01F15/088—Details of element connection
    • 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
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/006—Lane control by movable lane separating barriers, e.g. shiftable barriers, retractable kerbs ; Apparatus or barriers specially adapted therefor, e.g. wheeled barriers
    • 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
    • E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
    • E01F15/02—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes
    • E01F15/08—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks
    • E01F15/081—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks characterised by the use of a specific material
    • E01F15/086—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks characterised by the use of a specific material using plastic, rubber or synthetic materials
    • 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
    • E01F9/70—Storing, transporting, placing or retrieving portable devices

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Abstract

A traffic separator 10 is moulded of plastics and has spaced wheels 30 or a single roller, and handle slot 31 by which the separator can be part-lifted for movement on the wheels. A cord 23 has ends 24, 25 and can be used to selectively connect adjacent separators and can be stowed in a groove on the separator. Each separator has an end formation for engaging a groove of an adjacent separator.

Description

IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO TRAFFIC SEPARATORS THIS INVENTION relates to traffic separators.
According to this invention a traffic separator has wheel means on which it can be moved.
There may be laterally spaced wheels.
The separator may comprise a handle by which the separator can be part-lifted from the ground for movement on the wheel means.
The wheel means may be at or adjacent one end of the separator and the handle at or adjacent the other end.
The separator may have formations at its ends cooperable with formations at the ends of similar separators to assist in positioning adjacent separators relative to each other. The formations may be co-operable by endwise movement.
Elongate means may be provided for selectively connecting adjacent separators to resist separating movement.
There may be means for stowing the elongate means.
The invention may be performed in various ways and one specific embodiment with possible modifications will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompany drawings, in which: Fig. 1 is a side view of a traffic separator; Fig. 2 is a plan view; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a barrier formed from a line of separators; and Fig. 4 is a part view underneath.
A traffic separator 10 comprises a moulded plastics elongate body 11 which is generally hollow and has a lower part in the form of a peripheral wall 12 providing an upwardly facing surface 13 and an upper part 14 which tapers inwards on its inner and outer surfaces as it extends upwards to a flat top 15.
Similar separators 10 can be stacked on top of each other with the underface 16 of the wall 12 of an upper separator 10 resting on the face 13 of a lower separator 10 and the upper part 14 of the lower separator received in the upper part 14 of the upper separator.
The wall 12 can be in spaced portions 12a to reduce weight with the wall between portions 12a either missing (Fig. 3) or of reduced thickness (Fig. 1).
One end of wall 12 has a small V-section recess 17 and the other end has a corresponding projection 18 so that adjacent separators 10 can be positioned in a line, which can be somewhat curved, to form a barrier to or between traffic, which may include pedestrians.
Vertical apertures or recesses 20, 21, 22 are formed in the top and a flexible cord 23 with rigid end portions 24, 25 is of such a length that portion 24 can be located in aperture 22 of one separator and portion 25 in adjacent aperture 20 of an adjacent separator, with the cord 23 substantially taut, to assist in holding the adjacent separators in line. When not in use the cord 23 can be parked or stowed on its associated separator with elements 24, 25 in apertures 20, 21 and the cord 23 taut; a groove 26 may receive the cord 23 in this position.
Adjacent one end of the separator 10 are laterally spaced wheels 30 mounted in the wall 12. The separator 10 has a handle 31 at the other end by which that end may be lifted and the part-lifted separator moved on the wheels 30. In the example shown, the handle 31 is in the form of a slot aperture 33. The wheels 30 may rotate about a fixed axis at right-angles to the length of the separator or may be freely movable castors.
The separator 10 is quite heavy and provision of wheels and handle assists in moving and positioning the separator.
As shown in Fig. 4, the wall 12 may in part have inner portions 40 supporting wheel axles 30a.
Instead of laterally spaced wheels there could be a single wheel towards one end for example a roller-type wheel with a flat tread.

Claims (12)

1. A traffic separator having wheel means on which it can be moved.
2. A separator as claimed in Claim 1, in which the wheel means comprises laterally spaced wheels.
3. A separator as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, comprising a handle by which the separator can be part-lifted from the ground for movement on the wheel means.
4. A separator as claimed in Claim 3, in which the handle comprises a slot in the separator.
5. A separator as claimed in any preceding claim, in which the wheel means is at or adjacent one end of the separator and the handle is at or adjacent the other end.
6. A separator as claimed in any preceding claim, having formations at its ends co-operable with formations at the ends of similar separators to assist in positioning adjacent separators relative to each other.
7. A separator as claimed in Claim 6, in which the formations are cooperable by endwise movement of adjacent separators.
8. A separator as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising elongate means for selectively connecting adjacent separators to resist separating movement.
9. A separator as claimed in Claim 8, in which the elongate means is flexible.
10. A separator as claimed in Claim 8 or Claim 9, comprising means for stowing the elongate means.
11. A separator as claimed in Claim 10, comprising a groove for receiving the elongate means for stowing.
12. A traffic separator substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, or Fig. 3, of the accompanying drawings.
GB9715549A 1996-07-25 1997-07-24 Improvements in or relating to traffic separators Withdrawn GB2315511A (en)

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GB2504118A (en) * 2012-07-19 2014-01-22 Jsp Ltd Safety barrier

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US4624601A (en) * 1981-02-06 1986-11-25 Quick-Steel Engineering Pty Limited Transferable roadway lane divider
EP0209309A2 (en) * 1985-07-15 1987-01-21 David Brent Richards Movable roadway barrier
US4666332A (en) * 1986-07-07 1987-05-19 Burgett William B Method and apparatus for repositioning traffic barriers
US4881845A (en) * 1986-01-02 1989-11-21 Mckay Alan R Moveable roadway barrier system
US4955753A (en) * 1988-07-18 1990-09-11 Mckay Alan R Roadway barrier system
US5007763A (en) * 1990-02-01 1991-04-16 Burgett William B Traffic barriers with built-in carriers

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US4624601A (en) * 1981-02-06 1986-11-25 Quick-Steel Engineering Pty Limited Transferable roadway lane divider
EP0209309A2 (en) * 1985-07-15 1987-01-21 David Brent Richards Movable roadway barrier
US4881845A (en) * 1986-01-02 1989-11-21 Mckay Alan R Moveable roadway barrier system
US4666332A (en) * 1986-07-07 1987-05-19 Burgett William B Method and apparatus for repositioning traffic barriers
US4955753A (en) * 1988-07-18 1990-09-11 Mckay Alan R Roadway barrier system
US5007763A (en) * 1990-02-01 1991-04-16 Burgett William B Traffic barriers with built-in carriers

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GB2504118A (en) * 2012-07-19 2014-01-22 Jsp Ltd Safety barrier
GB2504118B (en) * 2012-07-19 2018-10-10 Jsp Ltd Safety barrier
GB2564168A (en) * 2012-07-19 2019-01-09 Jsp Ltd Safety Barrier
GB2564168B (en) * 2012-07-19 2019-06-26 Jsp Ltd Safety Barrier

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