JPH05156612A - Reflective cover for traffic facility supply - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To make reconditioning such as cleaning, repairing and the like easily by making a cover for enhancing night-time visibility of a traffic marker detachably of a retroreflective sheet of a flexible material and replacing only the cover when the cover is stained or damaged. CONSTITUTION: A cover 2 for enhancing night-time visibility of a traffic safety facility part 1 is made of a retroreflective sheet of a flexible material such as film, cloth or the like. The cover 2 is detachably mounted by using green tapes 4, 5, 6 and the like. If the cover 2 is stained or damaged, only the cover 2 is removed, replaced with a new one and conveyed to a safe area so as to be cleaned and repaired. By this method, maintenance of the traffic facility part can be effected efficiently.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reflective cover for transportation equipment which is installed at a predetermined position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various traffic safety facility articles, such as so-called cones and cushion drums, are fixedly or temporarily installed on the road or on the roadside for the purpose of indicating that entry is prohibited or indicating the approach road. However, these are provided with a reflecting member for enhancing visibility at night. However, these reflecting members become soiled or damaged by automobile exhaust, oil, tire residue, earth and sand, etc., and the visibility at night decreases as the use period elapses.

In this case, replacement with a new product requires a great deal of expense and labor for transportation and installation. Therefore, in order to restore visibility, it is desirable to wash and repair only the reflective member at the site where they are installed while keeping the main body as is, but such work on the road is always dangerous and it is considerable. Cost money.

As a means for solving such a problem, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-12101 discloses a method of covering a cone body or a reflection sheet attached to the cone body with a transparent synthetic resin cover. According to this, the reflection sheet can be protected to some extent from dirt from the outside and damage due to external factors, but once the reflection film becomes dirty or damaged due to intrusion of exhaust gas, rain, etc., impact from the outside, etc. If so, the problem of having to perform work such as cleaning and repair is still unsolved.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily remove and replace at the installation site, carry out cleaning, repair, etc., and restore the visibility. It is intended to provide a cover for possible road safety facility supplies.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a cover for a transportation facility article installed at a predetermined position, the flexible hollow cylindrical body having a retroreflective sheet. And a removable cover having:

[0007]

The function and effect of the cover of the present invention is to cover the traffic safety facility equipment fixedly or temporarily installed on the road, on the roadside, etc. Since it has the retroreflective sheet, the night visibility can be improved. Since it can be attached to and removed from the article, it can be easily replaced with a new or regenerated article when it is dirty or damaged, and can be taken back for cleaning, repairing, or the like in a safe place. And in this case, since the cover is made of a flexible material, it can be folded or rolled into a small size for transportation.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a transportation facility article installed at a predetermined place, and 2 shows an example of a cover for a transportation facility article of the present invention. The main body 1 is covered with the cover 2 during use. The cover 2 has at least a hollow cylindrical body 3. The tubular body is flexible as a whole, and its dimensions fit with the main body 1. That is, in FIG. 1, the facility article main body 1 is shown as a cylindrical shape, but it can take various forms, for example, a rectangular rod shape (rectangular solid).
In the case of a shape, the cover 2 is also in the shape of a rectangular cylinder during use. The length of the cover 2 is preferably substantially equal to the height of the facility article body 1.

The cover 2 is composed at least in part, and preferably most of it, of a retroreflective film or cloth, or the surface of a flexible sheet of other material is provided with a retroreflective film or cloth. It is stuck. If the cover 2 consists entirely of a retroreflective film or cloth, it is preferably reinforced by edge tapes 4, 5 and 6, for example made of cloth. The edge tape and the retroreflective film or cloth can be joined by a conventional means such as adhesion with an adhesive or stitching.

In addition, the cylindrical cover 2 has an edge 4 extending in the vertical direction.
5 and 5 may be permanently attached by welding or the like, or may be joined at the time of attachment to the main body 1 by a fastener or the like. Preferably, the lower end of the joint portion (a part corresponding to the lower part or the lower end of the main body 1 is also referred to as the lower part or the lower end of the cover) has a crevice 7. The presence of the rift 7 facilitates the attachment of the cover 2 to the main body 1.

The upper end of the cover 2 may be closed so as to cover not only the side portion but also the top portion of the facility article main body 1, but for convenience of processing, the upper end is opened as shown by 2 in FIG. Is preferred. In this case, it is preferable to provide the support member 8 on the upper end of the tubular body 3 so that the cover 1 does not slide down during use. The support member 8 is preferably made of flexible cloth or the like. Also, cover 2
Is a gripping portion 9 for facilitating removal from the main body 1.
Preferably at the top. This grip portion 9 is also made of a flexible material such as cloth. The support member 8 and the grip portion 9 are preferably joined to the edge tape 6 by a conventional means such as sewing or gluing.

In order to prevent the cover 2 from leaving the body 1 during use, suitable joining means, for example so-called hook / loop fasteners, for example velcro (trade name), are provided at opposite parts of the cover 2 and the body 1. A fastener or the like can be provided. This joining means is preferably provided on the inner surfaces 10 and 11 of the lower end of the cover 2 and the corresponding portions 13 and 14 of the main body, and in the embodiment having the support member 8, the inner surface 12 of the fall prevention tape and the corresponding main body are further provided. It is preferably provided on the top portion 15. The surface of the cover 2 may be provided with a pattern by means of coloring or the like in order to improve visibility or comply with traffic regulations.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a reflective cover A for a transportation facility article of the present invention.
And a transportation facility article body B to which the cover is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Transport facility article main body 2 ... Transport facility article cover 3 ... Hollow cylindrical body 4, 5, 6 ... Edge tape 7 ... Rip 8 ... Support member 9 ... Gripping portion 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 ... Joining means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cover for a transportation facility article installed at a predetermined position, the cover being removable and having a flexible hollow cylindrical body having a retroreflective sheet.