US1789446A

US1789446A - Road marker

Info

Publication number: US1789446A
Application number: US127745A
Authority: US
Inventors: O'brien James Raymond
Original assignee: JOSEPH LODA
Current assignee: JOSEPH LODA
Priority date: 1926-08-07
Filing date: 1926-08-07
Publication date: 1931-01-20
Anticipated expiration: 1948-01-20

Description

Jan. 20,- 1931. J. R. o'BRlEN ROAD MARKER Filed Aug. '7' 1925 @277335 7? om? 073mm a nut or collar 17 may be threaded upon the bolt 12 so as to engage the lowerV face of the plate 11 and thereby assist in securing the anchor bolt to the plate 11.

When the marker element thus constructed is placed, in position the recess in theV pavement is filled in with concrete or anyY suitable plastic material so as to hold the same in position.

Anchor members `18 may be 'p-rovided'iffdesired, and are adapted'to be threadedupon the bolts 12 so as to project therebelow and form an additional means for assistingin anchoring the element.

lVith the present invention it Willbe mani# fest that the lateral or *uprightv faces of each of the marker elements` is substantially straight, and as the edge of the plete 1.1 is flush'ivith the. lateral face ofthe bedy portien of the marker element, a plurality of thel elements may be placed side by side so as to abut, as shown in Figure 1. This renders it'possible to build up, by the use of a plurality of these marker elements, any de sired character such as letters or the like and by securing the adjacent marker elements together the entire built up character may be placed in a pavement and anchored as a unit. i

Any suitable means maybe provided for binding or connecting the respective elements together. Any effective and efficient means embodies a plurality of plates-,or members 19 provided with suitable apertures therethrough, and these plates or members 19. are adapted Vto -be sleeved' upon theV proximate. bolts or anchor members 12 of the adjacent marker sections so that the plates 19 will eX- tend across the abutting edgesof the adjacent lates 11. Y l

After-the marker elements` have been as sembled or adjacent elements arranged'inV proximity to each other, the respective plates 19 are placed in position. The nuts or collars 17 are then threaded upon the bolts or` meme. bers 12 and cooperate with the respective heads 13 of the bolts for clamping the mem bers 19 against the lower face of the adjacent plates 11, as shoivnmore clearly in Figures 2 and 5. f

In assembling or forming any desired character it is preferableto invert the marker elements so that the plates-19 and collars or nuts 17 Iny be readily placed in position.

The additional marker elements 18 are then attached to any desired number or all of the bolts 12, after which the assembled charac terA may be placed in position in the pavement 16by inserting the same into a. recess formed in the pavement; The recess may then be filled With concrete or plastic material, and the marker is placed in position so that theupper face of the body portion 10 thereof will be substantially flush With the exposed surface of the pavement.-

vreason-cf sueh'resiliency the life of the element Will be greatly prolonged.

lThe non-resilient plate which is firmly anchored in the pavement will prevent the element from becoming detached or displaced with respect to the pavement.

By reason ofthe non-resilient nature and Y of the material of which the plate l11 iS.. c011- structed, it will not be affected by theaction of heat. or cold, With the result that the element will always be firmly anchored.

The resilient upper por-tionor bodyl of the. blockvvill yield with the pavement and will not be torn away from the adjacent .faces 0f the Wall of the openingin the pavement into.

which theelement is inserted. Y

It.. will also be manifest that Withthi's improved element any form. of letter or character may be built up .by the fuse. of a plurality of the elements and the elements may all be secured together so. as to constitute a Single. 1111113. 1

Obviously'many changes may be made, in the details of' construction and in the combi nation and arrangement-of the several parts, within the scope of the claims, Without. de,` parting from the spirit of this invention.,

What is claimed asnew is z:-

1.l A road marker embodyinga plurality of elements each embodying a resilient .block like body portiom the Vupper surface. being substantially fla-t, a noni-.resilient pla/te4 upon which the block rests, the lower surface ofthe block andsaid plate beingsecured together, the edge ofrthe plate being-substantially flush With the, lateral Wall of the block,v an anchor member connected with the plate and. de-- pending thcrebelow, the proximate faces of adjacent elementsabutting, and a connecting 1 member extending across. the joint between adjacent elements and secured to one of the anchor members of each ofthe elements.

2. A road marker embodying aplurality of elements each embodying` a resilient block like body portion, the upper surface, being substantially flat, a non-resilient plate upon' which the block rests, the lower surface of the block and said plate being secured together7 the edge of the plate being substantially flush with the lateral Wall of the' block, an anchor member connected With-thek plate and depending therebelow, the'proximate faces of adjacent elements abutting, a. connecting member extending across the joint between adjacent elements, and means securing the ISO connecting member against the exposed face of the said plate.

8. A road marker embodying a plurality of elements each embodying a resilient body portion, a non-resilient plate upon which the said body portion rests, the lower face of the said body portion and the plate being secured together, the edge of the plate being substantially flush with the lateral edge of the said body portion, an anchor bolt connected with and depending below the plate, said bolt being threaded, the proximate faces of adjacent elements abutting, a tie member extending across the joint between adjacent sections and engaging said bolts, and nuts on the respective bolts for securing the said tie member in position and for clamping it against the lower face of the said plate for securing the said elements together.

4. A road marker embodying a plurality of elements each embodying a resilient body portion, a non-resilient plate upon which the said body portion rests, the lower face of the said body portion and the plate being secured together, the edge of the plate being substantially flush with the lateral edge of the said body portion, an anchor bolt connected with and depending below7 the plate, said bolt being threaded, the proximate faces of adjacent elements abutting, a tie member extending across the oint between adjacent sections and engaging said bolts, nuts on the respective bolts for securing thesaid tie member in po-l sition and for clamping it against the lower face of the said plate for securing the said elements together, and an additional anchor element connected with the said bolt.

5. A road marker embodying a plurality of block like body portions adapted to be embedded in a pavement with their upper faces substantially flush with the surface of the pavement, an anchor member connected with and depending below each of the blocks, and a fastening member extending across the .f bottoms of adjacent blocks and engaging adjacent anchor members for securing the marker elements together.

6. A road marker embodying a plurality of block like body portions adapted to be embedded in a pavement with their upper faces substantially flush with the surface of the pavement, an anchor member connected with and depending below each .of the blocks, a fastening member extending across the bottoms of adjacent blocks, said fastening member having apertures therethrough through which the respective anchor members pass, and means engaging the said anchors for clamping the said fastening member against the lower face of said body portion for securing the marker elements together.

7 A road marker embodying a plurality of elements each embodying a resilient block like body portion, a non-resilient plate upon which the block rests, the lower surface of the block and said plate being secured together, the edge of the plate being substantially flush with the lateral wall of the block, an anchor member connected with the plate and depending therebelow, and a connecting member below the elements and extending from one element to the next adjacent element and secured to one of the anchor members of each of the elements.

8. A road marker embodying a plurality of elements each embodying a resilient body portion, a non-resilient plate upon which the block rests, the lower surface of the block and thesaid plate being secured together, the edge of the plate being substantially flush with the lateral wall of the block, an anchor member connected with the plate and depending therebelow, a connecting member below the elements and extending from one element to the next adjacent element, and

means securing the connecting member against the exposed face of the said plate.l

9. A road marker element embodying a resilient body portion, a plate secured to the bottom of said body, an anchor member connected with the plate and depending therebelow, all of said parts being adapted to be embedded in a pavement with the upper surface of the resilient body 'substantially flush with the surface of the adjacentportion of the pavement, and means engaging an anchor member of adjacent elements for tying them together, the said means being disposed below the said elements and also embedded in the pavement.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specilication on this 4th day of August, A. 13.1926.

J. RAYMOND OBRIEN.