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US2025014A
US2025014A US753978A US75397834A US2025014A US 2025014 A US2025014 A US 2025014A US 753978 A US753978 A US 753978A US 75397834 A US75397834 A US 75397834A US 2025014 A US2025014 A US 2025014A
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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
    • E01F15/04—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of longitudinal beams or rigid strips supported above ground at spaced points
    • E01F15/0407—Metal rails
    • E01F15/0438—Spacers between rails and posts, e.g. energy-absorbing means

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  • This invention relates to road guards having guard rails of the flat metal type, one of the objects being to provide a construction for oisetting this type of guard rail from its supporting post, which is inexpensive yet safe and which may be easily and properly installed by relatively unskilled labor.
  • This road guard includes the combination of a post I, a flat metal guard rail 2 in which longitudinally extending slots 3 are formed, a flat spring metal strip 4 looped into the form of the letter Z, and fastenings 5 fixing one of the end portions, 4a, of the strip 4 to the post I and fixing the other of these portions 4b, to the guard rail 2 by way of the slots 3.
  • the post I is of the ordinary round Wooden variety, and both the end portions 4a and 4b of the strip 4 are curved to fit this post regardless of which is fastened to the same. That is to say, both of these end portions are curved to the same radius as that of the outside of the post I.
  • the fastenings which x the end portion 4 of the strip 4 to the post I are simply long bolts.
  • Those fastenings which nx the end portion 4b of the strip 4 to the guard rail I consist of bolts having heads Iia providing flat faces bearing against the guard rail, and shoulders 5b which freely pass through the slots 3 and engage the end portion 4b so as to positively space the heads 5at from the same.
  • the curved shape of the end portion 4b is sufficient to steady the guard rail 2 to either side of the bolt or fastening 5.
  • a road guard the combination of a post, a iiat metal guard rail in which at least oneA longitudinally extending slot is formed, a piece of flat metal strip looped into the form of the letter Z, and fastenings fixing one of the end por- 10 tions of said strip to said post and the other of said portions to said guard rail by Way of said slot, said post being round and both said end portions being curved to fit the same regardless of Which is fastened thereto.
  • a road guard the combination of a post, a flat metal guard rail in which at least one longitudinally extending slot is formed, a piece of flat metal strip looped into the form of the letter Z, and fastenings fixing one of the end portions of 20 said strip to said post and the other of said portions to said guard rail by Way of said slot, said post being round and both said end portions being curved to fit the same regardless of which is fastened thereto, the one of said fastenings which 25 frictionally xes said end portions to said guard rail consisting of a bolt having a head providing a at face bearing against said guard rail and a shoulder which freely passes through said slot and engages said end portion so as to positively 30 space said head therefrom, the curved shape of said end portions being suflicient to steady said guard rail to either side of said bolt.
  • a road guard In a road guard, the combination of a post, a at metal guard rail in which at least one 35 longitudinally extending slot is formed, a piece of at metal strip looped into the form of the letter Z, and fastenings xing one of the end portions of said strip to said post and the other of said portions to said guard rail by Way of said slot, 40 both said end portions being shaped to fit said post regardless of which is fastened thereto.

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e. E7, i935. A. E. BRICKMAN ET AL 2,925,914
GUARD RAIL Filed Nov. 20, 1954- Iii Patented Dec. 17, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT vFFICE GUARD RAIL Application November 20, 1934, Serial No. 753,978
3 Claims. (Cl. 256-13.1) v
This invention relates to road guards having guard rails of the flat metal type, one of the objects being to provide a construction for oisetting this type of guard rail from its supporting post, which is inexpensive yet safe and which may be easily and properly installed by relatively unskilled labor.
A portion of a road guard employing the invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 showing its top, Figure 2 its traiiic side and Figure 3 a detail.
This road guard includes the combination of a post I, a flat metal guard rail 2 in which longitudinally extending slots 3 are formed, a flat spring metal strip 4 looped into the form of the letter Z, and fastenings 5 fixing one of the end portions, 4a, of the strip 4 to the post I and fixing the other of these portions 4b, to the guard rail 2 by way of the slots 3.
The post I is of the ordinary round Wooden variety, and both the end portions 4a and 4b of the strip 4 are curved to fit this post regardless of which is fastened to the same. That is to say, both of these end portions are curved to the same radius as that of the outside of the post I.
The fastenings which x the end portion 4 of the strip 4 to the post I are simply long bolts. Those fastenings which nx the end portion 4b of the strip 4 to the guard rail I consist of bolts having heads Iia providing flat faces bearing against the guard rail, and shoulders 5b which freely pass through the slots 3 and engage the end portion 4b so as to positively space the heads 5at from the same. The curved shape of the end portion 4b is sufficient to steady the guard rail 2 to either side of the bolt or fastening 5.
The inexpensiveness of the construction described above is obvious. When a vehicle collides with the guard rail at the post I, there is sufiicient resiliency in the strip 4 to protect the latter. Furthermore, the guard rail may slide respecting the strip so as to transmit the force to a series of posts, rather than permitting its concentration at the posts adjacent the point of collision. Since both of the end portions 4a and 4b are similarly curved it is impossible for unskilled Workmen to improperly install a guard rail embodying the construction described.
We claim: 5
1. In a road guard, the combination of a post, a iiat metal guard rail in which at least oneA longitudinally extending slot is formed, a piece of flat metal strip looped into the form of the letter Z, and fastenings fixing one of the end por- 10 tions of said strip to said post and the other of said portions to said guard rail by Way of said slot, said post being round and both said end portions being curved to fit the same regardless of Which is fastened thereto. l5
2. In a road guard, the combination of a post, a flat metal guard rail in which at least one longitudinally extending slot is formed, a piece of flat metal strip looped into the form of the letter Z, and fastenings fixing one of the end portions of 20 said strip to said post and the other of said portions to said guard rail by Way of said slot, said post being round and both said end portions being curved to fit the same regardless of which is fastened thereto, the one of said fastenings which 25 frictionally xes said end portions to said guard rail consisting of a bolt having a head providing a at face bearing against said guard rail and a shoulder which freely passes through said slot and engages said end portion so as to positively 30 space said head therefrom, the curved shape of said end portions being suflicient to steady said guard rail to either side of said bolt.
3. In a road guard, the combination of a post, a at metal guard rail in which at least one 35 longitudinally extending slot is formed, a piece of at metal strip looped into the form of the letter Z, and fastenings xing one of the end portions of said strip to said post and the other of said portions to said guard rail by Way of said slot, 40 both said end portions being shaped to fit said post regardless of which is fastened thereto.
ALAN E. BRICKMAN. GEORGE A. GLEASON.
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US2979307A (en) * 1958-02-10 1961-04-11 Acme Highway Prod Highway guard rail and post therefor
US3981486A (en) * 1972-01-31 1976-09-21 Ernst Baumann Shock absorber and guide rail assembly including the same
US4190376A (en) * 1977-05-06 1980-02-26 Hans Urlberger Fastening device for a safety fence beam
EP0042645A2 (en) * 1980-06-24 1981-12-30 STAAT DER NEDERLANDEN te dezen vertegenwoordigd door de Directeur-Generaal van de Rijkswaterstaat Obstacle protection arrangement
US4330106A (en) * 1979-05-02 1982-05-18 Chisholm Douglas B Guard rail construction
EP1813725A1 (en) * 2006-01-26 2007-08-01 Corus UK LTD. Safety barrier
US20090050864A1 (en) * 2007-08-21 2009-02-26 Nucor Corporation Roadway guardrail system
US20090050863A1 (en) * 2007-08-21 2009-02-26 Nucor Corporation Roadway guardrail system
US20120003039A1 (en) * 2009-03-19 2012-01-05 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd Road Barrier
ITPS20130018A1 (en) * 2013-11-12 2015-05-13 Vittorio Strapazzini ECORUBBER GUARD RAIL
US20160319566A1 (en) * 2015-04-30 2016-11-03 Nz Tube Mills Limited Trellis post
US9631331B2 (en) 2011-05-30 2017-04-25 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd Barrier construction
US10570641B2 (en) 2015-11-27 2020-02-25 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd Parking barrier system and post
US11306453B2 (en) * 2015-06-11 2022-04-19 Gary L. Reinert, Sr. One-piece metal plate foundation with integral offset plate for guardrails and other structures and guardrail system utilizing same
US11371198B2 (en) 2018-07-26 2022-06-28 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd Spacer piece for a guard rail system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2979307A (en) * 1958-02-10 1961-04-11 Acme Highway Prod Highway guard rail and post therefor
US3981486A (en) * 1972-01-31 1976-09-21 Ernst Baumann Shock absorber and guide rail assembly including the same
US4190376A (en) * 1977-05-06 1980-02-26 Hans Urlberger Fastening device for a safety fence beam
US4330106A (en) * 1979-05-02 1982-05-18 Chisholm Douglas B Guard rail construction
EP0042645A2 (en) * 1980-06-24 1981-12-30 STAAT DER NEDERLANDEN te dezen vertegenwoordigd door de Directeur-Generaal van de Rijkswaterstaat Obstacle protection arrangement
EP0042645A3 (en) * 1980-06-24 1982-08-04 Staat Der Nederlanden Te Dezen Vertegenwoordigd Door De Directeur-Generaal Van De Rijkswaterstaat Obstacle protection arrangement
EP1813725A1 (en) * 2006-01-26 2007-08-01 Corus UK LTD. Safety barrier
US8807536B2 (en) 2007-08-21 2014-08-19 Nucor Corporation Roadway guardrail system
US9863106B2 (en) 2007-08-21 2018-01-09 Nucor Corporation Roadway guardrail system
US7878485B2 (en) 2007-08-21 2011-02-01 Nucor Corporation Roadway guardrail system
US20090050863A1 (en) * 2007-08-21 2009-02-26 Nucor Corporation Roadway guardrail system
US8353499B2 (en) * 2007-08-21 2013-01-15 Nucor Corporation Roadway guardrail system
US20090050864A1 (en) * 2007-08-21 2009-02-26 Nucor Corporation Roadway guardrail system
US10501902B2 (en) 2009-03-19 2019-12-10 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd Road barrier
US8858112B2 (en) * 2009-03-19 2014-10-14 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd Road barrier
US20120003039A1 (en) * 2009-03-19 2012-01-05 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd Road Barrier
US9631331B2 (en) 2011-05-30 2017-04-25 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd Barrier construction
US10329722B2 (en) 2011-05-30 2019-06-25 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd. Barrier Construction
US10544554B2 (en) 2011-05-30 2020-01-28 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd. Barrier construction
US11434613B2 (en) 2011-05-30 2022-09-06 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd. Barrier construction
ITPS20130018A1 (en) * 2013-11-12 2015-05-13 Vittorio Strapazzini ECORUBBER GUARD RAIL
US20160319566A1 (en) * 2015-04-30 2016-11-03 Nz Tube Mills Limited Trellis post
US10485188B2 (en) * 2015-04-30 2019-11-26 Nz Tube Mills Limited Trellis post
US11306453B2 (en) * 2015-06-11 2022-04-19 Gary L. Reinert, Sr. One-piece metal plate foundation with integral offset plate for guardrails and other structures and guardrail system utilizing same
US10570641B2 (en) 2015-11-27 2020-02-25 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd Parking barrier system and post
US11371198B2 (en) 2018-07-26 2022-06-28 Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd Spacer piece for a guard rail system

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