US2030782A

US2030782A - Guard device

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Publication number: US2030782A
Application number: US26281A
Authority: US
Inventors: John P Dennebaum
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-06-12
Filing date: 1935-06-12
Publication date: 1936-02-11
Anticipated expiration: 1953-02-11

Description

Feb. 11, 1936. J. P. DENNBAUM 2,030,732

. GUARD DEVICEl A Filed June l2, 1935 5 SheQtSSheetjl Il MKG" Feb. 1l, 1936. J. P. DENNEBAUM GUARD DEVICE Filed s sheets-sheet 2 June l2, 1935 Murnau Feb. 11, 1936. l; P. bENNEBA-UM GUARD DEX/ ICE Filed June 12,' 1955 Patented Feb. 11, 1936 vcurrar) "STATES PATENT- OFFICE This invention relates to a guard device for protective purposes on highways and is designed primarilyfor positioning at the sides of a curve of a roadway; however, it is to be understood that a guard device, in accordance with this invention, may be employed at any point uponthe roadway or in any connection for which it may be found applicable.y

The invention has fo'r its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a guard device constituting a cushioned abutment for arresting a vehicle from passing off of a roadway sidewise,

more particularly when rounding curves thereby preventing accidents.

A further 'object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a guard device including means for absorbingy shocks,- as well as for reducing to a minimum damage vor injury to a vehicle when the latter impacts the device. 1

A further'object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a guard device for the purpose referred to including resili- 'ent suspension means having coacting parts for surrounding a guard rail at spaced intervals for adjustably clamping the rails thereto.

A further object o1. the invention is to provide,

in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a guard dein a manner as hereinafter set forth, a guard device for the purpose referred to including a guard rail and a resilient suspension structure for the latter with the suspension so formed as to enable theconvenient adjusting of the rail therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a guard device for the purpose referred to including a resilient suspension structure for a guard rail having c oacting parts thereof for encompassing the rail for clamping the latter thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide. in a manner as hereinafterset forth, a guard device for the purpose -referred to including a resilient suspension structure bearing against the in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, thoroughly eiiicient in its use, readily installed in position upon a roadway and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects which 5 may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be more specifically de`- scribed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein are shown several embodiments of the invention, but it is to he understood that changes, variations and modifications may be re, 'sorted to which fall within the scope of the inven- 'tion as claimed.

section of the rail suspension structure,

Figure 6 is a section online 6 6, Figure 5,

Figure 7 is a top plan view of a modified form,

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view in front elevation of the modified form,

Figure 9 isa vertical sectionalview of the modi- .ied form,

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the resilientk section of the suspension structure shown in Figure 7,

Figure 11l is a vertical sectional view of another modied form,

Figure 12 is a perspective view of the resilient section of the suspension structure of the form shown in Figure 11,

Figure 13 is a vertical sectional view of a further modied form,

Figure 14 is a fragmentary view in front elevation of the form shown in Figure 13, A Figure 15 is a perspective view of the resilient 45 section of the suspension structure of the form shown in Figure 13, -1

Figure 16 is a perspective view of the clamping section of the suspension structure of the form shown in Figure 13,

Figure 17 is a perspective view of a modified form of the resilient vsection shown in'Figure 13,

Figure 18 is a vertical sectional view and Figure 19 is a fragmentary view in front elevation of still another modified form of the guard device.

Figure 5 isa perspective View of the clamping 25 section.'

-guard rail 1 which has inturned curved end portions 8 and is of segmental contour in vertical The length of rail 1 will be as desired and is sodisposed relative to a side 9 of roadway I I) -that its convexf'ace II will be arranged inwardly adjacent to such side. lThe rail 1 is im- ,perforate The rail 1 is clamped to a set oi spaced resilient suspension structures I2. Eachstructure I2 is secured at its lower end to the front of a vertical support I3 anchored in the ground inwardly adjacent to roadway side 9. The lowe'i` ends of structures I2 are secured to the supports I 3 in proximity to the ground level. i

The structures I2 are of like form and'each includes an upstanding resilient section I4 formed y froma strap of metallic material Yhaving a vertically disposed lower end part 'I5, an intermediate part I6 extending upwardlyfrom the upper end of part I5 vat an outward inclination and an upper end part I1 of segmental contour inlengthwise section having its convex face bearing against the concave face of rail 1. The part I1 is eccentrically disposed with respect to the part I6 and i a support I3. The top edge of part I1 is notched, 'as at I8. The part I1, in close proximity to its point of mergence in part I6, is formed with an opening I9. The part I5 is provided with a plul rality of openings 2Il. The part I5 abuts the front of a support I3 and has its openings 2U :register with the outer. end of openings 2I formed transversely of support I3. `Bolts 22 extend through the registering openings 20, 2I and have their.

heads 23 abut the front face of part I5. The bolts 2 2 extend beyond the rear face of support I 3 and carry clamping nuts 24 which coact with the heads I23 for clamping the section I4 to support I3 to provide for the parts I6, I1 to be arranged in spaced relation to the support.

Each Asuspension structure I2 also includes a clamping section 25 formed of a strap of metallic material of less width than that of part I1 of section I4. The body part of 'section 25,' indicated at 26, corresponds in length to that of part I1 the convex or front face II of rail 1.

of section I4 and is curved lengthwise to correspond to the curvature of part I1 of section I4.

The concave face of body part 26 bears against The body part 26 is of greater length than the width of rail 1. The section 25, at the top of body part 26, is

formed with a rearwardly extending angle-shaped flange 21 formed of a horizontal leg 28 and a vertical leg 29 depending from the inner end of leg 28. The body part 26 in proximity to its lower end, is formed with an opening 30. The body part 26, in transverse section, is of` segmental contour. When section 26 is in clamping position the leg 28 of ilange 21 extends through notch I8 and seats upon the top edge of rail 1, leg 29 bears against the upper portion of the concave face of section I4 to form a quick detachable connection. The lower end of body part 26 depends below the bottom edge of rail 1 to an extent to have opening 38 align with opening I9 of section I4.

Each suspension structure I2 further includes a holdfast means for connecting sections I4 and 25 together in a manner to xedly maintain the 2,030,7@2y Figure 20 is a perspective view of the resilient` body part 26 of section 25 in clamping engagement with the rail 1 and the part I1 of section I4 to tightly bear against the inner face of rail 1 whereby the rail 1 is prevented from bodily shifting relative to any one of `the structures I2. The holdfast means consists of a bolt 3I extending through the openings 30, I9, having its head 32 bearing against the outer facev of body part 26, its shank projecting from part I1 and a clamping -nut 33 coacting with head 32.

The manner of setting up the suspension structures provides for them suspending the guard rail eccentrically in spaced relation relative to the front of the supports I3. On loosening the bolts of the suspension structures the guard rail 1 may be readily adjusted bodily lengthwise with respect to the set oi spaced supports I3. The suspension structures provide cushioning means for the guard rail when the latter is impacted by a vehicle. l

u Referring to the modiiled form shown in Figures 7 to l0, the guard device includes a guard rail 34 of the desired length and width which is not curved transversely as is the rail 1, a set of spaced opposed vertical supports 35, only one shown, to be anchored in the ground and a set of resilient suspension structures 36, only one metallic cylinder 39 open at each end and split from its upper to its lower end to provide apair of end edges 40, 4I. The

parts

42, 43 of the body of cylinder 39 bordering the edges. 48, 4I respectively are arranged in overlapping relation. The upper portion of

parts

42, 43 are provided with registering

openings

44, 45 respectively. The lower portion of

parts

42, 43 are formed with registering openings 46, 41 respectively. 'I'he openings 44, 46 are to register with the front end of the openings 31 in a support 35. The top edge of the front part of cylinder 39 is formed with a transverse notch 48. V'Ihe front face of the front of section 39 is positioned against the rear face of rail 34. v

Each suspension structure 36 also includes a clamping section 49 of inverted yoke-shape form having its top 50 seated in notch 48, its iront side 5I bearing against the outer face of rail 34 and its rear side 52 bearing against the inner face of .the front of cylinder 39, its top 50 seated in the top edge of the rail 34 and its sides 5I, 52 depending below the bottom edge of rail 34 and cylinder 39. The sides l5I, 52 are resilient and are formed in proximity to their lower ends with aligning openings 53.

Each suspension structure further includes a holdrast means for tightly securing the rail 34 and sections 38, 49 -in clamped abutting relation whereby the rail 34 is prevented from bodily shifting relative .to any one of said structures. 'I'he holdfast means consists of a bolt 54 extending through the openings 53 having its head 55 bearing against thfront face oi side 5I of section 49 and carrying a clamping nut 56 to bind against the rear face of side 52 of section g shown, and which are adapted to be anchored in the ground adjacent a side of a roadway. Each support |21 will be provided adjacent its upper end with an opening |211i extending from its front to its rear face as shown in Figure 18. There is to be associated with the front of each support |21 a resilient suspensionistructure |28. The structures |28 are for the purpose of resiliently suspending a .straight guard rail |29. The

What I claim is:

1. In a guard device, a resilient element adaptl ed to have its outer portion abut the inner face Otherwise than that as stated, 5

rail, said elements having coacting interengaging parts attheir upper ends for quickly-detachably connecting them together to bear against the faces of the guard rail, and means carried-by and coacting with said elementsy independently of the guard rail for clamping said elements and rail together to resiliently suspend the latter.

2. In a guard device, a resilient element adapted to have its outer portion abut the inner face of a guard rail, means for anchoring said element in lateral suspended relation against anupstanding support, a coupling element adapted to abut the outer face of the guard rail, said coupling element seating upon the top edge of the guard rail and seating Within the top edge of the resilient element, thus forming a quick detachable connection, and means independent of the guard rail for clamping the ,elements together to resiliently suspend the rail.

3. In a guard device, an upstanding resilient element having a vertically disposed lower portion and its remaining portion .extended outwardly from said lower` portion, means for anchoring said lower portion against an upstanding support to dispose the said remaining portionv in lateral suspended relation with respect to the support, a guard rail having pits inner face abutting the upper part of the'front face of said remaining portion, a clamping element bearing against the outer face' and overlapping the top edge of said. rail and interengaging'within the top edgeof said remaining portion, and means arranged" below said rail, carried by and coacting withsaid elements for tightly clamping the rail and elements together to provide for said elements resiliently suspending the rail. f

4. In-a guard'device, a resilient element, means for anchoring it in lateral suspedederelation with respect to an upstanding support, a guard .rail having its rear face positione'd against the front of said element, a clamping element bearing against the outer face of said rail and having 49. The head `58, nut 56, sides 5|, 52 coact to tightly clamp the rail 34 to a structure 36.

Each suspensionv structure 36 is secured against the front of a support 35 by superposed holdfast means 51, 58, rone extending through that opening 31 which aligns with

openings

44, 45 and the other extending through that opening 31 which registers with openings 46, 81. The pair of holdfast means 51,58 anchors the suspension structure 36 to a support 35 whereby guard rail 34 is resiliently suspended in spaced relation with respect to a support 35.

Whenthe bolts 55 are loosened, the rail 34 can be bodily adjusted in lengthwise relation with respect to a set of supports 35 without removing the rail from the suspension structures 36.

The modified form of guard device shown in Figures 11 and 12 includes a. set of spaced upstanding supports 59 (only one shown) which are to be anchored in the ground, a guard rail 68 and a set of resilient suspension structures 6| for the rail 68. The latter is of the same formas the rail 34. Each support, 59 is formed with a pair of superposed parallel openings 62, 63 disposed transversely of support 59 and extending from the front to the rear face of the latter. The opening 62 is arranged in. proximity to the top of support 59. The opening 63 is arranged below and in proximity to the transverse median of support 59. The suspension structure 6| includes a resilient section 64 consisting of a split cylinder 65 of the same form and construction as that of cylinder 39 with the exception that cylinder 65 is of greater length than cylinder 39 and is formed centrally of its front and in. proximity to its bottom. edge with \'an opening 66. Otherwise than that as stated, cylinder 65 will'be of Athe saine form as that of cylinder 39. The notch in the top edge of cylinder 65 is indicated at 61. The front face oi cylinder 65 bears against the rear face'of rail 68. The structure 9| also includes a metallic clamping section 88 consisting of a strap-like body part 69 having an opening 18 adjacent its lower end aligning with opening 66. The inner face of body part 69 bears against the outer face of rail 68. The upper end of body part 69 terminates in a rearwardly directed angle-shaped flange 1| formedof a horizontal leg 12 and a. vertical leg 18 depending' from the rear end of leg 12. The latter seats in' notch 61 and bears on the top edge of rail 68. The leg 13 abuts the inner face of cylinder 65. The body part 69 and cylinder 65 depend below the bottom edge of rail 68. The

sections

64, 68 and rail 68 are l tightly clamped together by a holdfastmeans 14 extended through openings 66, .18 an', binding against the inner fac of cylinder 65 antfouter face of body part69. The section 64 has a pair of upper registering openings 15 in registry with opening 62 and a pair of lower registering openings 16 in registry with openingV 63. Holdi'ast means 11 extend through the

registeringopenings

62, 15 and holdfast means 18 extend through registering openings 63, 16 for anchoring structure 6| to a support 59.

The modified form of guard device shown by Figures 13 to 16 'includesa set of spaced upstand? ing supports 19 (only one shown) `which are gan' chored in the ground andare of like form, a'

set of resilient suspension structures 88 `(only one shown) 'of like form and a guard rail 8| of convexo-concave contour in vertical section. The convex face of rail 8| is designated at 62 and is at the front of the rail 8|. The rear or concave face of rail 8| is designated at 83.

The support 19 is formed with an opening 84 for the passage of holdfast means 85 to anchor structure 88 against the front face thereof.

lThe structure 88 includes a resilient section 86 formed from a metallic strap 81 having a vertically disposed rear part 88, an upper intermediate part 89 of compound curvature depending in spaced relation to and from the upper end of part 88, a lower intermediate part 98 of compound curvature extending upwardly in spaced relation to .and from the lower end of part 81, a curved upper front part 9| extending upwardly and rearwardly from the lower end of part 89 and spaced from the latter and a curved lower front part 92 extending 4downwardly and rearwardly from the upper end of part 98 and spaced from the latter. 'Ihe lower end of part 89 is spaced from the upper end of part 98. The lower end of part 9| is spaced from the upper end of part 92. The upper end edge of part 9| is formed with a notch 93. The part 92, in proximity to its lower end, is formed with an Opening 94. 'Ihe front faces of the parts 9|, 92 bear against the rear face of rail 8|. The rear part 88, centrally'of lits lengthwise median, is formed with an opening |18a for the passage of the holdfast means 85. The structure 88 also includes a clamping section 95 formed from a strap of metallic material of less width thanthe strap which provides 'section 86. The section 95 includes a body part 96 of arcuate contour having its inner face bearing against the front face 82 of rail 8|. The body part 96 is of greater length than the width of rail 88 and .is

formed near its lower end with an opening 91 aligning with opening 94. The

openings

94, 91 are arranged below the bottom edge of rail 8|. The body part 96 merges at its upper end into a rearwardly extending downwardly inclined angleshaped iiange 98 formed with a downwardly inclined horizontal leg 99 terminating at its rear end in a depending forwardly inclined rear leg |88. The leg 99 extends through notch 93 and seats on the top edge of rail 8 The leg |88 bears against the upper portion of the rear face of part 9| of section 86. Extending through the

openings

94, 91 and bearing against the rear face of part 92 of section 86 and against the front face of body part 96 is a holdfast means |8| for tightly clamping the rail 8| to the

sections

86, 95 whereby the rail will be prevented from shifting relative to structure 88 and will be arranged in suspended i spaced relation relative to support 19. The holdfast means |8| of the structures 88 may be loosened and the rail 8| bodily shifted lengthwise with respect to the set of supports without remov-v Aing the rail from structures 88.

'I'he modified form of resilient section |82 shown in Figure 1'7 is'to be substituted for the section 86 of the suspensionstructure 8 0. The section 82 is similar'in construction' to section 85 with the exception that the front upper part |83 of section |82 is provided on its rear face with a'groove |84 openingvat its top edge |85. 'I'he leg |88 of section 95 is to extend int of section 95 is to lse *edge |85. Otherwise than is stated, the f [f notion of section |82 will correspond to that oi-.i'section 86. The rear. upper intermediate', lower intermediate and lower front cove |84. r'Ihe leg 98 parts of section |82 are designated |86, |81, |88 and |89 respectively. The openings in parts |86,

l |89 are designated |18, respectively. With reference to Figures 18, 19 and 28, the

` guard device illustrated thereby includes a series ins 2,080,782 an integral part interengaging in the top edge of' for anchoring itin lateral suspended relation with respect to an upstanding support, a guard rail having its rear face positioned against the front of said element, a clamping element bearing against the outer face of said rail and-*having an integral part interengaging in the top edge of and depending within the resilient element, and means carried by and coacting with said elements for clamping them tightly against said rail to resiliently suspend the latter, said means being spaced from said rail, and. said elements having aligning openings below the rail for the passage of said means.

6. In a guard device, an upstanding element having a vertical lower part and a curved resilient upper part outwardly offset with respect to said lower part, means for anchoring saidlower part against an upstanding support to position said upper part laterally suspended relative to the support, a guard rail of arcuate contour in cross the outer face of said upper part, a coupling element having its inner face bearing against the outer face of said rail, said elements having coacting interengaging parts at their upper ends, the coacting part of the clamping element seating on the top edge of said rail and in the 'top 'edge of said resilient upper part of said upstanding element, and means carried by and coacting with said curved upper part and the clamping element for tightly cla-mping the said elements and rail together to provide for said elements resiliently suspending the rail.

7. In a guard device, an upstanding element having a vertical lower part and a curved resilient upper part outwardly offset with respect to said lower part, means for anchoring said lower part against an upstanding support to position said upper part laterally suspended relative to the support, a guard rail of arcuate conto-ur in cross section having its inner face positioned against the outer face of said upperA part, a coupling element having its inner face bearing against lthe outer face of said rail, said elements having coacting interengaging parts at their upper ends,. the coacting part of the clamping element seating on the top edge of said rail and in the top edge of the resilient part of the upstanding element', and means carried by and coacting with said curved upper part and the clamping element for tightly clamping the said elements and rail together to the rail, said means being spaced fro-m and independently of said rail.'

8.,In a guard device, an upstanding element having, a non-resilient vertical lower part and a resilient curved upper part outwardly offset with respect to said lower part, means for anchoring said lower part against an upstanding support to position said upper part laterally suspended relative to the support, aguard'rail of arcuate contour in cross section having its inner face posi. tionedagainst the outer face of said-upper part, a coupling elementhaving its inner face bearing against; the outer face of said rail, saidelements having coacting interengaging parts at their upper ends, the coacting part'of the coupling element seating on the top edge of said rail and in the top provide for said elements resiliently suspending edge of the resilient part of said-opstanding ele- A ment, downwardly inclined means carried by and coacting with said curved upper part and the coupling element for tightly clamping the said elements and rail together to provide lfor said elements resiliently suspending the rail, said means being spaced from and independently of said rail, and saidk elements having downwardly inclined aligning openings for the (passage of said means. f

9G In a guard device, a resilient suspension element for a guard rail comprising a vertically disposed lower end part formed with superposed openings for the passage of holdfast means for anchoring said part to an upstanding support, an upstanding outwardly inclined intermediate part merging at its lower end into the upper end of said lower end vpart and an upstanding outwardly curved upper end part for abutting the inner face of the rail and merging at its lower end into the upper end of said intermediate part, said upper end part having a notch in its top edge, a curved coupling member adapted to bear against the.

outer face of the rail and 4provided with an anglevshapedflange at its upper end interengaging with said curved upper part for coupling said elements together, and means carried by and coacting with said elements'for clamping the 'latter against the rail. V

10. In a guard device, an upstanding support for anchoring in the ground, an upstanding 'resilient element including a vertically disposed lower end part positioned against the lower portion of the front face of said support, and upwardly extending outwardly inclined intermediate part merging at its lower end into the'upper end of the said other part and an upwardly extending out-- wardly curved upper end part merging at its lower end into the upper end of said intermediate part and eccentrically disposed in spaced relation with respect to `the* front of said support, said upper part being formed' with ,a notch in its top edge.

a vguard rail conforming in contour to that and;v

having its rear face bearing against the front face of said-upper part, a curved coupling element bearing against the outer face of said rail and having its upper end formed with a rearwardly extending angle-shaped part'seated in said notch and bearing against the top edge of the rail and against the rear face of said curved upper end part, and means carried by andcoacting with said curved upper end part and coupling element and arranged below the rail fortightly clamping the latter' to said elements.

11; In a guard device, an upstanding resilient element formed Vof a splitv cylinder having the parts-thereof bordering its split ends overlapping, said parts being arranged at the rear of the cyl-5 inder and provided with means for the passage of holdfast devices for anchoring the cylinder to an upstanding support, said cylinder adapted to have its front face bear against the rear -face of a guardv below said cylinder, and means carried by said sides below the guard rail and coacting with said vsides for xedly clamping said elements to the rail to suspend the latter.

' 12. In a guard device, a suspension element for and adapted to have a guard rail clamped thereto, said element consisting ot a vertically disposed rear part, oppositely disposed spaced upper and lower intermediate parts integral with and extending downwardly and upwardly respectively from the upper and lower ends of and spaced from said end oi?` the lower intermediate.y part, said front parts being spaced from said'intermediate parts and having means for connecting them to a. means for clamping the guard rail thereto, and said rear. part having means for t-he passage of a. holdifast 6 device for anchoring the element suspendmgly from an upstanding support.

JOHN P. DENNEBAUM.