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US2121961A
US2121961A US104358A US10435836A US2121961A US 2121961 A US2121961 A US 2121961A US 104358 A US104358 A US 104358A US 10435836 A US10435836 A US 10435836A US 2121961 A US2121961 A US 2121961A
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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
    • 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
    • E01F9/623—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection
    • E01F9/631—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection specially adapted for breaking, disengaging, collapsing or permanently deforming when deflected or displaced, e.g. by vehicle impact
    • E01F9/638—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection specially adapted for breaking, disengaging, collapsing or permanently deforming when deflected or displaced, e.g. by vehicle impact by connection of stud-and-socket type, e.g. spring-loaded
    • 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
    • E01F9/623—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection
    • E01F9/627—Upright bodies, e.g. marker posts or bollards; Supports for road signs characterised by form or by structural features, e.g. for enabling displacement or deflection self-righting after deflection or displacement
    • E01F9/629—Traffic guidance, warning or control posts, bollards, pillars or like upstanding bodies or structures

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  • This invention relates to traic marking means and more particularly to means for designating traffic lanes on paved highways and for marking out parking areas and the like.
  • traic lanes on curves, hills and the like are usually indicated by ⁇ painted lines or by ya series of metallic or rubber plates anchored in the pavement and sometimes carrying reectors.
  • the invention thus contemplates an upstanding post of a strikingly impressive height, when placed on the highway and of a material and construction which will permit the post to bend f over upon impact of a moving vehicle to permit the latter to pass without injury to the vehicle or its safe driving and then toimmediately return to its upstanding position.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the marking means
  • FIGS 2 to 5 are sectional views of various forms of the markers.
  • the marking means consists of a series of posts l secured tothe Vpavement 2.
  • the height of the ⁇ post must be at least sufficient to provide above the base portion an erect form-sustaining bendable or ilexing section. The exact height will depend somewhat upon the particular construction of the post and the character of the specic material of which it is made. Moreover, the particular condition of the road and position in which the markers are employed will influence the lower limit of the permissible height.
  • a bendable section of even four inches may serve the intended purpose but 1 preferably the overall height of the post is such as to reach the chassis of a normal motor car so that a car crossing the post will normally be engaged thereby and the repeated impacts, as the post is engaged by successive portions of the car,
  • the post may be rial and the latter increases the intensity of the warning signal.
  • any suitable means for mounting the posts on the pavement may be employed.
  • the base of the post is moulded about a stud 3 projecting from a metal base plate 4, the edges of which are rounded.
  • the base plate 4 is tapped to receive a screw threaded stud bolt 5 projecting from and anchored in the pavement.
  • the markers may, if necessary, be readily removed and a nut placed on the projecting stud bolt.
  • a bed plate 6 flush with the road level is tapped to receive a threaded spigot 1,- the head of which engages the bottom wall of the post.
  • a nut or tapped ring 8 engaging the bottom wall of the post is adapted to receive a threaded stud 9 in the road surface.
  • the base ofthe post is' adapted tosnap over a rounded metal head lll of a stud Il.' Such a stud could be left in the road surface without additional fitting when the post is removed in the Winter season.
  • the use of the marking means described has many advantages. It tends to curb excessive speed at curves owing to the greater restraint imposed by the markers. It substantially eliminates the dangerous practice of passing cars on hills and curves. When used as a parking area marker, ⁇ it substantially eliminates the annoying practice of encroaching on adjacent parking spaces.
  • Traffic marking means for pavements comprising a series of posts arranged in line, said posts consisting of a hollow flexible structure and extending above the pavement to a height slightly greater than the road clearance of a standard motor vehicle, and means for removably mounting each of said posts in the pavement.
  • Traic marking means for pavements comprising a series of posts arranged in line, said posts consisting of a hollow ilexible structure and extending above the pavement to a height slightly greater than the road clearance of a standard motor vehicle, an anchor for each post embedded in the pavement and substantially ush with the surface thereof, and means for removably mounting each post on an anchor.
  • Traflic marking means for pavements comprising a series of posts arranged inline, said posts being yieldable and bendable throughout the greater portion of their length and .extending above the pavement to a height slightly greater than the road clearance of a standard motor vehicle whereby said posts will be engaged by portions of a vehicle crossing thesame to provide audible and successive warning signals.

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A, GILL TRAFFIC MARKING DEVICE June 2s, 193s.`
Ffiled OC.. 7, `1955 A TToR/VEM Patented June 2s, 193s UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TRAFFIC MARKING DEVICE Alan Findlay Gill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Application October 7, 1936, Serial No. 104,358
3 Claims. (Cl. 94-1.5)
This invention relates to traic marking means and more particularly to means for designating traffic lanes on paved highways and for marking out parking areas and the like.
At the present time, traic lanes on curves, hills and the like are usually indicated by `painted lines or by ya series of metallic or rubber plates anchored in the pavement and sometimes carrying reectors.
y "Ihe object of the present invention is to provide an improved traic marking means which will act as a consciously impressive deterrent to driving over same and which, at the same time, has a structure which will yield freely at all points throughout its length to impact of a vehicle and immediately return to normal position after being freed from contact with the car. The invention thus contemplates an upstanding post of a strikingly impressive height, when placed on the highway and of a material and construction which will permit the post to bend f over upon impact of a moving vehicle to permit the latter to pass without injury to the vehicle or its safe driving and then toimmediately return to its upstanding position.
The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawing in which,A
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the marking means, and
Figures 2 to 5 are sectional views of various forms of the markers.
As lshown in the drawing, the marking means consists of a series of posts l secured tothe Vpavement 2. The height of the` post must be at least sufficient to provide above the base portion an erect form-sustaining bendable or ilexing section. The exact height will depend somewhat upon the particular construction of the post and the character of the specic material of which it is made. Moreover, the particular condition of the road and position in which the markers are employed will influence the lower limit of the permissible height. A bendable section of even four inches may serve the intended purpose but 1 preferably the overall height of the post is such as to reach the chassis of a normal motor car so that a car crossing the post will normally be engaged thereby and the repeated impacts, as the post is engaged by successive portions of the car,
`50 will serve as warning signals. The post may be rial and the latter increases the intensity of the warning signal.
Any suitable means for mounting the posts on the pavement may be employed. In Figure 2, the base of the post is moulded about a stud 3 projecting from a metal base plate 4, the edges of which are rounded. The base plate 4 is tapped to receive a screw threaded stud bolt 5 projecting from and anchored in the pavement. Thus, during the winter season the markers may, if necessary, be readily removed and a nut placed on the projecting stud bolt.
In Figure 3, a bed plate 6 flush with the road level is tapped to receive a threaded spigot 1,- the head of which engages the bottom wall of the post. In Figure 4, a nut or tapped ring 8 engaging the bottom wall of the post is adapted to receive a threaded stud 9 in the road surface. In Figure 5, the base ofthe post is' adapted tosnap over a rounded metal head lll of a stud Il.' Such a stud could be left in the road surface without additional fitting when the post is removed in the Winter season.
The use of the marking means described has many advantages. It tends to curb excessive speed at curves owing to the greater restraint imposed by the markers. It substantially eliminates the dangerous practice of passing cars on hills and curves. When used as a parking area marker, `it substantially eliminates the annoying practice of encroaching on adjacent parking spaces.
I claim:
1. Traffic marking means for pavements comprising a series of posts arranged in line, said posts consisting of a hollow flexible structure and extending above the pavement to a height slightly greater than the road clearance of a standard motor vehicle, and means for removably mounting each of said posts in the pavement.
2. Traic marking means for pavements comprising a series of posts arranged in line, said posts consisting of a hollow ilexible structure and extending above the pavement to a height slightly greater than the road clearance of a standard motor vehicle, an anchor for each post embedded in the pavement and substantially ush with the surface thereof, and means for removably mounting each post on an anchor.
3. Traflic marking means for pavements comprising a series of posts arranged inline, said posts being yieldable and bendable throughout the greater portion of their length and .extending above the pavement to a height slightly greater than the road clearance of a standard motor vehicle whereby said posts will be engaged by portions of a vehicle crossing thesame to provide audible and successive warning signals.
ALAN FINDLAY GILL.
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DK81855C (en) * 1954-03-02 1956-09-24 Jan Cornelis Groenendijk Vertical or substantially vertical marker for marking a road or for a similar marking purpose.
US2774323A (en) * 1955-05-18 1956-12-18 Everett S Kirk Audio road signal
US3091997A (en) * 1960-01-19 1963-06-04 Ray H Byrd Highway picket and reflective marker
US3212415A (en) * 1961-09-18 1965-10-19 Ray H Byrd Traffic lane directional marker
US3371647A (en) * 1966-07-12 1968-03-05 Irwin B. Shopbell Athletic field marker
US3502007A (en) * 1967-01-23 1970-03-24 Ingvar John Rune Andersson Road marker
US3858997A (en) * 1974-02-20 1975-01-07 Richard B Boone Portable traffic sign and base therefor
US3902818A (en) * 1974-02-20 1975-09-02 Richard B Boone Portable traffic sign and base therefor
US4090465A (en) * 1976-12-21 1978-05-23 Bell Sr George G Traffic control director
US4123183A (en) * 1977-08-29 1978-10-31 Ryan John E Guidepost for roadways and the like
US4240766A (en) * 1979-02-05 1980-12-23 Halsey Dave R Traffic delineator
US4269534A (en) * 1979-08-20 1981-05-26 Ryan John E Replaceable guide post
US4317569A (en) * 1980-05-15 1982-03-02 Kanitz Lawrence L Golf practice rod
FR2500505A1 (en) * 1981-02-24 1982-08-27 Pinoteau Lucien Reflecting road beacon embedded in ground - defines traffic islands from carriageways and has semi rigid rubber body resilient to shock impacts
EP0100803A1 (en) * 1982-08-10 1984-02-22 Lucien Pinoteau Road safety marker
US4564309A (en) * 1981-11-27 1986-01-14 Bjoerlund John Post, such as a roadside marking post, a traffic sign post or a lamp post
US5829913A (en) * 1996-12-31 1998-11-03 Puckett; Robert Bollard cap
FR2765250A1 (en) * 1997-06-30 1998-12-31 Soc D Tech Innovantes Self=righting road marker
US20030088940A1 (en) * 2001-11-13 2003-05-15 Osamu Nakagaki Cushion
US20040175231A1 (en) * 2003-03-05 2004-09-09 Reale George S. Assembly with a removable bollard
US7325999B1 (en) * 2005-03-02 2008-02-05 Qwick Kurb, Inc. Locking device for traffic beacon
US7938594B1 (en) 2005-03-02 2011-05-10 Qwick Kurb, Inc. Holding device for traffic beacon
US20140041204A1 (en) * 2012-08-07 2014-02-13 Release Marine, Inc. Universal pedestal mounting assembly
US9115474B2 (en) 2011-04-12 2015-08-25 Shaw Stainless, LLC Bollard coverings and methods of manufacture and use thereof
US9580878B2 (en) 2011-04-12 2017-02-28 Shaw Stainless, LLC Bollard coverings and methods of manufacture and use thereof
US10066350B2 (en) * 2014-07-31 2018-09-04 Stommpy S.R.L. Modular anti-impact protection
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DK81855C (en) * 1954-03-02 1956-09-24 Jan Cornelis Groenendijk Vertical or substantially vertical marker for marking a road or for a similar marking purpose.
US2774323A (en) * 1955-05-18 1956-12-18 Everett S Kirk Audio road signal
US3091997A (en) * 1960-01-19 1963-06-04 Ray H Byrd Highway picket and reflective marker
US3212415A (en) * 1961-09-18 1965-10-19 Ray H Byrd Traffic lane directional marker
US3371647A (en) * 1966-07-12 1968-03-05 Irwin B. Shopbell Athletic field marker
US3502007A (en) * 1967-01-23 1970-03-24 Ingvar John Rune Andersson Road marker
US3858997A (en) * 1974-02-20 1975-01-07 Richard B Boone Portable traffic sign and base therefor
US3902818A (en) * 1974-02-20 1975-09-02 Richard B Boone Portable traffic sign and base therefor
US4090465A (en) * 1976-12-21 1978-05-23 Bell Sr George G Traffic control director
US4123183A (en) * 1977-08-29 1978-10-31 Ryan John E Guidepost for roadways and the like
US4240766A (en) * 1979-02-05 1980-12-23 Halsey Dave R Traffic delineator
US4269534A (en) * 1979-08-20 1981-05-26 Ryan John E Replaceable guide post
US4317569A (en) * 1980-05-15 1982-03-02 Kanitz Lawrence L Golf practice rod
FR2500505A1 (en) * 1981-02-24 1982-08-27 Pinoteau Lucien Reflecting road beacon embedded in ground - defines traffic islands from carriageways and has semi rigid rubber body resilient to shock impacts
US4564309A (en) * 1981-11-27 1986-01-14 Bjoerlund John Post, such as a roadside marking post, a traffic sign post or a lamp post
EP0100803A1 (en) * 1982-08-10 1984-02-22 Lucien Pinoteau Road safety marker
US5829913A (en) * 1996-12-31 1998-11-03 Puckett; Robert Bollard cap
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US6857166B2 (en) * 2001-11-13 2005-02-22 Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. Cushion
US20030088940A1 (en) * 2001-11-13 2003-05-15 Osamu Nakagaki Cushion
US20050145767A1 (en) * 2001-11-13 2005-07-07 Osamu Nakagaki Cushion
US20040175231A1 (en) * 2003-03-05 2004-09-09 Reale George S. Assembly with a removable bollard
US6805515B2 (en) 2003-03-05 2004-10-19 George S. Reale Assembly with a removable bollard
US7325999B1 (en) * 2005-03-02 2008-02-05 Qwick Kurb, Inc. Locking device for traffic beacon
US7938594B1 (en) 2005-03-02 2011-05-10 Qwick Kurb, Inc. Holding device for traffic beacon
US9115474B2 (en) 2011-04-12 2015-08-25 Shaw Stainless, LLC Bollard coverings and methods of manufacture and use thereof
US9580878B2 (en) 2011-04-12 2017-02-28 Shaw Stainless, LLC Bollard coverings and methods of manufacture and use thereof
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