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US3288440A
US3288440A US389404A US38940464A US3288440A US 3288440 A US3288440 A US 3288440A US 389404 A US389404 A US 389404A US 38940464 A US38940464 A US 38940464A US 3288440 A US3288440 A US 3288440A
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Hendrikus Laurens Maria
Sanders Petrus Franciscu Maria
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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
    • E01F15/08—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks
    • E01F15/081—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks characterised by the use of a specific material
    • E01F15/086—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks characterised by the use of a specific material using plastic, rubber or synthetic materials

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  • the present invention relates to a highway guard, particularly adapted to separate adjacent traffic lanes or to be employed at the side of the highway.
  • the remainder of the energy of motion is used for damaging or smashing up the guards.
  • the highway guard comprises at least one, preferably resiliently deflectable partition wall extending along the roadway and to the side of which away from the roadway, a damping medium, more particularly a sand mass has been applied so that in running a vehicle into this deflectable partition wall the energy of motion of the colliding vehicle is absorbed by the internal friction of the shifting sand mass.
  • the partition wall forms part of a reservoir which encloses at least partly the damping medium.
  • This reservoir may be variously shaped such as tube shaped or case shaped.
  • the reservoir is, according to a feature of the invented highway guard, a gutter shaped reservoir in which the damping medium, particularly the sand mass has been applied.
  • the highway guard has not or only slightly been anchored to the ground so that during a collision the energy of motion of the colliding vehicle is annihilated by the shifting of the guard over the ground.
  • the highway guard extends along the roadway as substantially uninterrupted gutter.
  • the partition wall extending along the roadway forms with the latter a sharp angle of preferably 30 up to 60 so that the upper rim of the partition wall is moved upwardly in case the wall is deflected by a colliding vehicle.
  • the partition wall consists of a non-metallic and nonstony material and preferably of a reinforced synthetic material.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross section of the invented highway guard.
  • FIG. 2 is a section of the guard having endured a collision of the right side.
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of the guard.
  • the highway guard As is shown in the drawings the highway guard according to this example of the invention consists of a gutter shaped reservoir 1 made from reinforced polyester resin and enclosing at the upper rims the glass-fibrecables 2.
  • a sand mass 4 has been applied which, in this case, has been provided with a planting 5.
  • the highway guard has been placed between the riding tracks 6 on the berm 7.
  • FIG. 2 shows the situation after a collision from the right side and whereby the sand mass was shifted by the right partition wall and possibly thrown out of the gutter.
  • the reservoir thereby has been shifted and possibly toppled over which toppling over may have been neutralized by the cables 2 and the adjoining portions of the highway guard.
  • An energy absorbing roadway guard rail extending along a substantial portion of a roadway comprising an open trough which rests loosely on the ground and which is capable of being shifted away from the roadway by the impact of a vehicle leaving the roadway, at least the wall of the trough on the roadway side being resiliently deflectable, and a mass of loose aggregate in the trough which absorbs the kinetic energy of the vehicle when a portion -of the trough is shifted by such an impact.
  • An energy absorbing roadway guard rail according to claim 1 wherein the wall of the trough on the roadway side is inclined toward the roadway and forms with the surface of the roadway an angle of at least 30.
  • An energy absorbing roadway guard rail extending along a substantial portion of a roadway comprising a base which rests loosely on the ground, a resiliently deflectable partition wall supported by the base, and a mass of loose aggregate resting against the side of the partition wall away from the roadway, any portion of the guard rail, including the base, deflectable partition wall and mass of aggregate, which is struck by a vehicle leaving the roadway being capable of being shifted away from the roadway by the impact to cause the kinetic energy of the vehicle to be absorbed by the internal friction in the aggregate.
  • An energy absorbing roadway guard rail according to claim 3 which comprises a rim that extends along the roadway facing the partition wall, and is spaced close enough to the partition wall so that a wheel which has deflected the partition wall will be jammed between the rim and the partition wall.

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US3591144A (en) * 1969-02-10 1971-07-06 Stig Bertil Iving Shock-absorbing coverings
DE1784651B1 (de) * 1967-09-05 1971-07-08 C Fitch John Vorrichtung zum Auffangen eines von der Fahrbahn abgekommenen Fahrzeugs
US3603562A (en) * 1968-04-09 1971-09-07 Arbed Vehicle guard rails
US3709112A (en) * 1970-09-10 1973-01-09 G Ebinger Guide picket
US3807699A (en) * 1973-01-19 1974-04-30 W France Safety guard rail for highway medians
US4073482A (en) * 1974-08-12 1978-02-14 Energy Absorption Systems Inertial barrier system
USRE29544E (en) * 1969-01-02 1978-02-21 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. Energy absorbing deceleration barriers
US4086015A (en) * 1976-09-27 1978-04-25 Eliasson Sonja Margareta Isabe Crash moderation system for roads, highways, railways, airfields and harbors
US4138095A (en) * 1977-07-27 1979-02-06 Humphrey Donald F Roadway barrier
US4289419A (en) * 1979-10-01 1981-09-15 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. Inertial barrier system
US4307973A (en) * 1979-01-23 1981-12-29 Arbed S.A. Road barrier
US4361313A (en) * 1978-03-13 1982-11-30 North American Formula Promotions Corporation Dismountable barrier
US4423854A (en) 1979-11-26 1984-01-03 International Barrier Corporation Roadway barrier
US4502812A (en) * 1982-09-27 1985-03-05 Stanley Zucker Roadway barrier and restraining cap combination
US4557466A (en) * 1984-02-27 1985-12-10 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. Inertial barrier
US4688766A (en) * 1984-02-27 1987-08-25 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. Inertial barrier
US5054954A (en) * 1989-03-16 1991-10-08 International Barrier Corporation Roadway barrier
US6517279B1 (en) * 1998-08-07 2003-02-11 Autostrade Concessioni E Construzioni Autostrade S.P.A. Traffic divider for calibrating the deceleration of vehicles upon impact
US20030223812A1 (en) * 2002-05-07 2003-12-04 Ben Vandenbossche Magnum FP planter barrier
US20040197140A1 (en) * 2003-04-04 2004-10-07 Matthew Maleska Attachable traffic barrier amenities
WO2006006947A1 (en) * 2003-05-10 2006-01-19 Ben Vandenbossche Planter security barricade system (psbs)
US7168882B1 (en) * 2005-09-14 2007-01-30 A. W. Owen Road barrier

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US182734A (en) * 1876-09-26 Improvement in fences
US1663453A (en) * 1925-09-10 1928-03-20 Coke-Hill Lionel Quay wall
US2701127A (en) * 1954-02-12 1955-02-01 Rubber Barricade Co Inc Road barricade
US2898090A (en) * 1957-10-21 1959-08-04 Rasmussen Svend Aage Safety fence for motorways
GB821894A (en) * 1956-05-14 1959-10-14 Henry Such Smith Roadway guard rail barrier
US3141655A (en) * 1961-12-05 1964-07-21 Fletcher N Platt Energy absorbing device

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US182734A (en) * 1876-09-26 Improvement in fences
US1663453A (en) * 1925-09-10 1928-03-20 Coke-Hill Lionel Quay wall
US2701127A (en) * 1954-02-12 1955-02-01 Rubber Barricade Co Inc Road barricade
GB821894A (en) * 1956-05-14 1959-10-14 Henry Such Smith Roadway guard rail barrier
US2898090A (en) * 1957-10-21 1959-08-04 Rasmussen Svend Aage Safety fence for motorways
US3141655A (en) * 1961-12-05 1964-07-21 Fletcher N Platt Energy absorbing device

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1784651B1 (de) * 1967-09-05 1971-07-08 C Fitch John Vorrichtung zum Auffangen eines von der Fahrbahn abgekommenen Fahrzeugs
US3603562A (en) * 1968-04-09 1971-09-07 Arbed Vehicle guard rails
USRE29544E (en) * 1969-01-02 1978-02-21 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. Energy absorbing deceleration barriers
US3591144A (en) * 1969-02-10 1971-07-06 Stig Bertil Iving Shock-absorbing coverings
US3709112A (en) * 1970-09-10 1973-01-09 G Ebinger Guide picket
US3807699A (en) * 1973-01-19 1974-04-30 W France Safety guard rail for highway medians
US4073482A (en) * 1974-08-12 1978-02-14 Energy Absorption Systems Inertial barrier system
US4086015A (en) * 1976-09-27 1978-04-25 Eliasson Sonja Margareta Isabe Crash moderation system for roads, highways, railways, airfields and harbors
US4138095A (en) * 1977-07-27 1979-02-06 Humphrey Donald F Roadway barrier
US4361313A (en) * 1978-03-13 1982-11-30 North American Formula Promotions Corporation Dismountable barrier
US4307973A (en) * 1979-01-23 1981-12-29 Arbed S.A. Road barrier
US4289419A (en) * 1979-10-01 1981-09-15 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. Inertial barrier system
US4423854A (en) 1979-11-26 1984-01-03 International Barrier Corporation Roadway barrier
US4502812A (en) * 1982-09-27 1985-03-05 Stanley Zucker Roadway barrier and restraining cap combination
US4557466A (en) * 1984-02-27 1985-12-10 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. Inertial barrier
US4688766A (en) * 1984-02-27 1987-08-25 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. Inertial barrier
US5054954A (en) * 1989-03-16 1991-10-08 International Barrier Corporation Roadway barrier
US6517279B1 (en) * 1998-08-07 2003-02-11 Autostrade Concessioni E Construzioni Autostrade S.P.A. Traffic divider for calibrating the deceleration of vehicles upon impact
US20030223812A1 (en) * 2002-05-07 2003-12-04 Ben Vandenbossche Magnum FP planter barrier
US20040197140A1 (en) * 2003-04-04 2004-10-07 Matthew Maleska Attachable traffic barrier amenities
WO2006006947A1 (en) * 2003-05-10 2006-01-19 Ben Vandenbossche Planter security barricade system (psbs)
US7168882B1 (en) * 2005-09-14 2007-01-30 A. W. Owen Road barrier

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