Apparatus and method for covering a bollard
a bollard and armor technology, applied in roadway safety arrangements, roads, construction, etc., can solve the problems of driver not doing business with the owner of the bollard again, paint or structural damage to the bollard, etc., to prevent or limit damage to the vehicle from conta
Inactive Publication Date: 2008-09-11
MAYBEE CARYL
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"The patent describes an apparatus for covering a bollard, which is designed to protect vehicles from damage caused by contact with the bollard. The apparatus includes a cushioned panel with a connection device that can be used to connect the panel's edges together. The panel can be opened and closed, with the open condition being a planar surface and the wrapped condition being a sleeve that surrounds the bollard. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a simple and effective solution for protecting vehicles from bollard damage."
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Although bollards provide a measure of protection for the establishment's property, vehicles that come in contact with a bollard often sustain paint or structural damage.
Even though usually the driver's fault, a measure of ill will thereafter associated with the damage may very well keep the driver from ever again doing business with the bollard owner.
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[0029]For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated herein and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended. Any alterations and further modifications in the described processes, systems or devices, and any further applications of the principles of the invention as described herein, are contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
[0030]The present invention is contemplated for use with bollards which, as used herein, are barriers, posts and similar structures positioned to control or direct traffic in the proper path and to prevent vehicles from being driven onto landscaping or into a building or oncoming traffic. Bollards are often made of a metal such as steel or of concrete. In one form, bollards comprise one or more rigid post...
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An apparatus for covering a bollard includes a cushioned panel having opposing first and second side edges, the panel including a cushion member and an outer covering at least partially covering the cushion member; a connection device for connecting the first and second side edges together; and, the cushioned panel having an open condition and a wrapped condition, the open condition including the cushioned panel being substantially planar and the wrapped condition including the first side edge being connected with 0 the second side edge by the connection device and the cushioned panel forming a sleeve sized and configured to surround a bollard.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001]The present invention relates to protecting devices, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for protecting vehicles against damage from bollards.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]Establishments designed to accommodate relatively slow moving vehicular traffic, such as fast food drive-throughs, bank drive-throughs and carwashes, are frequently provided with bollards—barriers, posts and similar structures to control or direct traffic in the proper path and to prevent vehicles from being driven onto landscaping or into a building or oncoming traffic. Although bollards provide a measure of protection for the establishment's property, vehicles that come in contact with a bollard often sustain paint or structural damage. Even though usually the driver's fault, a measure of ill will thereafter associated with the damage may very well keep the driver from ever again doing business with the bollard owner. What is needed is a device to retard or prevent d...
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IPC IPC(8): E01F15/00
CPCE01F15/141
Inventor MAYBEE, CARYL
Owner MAYBEE CARYL