Manufactured road marker for pedestiran crossing and all kinds of roadways

Abstract

The invention relates to road markers for pedestrian crossings and roadways. A plurality of frame structures consisting of rods are connected by cross members, said frame structures being close to each other lengthwise and crosswise in order to obtain manufactured-items made up of a plurality of solid color porcelainized stoneware blocks, said blocks being further slidable inside the above mentioned frame structures employing said rods as guide members.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention pertains to a manufactured road marker for pedestrian crossings and all kinds of roadways.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]As for pedestrian crossings, on the surfaces of the roads involved, sections parallel to each other, generally, but not exclusively white striped, alternating with road bed areas, are created.[0003]This solution is adopted worldwide.[0004]It is to be noted that these pedestrian crossings can be simply made by coloring the road bed or by using, for example, porphyry or marble blocks, of different colors.[0005]The solutions adopted so far have many drawbacks.[0006]A first drawback is represented by the poor visibility soon reached by paints, particularly the white paint, due to oily solutions, and above all, to rubber tire deposits. The first drawback becomes even more pronounced in bad weather when, on the road bed, slippery with rain, pedestrian crossings become hardly visible.[0007]A second drawback is specifica...

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Problems solved by technology

A first drawback is represented by the poor visibility soon reached by paints, particularly the white paint, due to oily solutions, and above all, to rubber tire deposits.

The first drawback becomes even more pronounced in bad weather when, on the road bed, slippery with rain, pedestrian crossings become hardly visible.

A second drawback is specifically related to pedestrian crossings made of porphyry or marble blocks.

With heavy traffic and particularly with heavy loads, marble blocks break up and, in any case, either marble and porphyry blocks are likely to be removed from their respective seats, thus creating craters in the pavement.

The foregoing drawbacks give birth to a further problem represented by law suits and damage claims for accidents due both to poor visibility of the pedestrian crossing and to the presence of potholes.

Another problem, once again related to pedestrian crossings whose strips are made up of porphyry and marble blocks, is represented by the long time required for the laying of the blocks, which results in high total costs.

Some of the above mentioned drawbacks, particularly the removal of the blocks and their high laying or installation cost, apply to manufactured items suitable for creating special roadways, such as squares and cycle paths.

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