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Self-Fronting Spring Assembly for a Traffic Delineator

a technology of self-fronting springs and delineators, which is applied in the direction of road signs, roads, constructions, etc., can solve the problems of inadvertent misdirection of vehicle operators and dangerous traffic conditions

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-01-24
IMPACT RECOVERY SYST
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It has been noted that despite efforts to reduce the effects of vandalism to existing delineators, certain individuals continue to twist delineator signage out of proper alignment with the intended flow of traffic.
When delineators are misaligned, this creates a dangerous traffic condition where vehicle operators may be inadvertently misdirected.

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[0018]Referring now to the drawings and first to FIG. 1A, a self-uprighting delineator post construction is illustrated generally at 10 which incorporates a base 12 (shown in broken lines for clarity), a load cell assembly 30, and a lightweight post 16 (shown in broken lines for clarity). The delineator has a longitudinal axis L.

[0019]The upper end of the lightweight post may be provided with a reflector 18 which may be attached with adhesive, bolted on or otherwise attached to the lightweight post 16 to provide reflection of light, thus permitting the post to be readily visible under night driving conditions. The post 16 and the reflector 18 may be of a suitable color enabling it to be readily visible during daylight conditions. The material composing the post 16 may comprise any one of a number of suitable lightweight polymer materials that are impact resistant. Since the post is of lightweight construction, it does not present significant resistance to impact forces when it is ac...

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Abstract

A spring assembly for a self-uprighting delineator. The assembly has a rotationally self-aligning cam attached to a delineator post and cooperating with an upper knuckle of the delineator to rotate the post from a misaligned rotational position to a first frontally aligned position. The cam has sloping surfaces which engage and slide along complimentary sloping surfaces on the upper knuckle under compressive forces of a spring which urges the cam and upper knuckle together. When rotational forces are withdrawn, the post will return to the first frontally aligned position

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to traffic delineator systems; and, more particularly, to an improved delineator signage alignment mechanism. More specifically, the present invention relates to a self-fronting (or aligning) spring assembly acting in cooperation with an upper load cell of a traffic delineator alignment system.[0002]The present invention is an improvement to the traffic delineator alignment system described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,377,717, which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. It has been noted that despite efforts to reduce the effects of vandalism to existing delineators, certain individuals continue to twist delineator signage out of proper alignment with the intended flow of traffic. When delineators are misaligned, this creates a dangerous traffic condition where vehicle operators may be inadvertently misdirected.[0003]The present invention provides a mechanism which not only resists twisting misalignment of signage...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E01F9/017E01F9/627
CPCE01F9/0175E01F9/629
Inventor HANNAH, GREGORY L.MEEK, DARRYLELIZONDO, RICHARD
Owner IMPACT RECOVERY SYST