Pedestrian cross walk marker

• US 20070012237A1
• Filed: 07/16/2005
• Published: 01/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zdenek Nielsen
• Original Assignee: Zdenek Nielsen
• Inventors: Nielsen, Zdenek
• Application Number:
  US11/183,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20070012237A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 116/63.R
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 9/50 Road surface markings; Kerbs or road edgings, specially adapted for alerting road users for redirecting vehicles E01F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 9/608 for guiding, warning or controlling traffic, e.g. delineator posts or milestones
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 9/654 in the form of three-dimensional bodies, e.g. cones; capable of assuming three-dimensional form, e.g. by inflation or erection to form a geometric body

Abstract

A multidimensional pedestrian crosswalk marker is disclosed. The marker typically includes three triangular surfaces and is three dimensional. Other shapes and dimensions may also be employed. Some of the surfaces may be coupled to each other and some may be separated. The surfaces may be defined by solid or broken lines or other shapes. Varying color combinations may be employed to accentuate the effect. Words, such as STOP, may also e written on one or more surfaces.

Claims

1. A device for alerting vehicle traffic to presence of pedestrians and to guide pedestrians, comprising:

a traffic bearing surface having a color; and

at least one multi dimensional signal member having surfaces and coupled to said traffic bearing surface and having at least one color.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein at least one multidimensional signal member is coupled to another multidimensional signal member.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said at least one multidimensional signal member is not coupled to another multidimensional signal member.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said at least one multi dimensional signal member further comprises lines, line segments, circles, triangles and polygons;

said lines, line segments, circles, triangles and polygons defining at least three surfaces in said at least one multi dimensional signal member, said at least three surfaces having at least one color;

said multidimensional marker being three dimensional marker.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein said at least three surfaces are triangularly shaped, each surface having first edge, second edge and third edge, said first edge and said second edge meeting at fist vertex, said first and third edge meting at second vertex and said second and third edge meeting at third vertex.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein each triangularly shaped surface is of different color from an adjacent surface.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein at least one of the surfaces is white.

8. The device of claim 5 wherein said first triangle edge is more proximate the approaching vehicle than the other edges and is approximately perpendicular to the direction of vehicle travel;

said second and third edges running from the first edge and forming a vertex away from the first edge.

9. The device of claim 5 wherein first triangle vertex is more proximate the approaching vehicle than the second and third triangle vertices;

said second and third positioned distally form the first triangle vertex and defining a triangle edge that is approximately perpendicular to the traffic flow.

10. The device of claim 1 wherein said at least one multidimensional signal member further comprises 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 sides.

11. The device of claim 1 wherein at least one surface further comprises other shapes, characters, letters, numbers or designs.

12. The device of claim 11 wherein said other letters form the word STOP.

13. The device of claim 11 wherein the shapes, characters and designs are polygons, said polygons having a color different from the surface comprising the polygon.

14. The device of clam 1 wherein said at least one multidimensional signal member further comprises light reflecting material.

15. The device of clam 1 wherein said at least one multidimensional signal member is painted onto said traffic bearing surface.

16. The device of clam 1 wherein said at least one multidimensional signal member is adheringly applied onto said traffic bearing surface.