TACTILE WARNING SURFACE MOUNT PANEL FOR MOUNTING ON A PREFORMED GROUND SURFACE
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1. A surface mount panel assembly comprising:
- a base plate directly attachable to an existing preformed ground surface, said lower base plate having a plurality of anchor holes therein for securing by anchoring said lower base plate to said preformed ground surface and a plurality of securement members therein that are offset from said anchor holes; and
a removable upper panel having an upper surface, said upper panel having a plurality of through holes therein that register with said securement members when said upper panel is placed on said lower base plate so that said upper panel can be removeably secured to said lower plate.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the means and methods of installation, securement, removal and replacement of tactile warning surface mount plates/panels (TWSP'"'"'s), preferably having at least a two color graphic design thereon, on pedestrian walkways, driveways, sidewalks, ramps, handicap ramps, retail floors and other types of existing preformed ground surfaces. The present invention includes TWSP'"'"'s for both attention plates/panels and guiding plates/panels.
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1. A surface mount panel assembly comprising:
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a base plate directly attachable to an existing preformed ground surface, said lower base plate having a plurality of anchor holes therein for securing by anchoring said lower base plate to said preformed ground surface and a plurality of securement members therein that are offset from said anchor holes; and a removable upper panel having an upper surface, said upper panel having a plurality of through holes therein that register with said securement members when said upper panel is placed on said lower base plate so that said upper panel can be removeably secured to said lower plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A surface mount panel assembly comprising:
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a lower base plate directly attachable to an existing preformed ground surface, said lower base plate having a plurality of anchor holes therein for securing by anchoring said lower base plate to said preformed ground surface and a plurality of securement members therein that are offset from said anchor holes; a removable upper panel having an upper surface, said upper panel having a plurality of through holes therein that register with said securement members when said upper panel is placed on said lower base plate so that said upper panel can be removeably secured to said lower plate; and a plurality of anchors insertable through said anchor holes so that said lower base plate can be secured to said preformed ground surface.
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48. A surface mount panel assembly comprising:
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a lower base plate directly attachable to a preformed ground surface, said lower base plate having a plurality of anchor holes therein for securing by anchoring said lower base plate to said preformed ground surface and a plurality of securement members therein that are offset from said anchor holes; a removable upper panel having an upper surface, said upper panel having a plurality of through holes therein that register with said securement members when said upper panel is placed on said lower base plate so that said upper panel can be removeably secured to said lower base plate and having thereon a plurality of raised, truncated domes or raised projections providing a hollow void therein; and a plurality of anchors insertable through said anchor holes so that said lower base plate can be secured to said preformed ground surface, said anchors each comprising a head, wherein said hollow void of said domes accommodates said heads of said plurality of anchors when said upper panel is attached to said lower plate.
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49. A surface mount panel assembly comprising:
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a lower base plate directly attachable to a preformed ground surface, said lower base plate having a plurality of anchor holes therein for securing by an anchoring said lower base plate to said preformed ground surface and a first plurality of plastic reclosable fastener members distributed in a pattern on said lower base plate; a removable upper panel having an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower base plate surface comprising a second plurality of plastic reclosable fastener members distributed in a pattern that matches said pattern on said lower base plate so that said upper panel can be removeably secured to said lower base plate via said first and second plurality of plastic reclosable fastener members; and a plurality of anchors insertable through said anchor holes so that said lower base plate can be secured to said preformed ground surface.
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