Traffic barricade
First Claim
1. A traffic marker comprising:
- a relatively heavy base in the form of a horizontally disposed vehicle tire including upper and lower sidewall portions, said upper sidewall portion having a pair of aperture means therein located diametrically across from each other;
a pair of substanially vertical, flexible plastic tubular posts upstanding from said tire upper sidewall portion with the lower end portion of each post being received in one of said aperture means;
said pair of posts in their unflexed condition being substantially straight and upwardly diverging away from the principal axis of said tire in a substantially symmetrical manner;
a cross structural member having a pair of laterally spaced vertically extending tubular-like connector formations thereon, each said connector formation telescoped over a portion of an associated one of said posts such that said cross structural member extends between said posts above said base;
said cross structural member having a predetermined major dimension between its connector formations such that said member continually flexes the free upper end portions of said posts inwardly into substantial parallelism whereby said connector formations are frictionally retained on said posts; and
the arrangement being such that the lower end portions of said posts are bowed concavely inwardly whereby each said post lower end portion is urged into snug retention in its associated aperture means.
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Abstract
A traffic barricade or marker comprises a base in the form of a conventional pneumatic vehicle tire having a pair of substantially vertical flexible plastic tubular posts upstanding from the tire upper sidewall from aperture means located diametrically across from each other. The tubular posts in their unflexed condition are substatntially straight and upwardly diverging in a symmetrical manner away from the tire principal axis. A substantially rectangular structural member has a pair of longitudinally spaced tubular-like connector formations thereon of a size to be freely telescoped over the upper end portions of said posts. The structural member has a predetermined major dimension between its connector formations so as to continually flex the upper end portions of the posts into substantial parallel relation whereby said connector formations are releasably retained on the posts. As a result, each of the lower end portions of the posts are urged into contact with an edge of its associated tire aperture means to frictionally retain the posts within the tire. The structural members may be either flexible banners or figid rail members while the tire may be filled with buoyant material for use in the invention as a floatable marine traffic marker or buoy. A further disclosed alternative uses wood boards as the base with the banners flexing the posts toward each other and a rigid top rail forcing their upper ends apart.
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Citations
26 Claims
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1. A traffic marker comprising:
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a relatively heavy base in the form of a horizontally disposed vehicle tire including upper and lower sidewall portions, said upper sidewall portion having a pair of aperture means therein located diametrically across from each other; a pair of substanially vertical, flexible plastic tubular posts upstanding from said tire upper sidewall portion with the lower end portion of each post being received in one of said aperture means; said pair of posts in their unflexed condition being substantially straight and upwardly diverging away from the principal axis of said tire in a substantially symmetrical manner; a cross structural member having a pair of laterally spaced vertically extending tubular-like connector formations thereon, each said connector formation telescoped over a portion of an associated one of said posts such that said cross structural member extends between said posts above said base; said cross structural member having a predetermined major dimension between its connector formations such that said member continually flexes the free upper end portions of said posts inwardly into substantial parallelism whereby said connector formations are frictionally retained on said posts; and the arrangement being such that the lower end portions of said posts are bowed concavely inwardly whereby each said post lower end portion is urged into snug retention in its associated aperture means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A traffic marker comprising:
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a relatively heavy base in the form of a horizontally disposed vehicle tire including upper and lower sidewall portions, said upper sidewall portions having a pair of aperture means therein located diametrically across from each other and radially outwardly from the mean radius of the tire, and said lower sidewall portions having a second pair of aperture means located diametrically across from each other and radially inwardly from the mean radius of the tire, all four of said aperture means being substantially coplanar; a pair of substantially vertical flexible plastic tubular posts upstanding from said tire upper sidewall portion with the lower end of each post being received in one of said upper sidewall aperture means and one of said lower sidewall means; said pair of posts in their unflexed condition being substantially straight and upwardly diverging away from the principal axis of said tire in a substantially symmetrical manner; a flexible banner having laterally spaced transversely extending tubular-like connector formations thereon, each said connector formation telescoped over a portion of an associated one of said posts such that said flexible banner extends between said posts above said base; said flexible banner having a predetermined major dimension between its connector formations such that said banner continually flexes the free upper end portions of said posts into substantial parallelism whereby said connector formations are frictionally retained on said posts; and the arrangement being such that the lower end portions of said posts are bowed concavely inwardly whereby each said post lower end portion is urged into snug retention in its associated aperture means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A traffic marker comprising:
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a relatively heavy base in the form of a horizontally disposed vehicle tire including upper and lower sidewall portions, said upper sidewall portion having a pair of aperture means therein located diametrically across from each other; a pair of substantially vertical, flexible plastic tubular posts upstanding from said tire upper sidewall portion with the lower end portion of each post being received in one of said aperture means; said pair of posts being substantially symmetrical about the principal axis of said tire, said posts in their normal unflexed condition being substantially straight and upwardly diverging away from said tire axis; a substantially rigid cross-rail member having a pair of laterally spaced vertically extending tubular connector portions pivotally connected thereon, each said tubular connector portion operative to pivot about a horizontal axis perpendicular to said rail member, each said connector portion telescoped over a portion of an associated one of said posts such that said cross-rail member extends between said posts above said base; the orientation and lateral spacing between said aperture means being selected to coact with the orientation and lateral spacing between said tubular connector formations to cause said posts to assume a resiliently flexed position when said cross-rail member and said base have been assembled to said posts. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A traffic marker comprising:
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a base adapted to provide lateral stability to resist tipping of the marker from its normally upright position, and provided with a pair of laterally spaced aperture means each extending along a generally vertical axis; a pair of substantially vertical semi-rigid but resiliently flexible plastic tubular posts, the lower end portions of each of said posts being received in one of said pair of aperture means; a cross structural member provided with a pair of laterally spaced vertically extending tubular-like connector formations, each of said connector formations being adapted to telescopically slide over one of said posts so that said member extends generally horizontally between said posts; the orientation and lateral spacing between said aperture means being selected to coact with the lateral spacing between said connector formations to cause said posts to assume a resiliently flexed position when said cross structural member and said base have been telescopically assembled to said posts, the resilient flexing of said posts in said assembled condition functioning to normally frictionally retain said connector formations thereon. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A traffic marker comprising:
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a base adapted to provide lateral stability to resist tipping of the marker from its normally upright position, and provided with a pair of laterally spaced aperture means each extending along a generally vertical axis; a pair of substantially vertical semi-rigid but resiliently flexible plastic tubular posts, the lower end portions of each of said posts being received in one of said pair of aperture means; a flexible banner provided with connector means at its ends for connection to each of said posts so that said banner extends horizontally therebetween, the length of said banner being selected to coact with the orientation and lateral spacing between said aperture means to cause said banner to resiliently flex said posts toward each other when assembled to said banner and said base. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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