Stand-alone highway barrier
First Claim
1. A highway barrier comprising a longitudinally extending container having a base portion, a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a top portion, said container being substantially hollow and comprising a semi-rigid plastic material whereby said container is self-supporting and has a predetermined shape, said pair of side walls including a plurality of vertically extending indentations, said indentations including an inwardly directed base portion and a pair of side walls, whereby structural integrity of said container is maintained and said pair of side walls creates baffles within said container so that upon filling said container with a fluid the structural integrity of said container continues to be maintained and the movement of said fluid within said container is dampened.
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Abstract
Highway barriers are disclosed for either single or combined use, including a hollow container made of a semi-rigid plastic. The side walls of the container include vertical indentations in order to maintain the structural integrity of the container and to create inner baffles for dampening movement of a fluid within the container upon filing thereof. Preferably, the end walls of the container include interlocking male and female portions so that the barriers can be attached end-to-end at various angles.
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- 1. A highway barrier comprising a longitudinally extending container having a base portion, a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a top portion, said container being substantially hollow and comprising a semi-rigid plastic material whereby said container is self-supporting and has a predetermined shape, said pair of side walls including a plurality of vertically extending indentations, said indentations including an inwardly directed base portion and a pair of side walls, whereby structural integrity of said container is maintained and said pair of side walls creates baffles within said container so that upon filling said container with a fluid the structural integrity of said container continues to be maintained and the movement of said fluid within said container is dampened.
- 20. A highway barrier comprising a longitudinally extending container having a base portion, a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a top portion, said container being substantially hollow and comprising a semi-rigid plastic material whereby said container is self-supporting and has a predetermined shape, said pair of end walls including a first end wall and a second end wall, said first end wall including a substantially cylindrical protruding male portion and said second end wall including a correspondingly substantially cylindrical inwardly directed female portion adapted to accept said male portion, whereby a plurality of said highway barriers can be attached in an end-to-end relationship and the longitudinal alignment of said plurality of highway barriers may be altered to a predetermined longitudinal alignment by rotating said male portion within said female portion, and connecting means comprising bolt means extending transversely through said male and female portions of said attached plurality of highway barriers and nut means for fixing said bolt means therein, for fixedly connecting said plurality of highway barriers together in said predetermined longitudinal alignment.
- 31. A highway barrier comprising a longitudinally extending container having a base portion, a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a top portion, said container being substantially hollow and comprising a semi-rigid plastic material whereby said container is self-supporting and has a predetermined shape, said pair of side walls including a plurality of vertically extending indentations, said indentations including an inwardly directed base portion and a pair of side walls, whereby structural integrity of said container is maintained and said pair of side walls creates baffles within said container so that upon filling said container with a fluid the structural integrity of said container continues to be maintained and the movement of said fluid in said container is dampened, said pair of end walls including a first end wall and a second end wall, said first end wall including a substantially cylindrical protruding male portion and said second end wall including a correspondingly substantially cylindrical inwardly directed female portion adapted to accept said male portion, whereby a plurality of said highway barriers can be attached in an end-to-end relationship and the longitudinal alignment of said plurality of highway barriers may be altered to a predetermined longitudinal alignment by rotating said male portion within said female portion.
- 38. A highway barrier comprising a longitudinally extending container having a base portion, a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a top portion, said container being substantially hollow and comprising a semi-rigid plastic material whereby said container is self-supporting and has a predetermined shape, said pair of end walls including a first end wall and a second end wall, said first end wall including a substantially cylindrical protruding male portion and said second end wall including a correspondingly substantially cylindrical inwardly directed female portion adapted to accept said male portion, said substantially cylindrical protruding male portion having a height as measured from said first end wall which is greater than the depth of said correspondingly substantially cylindrical inwardly directed female portion of said second end wall, whereby when said female portion has accepted said male portion sufficient space remains between said first and second end walls such that said male portion may be rotated within said female portion so as to alter the end-to-end relationship therebetween.
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