Rotating guard rail assembly

• US 5,809,733 A
• Filed: 10/11/1995
• Issued: 09/22/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Frank Venegas Jr
• Original Assignee: Frank Venegas Jr
• Inventors: Venegas, Frank Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): YIP, WINNIE S
• Application Number:
  US08/540,748
• Time in Patent Office: 1,077 Days
• Field of Search: 52/2.12, 52/173.2, 52/721.4, 52/721.5, 52/65, 52/155, 52/156, 52/111, 52/301, 49/40-42, 49/45, 49/381, 49/460, 256/13.1, 256/19, 404/6, 404/9, 404/10, 248/161, 248/156
• US Class Current: 52/835
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 15/003 Individual devices arranged in spaced relationship, e.g. buffer bollards spaced wall-type modules E01F15/08

Abstract

A rotating guard rail assembly formed preferably of steel tubing and sheathed in a polymerized material such as plastic. The assembly generally comprises a vertical stanchion sheathed in plastic and having a rotating jacket assembly mounted about the exterior of the stanchion. The jacket is free to rotate about the stanchion, thereby acting as a cornering or pivoting device to redirect a moving object upon impact of the guard rail assembly.

Claims

1. A rail assembly comprising:

a vertical stanchion;

a base fixedly supporting said vertical stanchion to a foundation;

a ring mounted to said vertical stanchion above said base; and

a rotatable polymerized sheath contiguous with said vertical stanchion and said ring;

said ring having an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of said polymerized sheath to absorb the initial impact of an object;

wherein said sheath is formed of a single sheet of material and extends concentrically with said vertical stanchion and reflects the form of said vertical stanchion between said base and said ring;

wherein said ring is formed of a polymerized material.

2. The rail assembly defined in claim 1, wherein said base is formed of a polymerized material.

3. A rail assembly comprising:

a vertical metal stanchion;

a polymerized sheath extending along the length of said vertical stanchion;

a jacket rotatably mounted about and contiguous with said polymerized sheath; and

a polymerized ring fixedly mounted to said polymerized sheath above said jacket wherein said jacket has an outer diameter less than the outer diameter of said ring so that said ring absorbs the initial impact of an object;

wherein said polymerized sheath extends above said vertical stanchion and forms a dome.

4. The rail assembly defined in claim 3, said vertical stanchion further comprising a base for supporting said vertical stanchion to a foundation.

5. The rail assembly defined in claim 4, and further comprising a second ring mounted to said polymerized sheath above said base.

6. The rail assembly defined in claim 5, wherein said jacket forms a rotatable sheath between said base and said ring.

7. The rail assembly defined in claim 4, wherein said base is formed of a polymerized material.

9. The rail assembly defined in claim 3, wherein said jacket is formed of a polymerized material.

8. A rail assembly comprising:

a vertical metal stanchion;

a polymerized sheath extending along the length of said vertical stanchion;

a jacket rotatably mounted about and contiguous with said polymerized sheath; and

a polymerized ring fixedly mounted to said polymerized sheath above said jacket wherein said jacket has an outer diameter less than the outer diameter of said ring,

wherein said polymerized sheath extends above said vertical stanchion and forms a dome.

10. A rail assembly comprising:

a vertical stanchion;

a first ring mounted to said stanchion;

a second ring mounted to said stanchion above said first ring; and

a rotatable polymerized sheath contiguous with said stanchion and extending between said first and second ring;

wherein the outer diameter of said first ring is greater than the outer diameter of said polymerized sheath so that said ring absorbs the initial impact of an object.

11. The rail assembly defined in claim 10, said vertical stanchion further comprising a base for supporting said vertical stanchion to a foundation.

12. The rail assembly defined in claim 10 wherein said polymerized sheath is rotatable between said first and said second ring.

13. The rail assembly defined in claim 10, wherein said first and second rings are rotatable about said vertical stanchion.

14. The rail assembly defined in claim 10, wherein said first and second rings are formed of a polymerized material.

15. A rail assembly comprising:

a vertical stanchion formed of a metal;

a base fixedly supporting said vertical stanchion to a foundation;

a first polymerized ring mounted to said stanchion;

a second polymerized ring mounted to said stanchion above said first ring; and

a rotatable polymerized sheath contiguous with said stanchion and extending between said first and second ring;

wherein the outer diameter of said first ring and said second ring are greater than the outer diameter of said polymerized sheath so that said rings absorb the initial impact of an object.