Child safety barrier for use in a driveway

• US 6,301,831 B1
• Filed: 07/28/2000
• Issued: 10/16/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James E. Malczewski, John P. Cundy
• Original Assignee: James E. Malczewski, John P. Cundy
• Inventors: Malczewski, James E., Cundy, John P.
• Primary Examiner(s): REDMAN, JERRY E
• Application Number:
  US09/627,679
• Time in Patent Office: 445 Days
• Field of Search: 49/49, 494/771, 404/9, 404/10, 404/15, 404/8, 404/6, 256/1
• US Class Current: 49/49
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 13/105 depressible by right-way traffic, e.g. pivotally; actuated by wrong-way traffic type-disabling elements E01F13/123

Abstract

A safety barrier positionable across a path for deterring rolling objects from passing beyond the barrier includes an elongate hollow member having open lateral ends. The elongate hollow member includes a base for positioning on a surface and an upwardly extending wall having an arcuate concave surface for hindering rolling objects from passing beyond the barrier.

Claims

1. The safety barrier positionable across a path for deterring rolling objects form passing beyond the barrier, the safety barrier comprising:

an elongate member having a base and a first wall ramping angularly from the base and terminating at a first edge;

said base having a second wall ramping angularly from the base above the first wall, said second wall terminating at a pointed portion, wherein said pointed portion has a third wall extending therefrom and terminating at a second edge, wherein said second edge is positioned above the first wall.

2. The safety barrier of claim 1, wherein said second edge has a roller attached thereon.

3. The safety barrier of claim 1, wherein the first wall has a means for bending said first wall under a predetermined weight.

4. A safety barrier positionable across a path for deterring rolling objects from passing beyond the barrier, the safety barrier comprising:

an elongate member having an original shape defined by a base for positioning across a path, said elongate member having a first wall extending from one longitudinal end of the base, said first wall ramping angularly from the base and terminating at a first edge, a second wall extending from the first edge and ramping angularly from the first edge, said second wall terminating at a second edge, a third wall extending from the other longitudinal end of the base, said third wall ramping from the base and terminating at the second edge, wherein the second edge is positioned above the first wall.

5. The safety barrier of claim 4, wherein the barrier is hollow.

6. The safety barrier of claim 4, wherein the elongate member has open lateral ends.

7. The safety barrier of claim 6, further comprising means for aligning and securing one barrier to an adjacent barrier wherein the means for aligning and securing the barrier includes a keyhole integrally formed in one lateral end of the barrier and a complementary key integrally formed in the other lateral end, wherein said keyhole and key are in alignment.

8. The safety barrier of claim 6, further comprising means for aligning and securing one barrier to an adjacent barrier wherein the means for aligning and securing the barrier includes a connecting device releasably connectable to a lateral end of a barrier, said connecting device having opposing spring-loaded tines insertible in the lateral ends of adjacent barriers.

9. The safety barrier of claim 4 wherein the barrier is made of a semi-rigid material that is lightweight, flexible and weather impervious.

10. The safety barrier of claim 4 further comprising means for weighting the base.

11. The safety barrier of claim 4, wherein one of the walls is hingedly connected to the base.

12. The safety barrier of claim 4, wherein a portion of the barrier is inflatable.

13. The safety barrier of claim 4 further comprising means for allowing the first, second, and third wall to collapse against the base under a predetermined weight and means for returning the elongated member to the original shape when the predetermined weight is removed.

14. The safety barrier of claim 4 further comprising a connecting device for connecting a pair of adjacent barriers, wherein the connecting device includes a pair of opposing spring-loaded tines and said elongated member has open lateral ends for receiving said tines.

15. The safety barrier of claim 4 wherein said base has an outer surface and grooves formed in the outer surface, wherein said grooves extend from one longitudinal edge to the other longitudinal edge of the base for draining liquids therethrough.