Blow molded barricade
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1. A molded plastic barricade, comprising:
- a) a rectangular base panel having a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls that project from said bottom wall to define a cavity space, wherein said bottom and side walls include seamless, hollow cavities and wherein said side walls include a plurality of recesses; and
b) a rectangular marker panel having a seamless, hollow core coupled at hinge means to said base panel to pivot between a storage condition wherein said marker panel folds into said cavity space and an upright condition wherein said marker panel spans a substantial width of a traffic lane on a roadway, wherein said marker panel includes front and rear walls, wherein said front wall is defined by a plurality of ledges that project transverse to said rear wall and a plurality of tapered surfaces that extend between a forward most edge of one of said ledges to an innermost edge of an adjoining ledge to present a louvered appearance, wherein said front wall includes indicia visible to observers, and wherein a plurality of apertures extend through said marker panel at said tapered surfaces to permit air to pass through said marker panel; and
c) a brace hinged to said marker panel and selectively mountable in one of said plurality of recesses at said side walls for securing the marker panel in said upright condition.
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Abstract
A blow-molded plastic, traffic control barricade. The assembly provides a hollow, blow-molded, louvered upright panel outfitted with warning indicia, lights and/or air passages that pivots from a molded hollow base. Braces mount between the base and upright panel. The panel and braces fold into a recessed cavity in the base and present a collapsed shape that occupies relatively little space and lends itself to stacking and erection and dismantling.
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1. A molded plastic barricade, comprising:
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a) a rectangular base panel having a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls that project from said bottom wall to define a cavity space, wherein said bottom and side walls include seamless, hollow cavities and wherein said side walls include a plurality of recesses; and
b) a rectangular marker panel having a seamless, hollow core coupled at hinge means to said base panel to pivot between a storage condition wherein said marker panel folds into said cavity space and an upright condition wherein said marker panel spans a substantial width of a traffic lane on a roadway, wherein said marker panel includes front and rear walls, wherein said front wall is defined by a plurality of ledges that project transverse to said rear wall and a plurality of tapered surfaces that extend between a forward most edge of one of said ledges to an innermost edge of an adjoining ledge to present a louvered appearance, wherein said front wall includes indicia visible to observers, and wherein a plurality of apertures extend through said marker panel at said tapered surfaces to permit air to pass through said marker panel; and
c) a brace hinged to said marker panel and selectively mountable in one of said plurality of recesses at said side walls for securing the marker panel in said upright condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A molded plastic barricade, comprising:
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a) a base panel having a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls that project from said bottom wall to define a cavity space, wherein said bottom and side walls are hollow and wherein said side walls include a plurality of recesses; and
b) a marker panel having a hollow core coupled at hinge means to said base panel to pivot between a storage condition wherein said marker panel folds into said cavity space and an upright condition wherein said marker panel spans a substantial width of a traffic lane on a roadway, wherein said marker panel includes front and rear walls, wherein said front wall is defined by a plurality of ledges that project transverse to said rear wall and a plurality of tapered surfaces that extend between a forward most edge of one of said ledges to an innermost edge of an adjoining ledge to present a louvered appearance, and wherein said front wall includes indicia visible to observers; and
c) a brace mounted to said marker panel and selectively mountable in one of said plurality of recesses at said side walls for securing the marker panel in said upright condition. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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