MISCELLANEOUS

A fence structure is provided which is produced of a plurality of lengths of plastic or metal extrusions joined together to form a tandem array of interconnected sections. In one form, the joining means serves one or more functions in addition to that of connecting the fence sections together. A particular...     

A barrier for use as a breakwater or highway safety divider having a reinforced concrete base in which are embedded a plurality of tires extending outwardly of said base and means for joining a plurality of said bases in line.

A roadway impact attenuator adapted to be installed between lanes on a highway or in advance of a barrier on the highway includes a number of substantially identical units each of which has a framework slidably resting on the ground or pavement, and spaced from the barrier or from a similar framework....     

A deformable elongate upright hollow cylindrical body is formed by a plurality of concentrically stacked tire casings which are bound together by cables. Retaining anchors, each having an eye encircling one of the cables, holds the cylindrical body in a predetermined position to function as a vehicle...     

A disposable device adapted to be used in relatively large numbers in place of using tire chains on icy roads by being partially inserted into the outer surface of automotive tires. The device is a polymeric solid body having four like solid interconnected and integral legs having one end in common,...     

A guardrail has a core formed of steel plate, sheet or strip having at least two planar sections lying in mutually intersecting planes. Several intersecting planar steel plates may be welded together in a star-shaped or box-girder configuration. A mass of nonporous synthetic-resin foam surrounds this...     

The disclosure relates to a pier bumper assembly intended particularly for marine application, for protecting dock pilings and dolphins from impact and chafing by contact with ships and barges. The bumper assembly is vertically oriented, and is secured over an exposed face of a marine piling. The pier...     

A stanchion construction for boats having a thin walled stainless steel tube which is reinforced throughout the lower portion by a solid plastic cylinder. Horizontal forces exerted on the stanchion directly or through a lifeline, create very substantial stresses in the lower portion of the stanchion....     

The open areas along the lower edge of a wire fence are blocked by two adjacent angle guards on opposite sides of the fence. One of the angle guards includes a bend at the top which overlaps the other shorter angle guard. The bent portion is slotted at intervals along the length of the fence to receive...     

A portable electric fence post is disclosed for supporting a conventional electric fence wire to provide an enclosure for livestock which is easily moved and stored, said portable electric fence post includes a vehicle tire casing which lays on a side wall to form a ground support, two support members...     

A sound or other such alarm which in practice is mounted on a fence so as to signal any attempt to surmount or bypass the fence, such attempt being an alarm condition; such alarm being characterized by its ability to distinguish said alarm condition from non-alarm conditions, thus having minimal false...     

A tire fence comprises a plurality of pneumatic tire casings arranged in the superimposed courses and fastened to each other by bolts or other suitable fasteners. The bottom portion of the lowermost course is stabilized by being buried in the ground.

A yielding guard for attachment to a pole to protect individuals from injury. The pole guard includes a substantially rigid strip of material such as a wood plank that is secured longitudinally to a pole extending upwardly out of the ground. The strip is positioned in spaced relation from the pole by...     

A highway guard rail bumper guard includes at least two automobile tires arranged concentrically one within the other. Each of the tires has a mirror circumferential segment thereof removed to provide each of such tires with a pair of spaced ends. The tires preferably are positioned such that the spaced...     

A fence construction for maintaining stock in a confined area made from rust resistant metal tubing and constructed without the use of nuts, bolts, or welding. The horizontal rails are hollow tubing connected at their ends with connectors to form continuous rails and the supporting posts are also formed...     

A warning, marking and/or barrier arrangement in which trestle barriers, barrier planks and mountings for signboards are combined into units for warning, marking and/or barring purposes. A trestle barrier is constructed of plastic material and has the shape of a hollow double pyramid. The latter has...     

In a barrier for bicycles of selected lengths there is provided a U-shaped obstructing unit and means at the open side of such unit preventing in cooperation with the unit the passage of bicycles of a predetermined length.

A post designed for sign post or guide marker use that will yield on impact and that will resume substantially its original configuration after the impact force has been removed. The post is formed as a single member, but with formed longitudinal shear planes to allow it to split along such shear planes...     

Disclosed is a device for absorbing the energy of a vehicle and protecting the same in the event of a collision with a relatively immovable hazard along a highway such as a bridge abutment or the like. The device includes a network of toroidal members, such as tires, including at least two rows of upright...     

Apparatus for combinative use in conjunction with existing fences, particularly the woven mesh fence types, wherein the fence is given the capability of being raised manually in upward suspension for purposes of grass cutting, ground cultivation and the like immediately along the fence row. The apparatus...     

A noise barrier fence includes vertical eye section steel upright posts each presenting open channels facing along the length of the fence, horizontal rails located in these open channels and vertical boards fastened to the horizontals, the boards being butted side by side with the joints covered by...     

A traffic safety control module system and more particularly a module system comprising two primary module configurations which may be selectively utilized to construct: barricades and channeling devices; vertical panels; systems which are acceptable and superior substitutes for barrel or drum applications;...     

A self-erecting highway guide post for insertion in the ground is constructed in the form of a resilient plastic channel having a substantially flat center surface flanked on either side by a pair of flat side portions which are joined at an obtuse angle to the center portion by curved surfaces. A second,...     

A hollow, vertically standing blade having a width substantially greater than its thickness is provided with raised chevron-like configurations on its wider surfaces to deflect light directed thereagainst. A plurality of such blades mounted in spaced relation in a row on a support in the mediun strip...     

Electronic fence surveillance apparatus in which a plurality of sections of relatively rigid electrical conduit are supported by the fence serially therealong and independently of the fence posts, the sections being connected by a plurality of liquid tight housings each interposed between and having...     

A crash cushion barrier which is a disposable unit that is being used to protect vehicles when striking sign posts, concrete abutments and the like. The crash cushion may consist of a plurality of lightweight containers made of fiberglas and filled with a compressible mixture of vermiculite. The crash...     

Barrier device consisting of a fluorescent strip of fabric supported on a stretchable cord.

A knockover roadway marker post has a base fixable to the ground by means of a stake or the like and having a flat upper surface provided with an upwardly tapering prismatic formation with a non-regular polygonal cross-section at its base. An upright post element comprises an outer reflector-carrying...     

A shock cell for a bumper fending off vehicles traveling adjacent a fixed structure is provided wherein an outer cylinder extends horizontally from the structure. An inner cylinder coupled to the bumper extends into the open end of the outer cylinder. An annular rubber cylinder is bonded to the inner...     

An improved vehicular impact absorption system characterized by a plurality of aligned crash cushions of substantially cubic configuration, each consisting of a plurality of voided aluminum beverage cans arranged in substantial parallelism within a plurality of superimposed tiers and a covering envelope...     

A plurality of rolls of flexible fence cable are wound on a shaft in a drum. The free ends of the cables outside the drum are affixed to a cross bar in spaced parallel relation with each other. The fence cables are unwound through side holes formed in the drum and via a guide member in the drum and are...     

An elastic street delineator or marker is formed by fixing a plurality of rubber strips to a support structure adapted to be anchored in the ground. The rubber sheets comprise tread portions of used automobile tires from which the side walls have been removed.

A portable, temporary roadway barrier for placement alongside a highway to visually direct and, when necessary, to physically control, automotive traffic.

A parking lot space marker or "bumper" is provided having a plastic foam body enclosed by a smooth surfaced cover. Alternatively, bandlike clamps or adhesive can be used to secure the marker to the parking lot surface.

Fence fabric formed of a multiplicity of entwining electrically conductive metal wire cores each coated with a heat disintegrable electrical insulation is rendered susceptible to grounding by disposing each of said metal cores in contact with at least one electrically conductive ground element. To produce...     

A fencing machine where a tensioned fence with posts or droppers attached is laid along the fence line. The machine tensions the wires and by deflecting the wire inserts the deflected wires into offset slots in the posts or droppers.

A plurality of signboards on a pair of legs are pivotally connected to a base and held in a vertical position by shear pins adapted to shear upon a predetermined impact force being directed against the signboards from either direction thereby allowing the legs to pivot to a collapsed horizontal position.

An accident screen kit comprises an elongated fabric screen of light-reflective material, preferably of alternating stripes. The material is in the form of an elongated strip which is supported at each end by a folding post of a light weight tubular plastic material. The posts are each provided with...     

A barrier for use as a breakwater or highway safety divider having a reinforced resilient base in which are embedded a plurality of tires extending outwardly of said base and means for joining a plurality of said bases in line.

A crash rail for mounting on a wall or the like to absorb impacts comprises mounting clips fastened at intervals to the wall, an elongated crash member of a resilient, impact-resistant polymeric material fastened to the clips, and an elongated structural back-up member mounted on the clips between the...     

A reflective roadway delineator for reflecting incident light directed thereon by an oncoming vehicle back to the vehicle, the delineator being capable of being mounted upon either a roadway barrier having a planar longitudinally extending surfaces thereon or in the generally U-shaped trough of a longitudinally...     

A cart storage area for installation in parking lots, or the like, including upstanding rail guard elements and upwardly projecting framed notice means within which shopping carts may be directed and stored for recovery while being protected in said storage area from damage by vehicles using the lot.

A moveable device used for delineating traffic lanes, adapted to be selectively placed into permanent dug holes for channeling vehicular traffic. The device comprises a bendable tubular post of polyethylene fastened to a rigid conical base. The base has a downward circular anchoring extension which can...     

A rigid self-supporting highway delineator post having reflective material mounted at the upper end and a first flex area at a height above grade and a second flex area located immediately below the reflective material whereby the post is non-destructively bent down about the lower flex area when hit...     

A road guard belt comprising a hollow belt-shaped body composed of an inflatable portion molded into one integral belt and a adapted to be inflated into an elongated tubular body by introducing fluid through a throttle hole therein. The hollow belt-shaped body is fitted to a road wall side facing the...     

A replaceable guide post of the type generally used as a road marker and the like, wherein a flexible tubular post member is provided with a mounting-base structure that is arranged to be secured to a ground surface such as a roadway. The base structure comprises a support-base member adapted to receive...     

A delineator pole is provided which pivots when a force is applied thereto and returns to its original position upon release of the force. The pole includes upper and lower segments with a biasing spring completely housed within the lower pole segment which is held in a support structure. The upper and...     

A guard post to prevent damage to the doorway of a loading dock and in particular damage to the guide rails for an overhead door is disclosed. The guard post is anchored and braced to the floor in close proximity to the opening of the loading dock and blocks contact of a lift truck with the guide rails...     

A collapsible trash bag enclosure is formed from a plastic sheet set to have a rolled up configuration and unwindable to enclose and grip trash bags within it. A tubular section at one end slips over a rod driven into the ground to fix the enclosure to the ground. Slots in the sheet reduce wind resistance...     

A post made of one piece of molded polymeric material having a vertically upwardly extending elongated post means portion for supporting apparatus mounted thereon; a driving head means portion connected to and mounted below the lower end of the post means portion for application of force thereto without...     

The traffic delineator assembly of the present invention is comprised of a elongated resiliently flexible delineator member, an anchor post, and a rigid pilot plate. The pilot plate is attached at the upper end of the anchor post and the lower end of the flexible delineator member is attached to the...     

A method and apparatus for ensnaring a reptile having overlapping scales or plates over its body including flexible netting across the path of travel of the reptile, the netting having a mesh of sufficient size to allow at least the head portion of the reptile to enter therethrough and being constructed...     

An impact attenuator for installation along highways particularly at exit lanes from limited access roads is disclosed. The impact attenuator features the use of one or a plurality of novel crash cushions formed of polyurethane foam having a structure therein to help maintain the integrity of structure....     

Pairs of upstanding wire-like members have their lower ends positioned adjacent each other and anchored in the ground in longitudinal spaced relation to each other. Adjacent wire-like members of adjacent pairs extend upwardly across each other and form spaced apart upper end portions. Each upper end...     

A metal anchor tube is driven into the ground or blacktop and defines a cavity which receives the lower end portion of an elongated cylindrical flexible marking tube extruded from a resilient plastics material. The upper end portion of the marking tube supports a light reflecting member which may be...     

A console traffic direction post which may be used for highway engineering and vehicular traffic regulation is disclosed. The console traffic direction post comprises a staking carrier in which is placed a vertical support post connected with a horizontal arm carrier. A downwardly hanging reflector--connected...     

An intruder barrier for mounting on the top or side face of a wall is provided. The intruder barrier consists essentially of a scaling barrier formed from a number of blades radially arranged and rotatable about a longitudinal axis so that any attempt to climb the wall is foiled as the blades simply...     

A leaf catching and collecting device and method for use are provided including post members to be driven into the ground and extend above the ground with hooks on the post to receive one edge of a flexible netting which is laid over the ground and held to the ground by hooks along the leading edge toward...     

A device for the trapping of snakes and similar animals having a sheet of netting to be placed on the ground shaped so that a plurality of areas of the netting are substantially non-horizontal to the ground. A snake attempting to traverse the sheet will pass into an interstices until its body size prevents...     

A handrail has an immovable base element extending in one direction, a support element arranged to be grasped by a user and reciprocable relative to the base element, and a drive for reciprocating the support element relative to the base element. The base element may be formed by a usual stationary handrail,...     

A yieldable assembly comprising a flange and post connected by elongated support means which allows the post to separate from the flange when struck by a vehicle but which retains connection therebetween. The support means yields under tensile strain and imparts a balanced restraining force to the vehicle...     

A garbage can mat which encloses a garbage can or cans and acts as a barrier for dogs to prevent them from knocking over the garbage can or cans. The mat includes modules which are snap-fastened together at their adjoining end portions to form an enclosure. Each module has a male end portion, a middle...     

Safety apparatus is disclosed for a crane including a crane body that rotatably swings about a substantially vertical axis about an undercarriage that moves on endless tracks. The crane body has opposed sides, a front end and back end, and a crane boom projects forwardly from the front end. The safety...     

The traffic delineator assembly of the present invention is comprised of a elongated resiliently flexible delineator member, an anchor post, and a rigid pilot plate. The pilot plate is attached at the upper end of the anchor post and the lower end of the flexible delineator member is attached to the...     

A device for the trapping of snakes and similar animals having a sheet of netting to be placed on the ground shaped so that a plurality of areas of the netting are substantially non-horizontal to the ground. A snake attempting to traverse the sheet will pass into an interstices until its body size prevents...     

This invention relates to a vegetation guard to be placed beneath a fence. The device includes a plurality of polygonal sections adapted to be disposed in end to end relationship. Each of the sections presents first and second inclined surfaces disposed in intersecting planes on opposite sides of a generally...     

The present invention relates to a protective railing device having posts for supporting a barrier means and with the posts having foot portions which are attachable to the grating of an offshore platform.

An entanglement barrier coil dispenser is disclosed wherein a frame supports a coil dispensing drum. The drum is designed to house a coil preliminary to its deployment, for example, as an anti-personnel barrier. The coil is extensible and retractable about its central axis between stretched and collapsed...     

A device for the trapping of snakes and similar animals having an area of netting to be placed on the ground and releasably secured thereto and shaped such that a plurality of areas of the netting are substantially non-horizontal to the ground. A snake attempting to traverse the area of netting will...     

The vegetation blocking fence edging assembly includes a fence structure (A), a plurality of elongated edging strips (B), and a plurality of fence post edging structures (C). The fence structure includes a plurality of mounting posts (10) between which a fencing medium (12) extends. The edging strip...     

A holder for use in landscaping such as for holding bender board or the like, the holder having a U-shaped channel member fixedly, or separably attached to a stake member. The legs or walls of the channel member are generally rigid yet generally resilient and may be equipped with inwardly extending hook-like...     

An integral fence associated vegetation barrier for eliminating growth of grass, or the like, and having a base member, an integrally and upwardly extending leg arranged approximately centrally, or slightly off center thereof, projecting up a sufficient distance to allow for its tying to the bottom of...     

A finished hollow synthetic plastic fence element in the form of a sheath whose internal dimensions are congruent with the external dimensions of an unfinished fence core element, whereby the sheath can be slipped over the core element.

An article for protecting a child from accidental injurious contact with the upwardly pointing vertices of a lazy-tong fence includes, in a first embodiment, a pocket-shaped shell that fits over a vertex of the fence and is secured in that position by a strap. In a second embodiment the protective article...     

A protective crowd control barrier for maintaining observers in spaced relationship to an article being displayed such as an automobile or the like in which the barrier includes a plurality of adjustable uprights which receive a flexible barrier member in a manner such that the flexible member is spaced...     

A protective guard for a combustion appliance is disclosed which comprises a front frame having a pair of vertical frame portions between which a protective guard body is provided; a pair of side frames which at one end are rotatably supported on the vertical frame portions of said front frame on both...     

A barrier system is disclosed in which uprights comprise columns, each surmounted by a head member including a slotted member affording a plurality of longitudinally extending slots opening onto an upper axial end face of the slotted member, and a cap which can be screwed down into engagement with said...     

A barrier or guard rail which is designed to be installed between vehicle parking spaces or stalls in a parking lot and which includes an elongated cushioned impact absorbing surface which is supported in an elevated relationship to the surface of the parking lot to protect vehicle side panels and doors...     

A fence protector comprising first and second panel members each having a vertical and horizontal leg therein. The vertical legs are placed on opposed sides of the bottom of a fence line with a strip of insulation material being initially interposed between the fence line and a vertical leg of one of...     

An improved design of an elbow for a staircase hand rail wherein a specially designed intermediate bearer is used to join the elbow terminal of two adjoining, separately provided hand rails.

A marker rope to be stretched around a danger zone, such as a site of road repairs to warn trespassers off, has a plurality of cords. Each cord has a plug end and a socket end so as to be connected to each other and is provided with a plurality of luminous bodies and a sound producing unit which are...     

A fenceliner for inhibiting growth of grass, weeds and other vegetation beneath and closely adjacent a fence so as to make cutting or trimming of such vegetation unnecessary, and for inhibiting passage of small animals across the border defined by the fence. The fenceliner can be provided as a coiled...     

A device to block car parking spaces comprising a collapsible gate and a collapsible anchoring post; the gate comprises a flat structure including at least one pole and a crossbar mutually perpendicular to one another, the pole being pivotally jointed at its bottom end to a base plate affixed to the...     

An instant defense barrier for providing unobtrusive protection for a building or other site. A plurality of barrier post assemblies are anchored in the earth. Each assembly includes a barrel and a post slidably fitted in the barrel. The head end of the post portion is essentially flush with the level...     

A pivotable safety railing for a platform such as a helicopter landing pad is disclosed. The safety railing includes a suitable hand railing of sufficient height to protect a person on the landing pad, and mounted on a pivot shaft extending along an edge of the platform. The pivot shaft allows the railing...     

A security fence including multiple laterally spaced fence posts extending upwardly from ground anchored lower end portions at an arcuate inclination of approximately 50.degree. to 65.degree.. The posts are interconnected by horizontal rails and mount wire mesh or the like. The fence terminates in an...     

A one-piece coving strip (10) of the type utilized along fences, rails, or the like, for preventing vegetation growth at the base thereof, comprises an upper fence-engaging portion (22) and a lower ground-engaging portion (24), joined together by curved connections (26,28). The invention is characterized...     

A safety covering for guide or guard rails has a plastic element of bright material. Besides a contour corresponding to the guide rail front side to be covered, tabs for engaging the guide rail edges from behind are provided at the longitudinal edges. A special reflecting insert can augment the optical...     

A taut wire fence system comprising a plurality of lenghts of taut wire strung in generally parallel orientation and mounted between a pair of anchoring posts and a sensor post, and characterized in that at least two of the plurality of lengths are interconnected whereby a change in tension on one of...     

A rotary anti-scaling device comprises a pair of substantially identical halves connected together at a relative displacement of 180.degree. about a central transverse axis through the halves to form a unitary spike. Each half includes a central body portion with a central, transversely-extending bore...     

An electric fence wire location indicator or marker includes a plastic tab mounted on the electric fence wire, and a brightly colored cloth-like streamer hanging from the tab. The tab is provided with a fence wire receiving opening 18. A slit from the opening to the outer edge of the tab provides a path...     

A railing system which combines wooden posts with an aluminum railing cap is provided. Anchor clips are utilized at spaced locations on the top horizontal wooden rail to secure the aluminum cap and act as a spacer. A post anchor is provided which allows the wooden posts to be readily secured to a horizontal...     

A highway traffic barrier of the New Jersey style is made from semi-rigid plastic material so that it has some elasticity and will act as a shock absorber, while weighing considerably less than the present day New Jersey style barrier made from concrete. The barrier is hollow and contains interior baffles...     

A fencing wire unwinder and tensioner, and method, for constructing wire fences, the apparatus comprising a carrying platform for spools and rolls of fencing wire, whereby the wire is unwound and tensioned in a single operation for attachment to the preset posts of the fence. According to one embodiment,...     

A relocatable grazing enclosure suitable for grazing farm animals such as dairy calves or kids. The enclosure comprises a plurality of wall units each of which includes at least one leg member. The enclosure also comprises a plurality of base units, each base unit including at least one recess for receiving...     

A fence protecting device having a top element with two support elements depending vertically downwardly therefrom, the device formed of single sheet construction so that as the support elements are bent downward to enfold over an upper surface of a fence top rail. Fastening means integral with the support...     

This device relates to tubular fence posts having a plurality of triangularly flanged fins, radially disposed about the lower portion of the post. The triangular flanges substantively extend below a planar terminal end of the post such that triangular tip extensions are formed thereby. The tip extensions...     

A releasable fencing apparatus is disclosed which allows a substantially rigid supported fencing structure a degree of freedom at the bottom in order to allow easy access to the area underneath the fencing apparatus for purposes of grass cutting or trimming. A number of releasable clips are provided...     

A retractable crowd control barrier is provided and consists of a housing carried on any type of post member in which an elongated tape is conveniently stored within the housing on a forward wound spring-actuated spool assembly and can be extended therefrom into a position to guide pedestrian traffic...     

A fencing wire unwinder and tensioner for constructing wire fences, the apparatus comprising a carrying platform for spools and rolls of fencing wire, whereby the wire is unwound and tensioned in a single operation for attachment to the preset posts of the fence. The device may be adapted for barbed...