Roadway barrier bicycle safety apparatus
AssigneeLindsay Transportation Solutions, Inc.
InventorsAlvaro E. Morales Flores, Jason T. Lim, Daniel Paul Dacayanan Loya, Christopher A. Sanders, Erik Weber, Steve Johnson
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Abstract
Roadway barrier bicycle safety apparatus for attachment to an upper portion of a roadway barrier segment for topping the upper portion to prevent a bicycle from extending over the upper portion. The apparatus includes a shell having a curved upper surface and configured to prevent snagging of a bicycle or bicycle rider.
Claims15
Roadway barrier bicycle safety apparatus for attachment to an upper portion of a roadway barrier segment and for topping said upper portion to prevent a bicycle and rider from extending or vaulting over said upper portion, said apparatus comprising:
- an elongated shell having a shell top, a shell bottom, opposed shell side walls extending between said shell top and said shell bottom, and opposed shell ends extending upwardly from said shell bottom to said shell top, said shell top being smoothly curved over substantially the extent thereof and said shell configured so that it does not extend from the upper portion of the roadway barrier toward a passing bicycle or cyclist;
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- attachment structure for attaching the elongated shell in position on the roadway barrier segment upper portion.
Roadway barrier bicycle safety apparatus for attachment to an upper portion of a roadway barrier segment and for topping said upper portion to prevent a bicycle and rider from extending or vaulting over said upper portion, said apparatus comprising:
- an elongated shell defining a shell interior and having a shell top, a shell bottom, opposed shell side walls extending between said shell top and said shell bottom, and a first shell end extending upwardly from said shell bottom to said shell top, said side walls and first shell end being substantially aligned with sides and an end of the upper portion of the roadway barrier segment when the elongated hollow shell is attached to the upper portion of the roadway barrier segment, said opposed shell side walls and first shell end extending upwardly, said shell top attached to said opposed shell side walls and said first shell end and configured to define a smoothly curved shell top upper surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.