Dynamic road marker
AssigneeValerann Ltd.
InventorsShahar Bahiri, Daniel Yakovich
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Abstract
A road marker device comprising: a housing comprising a flat top surface and configured to be inserted in a road such that the flat top surface is leveled with the road surface; a light source housing operatively coupled with the housing, the light source housing comprising at least one aperture protruding from the flat top surface; at least one light source installed in the light source housing, wherein the at least one light source is visible to users of the road through the at least one aperture; and a tilt mechanism installed in the housing and operatively coupled with the light source housing, the tilt mechanism configured to allow descent of the light source housing below the road surface once a pressure is applied on the light source housing.
Claims20
A road marker comprising:
- a road marker housing having a stationary flat lid to be leveled with a road surface;
- at least one light source configured to resiliently move in respect to said lid upwards from and downwards into said stationary flat lid upon application of external pressure;
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- a resilient seal operatively coupled to said at least one light source, said resilient seal being attached to said stationary flat lid and configured to provide a sealing layer coupling said at least one light source and the stationary flat lid, said resilient seal comprising an elastic wall comprising folds configured to
- (i) unfold downward upon the application of said external pressure, and
- (ii) fold back to pull said at least one light source to its normal position upon cessation of the application of said external pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.