Spacer for road safety barrier
AssigneeArcelorMittal
InventorMichaël Gremling
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Abstract
The present invention provides a spacer for a road safety barrier. The spacer includes a post and a rail connected to the post via an intermediary of the spacer and a connector. The spacer includes a rail support having a front face intended to be fastened to a rail, a rear face intended to be fastened to a post and a flange that connects the front face to the rear face. The front face includes a notch emerging on the upper edge of the front face, the notch includes a connector housing, located in the lower portion of the notch and two convergent lateral edges connecting the connector housing to the upper edge of the front face. The present invention also provides a safety barrier including a spacer and a fabrication kit for a safety barrier.
Claims20
A spacer for a road safety barrier, the road safety barrier having a post and a rail connected to the post via the spacer and a connector, the spacer comprising:
- a rail support comprising:
- a front face designed to be fastened to the rail;
- a rear face designed to be fastened to the post;
- and
- a flange connecting the front face to the rear face;
- the front face comprising a notch emerging on an upper edge of the front face, the notch comprising a connector housing, located in a lower portion of the notch and two convergent lateral edges connecting the connector housing to the upper edge of the front face.
A road safety barrier comprising:
- a post;
- a rail;
- a connector;
- and
- a spacer including a rail support comprising a front face designed to be fastened to the rail;
- a rear face designed to be fastened to the post and a flange connecting the front face to the rear face;
- the front face comprising a notch emerging on an upper edge of the front face, the notch comprising a connector housing, located in a lower portion of the notch and two convergent lateral edges connecting the connector housing to the upper edge of the front face;
- the post and the rail being connected via the spacer and the connector.
A fabrication kit for a safety barrier comprising:
- a post;
- a rail;
- a connector;
- and
- a spacer, the spacer including a rail support comprising a front face designed to be fastened to the rail;
- a rear face designed to be fastened to the post and a flange connecting the front face to the rear face;
- the front face comprising a notch emerging on an upper edge of the front face, the notch comprising a connector housing, located in a lower portion of the notch and two convergent lateral edges connecting the connector housing to the upper edge of the front face;
- the spacer being capable of fastening the rail to the post via the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.