Traffic channelizer
AssigneeStudio5051, LLC
InventorHoward Marshall Merriam
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Abstract
A modular system for separating traffic into discrete zones includes a plurality of rail segments pivotally secured to rail mounts. The mounts are configured for rapid and straightforward coupling of rail segments thereto. Moreover, the mounts may be quickly installed and de-installed from a road surface. The overall system therefore provides a physical barrier system that is easily installed and easily modifiable into desired arrangements. Its modular construction of any number of a plurality of distinct rail segments further facilitates customized channelizing design.
Claims16
A modular system for separating traffic into discrete zones, said modular system comprising:
- a plurality of mounts anchorable to a road surface, each defining a mount axis substantially perpendicular to the road surface;
- a plurality of rail segments each having a length along a length axis and first and second opposed ends pivotally securable to respective mounts for pivoting about said respective mount axes, with a first rail segment pivotally securable to a first mount and a second mount spaced apart from the first mount, and a second rail segment pivotally securable to the second mount and a third mount spaced apart from the first and second mounts, wherein respective ends of said first and second rail segments are pivotally securable to said second mount in an axially stacked arrangement along said mount axis;
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- a delineator securable to a respective said mount to extend axially along the mount axis from said respective mount, with a flexible joint connecting the delineator to the mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.