Temporary flexible pavement marker
AssigneeTrafco Industries, Inc.
InventorsLesley M. Carey, Lonny E. Daley
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Abstract
A temporary flexible pavement marker comprising a base, a stand and a protective shield wherein at least part of the stand is reflective and the protective shield is configured to prevent materials sprayed down upon the temporary flexible pavement marker from obscuring the reflective part of the stand may be employed in the construction or repair of roads. Since the protective shield prevents asphalt from obscuring the reflective part of the stand during spraying operations there is no need for a technician to remove a protective layer from the markers after a spraying operation.
Claims13
A temporary flexible pavement marker comprising:
- a base configured for mounting to a road surface;
- a stand flexibly extending substantially perpendicularly from the base, the stand comprising a substantially planar surface, the stand having a planar reflective portion, and a planar non-reflective portion extending from the base to the reflective portion;
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- a protective shield including a bottom surface, the protective shield extending a protective shield width from the end of the stand, said bottom surface angled downwards towards the ground when said base is mounted on said road surface, the protective shield being configured to substantially shield the reflective portion from fluid road treatment material when the fluid road treatment material is sprayed down from above the protective shield toward the road surface or base.
A temporary flexible pavement marker comprising:
- a base configured for mounting to a road surface;
- a stand flexibly extending substantially perpendicularly from the base, the stand having a reflective portion;
- a protective shield including a bottom surface, the protective shield extending a protective shield width from the end of the stand, said bottom surface angled downwards towards the ground when said base is mounted on said road surface, the protective shield being configured to substantially shield the reflective portion from being obscured by fluid material sprayed down from above the protective shield toward the road surface or base;
- a protective rib extending a protective rib width from the stand below the reflective portion, the protective rib width being shorter than the protective shield width, and the protective rib being configured to substantially shield the reflective portion from spray backsplash of the fluid material from the road surface or base.
A method of constructing or repairing a road comprising affixing a temporary flexible pavement marker to the road to delineate traffic lanes wherein the temporary pavement marker comprises a base configured for mounting to a road surface, a stand flexibly extending substantially perpendicularly from the base, and a protective shield, the protective shield including a bottom surface and extending a protective shield width from the end of the stand, the bottom surface angled downwards towards the ground when said base is mounted on a road surface, and wherein at least part of the stand is reflective and the protective shield is configured to prevent materials sprayed down upon the temporary flexible pavement markers from obscuring the reflective part of the stand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.