Reflective traffic control marker
OwnerRobert K. Hughes, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A traffic control marker is provided and described herein. The traffic control marker can be configured with a main marker body that is flexible and durable, the main marker body can be further configured with a reflective element that covers at least a portion of the main marker body. The main marker body can further be configured with an indentation or a channel that extends a portion of or alternatively the length of the main marker body. The reflective element is configured to be protected during a vehicle impact with the traffic control marker, such that at least a portion of the reflective element remains effective and reflective after the impact.
Claims6
A traffic control marker, comprising:
- a flexible tube having a bottom end configured to be secured to the ground and comprising a longitudinal channel,
- wherein the flexible tube has an outer surface and an inner surface, and
- wherein the longitudinal channel is formed by a first channel edge and a second channel edge and is configured to be facing towards oncoming traffic, each of the first channel edge and the second channel edge curved inward towards the longitudinal channel when the traffic control marker is in a non-impacted position;
- and
- a reflective element positioned directly on an inner surface of the longitudinal channel corresponding to a portion of the outer surface of the flexible tube located within the longitudinal channel,
- wherein the first channel edge, the second channel edge, and the inner surface of the longitudinal channel are connected to form a single continuous portion of the flexible tube, and
- wherein the first channel edge and the second channel edge are configured to close inward towards the inner surface of the longitudinal channel during a vehicle impact event so as to protect at least a portion of the reflective element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.