Bollard sleeve with removable or replaceable lid
Assignee1-800-Bollards, Inc.
InventorsFrank Harman, Joe Pederson
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Abstract
A bollard sleeve with a removable or replaceable cover is described. In one example, the bollard sleeve includes a cover portion and a sleeve portion coupled to the cover portion. The cover portion can have a cover removably coupled to a skirt, and the sleeve portion can have a tab. When the tab is in a first position, the tab can prevent the cover from being removed. When the tab is in a second position, the tab can form an opening that allows the cover to be removed. The tab can be bent from the first position to the second position, or the tab can be removed from the sleeve portion.
Claims21
A bollard sleeve configured to receive a bollard, the bollard sleeve comprising:
- a top portion comprising a skirt and a cover rotatably coupled to the skirt, wherein the cover extends through an opening in the skirt;
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- a sleeve portion coupled to the top portion, the sleeve portion comprising a sidewall and a cover securement portion,
- wherein the cover securement portion comprises a first position and a second position, and wherein the cover is non-removable when the cover securement portion is in the first position, and the cover is removeable when the cover securement portion is in the second position, and
- wherein the cover is configured to translate between the sidewall of the sleeve portion and a distal end of the opening opposite the sidewall of the sleeve portion when the cover securement portion is in the first position.
A bollard sleeve configured to receive a bollard, the bollard sleeve comprising:
- a top portion comprising a skirt and a cover rotatably coupled to a bottom surface of the skirt;
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- a sleeve portion coupled to the top portion, the sleeve portion comprising a cover securement portion,
- wherein the cover securement portion is configured to bend between a first position and a second position, and wherein the cover is non-removable when the cover securement portion is in the first position, and the cover is removeable when the cover securement portion is in the second position.
A method of replacing a bollard sleeve cover comprising:
- bending a cover securement portion of a sleeve portion of a bollard sleeve from a first position to a second position;
- releasing a portion of the bollard sleeve cover from a skirt portion of the bollard sleeve;
- removing the bollard sleeve cover through an opening configured to receive a bollard;
- inserting a second bollard sleeve cover through the opening;
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- securing the second bollard sleeve cover to the skirt portion of the bollard sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.