Reflective road marker
OwnerDavid E. Lambertinventor
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Abstract
A road marker disclosed herein includes a single piece of material having a width of approximately three inches or less. The piece includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a sloped face disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface. The bottom surface is configured to enable the bottom surface to be connected directly to a floor of a channel of a roadway. The road marker further includes a reflector disposed on the sloped face. Another road marker disclosed herein includes a reflecting member including a reflective surface. The road marker also includes a housing configured to support at least a portion of the reflecting member below a surface of a roadway.
Claims14
A road marker comprising:
- a base having a width of approximately three inches or less, the base including a top surface, a bottom surface, and a sloped face disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface;
- a frangible tab overhanging a side of the base;
- and
- a reflector disposed on the sloped face;
- wherein when the frangible tab is disposed on a roadway surface adjacent a cavity into which the road marker is installed, the reflector is disposed below the roadway surface;
- and
- wherein a width of the reflector is substantially equal to the width of the base;
- and
- wherein the bottom surface includes a notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.