Hinge for use with a roadway barrier system

A collapsible hinge for use with a roadway barrier system including a plurality of barriers, the collapsible hinge comprising:

• a first hinge assembly connected to an end wall of a first barrier, the first hinge assembly including:
• a first base including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a front surface,
• a first left arm and a first right arm each connected to the front surface of the first base,
• a second base including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a front surface, and
• a second left arm and a second right arm each connected to the front surface of the second base;
• a second hinge assembly connected to an end wall of a second barrier, the second hinge assembly including:
• a first base including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a front surface,
• a first left arm and a first right arm each connected to the front surface of the first base,
• a second base including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a front surface, and
• a second left arm and a second right arm each connected to the front surface of the second base,
• wherein, for each hinge assembly, the first left arm, the first right arm, the second left arm, and the second right arm each buckle or bend during a front impact to the roadway barrier system;
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• a pin coupled to each base of each hinge assembly.

A collapsible hinge for use with a roadway barrier system including a plurality of barriers, the collapsible hinge comprising:

• a first hinge assembly connected to an end wall of a first barrier, the first hinge assembly including:
• a first base including an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, an opening extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, and a first bushing positioned in the opening,
• a first left arm and a first right arm each connected to the front surface of the first base,
• a second base including an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, an opening extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, and a second bushing positioned in the opening,
• a second left arm and a second right arm each connected to the front surface of the second base,
• a left arm connector connecting the first left arm to the second left arm, and
• a right arm connector connecting the first right arm to the second right arm;
• a second hinge assembly connected to an end wall of a second barrier, the second hinge assembly including:
• a first base including an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, an opening extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, and a first bushing positioned in the opening,
• a first left arm and a first right arm each connected to the front surface of the first base,
• a second base including an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, an opening extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, and a second bushing positioned in the opening,
• a second left arm and a second right arm each connected to the front surface of the second base,
• a left arm connector connecting the first left arm to the second left arm, and
• a right arm connector connecting the first right arm to the second right arm,
• wherein the first base or the second base of the second hinge assembly is positioned between the first base and the second base of the first hinge assembly, and for each hinge assembly, the first left arm, the first right arm, the second left arm, and the second right arm each buckle or bend during a front impact to the roadway barrier system;
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• a pin positioned in the first bushing and the second bushing of each hinge assembly.