Impact nose wedge
AssigneeLindsay Transportation Solutions, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Paul Dacayanan Loya, Jason Lim, Matthew A. Elmore, John James Angus
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Abstract
An anchorless crash cushion apparatus comprises a number of crash cushion elements and a nose assembly. The crash cushion elements are configured to be directly or indirectly connected end-to-end. The nose assembly is configured to be connected to one of the crash cushion elements and includes a forward component and a rearward component. The forward component includes a vertical section configured to engage the vehicle and a wedge incline extending diagonally upward toward the vertical section. The rearward component is configured to be driven upward by the wedge incline when the forward component is driven toward the rearward component by the vehicle.
Claims20
A nose assembly for an anchorless crash cushion apparatus, the nose assembly comprising:
- a forward component comprising:
- an forward section configured to engage the vehicle;
- and
- a wedge incline extending diagonally upward toward the forward section;
- and
- a rearward component configured to be driven upward by the wedge incline when the forward component is driven toward the rearward component by the vehicle.
An anchorless crash cushion apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of crash cushion elements configured to be directly or indirectly connected end-to-end;
- and
- a nose assembly configured to be connected to one of the plurality of crash cushion elements, the nose assembly comprising:
- a forward component comprising:
- a forward section configured to engage the vehicle;
- and
- a wedge incline extending diagonally upward toward the forward section;
- and
- a rearward component configured to be driven upward by the wedge incline when the forward component is driven toward the rearward component by the vehicle.
An anchorless crash cushion apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of crash cushion elements configured to be directly or indirectly connected end-to-end;
- and
- a nose assembly configured to be connected to one of the plurality of crash cushion elements, the nose assembly comprising:
- a forward component comprising:
- a forward section configured to engage the vehicle, the forward section including opposing upper and lower protrusions configured to bracket the vehicle;
- a wedge incline extending diagonally upward toward the forward section;
- opposing left and right recesses configured to receive rollers of a barrier transfer machine;
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- a rearward component comprising:
- offset cross-members configured to slide up the wedge incline so that the rearward component is configured to be driven upward by the wedge incline when the forward component is driven toward the rearward component by the vehicle;
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- opposing left and right recesses configured to receive the rollers of the barrier transfer machine, the opposing left and right recesses of the forward component and the opposing left and right recesses of the rearward component being configured to be aligned with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.