Protective system for airport runway and taxiway light fixtures

A system for the protection of a runway stake-type light fixture having a ground level base having a radius smaller than a radius of said fixture, the system comprising:

• (a) a flat flexible mat including an axial opening having a radius at least equal to a greatest radius of said stake-type light fixture, a total radius of about 20 to about 30 inches, and a plurality of peripherally located apertures;
• (b) at least one flat flexible washer-like annular collar having an axial opening about equal to a diameter of a ground level coupling of said stake-type light fixture, said at least one washer-like collar also having a radial slit between an said axial opening and an outer radius of said collar;
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• (c) a plurality of anchors for said mat, corresponding in number to the number of said apertures, each of said anchors comprising a planar head and, integral therewith, means for penetration and engagement of the ground upon which said mat is to be positioned, said penetration means proportioned for complemental insertion through said peripheral apertures of said mat, wherein said heads of said anchors engage said mat when said penetration means have fully penetrated into the earth upon which said mat is to be secured.

A system for the protection of a runway stake-type light fixture having a ground level base having a radius smaller than a radius of said fixture, the system comprising:

• (a) a flat flexible mat including axial intersecting slits at a center thereof, a total radius of about 20 to about 30 inches, and a plurality of peripherally located apertures;
• (b) at least one flat flexible washer-like annular collar having an axial opening about equal to a diameter of a ground level coupling of said stake-type light fixture, said at least one washer-like collar also having a radial slit between an said axial opening and an outer radius of said collar;
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• (c) a plurality of anchors for said mat, corresponding in number to the number of said apertures, each of said anchors comprising a planar head and, integral therewith, means for penetration and engagement of the ground upon which said mat is to be positioned, said penetration means proportioned for complemental insertion through said peripheral apertures of said mat, wherein said heads of said anchors engage said mat when said penetration means have fully penetrated into the earth upon which said mat is to be secured.