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US 2014/0153224 A1Published application
Bollard light with internal compression support system
AssigneeBarron Lighting Group, Inc.
InventorsGregory Alaura, Richard Goeldi
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Abstract
A lighted bollard system that has significantly enhanced internal structural strength while providing for the replacement of the outer bollard cover and that allows users to select from a plurality of different lighting fixtures suited for different applications.
Claims10
A bollard system having an upper end and a lower end, the system comprising;
- a mounting plate for anchoring the bollard system at the lower end to a fixed location;
- an internal support structure secured to the mounting plate and comprised of a plurality of radially extending rigid supports between the upper end and lower end a housing for enclosing the internal support, wherein the radially extending rigid supports interface with the outer housing in a manner that allow the internal support to be fixedly secured within the housing;
- a compression plate comprised of a tension means, wherein the compression plate is releasabley secured to the internal support, the outer housing and the mounting plate, and wherein when tension is applied to the compression plate the internal compression of the bollard system is increased to establish the rigidity of the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.