# US 2014/0153224 A1 · Bollard light with internal compression support system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0153224 A1 - Document ID: US20140153224A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/177,123 - Filed: 2014-02-10 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Barron Lighting Group, Inc. - Inventors: Gregory Alaura; Richard Goeldi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153224A1 ## CPC - F21S 8/00: Lighting devices intended for fixed installation (F21S9/00, F21S10/00 take precedence; using a string or strip of light sources F21S4/00) - E01F 9/617: {Illuminated or wired-up posts, bollards, pillars or like upstanding bodies or structures for traffic guidance, warning or control (E01F9/559 takes precedence)} - E01F 9/681: the sign posts being fastened by removable means, e.g. screws or bolts - E01F 9/685: Subsoil means, e.g. foundations - F21S 8/083: {of bollard type, i.e. with lighting fixture integrated into the standard or mounted on top of it and having substantially the same diameter} - F21V 21/10: Pendants, arms, or standards; Fixing lighting devices to pendants, arms, or standards (adjustable mounting F21V21/14; construction of posts not peculiar to use with lighting devices E04H12/00) - F21V 29/77: with essentially identical diverging planar fins or blades, e.g. with fan-like or star-like cross-section - F21V 29/83: the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - E01F: ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A bollard system of claim 1 further comprising an upper housing secured to the upper end comprising a lighting fixture and electrical system for providing power to the lighting fixture. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The bollard system of claim 1, wherein the out housing is comprised of a plurality of channel grooves on the interior surface that run the length of the housing, wherein said grooves provide for securing the internal support. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The bollard system of claim 1, wherein the outer housing of the bollard is replaceable. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The bollard system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of rigid support structures are fins, said fins also extending radially from a central column a distance that allows the internal support column structure to securely fit within the outer housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The bollard system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of rigid support structures are rings extending radially from a central column a distance that allows the internal support column structure to securely fit within the outer housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The bollard system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of rigid support structures substantially surround a support column, said rigid support structures significantly conforming to the shape and size of the central column and extending from the central column to securely fit within the channel grooves. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The bollard system of claim 3 further comprising a ring adaptor, wherein, said ring adaptor includes a plurality of tabs that are aligned to fit into the channel grooves on the top side of the outer housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The bollard system of claim 2, wherein the upper housing is selected from a plurality of housing choices each having a different visual or lighting source option. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The bollard of claim 1, wherein the compression plate includes at least one tension generating portion selected from a group consisting of a tension wedge, compression screw or cantilever.