# US 2014/0154007 A1 · Bollard > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0154007 A1 - Document ID: US20140154007A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/091,777 - Filed: 2013-11-27 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-15 - Assignees: McCue Corporation - Applicants: McCue Corporation - Inventors: Thomas Ustach; Teodoro A. Mesa; Thomas Montgomery; David S. McCue; Timothy David Stratford - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154007A1 ## CPC - E01F 15/003: {Individual devices arranged in spaced relationship, e.g. buffer bollards (spaced wall-type modules E01F15/08)} - E01F 9/629: {Traffic guidance, warning or control posts, bollards, pillars or like upstanding bodies or structures} - E01F 9/646: extensible, collapsible or pivotable (E01F9/627, E01F9/631 take precedence) - E01F 15/00: Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact (arrangements for fastening signs or signals to safety barriers or the like E01F9/669; for forcibly arresting vehicles E01F13/00) - E01F 15/141: {for column or post protection} - E01F: ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE ## Abstract An impact absorption apparatus includes a force transfer member including a base and a sidewall extending from the base, the base including an opening, a shock absorber disposed within the force transfer member and resting on the base, the shock absorber including a through hole, a plate disposed within the force transfer member and resting on the shock absorber, the plate including a through hole, and a fastener that extends through the base opening, the shock absorber through hole, and the plate through hole, the fastener including an end protruding from the base opening, the fastener end configured to secure the force transfer member to a support surface. The force transfer member is configured so that when an impact force is applied to the force transfer member, the force is transferred from force transfer member to the shock absorber. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An impact absorption apparatus comprising: a force transfer member including a base and a sidewall extending from the base, the base including an opening, a shock absorber disposed within the force transfer member and resting on the base, the shock absorber including a through hole, a plate disposed within the force transfer member and resting on the shock absorber, the plate including a through hole, and a fastener that extends through the base opening, the shock absorber through hole, and the plate through hole, the fastener including an end protruding from the base opening, the fastener end configured to secure the force transfer member to a support surface, and the force transfer member being configured so that when an impact force is applied to the force transfer member, the force is transferred from force transfer member to the shock absorber. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 1 wherein a diameter of the opening of the base is greater than a diameter of the fastener. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 1 wherein the force transfer member comprises a bumper, the sidewall of the bumper including an impact deflection portion and one or more flanges extending from the impact deflection portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 3 wherein the impact deflection portion has a substantially semi-circular shape. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 4 wherein the base has a substantially semi-circular shape. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 4 wherein the shock absorber has a substantially semi-circular shape. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 4 wherein the plate has a substantially semi-circular shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 3 wherein each of the one or more flanges includes a notch causing at least a portion of the flange to be elevated above the support surface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 8 wherein the notch has a rectangular shape. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 8 wherein the notch has a triangular shape. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 3 wherein each of the one or more flanges has a substantially triangular shape. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 1 wherein the impact absorption apparatus is configured to evenly distribute a force of impact from the force transfer member into the shock absorber. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 1 wherein the shock absorber comprises an elastomeric material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 13 wherein the elastomeric material is a rubber material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 1 wherein the fastener comprises a bolt. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 1 wherein the sidewall has an elongate tubular shape with a first cross-sectional diameter. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The impact absorption apparatus of claim 16 further comprising: a cover having an elongate tubular shape with a second cross-sectional diameter greater than the first cross-sectional diameter, wherein the sidewall is disposed within the cover and the cover is able to rotate relative to the sidewall.