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US 2015/0028277 A1Published application
Post-cable connection for a roadway barrier
AssigneeNeusch Innovations, LP
InventorWilliam H. Neusch
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Abstract
A post-cable connection for releasably connecting a cable to a post, for example in a roadway cable barrier system. A post-cable connector is hung from the top end of a post whereby when the post is impacted and urged toward ground level the cable is released from the post.
Claims19
A method for releasably connecting a cable to a post in a roadway cable barrier system, the method comprising:
- mounting a top section of a connector a top end of the post such that the an elongated section of the connector and a hook end section of the connector are positioned on opposite sides of the post from one another, wherein at least one of the elongated section and the hook end section having a loop;
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- disposing a longitudinally extending cable within the loop.
A method for providing a roadway barrier system, the method comprising:
- releasably attaching a connector to a post extending vertically from a ground level to a top end, the post having an open cavity defined between opposing side walls interconnected by a back wall, the connector having a first leg and a second leg spaced apart and extending in the same downward direction from a top section, wherein the top section is positioned on the top end of the post such that the first leg and the second leg are positioned on opposite sides of the back wall;
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- positioning a longitudinally extending roadway barrier cable within a retaining loop disposed on the first leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.