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US 2020/0048850 A1Published application
Device for thwarting vehicular stunts
AssigneeCity of Benicia
InventorErik M. Upson
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Abstract
This invention relates to a selective tire-impairment device attachable to a roadway surface. The device can include a lateral surface having a piercing element. The piercing element can be oriented downward to selectively impair a sidewall of a tire traveling laterally without affecting a tire traveling in a typical forward direction. The piercing element can severely damage a tire of a vehicle performing a stunt, commonly referred to as a doughnut, due to the lateral direction of travel of a tire during the stunt.
Claims19
A selective tire-impairment device, comprising:
- a construct having at least one lateral surface;
- a piercing element affixed to the lateral surface, the piercing element being oriented downward to selectively impair a sidewall of a tire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.