Shock Absorbing Retractable Bollard Systems
AssigneeRite-Hite Holding Corporation
InventorsAaron J. Wiegel, David Swift, Jason Dondlinger, Joe Korman, Lucas I. Paruch, Ronald P. Snyder
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Abstract
A barrier system includes a handrail, and a connector to couple the handrail to a post extension that extends upward from a floor. The handrail has and end with a width measured in a direction transverse to an elongate length of the handrail. The connector includes a socket to hold the end of the handrail. The socket is defined by an elongate channel that extends in a direction substantially parallel to the post extension when the connector is attached to the post extension. The channel has a length that is greater than the width of the end of the handrail.
Claims20
A barrier system comprising:
- a handrail, the handrail having an end with a width measured in a direction transverse to an elongate length of the handrail;
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- a connector to couple the handrail to a post extension that extends upward from a floor, the connector including a socket to hold the end of the handrail, the socket defined by an elongate channel that extends in a direction substantially parallel to the post extension when the connector is attached to the post extension, the channel having a length that is greater than the width of the end of the handrail.
A barrier system comprising:
- a first handrail having an elongate central section extending between first and second ends;
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- a connector to couple the first handrail to a post extension that extends upward from a floor, the connector including an elongate channel extending in a first direction, the channel to retain the first end of the first handrail with the first handrail extending through a slot in a side of the channel to enable the first handrail to extend in a second direction transverse to the first direction, the channel having a length in the first direction sufficient to retain an end of a second handrail simultaneously with the first end of the first handrail.
A barrier system comprising:
- a post extension to extend upward from a floor;
- a connector to be supported by the post extension, the connector including a channel having a channel length defined between a first end of the channel and a second end of the channel, the second end to be closer to the floor than the first end is to the floor, the channel including a slot extending along a side of the channel;
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- a handrail having an end to be retained within the channel with the handrail extending out through the slot, the first end of the channel being unobstructed to enable the end of the handrail to be selectively inserted and removed from the channel, the second end of the channel being blocked by a plate to support the end of the handrail when inserted into the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.