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US 2022/0178095 A1Published application
Roadway safety device
AssigneeArgo Corp, Inc.
InventorsJayson Kesler, Stacey Kesler
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Abstract
A roadway safety device includes one or more spacers which engage a falling arm attached to a sign so as to lift the sign relative to a structure on which a housing bracket attached to the arm rests. The roadway safety device may include a spacer which dampens the fall of the arm and which holds the arm at an upward angle to make the sign more visible to drivers.
Claims20
A roadway safety device comprising:
- an elongate piece of resilient material having a first middle portion having a thickness and a first end portion and a second end portion, and wherein the second end portions are between two and 10 times the thickness of the middle portion.
A method for improving the safety of a roadway sign attached on top of a barrier, the method comprising:
- selecting a roadway sign which is attached to an arm which is pivotably mounted to a housing bracket;
- disposing a resilient spacer adjacent the arm such that if the arm rotates, the arm engages the spacer, the spacer absorbing force from the rotating arm and limiting rotation of the arm to prevent the arm or sign from engaging the barrier.
A method for improving the safety of fallen roadway signs, the method comprising:
- selecting a roadway sign attached by an arm to a housing bracket wherein the arm pivots with respect to the housing bracket;
- disposing a spacer adjacent the housing bracket to limit rotation of the arm relative to the housing bracket so that the roadway sign is held above horizontal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.