End plate for use with a roadway barrier
AssigneeLindsay Transportation Solutions, Inc.
InventorsGerrit Dyke, John James Angus
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Abstract
An end plate configured to integrate with a first end wall or a second end wall of a roadway barrier comprises a body wall and a brace. The body wall includes a front surface and a rear surface, and is configured to couple with a first side wall and a second side wall of the roadway barrier. The brace is attached along a width of the rear surface of the body wall and extends rearward therefrom. The brace includes a first notch and a second notch, with each notch providing an opening in the brace that allows the brace to bend at the notch locations.
Claims10
An end plate configured to integrate with a first end wall or a second end wall of a roadway barrier, the end plate comprising:
- a body wall including a front surface and a rear surface, the body wall configured to couple with a first side wall and a second side wall of the roadway barrier;
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- a brace attached along a width of the rear surface of the body wall and extending rearward therefrom, the brace including a first notch and a second notch, each notch providing an opening in the brace that allows the brace to bend at the notch locations.
An end plate configured to integrate with a first end wall or a second end wall of a roadway barrier, the end plate comprising:
- a body wall including a front surface and a rear surface;
- a first side flange extending rearward from a left side edge of the body wall, the first side flange configured to couple with a first side wall of the roadway barrier;
- a second side flange extending rearward from a right side edge of the body wall, the second side flange configured to couple with a second side wall of the roadway barrier;
- first and second bottom flanges each extending rearward from a bottom edge of the body wall;
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- a brace attached along a width of the rear surface of the body wall and extending rearward therefrom, the brace including a first notch and a second notch, each notch providing an opening in the brace that allows the brace to bend at the notch locations, and each notch configured to widen during a vehicular impact with the roadway barrier.
A roadway barrier comprising:
- a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall;
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- a first end wall and a second end wall spaced apart from the first end wall, each end wall coupled with the side walls and including an end plate comprising:
- a body wall including a front surface and a rear surface,
- a first side flange extending roughly orthogonal from the rear surface on a first side edge of the body wall, the first side flange configured to couple with the first side wall,
- a second side flange extending roughly orthogonal from the rear surface on a second side edge of the body wall, the second side flange configured to couple with the second side wall,
- first and second bottom flanges each extending roughly orthogonal from the rear surface on a bottom edge of the body wall, and
- a brace attached along a width of the rear surface of the body wall and extending orthogonal therefrom, the brace including a first notch and a second notch, each notch providing an opening in the brace that allows the brace to bend at the notch locations, and each notch configured to widen during a vehicular impact with the roadway barrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.