Reflective road marker
OwnerDavid E. Lambertinventor
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Abstract
A road marker disclosed herein includes a single piece of material having a width of approximately three inches or less. The piece includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a sloped face disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface. The bottom surface is configured to enable the bottom surface to be connected directly to a floor of a channel of a roadway. The road marker further includes a reflector disposed on the sloped face. Another road marker disclosed herein includes a reflecting member including a reflective surface. The road marker also includes a housing configured to support at least a portion of the reflecting member below a surface of a roadway.
Claims9
A road marker comprising:
- a reflecting member comprising a reflective surface;
- and
- a housing configured to support the reflecting member below a surface of a roadway on a floor of a channel, the housing comprising:
- a first side wall having a first side wall height configured to position the reflecting member below the surface of a roadway;
- a second side wall having a second side wall height substantially equal to the first side wall height;
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- a housing lower portion having a housing lower portion width less than approximately 4 inches;
- wherein a width of the reflecting member is substantially equal to the housing lower portion width;
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- wherein the housing lower portion includes a notch, the notch shaped and dimensioned to receive a portion of a tool to enable the tool to dislodge the road marker from the floor of the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.