Dismountable barrier
AssigneeNorth American Formula Promotions Corporation
InventorLawrence O. Russell
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Abstract
Dismountable barriers are provided which are readily assembled and dismantled, and consist of easily handled parts. Front and rear rows of vertical horizontally elongated panels are linked end to end by locking bars which can also serve as fence standards, and cross members, preferably also linked to the panels by the locking bars, connect the rows. The space between the panels is filled with sand, gravel or other fluent material, except that cross panels may prevent the cross members and locking bars from being submerged. Short panels may be inserted between the elongated panels on one side of the barrier where it is necessary to form a bend in the latter.
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A dismountable barrier comprising two parallel rows of generally vertical planar rectangular panels resting on the ground in substantial end to end abutment, the panels having inturned lower flanges, vertically spaced brackets at each end of said panels, the brackets of abutting panels overlapping and each having apertures in mutual vertical alignment, transverse link members extending between the ends of panels in said rows so as to brace said panels against moving apart, said transverse link members having apertures at their ends aligned with the apertures in the brackets, generally vertical locking bars passing through said apertures in said brackets and said link members, and a mass of dense non-self-supporting material filling most of the space between said rows of panels and resting on the ground.
A dismountable barrier comprising two parallel rows of generally vertical planar rectangular panels resting on the ground in substantial end to end abutment, the panels having inturned lower flanges, vertically spaced brackets at each end of said panels, the brackets of abutting panels overlapping and each having apertures in mutual vertical alignment, generally vertically locking bars passing through said apertures, some at least of the locking bars being extended upwardly to form standards supporting a fence above the barrier, transverse link members extending between the ends of panels in said rows so as to brace said panels against moving apart, and a mass of dense non-self-supporting material filling most of the space between said rows of panels and resting on the ground.
A dismountable barrier comprising two parallel rows of generally vertical planar rectangular panels resting on the ground in substantial end to end abutment, the panels having inturned lower flanges, vertically spaced brackets at each end of said panels, the brackets of abutting panels overlapping and each having apertures in mutual vertical alignment, generally vertical locking bars passing through said apertures, transverse link members extending between the ends of panels in said rows so as to brace said panels against moving apart, and a mass of dense non-self-supporting material filling most of the space between said rows of panels and resting on the ground and on said flanges, the panels in the two parallel rows being of different lengths, including long panels arranged in parallel pairs, and short filler panels interposed between the long panels at the outside of corners in the barrier.
A dismountable barrier comprising two parallel rows of vertically extending panels resting on the ground and configured so as to define substantially smooth and unobstructed external side surfaces of the barrier, said panels having inturned flanges at their lower edges, cross members extending internally between said rows of panels, vertically withdrawable locking members slidably engaging with brackets formed in said panels internally of said external surfaces so as simultaneously to connect said cross members to the panels and link the ends of adjacent panels in a row to one another, and a mass of dense non-self-supporting material filling most of the space between said rows of panels and resting upon the ground and upon said flanges.
A barrier assembly for forming a readily erected and dismounted elongated barrier comprising a plurality of panels each presenting an internal surface having inwardly projecting members at opposite end regions and an inwardly projecting flange along at least one edge adapted to constitute a bottom edge during use, and each panel presenting an external surface which is generally smooth and unobstructed in the direction of the bottom edge, and a plurality of linking members comprising cross members and locking members, the cross members and locking members of the linking members and the inwardly projecting members of the panels being configured so that each locking member is slidable in a direction transverse to the panel bottom edge into engagement with the inwardly projecting members proximate adjacent ends of two panels when the panels are aligned in two longitudinally extending parallel rows on a supporting surface so as to extend generally vertically with their external surfaces outward, and so that each locking member is slidably engageable with a cross member to connect said panels into said rows and said cross members so as to extend between said rows to provide an elongated partially open-bottomed barrier adapted to contain a mass of dense non-self-supporting material resting partly on said flanges to support the panels and a formed elongated barrier against overturning under impact.
A readily erected and dismounted elongated free standing roadway barrier assembly for flanking a roadway, comprising a plurality of panels flanged at at least one edge, said panels being disposable in two parallel rows on a supporting surface to present continuous outwardly directed vertically extending surfaces which are generally smooth and unobstructed in the longitudinal direction of the rows, and to present inturned lower flanges which are shaped to partially cover such a supporting surface between the rows and which are disposed to support a sufficient part of the weight of dense non-self-supporting material introduced between said rows for such material to restrain lifting of the panels and to support the panels and the barrier against overturning under impact during use, and releasable connecting means adapted to extend internally between said panels when so disposed in rows to connect said panels into said rows and said rows to each other, the connecting means being shaped to maintain the panels in laterally spaced relationship for material introduced between the rows to rest on such a supporting surface and thereby restrain lateral displacement of the barrier under impact.
A roadway barrier member adapted to be assembled with corresponding barrier members removably connected to opposed ends thereof for forming on a supporting surface an elongated easily dismountable free standing roadway flanking barrier having a pair of opposed, outwardly directed external surfaces which are generally smooth and free from outwardly projecting obstructions in the direction of the elongated barrier, the barrier member comprising:
- (a) a pair of panels for positioning along a bottom edge of each panel on such a supporting surface in laterally spaced relationship, and
- (b) connecting means for removably connecting the panels, the connecting means comprising cross member means to be positioned to extend internally between the panels, the cross member means being shaped to maintain the panels in their laterally spaced relationship for removable particulate filler material housed between the panels to engage with such a supporting surface between the panels;
- each panel having an interior and an exterior surface, panel fittings being provided for each panel extending internally of its exterior surface to cooperate with the connecting means and to cooperate with panel fittings of corresponding barrier members for the connection of the panels of the member to the panels of such corresponding barrier member, and each panel having an inturned flange proximate its bottom edge to be directed inwardly during use, each flange being such as to be capable of being engaged sufficiently by removable particulate filler material housed between the panels during use to allow such a filler material to support the barrier member in its erected free standing condition and to restrain the panels against lifting and the barrier member against overturning under impact during use.
For use in the assembly and disassembly of an easily dismountable elongated free standing roadway barrier resting upon a support to flank a roadway, a group of cooperating members comprising:
- a plurality of panels each
- (a) having an exterior surface and an interior surface,
- (b) having along its interior surface proximate a bottom edge, a flange extending significantly inwardly in the direction substantially opposite said exterior surface and adapted to be engaged by and held by the weight of particulate ballast material conformable to the shape of the barrier interior;
- (c) panel defining at least two vertically spaced apertures inwardly of the exterior surface adjacent each panel end adjoining said bottom edge, such apertures being adapted to align with similar apertures of adjoining panels to afford removable locking of pairs of said panels into a row to form an elongated barrier wall on a support surface;
- (d) having its exterior surface substantially free of obstruction in a direction generally parallel to the bottom edge;
- a plurality of cross members adapted to afford crosslinking between parallel pairs of said panels;
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- a plurality of removable connector fittings for simultaneous engagement with said panel apertures and with said cross members, the structures of the panels, fittings and cross members being such that:
- (a) pairs of said panels may be secured to each other to form a first elongated barrier wall, and
- (b) others pairs of said panels may be secured to form a second elongated barrier wall maintained in substantially parallel spaced relationship with said first barrier wall by said cross members,
- (c) said barrier walls may have said flanges and fittings extending within their external surfaces so that the exterior of the barrier walls may be substantially free of obstruction in the direction of the elongated wall, and
- (d) said barrier walls may define a space between them for receipt of particulate ballast material to rest on a support surface for locating the barrier on the surface and to engage said flanges and thereby provide stability to the barrier against easy overturning.
A roadway barrier member adapted to be assembled with corresponding barrier members removably connected to opposed ends thereof for forming on a supporting surface an elongated easily dismountable free standing roadway flanking barrier having a pair of opposed, outwardly directed external surfaces at least one of which is generally smooth and free from outwardly projecting obstructions in the direction of the elongated barrier, the barrier member comprising:
- (a) a pair of panels for positioning along a bottom edge of each panel on such a supporting surface in laterally spaced relationship, and
- (b) connecting means for removably connecting the panels, the connecting means comprising cross member means to be positioned to extend internally between the panels, the cross member means being shaped to maintain the panels in their laterally spaced relationship for removable particulate filler material housed between the panels to engage with such a supporting surface between the panels;
- each panel having an interior and exterior surface, panel fittings being provided for each panel with the panel fittings of at least one panel extending internally of its exterior surface to cooperate with the connecting means and to cooperate with panel fittings of corresponding barrier members for the connection of the panels of the member to the panels of such corresponding barrier member, and each panel having an inturned flange proximate its bottom edge to be directed inwardly during use, each flange being such as to be capable of being engaged sufficiently by removable particulate filler material housed between the panels during use to allow such a filler material to support the barrier member in its erected free standing condition and to restrain the panels against lifting and the barrier members against overturning under impact during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.