Traffic control marker and method of making the same
OwnerCarl E. Davidsoninventor
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Abstract
A traffic control marker and marker base is described taking the form of a dome-shaped resilient body member whose ends lie in a flat plane and whose sides are outwardly flared. The marker can be formed by cutting a used pneumatic tire into arcuate segments, each of which can be forcefully inverted to automatically provide such body member. In many circumstances, the bodies alone, colored with eye-catching fluorescent or reflective coatings, can be effectively used for traffic control markers. And in other circumstances they can serve as a resilient light-weight base whereon various visual indicators such as a flag, sign, reflector, or light can be removably mounted in various ways to rise therefrom.
Claims9
A traffic control marker which comprises
- a body member in the form of a curved configuration with its ends arranged to rest on a supporting roadway or other surface,
- said body member having a curved configuration in the form of an arcuate segment of a cut and inverted used tire.
A traffic control marker which comprises
- a body member arranged to rest on a supporting roadway or other surface,
- said body member having a curved configuration in the form of an arcuate segment of a cut and inverted used tire,
- a resilient member supported on said body member to normally rise upwardly therefrom but bendable towards a horizontal position, and
- a visual indicator supported at the top of said resilient member.
The method of making a traffic control marker which comprises the steps of
- cutting a resilient pneumatic tire into at least two sections, each of which forms an arcuate segment, and
- inverting said tire segments to provide a curved configuration with outwardly flaring sides, and ends arranged to rest on a roadway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.