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US 5,292,208 AGranted
Corner adapter for corrugated barriers
AssigneeC-Loc Retention Systems, Inc.
InventorLawrence E. Berger
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Abstract
A corner adapter for use with corrugated barrier sections is disclosed. The corner adapter provides great freedom of movement in the relative angles between adjacent barrier sections. Further, an inventive cross-section for the corrugated section provides a high strength barrier.
Claims10
A barrier comprising:
- a first corrugated section having a tongue at one lateral end and a groove at an opposed lateral end;
- a second corrugated section having a tongue at one lateral end positioned adjacent said groove on said first corrugated section, and a groove at an opposed lateral end;
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- a corner adapter having an adapter groove receiving said tongue of said second corrugated section and having a tongue received in said groove of said first corrugated section, said corner adapter resulting in a barrier wherein said first and second corrugated sections extend at an angle relative to each other, said adapter groove having an entrance and a groove base, said adapter groove including a first plane extending from the center of said entrance towards the center of said groove base, said tongue including a second plane, said tongue extending from said groove along said second plane, said first and second planes being substantially non-parallel, said second plane passing into said adapter groove intermediate said groove base and said entrance.
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A corner adapter for use with corrugated barrier sections comprising:
- a generally C-shaped groove, and a tongue spaced from said groove, said groove having an entrance and a base spaced from said entrance, said groove including a first plane being defined as extending through the enter of said entrance and towards the center of said base, said first plane bisecting said groove, said tongue including a second plane being defined as extending along said tongue and bisecting said tongue, said first and second planes being substantially non-parallel, said second plane passing into said groove intermediate said groove base and said entrance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.