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US 5,829,913 AGranted
Bollard cap
OwnerRobert Puckettinventor
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Abstract
A bollard or safety post cap for closing an open end of a vertical member of the bollard. The cap includes a anchor member extending downwardly from the cap to be embedded in the concrete which fills the pipe section of the bollard for ease of installation of the cap. The cap can include an electronic component such as security sensors or other devices.
Claims25
A cap for closing an upper end of a bollard, comprising:
- a dome section;
- a confined space located between said dome section and said bollard as installed;
- an electronic component located within said confined space;
- and
- an anchor shaft extending downward from said dome section for insertion into an open end of said bollard, said bollard filled with concrete;
- wherein said confined space comprises a cylindrical section extending downwardly from said dome section and having a disc shaped wall closing said cylindrical section, said anchor shaft extending from said disc shaped wall downwardly, said cylindrical section having at least one transparent portion for optical communication therethrough.
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A bollard assembly comprising:
- a pipe extending downward into a surrounding surface;
- a cylindrical volume of concrete filling said pipe;
- a dome section forming a cap closing an open top end of said pipe;
- a confined space located between said dome section and said pipe as installed;
- an electronic component located within said confined space;
- an anchor shaft extending downward from said dome section for insertion into said open top end of said pipe;
- and
- a first cylindrical section extending downwardly from said dome section and having a disc shaped wall closing said first cylindrical section, said anchor shaft extending from said disc shaped wall downwardly, said first cylindrical section having at least one transparent portion for optical communication therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.