Traffic light assembly
OwnerJames J. Guertlerinventor
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Abstract
The traffic light assembly includes a mounting pole, and two arms attached to the pole by straps and a breakaway cap, thereby securing a traffic light housing to the mounting pole. The breakaway cap secures the traffic light housing to the arms and provides for the breakaway function.
Claims9
A traffic light assembly including a mounting pole, a traffic light housing secured to the mounting pole, and a first arm and a second arm providing at least a first part of a securing means for mounting the traffic light housing to the mounting pole, the traffic light assembly including an improvement comprising:
- (a) a breakaway cap providing a second part of the securing means;
- (b) the breakaway cap including a larger cylindrical section and a smaller cylindrical section;
- (c) the smaller cylindrical section being an upper cylinder;
- (d) the larger cylindrical section being a lower cylinder;
- (e) the smaller cylindrical section being adapted to receive the first arm;
- (f) the larger cylindrical section being adapted to receive the mounting pole;
- (g) the smaller cylindrical section having ridges thereon;
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- (h) the ridges serving to support the first arm.
A traffic light assembly having a breakaway structure comprising:
- (a) the traffic light assembly including a mounting pole, a traffic light housing secured to the mounting pole, and a first arm and a second arm providing at least a first part of a securing means for mounting the traffic light housing to the mounting pole;
- (b) a strap assembly forming at least a second part of the securing means and serving to secure the first arm and the second arm to the mounting pole;
- (c) a breakaway cap providing a second part of the securing means and securing the traffic light housing to the first arm;
- (d) the breakaway cap including a larger cylindrical section and a smaller cylindrical section;
- (e) the smaller cylindrical section being an upper cylinder;
- (f) the larger cylindrical section being a lower cylinder;
- (g) the smaller cylindrical section being adapted to receive the first arm;
- (h) the larger cylindrical section being adapted to receive the mounting pole;
- (i) the smaller cylindrical section having ridges thereon;
- (j) the ridges serving to support the first arm;
- (k) the smaller cylindrical section having at least one aperture therein;
- (l) the breakaway cap being formed of a high impact plastic;
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- (m) the high impact plastic being at least one selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyethylene, polypropylene, and copolymers thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.