Flexible traffic post
AssigneeRondo Building Services Pty. Ltd.
InventorsBoydan Joseph Mudryk, Garry David Campbell
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Abstract
A traffic post (41,51) comprises a longitudinally extending upper post section (2), a longitudinally extending lower post section (4) adapted to be driven into a support base, and a longitudinally extending elastically flexible unitary coupling member (43,53) fastened to the upper and lower post sections (2,4). The coupling member is fastened to the upper and lower post sections with a front face thereof abutting a rear face of each of the upper and lower post sections. The coupling member has a width greater than a depth thereof so as to enable deflection in a fore and aft direction perpendicular to the width.
Claims16
A traffic post comprising:
- a longitudinally extending upper post section,
- a longitudinally extending lower post section adapted to be driven into a support base, and
- a longitudinally extending elastically flexible unitary coupling member fastened to said upper and lower post sections, said coupling member being fastened to each of said upper and lower post sections with a front face thereof abutting a rear face of each of said upper and lower post sections, said coupling member having a width greater than a depth thereof so as to enable deflection in a fore and aft direction perpendicular to said width,
- wherein said coupling member has a longitudinally extending arcuately concave rear face;
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- wherein said coupling member is fastened to at least one of said upper and lower post sections via fasteners passing through longitudinally extending slots, said slots being located and sized such that said upper and lower post sections are mutually longitudinally displaceable between an abutting relative position for driving of said post into said support base by a driving force applied to said upper post section and a longitudinally separated relative position for flexing of said coupling member.
A traffic post comprising:
- a longitudinally extending upper post section,
- a longitudinally extending lower post section adapted to be driven into a support base, and
- a longitudinally extending elastically flexible unitary coupling member fastened to said upper and lower post sections, said coupling member being fastened to each of said upper and lower post sections with a front face thereof abutting a rear face of each of said upper and lower post sections, said coupling member having a width greater than a depth thereof so as to enable deflection in a fore and aft direction perpendicular to said width,
- wherein said coupling member is fastened to at least one of said upper and lower post sections via fasteners passing through longitudinally extending slots, said slots being located and sized such that said upper and lower post sections are mutually longitudinally displaceable between an abutting relative position for driving of said post into said support base by a driving force applied to said upper post section and a longitudinally separated relative position for flexing of said coupling member.
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