Breakaway sign post

A breakaway collar configured to support a sign post on an anchor post in a supported position, said breakaway collar further configured to allow the sign post to swing generally away from a vehicle into an impacted position when the vehicle impacts and exerts a lateral force against the sign post, said breakaway collar comprising:

• a first portion adapted to be coupled to the sign post;
• a second portion adapted to be coupled to the anchor post;
• and
• a pivot joint positioned at least partly between the portions and operable to allow for pivotal movement of at least part of one of the portions relative to the other of the portions when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position,
• said pivot joint operable to at least substantially inhibit translational movement of the portions relative to one another when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position,
• said first portion including a swinging wall and a holding wall,
• said swinging wall adapted to pivot relative to the second portion when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position,
• said holding wall adapted to remain at least substantially undeformed when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position;
• a first fastener adapted to at least partly couple the swinging wall and the sign post to one another when the sign post is in the supported position and the impacted position;
• and
• a second fastener adapted to at least partly couple the holding wall to the sign post,
• said second fastener adapter to be sheared, thereby decoupling the holding wall and the sign post, when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position.

A breakaway collar configured to support a sign post on an anchor post in a supported position, said breakaway collar further configured to allow the sign post to swing generally away from a vehicle into an impacted position when the vehicle impacts and exerts a lateral force against the sign post, said breakaway collar comprising:

• a first portion adapated to be coupled to the sign post;
• a second portion adapted to be coupled to the anchor post;
• and a pivot joint positioned at least partly between the portions and operable to allow for pivotal movement of at least part of one of the portions relative to the other of the portions when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position,
• said pivot joint operable to at least substantially inhibit translational movement of the portions relative to one another when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position,
• said first portion including a swinging wall and a holding wall,
• said swinging wall adapted to pivot relative to the second portion when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position,
• said holding wall adapted to remain at least substantially undeformed when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position,
• said swinging wall being defined at least in part of spaced apart elongated slots.

A breakaway collar configured to support a sign post on an anchor post in a supported position, said breakaway collar further configured to allow the sign post to swing generally away from a vehicle and into an impacted position when the vehicle impacts and exerts a lateral force against the sign post, said breakaway collar comprising:

• a body including a first portion adapted to be coupled to the sign post and a second portion adapted to be coupled to the anchor post,
• said body including a bending portion,
• said body configured to bend at said bending portion when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position,
• said first portion being coupled to said second portion by the bending portion when the sign post is in the impacted position,
• said first portion including a bending wall and a holding wall,
• said bending wall including said bending portion,
• said bending wall adapted to bend when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position,
• said holding wall adapted to remain at least substantially undeformed when the sign post swings from the supporting position to the impacted position;
• a first fastener adapted to at least partly couple the bending wall to the sign post;
• and a second fastener adapted to at least partly couple the holding wall to the sign post,
• said first fastener adapted to remain fastened to the bending wall and the sign post when the sign post is in the supported position and the impacted position,
• said second fastener adapted to be sheared, thereby decoupling the holding wall and the sign post, when the sign post is impacted by the vehicle.

A breakaway collar configured to support a sign post on an anchor post in a supported position, said breakaway collar further configured to allow the sign post to swing generally away from a vehicle and into an impacted position when the vehicle impacts and exerts a lateral force against the sign post, said breakaway collar comprising:

• a body including a first portion adapted to be coupled to the sign post and a second portion adapted to be coupled to the anchor post,
• said body including a bending portion,
• said body configured to bend at said bending portion when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position,
• said first portion being coupled to said second portion by the bending portion when the sign post is in the impacted position,
• said first portion including a bending wall and an holding wall,
• said bending wall including said bending portion,
• said bending wall adapted to bend when the sign post swings from the supported position to the impacted position,
• said holding wall adapted to remain at least substantially undeformed when the sign post swings from the supporting position to the impacted position,
• said being wall being defined at least in part by a pair of spaced apart, at least substantially vertical slots,
• said slots having upper and lower ends.

A breakaway collar configured to support a sign support post on anchoring post in an manner to cause the sign support post to swing generally away from a vehicle when the vehicle impacts and exerts a lateral force against the sign support post, said breakaway collar comprising:

• a body configured to be removably supported on the anchoring post,
• said body including an upper sidewall that presents an uppermost top edge,
• said sidewall including a pair of laterally spaced open slots,
• said slots being open proximate the uppermost top edge.