Durable and easily attachable and detachable retroreflective plastic strips for truck trailers
AssigneeEric Lee Johnston
InventorEric Lee Johnston
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Abstract
A retroreflective plastic strip having conspicuity tape on its outer surface and having flanges along each lateral edge for spacing the strip from the surface of an under-ride bumper on a truck trailer. The strip has means such as zip ties or pop rivets for detachably securing the strip on the bumper to comply with Federal regulations.
Claims14
A vehicle for highway trucking having an under-ride bumper and a durable retroreflective plastic strip detachably secured to the rear surface of the under-ride bumper to enhance visibility of said vehicle, said retroreflective strip comprising a strip of plastic at least two inches in width and having conspicuity tape bonded to its exterior surface, said strip of plastic having a flange along both longitudinal edges extending laterally of the general plane of the strip on the side thereof opposite said conspicuity tape for supporting the strip spaced from said bumper.
A durable retroreflective strip comprising a strip of plastic having conspicuity tape adhesively bonded to one face of said strip of plastic, which is at least two inches in width and has a flange along both longitudinally extending edges projecting laterally from the general plane of the strip opposite from the face having said conspicuity tape bonded to it, said flanges adapted to space said retroreflective strip from an underlying support.
A kit for attaching durable retroreflective strips to highway trucking vehicles to enhance visibility of said vehicles, said kit comprising at least two strips of plastic having retroreflective conspicuity tape bonded to one surface of each of said at least two strips, said strips of plastic each having a flange along both longitudinally extending edges of each strip projecting substantially perpendicular to the general plane of the strip opposite the face of the strip to which said conspicuity tape is bonded, and said kit further including means for detachably securing said strips to said vehicles, said means for securing selected from zip ties, rivets, adhesive and screws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.