US2005036833A1PendingUtilityA1

Support member

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Priority: Feb 20, 1995Filed: Sep 17, 2004Published: Feb 17, 2005
Est. expiryFeb 20, 2015(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Darren Hotchkin
E01F 9/627
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Abstract

A support member for supporting a visual display; the support member comprising a resilient section that is adapted to bend in response to contact of a moving object with the visual display to allow the visual display to deflect form the path of movement of the object and is adapted to return the visual display to its original position following the contact with the object, the resilient section being formed from a plurality of planar members arranged side by side and bonded together by adhesive, with each planar member comprising at least part of the tread and the underlying carcass of the motor vehicle tyre.

Claims

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1 . A road marker post having a visual display in the form of a reflector or other road indicating indicia, the road marker post being formed from a lightweight material and comprising: 
 i. a body section which carries the visual display; and    ii. a support member for supporting the body section, the support member comprising a means for anchoring the road marker post to a ground surface and a resilient section connected to the body section and to the anchoring means, the resilient section being adapted to move in response to contact of a moving vehicle with the body section to allow the body section to deflect from the path of movement of the vehicle and being adapted to return the body section to its original position following the contact, the resilient section being formed from a plurality of elongate generally rectangular planar members arranged side by side and bonded together by adhesive, with each planar member comprising at least part of the tread and underlying carcass of a motor vehicle tire.    
   
   
       2 . The road marker post defined in  claim 1  wherein the body section is formed from PVC, HDPE or any other suitable plastics material, or fibre glass.  
   
   
       3 . A road marker post defined in  claim 1  embedded in the ground.  
   
   
       4 . The road marker post defined in  claim 1  wherein the motor vehicle tire is a steel belted tire.  
   
   
       5 . The road marker post defined in  claim 1  wherein the resilient section consists of only two planar members adhered together.  
   
   
       6 . The road marker post defined in  claim 1  wherein the anchoring means is a drivable spike.

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