Traffic ballast system

Abstract

A traffic ballast system has a base of a non-rigid, resilient, shock absorbing material, the base providing a top surface and a spaced apart bottom surface. At least one strut aperture extends through the top surface. A receiver plate of a rigid structural material is engaged with the base below the top surface. At least one vertical strut supporting at least one sign has a lower end engaged within the at least one strut aperture, and further rigidly engaged with the receiver plate.

1 . A traffic ballast system comprising: a base of a non-rigid, resilient, shock absorbing material, the base providing a top surface and a spaced apart bottom surface; at least one strut aperture extending through the top surface; a receiver plate of a rigid structural material engaged with the base below the top surface; at least one vertical strut supporting at least one sign thereon, a lower end of the at least one strut engaged within the at least one strut aperture, and further rigidly engaged with the receiver plate.  
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the base further comprises plural surface protrusions extending upwardly from the top surface; the protrusions each functional as a recess in the bottom surface such that like said bases may be nested one above the next with the protrusions of one inserted within the recesses of the next.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the protrusions are each positioned in one of four corners of the base.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the at least one strut aperture comprise two spaced apart holes and the at least one vertical strut comprises two vertical struts; and wherein the at least one sign is mounted between the two struts.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the base further provides at least one elongate hole between the top and bottom surfaces, the at least one hole positioned adjacent to a peripheral edge of the base, the elongate hole sized for accepting a hand for gripping the base about the peripheral edge.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the receiver plate provides at least one tube integral therewith, the at least one tube of a rigid structural material and positioned so as to extend upwardly within at least one of the strut apertures.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 6  further comprising at least one tubular adaptor engaged within the at least one receiver plate tube thereby modifying at least one of the size and shape of the at least one receiver plate tube.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 7  wherein the at least one tubular adaptor is comprised of plural strips arranged in side-by-side juxtaposition, and separated by margins having a wall thickness less than the strips, the strips thereby formable into a tube by folding each of the strips on one of the margins.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 8  wherein the at least one tubular adaptor provides flanges positioned at, at least one end thereof such that with the at least one tubular adaptor inserted into the at least one receiver plate tube, the flanges are able to grip a bottom surface of the receiver plate.  
   
   
       10 . A traffic ballast system comprising: a horizontally oriented, unitary integral base having a top surface, a plurality of vertical standards engaged with and extending through the to surface into the base; the standards comprising a plurality of mutually distinct cross-sectional sizes and shapes.  
   
   
       11 . A traffic ballast comprising: a horizontally oriented, unitary, integral base having a top surface with a plurality of holes therein; the holes configured for receiving a plurality of mutually distinct sizes and shapes of vertical standards for extending upwardly from the base; at least two of the plurality of holes being spaced apart and of identical configuration.