Modular Parking Stop

Abstract

A parking stop may include a body extending between a first end and a second end and having a vertical profile dimensioned to block a movement of a wheel. The body may include a cavity and an opening to the cavity for receiving delivery of a solidifying filler material into the cavity. The vertical profile may include a concave tire engagement surface along a lower portion and an angled surface along an upper portion. The angled surface may extend away from the concave tire engagement surface at an angle approximately tangent to the concave tire engagement surface at an approximate point where the concave tire engagement surface meets the angled surface or greater than approximately tangent to the concave tire engagement surface at the approximate point where the concave tire engagement surface meets the angled surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A parking stop device, the device comprising:
 a body extending between a first end and a second end and having a vertical profile dimensioned to block a movement of a wheel;   a cavity defined in the body;   an opening to the cavity located on the body for receiving delivery of a solidifying filler material into the cavity; and   a side face forming at least a portion of the vertical profile, wherein the side face defines a concave tire engagement surface along a lower portion of the side face and an angled surface along an upper portion of the side face, and wherein the angled surface extends away from the concave tire engagement surface at an angle that is selected from the group consisting of
 approximately tangent to the concave tire engagement surface at an approximate point where the concave tire engagement surface meets the angled surface and 
 greater than approximately tangent to the concave tire engagement surface at the approximate point where the concave tire engagement surface meets the angled surface. 
   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the concave tire engagement surface corresponds to a radius of about 18 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a plurality of selectively coupled body sections extending between the first end and the second end. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the body sections comprise a first body section selectively coupled to a second body section, and wherein the side face defining the tire engagement surface and the angled surface extends along the first body section and the second body section. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the first body section and the second body section define at least a portion of the cavity. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the first end of the body comprises an end cap selectively coupled to the first body section. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the second end of the body comprises an end cap integrated with the second body section. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 3 , further comprising a coupling located between the first body section and the second body section. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a durable weather resistant plastic. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the filler material comprises concrete. 
     
     
         11 . A parking stop system, the system comprising:
 a body having a vertical profile dimensioned to block a movement of a wheel, the body comprising a first body section selectively couplable to a second body section to extend a length of the body, wherein the first body section defines a first cavity; and   an opening to the cavity located on the body for receiving delivery of a solidifying filler material into the cavity when the first body section and the second body section are selectively coupled.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the second body section defines a second cavity, and wherein, when the first body section and the second body section are selectively coupled, the first cavity is continuous with the second cavity to form at least a portion of a combined cavity. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising an end cap, wherein the end cap is selectively couplable to at least one of the first body section or the second body section. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the first body section comprises an integrated end cap. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising a coupling between the first body section and the second body section to secure the selective coupling of the first body section and the second body section. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising a third body section, wherein the third body section is selectively couplable to at least one of the first body section or the second body section to extend the length of the body. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the third body section has a first end selectively couplable to the first body section or the second body section and a second end selectively couplable to the first body section or the second body section. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein each of the first body section and the second body section includes a side face forming at least a portion of the vertical profile, wherein each side face defines a concave tire engagement surface along a lower portion of the face and an angled surface along an upper portion of the face, and wherein the angled surface extends away from the concave tire engagement surface at an angle that is selected from the group consisting of
 approximately tangent to the concave tire engagement surface at an approximate point where the concave tire engagement surface meets the angled portion and   greater than approximately tangent to the concave tire engagement surface at the approximate point where the concave tire engagement surface meets the angled portion.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the concave tire engagement surface corresponds to a radius of about 18 inches. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first body section and the second body section comprise a durable weather resistant plastic.