Pavement Marker

Abstract

A pavement marker is disclosed that includes a base member, two opposite resilient members and an upright member, wherein the upright member has an ends that extend laterally from a central section and are received into the opposite resilient members. The base member is substantially planar with side rails and extends under the upright member and is adapted to receive and retain the resilient members. The resilient members hold the upright member in an upright position and allow for rotation of said upright member in response to a force applied to the upright member, and a central section of the upright member includes a reflective surface.

1 . A pavement marker comprising a base member, two opposite resilient members and an upright member, said upright member having an ends extending laterally from a central section, said base member comprising a substantially planar base section that extends under said upright member and is adapted to receive and retain said resilient members, said resilient members spaced apart from one another and each having an opening adapted to receive said opposite arms of said upright member and retain said upright member in an upright position and allow for rotation of said upright member in response to a force applied to said upright member, and wherein said central section of said upright member comprises a reflective surface. 
     
     
         2 . The pavement marker recited in  claim 1  wherein each said opening or each said resilient member is made from a thermoplastic material and said member further defines a slot and said slot is adapted to receive an arm that extends from said upright member. 
     
     
         3 . The pavement marker recited in  claim 2  wherein each said resilient member comprises polyurethane. 
     
     
         4 . The pavement marker recited in  claim 2  wherein said slot is defined by opposite “t Shaped” arms that extend from said base member and the base member has through holes adjacent to both sides of the base of said T-shaped arms. 
     
     
         5 . The pavement marker recited in  claim 2  wherein said resilient members have a semicircular profile. 
     
     
         6 . The pavement marker recited in  claim 2  further comprising guard elements wherein said guard elements extend from said base member and over said resilient members and thereby allow access to said resilient members on lateral and protect said resilient members from impact 
     
     
         7 . The pavement marker as recited in  claim 1  wherein the resilient member comprises a vertical opening that is sized and shaped to receive an extension arm provided from said upright member and said size and shape of said opening is polygonal. 
     
     
         8 . The pavement marker as recited in  claim 1  wherein said base member comprises a plurality of through holes, and lateral side rails which receive said resilient members. 
     
     
         9 . The pavement marker device as recited in  claim 1  wherein said resilient members are formed to receive a polygonal end section of an arm of an upright member. 
     
     
         10 . The pavement marker device as recited in  claim 9  wherein said resilient member further comprise voids and said voids facilitate the ability of the arms to rotate within the resilient member. 
     
     
         11 . The pavement marker device recited in  claim 1  wherein said upright member further comprise planar members and wherein said planar members extend laterally from said upward members and into a plan that is substantially parallel with a plane defined by the base member. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claims 11  wherein said planar members are comprised of a flexible material. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claims 12  wherein said planar members are comprised of polyurethane.