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 and wherein the base member is substantially planar with side rails, 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 wherein the central section of the upright member includes a reflective surface.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A pavement marker comprising a base member, two opposite resilient members and an upright member, said upright member having opposite arms extending laterally from a central section, said central section having vertically oriented planar faces wherein said upright member is in an upright position, 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 a lateral opening on a planar sidewall, said planar sidewalls are oriented vertically and perpendicular to said planar faces of said central section when in an upright position and said openings in said planar sidewalls are adapted to receive said opposite arms of said upright member and retain said upright member in an upright position and said resilient members maintain said upright member in an upright position and allow for pivotal motion in response to a force imposed on said upright member and cause said upright member to return to said upright position when said force is removed, and wherein said central section of said upright member comprises a reflective surface. 
     
     
         2 . The pavement marker recited in  claim 1  wherein each said resilient member is comprises a block of thermoplastic material having a base and opposite sidewalls and said lateral opening through said opposite sidewalls, resilient member further comprising a vertical oriented slot, said slot having opposite sidewalls and endwalls and said slot is adapted to receive said opposite arms that extend 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 further defined by opposite “T Shaped” openings on the top and bottom of said slot within said resilient member. 
     
     
         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 allow access to said resilient members on lateral sides and protect said resilient members from impact from the top of said device. 
     
     
         7 . The pavement marker as recited in  claim 1  wherein said lateral openings comprise a passage thought said resilient member and is sized and shaped to receive an arm that extends from said upright member and said shape of said opening is not round, wherein said arms cannot rotate within said passage. 
     
     
         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, said rails oriented perpendicular to said upright member. 
     
     
         9 . The pavement marker device as recited in  claim 2  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 4  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 central section of said upright in a plane that is substantially parallel with a plane defined by the bottom surface of said base member. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11  wherein said planar members are comprised of a flexible material. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12  wherein said planar members are comprised of polyurethane. 
     
     
         14 . The pavement marker device recited in  claim 11  wherein said upright member further comprise planar members comprised of a flexible material that covers a recess of said base member said recess configured to receive said upright member when it pivots from an upright position to second positions that is parallel with the bottom surface of said base member.