WEIGHTED SAFETY DELINEATOR ANCHOR

ANCRAGE LESTE D'INDICATEUR TRACEUR DE SECURITE

English Abstract

A weighted anchor for a safety delineator is provided. The safety delineator has a base that supports an upstanding body, the base extending outward from the upstanding body. The weighted anchor has a body having an outer perimeter that is greater than an outer perimeter of the base of the safety delineator. The body has a web with a central aperture that is sized to receive the upstanding body of the safety delineator. The body also has a first weight positioned along a first side edge of the web and a second weight positioned along a second side edge of the web that is opposite the first side edge relative to the central aperture. Each of the first and second weights have a length such that, when installed, the first and second weights extend past the outer perimeter of the base of the safety delineator.

French Abstract

Il est décrit un ancrage lesté pour un indicateur traceur de sécurité. Lindicateur traceur de sécurité a une base qui supporte un corps dressé, la base sétendant vers lextérieur à partir du corps dressé. Lancrage lesté a un corps ayant un périmètre extérieur qui est supérieur à celui de la base de lindicateur traceur de sécurité. Le corps a une toile avec une ouverture centrale qui est dimensionnée pour recevoir le corps dressé de lindicateur traceur de sécurité. Le corps a également un premier poids placé le long dun premier bord latéral de la toile, ainsi quun deuxième poids placé le long dun deuxième bord latéral de la toile qui est à lopposé du premier bord latéral par rapport à louverture centrale. Les premier et deuxième poids ont chacun une longueur de sorte que, lors de linstallation, lesdits premier et deuxième poids sétendent au-delà du périmètre extérieur de la base de lindicateur traceur de sécurité.

Claims

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What is Claimed is:
1. A weighted anchor for a safety delineator having a base that supports an
upstanding
body, the base extending outward from the upstanding body, the weighted anchor
comprising:
a body having an outer perimeter that is greater than an outer perimeter of
the base of
the safety delineator, the body comprising:
a web that has a central aperture that is sized to receive the upstanding body
of
the safety delineator; and
a first weight positioned along a first side edge of the web, and a second
weight positioned along a second side edge of the web that is opposite the
first side edge
relative to the central aperture, each of the first and second weights having
a length such that,
when installed, the first and second weights extend past the outer perimeter
of the base of the
safety delineator.
2. The weighted anchor of claim 1, wherein the web is made from a flexible
material.
3. The weighted anchor of claim 2, wherein the web is foldable between a
use position
and a storage position, wherein, in the storage position, the first and second
weights are
adjacent to each other.
4. The weighted anchor of claim 1, wherein the first and second weights are
made by
folding over the web to form material-receiving chambers.
5. The weighted anchor of claim 4, wherein the material-receiving chambers
are filled
with sand.
6. The weighted anchor of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second
weights overlap
a portion of the base of the safety delineator.
7. The weighted anchor of claim 1, wherein each of the first weight and the
second
weight comprise a top surface having a handle.

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8. In combination:
a safety delineator having a base that supports an upstanding body, the base
extending
outward from the upstanding body; and
a weighted anchor installed on and overlying the base of the safety
delineator, the
weighted anchor comprising:
a body having an outer perimeter that is greater than an outer perimeter of
the
base of the safety delineator, the body comprising:
a web that has a central aperture that is sized to receive the upstanding
body of the safety delineator; and
a first weight positioned along a first side edge of the web, and a
second weight positioned along a second side edge of the web that is opposite
the first side
edge relative to the central aperture, each of the first and second weights
having a length such
that the first and second weights extend past the outer perimeter of the base
of the safety
delineator.
9. The combination of claim 8, wherein the web is made from a flexible
material.
10. The combination of claim 9, wherein the web is foldable between a use
position and a
storage position, wherein, in the storage position, the first and second
weights arc adjacent to
each other.
11. The combination of claim 8, wherein the first and second weights are
made by folding
over the web to form material-receiving chambers.
12. The combination of claim 11, wherein the material-receiving chambers
are filled with
sand.
13. The combination of claim 8, wherein each of the first and second
weights overlap a
portion of the base of the safety delineator.
14. The combination of claim 8, wherein each of the first weight and the
second weight
comprise a top surface having a handle.

Description

WEIGHTED SAFETY DELINEATOR ANCHOR
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This relates to weighted anchors for safety delineators.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Safety delineators are commonly used to direct traffic, such as
in construction
zones, or to warn passers-by of potential hazards. These safety delineators
are prone to
tipping or displacement due to various factors, such as wind, drafts from
passing vehicles, or
interactions with people or animals. To limit this, weighted anchors may be
used. Examples
of weighted anchors include U.S. patent no. 5,560,732 (Kulp et al.) entitled
"SAFETY
DELINEATORS"; U.S. patent no. 6,019,542 (Bent et al.) entitled "DROP-OVER BASE
FOR TRAFFIC DELINEATION DEVICE"; and U.S. patent no. 3,451,368 (Keats et al.)
entitled "CONICAL MARKER DEVICE".
SUMMARY
[0003] According to an aspect, there is provided a weighted anchor for a
safety delineator
having a base that supports an upstanding body, the base extending outward
from the
upstanding body, the weighted anchor comprising a body having an outer
perimeter that is
greater than an outer perimeter of the base of the safety delineator, the body
comprising a web
that has a central aperture that is sized to receive the upstanding body of
the safety delineator,
and a first weight positioned along a first side edge of the web, and a second
weight
positioned along a second side edge of the web that is opposite the first side
edge relative to
the central aperture, each of the first and second weights having a length
such that, when
installed, the first and second weights extend past the outer perimeter of the
base of the safety
delineator.
[0004] According to another aspect, the web may be made from a flexible
material.
[0005] According to another aspect, the web may be foldable between a use
position and
a storage position, wherein, in the storage position, the first and second
weights may be
adjacent to each other.
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[0006] According to another aspect, the first and second weights may be
made by folding
over the web to form material-receiving chambers.
[0007] According to another aspect, the material-receiving chambers may
be filled with
sand.
[0008] According to another aspect, each of the first and second weights
may overlap a
portion of the base of the safety delineator.
[0009] According to another aspect, each of the first weight and the second
weight may
comprise a top surface having a handle.
[0010] According to an aspect, there is provided a combination of a
safety delineator
having a base that supports an upstanding body, the base extending outward
from the
upstanding body and a weighted anchor installed on and overlying the base of
the safety
delineator, the weighted anchor comprising a body having an outer perimeter
that is greater
than an outer perimeter of the base of the safety delineator, the body
comprising a web that
has a central aperture that is sized to receive the upstanding body of the
safety delineator and
a first weight positioned along a first side edge of the web, and a second
weight positioned
along a second side edge of the web that is opposite the first side edge
relative to the central
aperture, each of the first and second weights having a length such that the
first and second
weights extend past the outer perimeter of the base of the safety delineator.
[0011] According to another aspect, the web may be made from a flexible
material.
[0012] According to another aspect, the web may be foldable between a
use position and
a storage position, wherein, in the storage position, the first and second
weights may be
adjacent to each other.
[0013] According to another aspect, the first and second weights may be
made by folding
over the web to form material-receiving chambers.
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[0014] According to another aspect, the material-receiving chambers may
be filled with
sand.
[0015] According to another aspect, each of the first and second weights
may overlap a
portion of the base of the safety delineator.
[0016] According to another aspect, each of the first weight and the
second weight may
comprise a top surface having a handle.
[0017] In other aspects, the features described above may be combined
together in any
reasonable combination as will be recognized by those skilled in the art.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] These and other features will become more apparent from the
following
description in which reference is made to the appended drawings, the drawings
are for the
purpose of illustration only and are not intended to be in any way limiting,
wherein:
FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of a safety delineator and a weighted anchor.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the safety delineator and weighted anchor of
FIG.
1.
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the safety delineator and weighted anchor of FIG.
1.
FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of a weighted anchor in a storage position.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the weighted anchor of FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPIION
[0019] A weighted anchor for a safety delineator, generally identified
by reference
numeral 10, will now be described with reference to FIG. 1 through 5.
[0020] Referring to FIG. 1, weighted anchor 10 is intended for use with
a safety
delineator 12 having a base 14 that supports an upstanding body 16. Base 14
extends outward
from upstanding body 16. Safety delineator 12 may take a variety of forms as
are known in
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the art, such as traffic cones, traffic barrels, and traffic tubes. Weighted
anchor 10 has a body
18 with an outer perimeter 20 that is greater than an outer perimeter 22 of
base 14 of safety
delineator 12, as shown in FIG. 3. Referring to FIG. 5, body 18 has a web 24
with a central
aperture 26 that is sized to receive upstanding body 16 of safety delineator
12, as shown in
FIG. 2. As safety delineators are typically cone-shaped, aperture 26 is also
designed to be
circular. However, aperture 26 may take other shapes, or may fit other shapes,
so long as web
24 overlies base 14 of safety delineator 12, and surrounds upstanding body 16.
[0021] Referring to FIG. 2, a first weight 28 is positioned along a
first side edge 30 of
web 24 and a second weight 32 is positioned along a second side edge 34
relative to central
aperture 26. Each of first and second weights 28 and 32 have a length such
that, when
installed, first and second weights 28 and 32 extend past outer perimeter 22
of base 14 of
safety delineator 12, as shown in FIG. 3. Referring to FIG. 3, first and
second weights 28 and
32 may overlap a portion of base 14 of safety delineator 12. The position of
first and second
weights 28 and 32 relative to base 14 may vary depending on the relative
sizes.
[0022] Referring to FIG. 4, web 24 may be made from a flexible material,
such as a
woven textile, polymer, or other material. Preferably, web 24 is made from a
weather
resistant material that can withstand the various environmental conditions
that will be
encountered, such as UV degradation, extreme temperatures, precipitation, etc.
If flexible,
web 24 may be foldable between a use position as shown in FIG. 1 through FIG.
3 and a
storage position as shown in FIG. 4 with first and second weights 28 and 32
adjacent to each
other. This may be achieved in a variety of arrangements, for example, by
folding as shown in
FIG. 4, or by rolling, or by moving weights 28 and 32 next to each other and
allowing web 24
to fold in the middle. First and second weights 28 and 32 may be formed by
folding over web
24 to form material-receiving chambers 36 and filling material-receiving
chambers 36 with
material such as sand. If made from a flexible material, chambers 36 may be
formed by
sewing, by adhesive, rivets, or other known connection techniques. It will be
understood that
material-receiving chambers 36 may also be filled with other weighted
material, such as
gravel, fluid, or solid material such as metal or molded weights. Referring to
FIG. 2, each of
first weight and second weight 28 and 32 may have a top surface 38 with a
handle 40 to
facilitate handling weighted anchor 10.
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[0023] As shown
in FIG. 1, weighted anchor 10 is preferably sized such that a proportion
of the weight extends past outer perimeter 22 of base 14 to allow the weight
to resist tipping
or displacement of safety delineator 12, while still resting partially on
safety delineator 12 to
securely hold it. While first and second weights 28 and 32 are provided on two
opposite sides
of base 14, the weight also overhangs the other two sides of base 14, which
helps resist
tipping and displacement in all directions, in addition to the additional
weight that holds
safety delineator 12 in place. Depending on the dimensions of weighted anchor
10 the
distribution of weight in weights 28 and 32 and the dimensions of safety
delineator 12, there
may be some directionality in the resistance to tipping applied to safety
delineator 12, which
may be selected based on the predicted direction of force applied to safety
delineator 12.
[0024] In this
patent document, the word "comprising" is used in its non-limiting sense to
mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically
mentioned are not
excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article "a" does not
exclude the
possibility that more than one of the elements is present, unless the context
clearly requires
that there be one and only one of the elements.
[0025] The
scope of the following claims should not be limited by the preferred
embodiments set forth in the examples above and in the drawings, but should be
given the
broadest interpretation consistent with the description as a whole.
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