Standoff block
US6588972B1 · kind B1 · utility
4Cited by
11References
24Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE01F15/0438
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A plastic standoff block having a substantially H-shape cross-section that is used for mounting a guardrail barrier to a vertical support post. The standoff block has horizontally disposed dual compression-resisting zones comprised of two back-to-back cavitated block modules joined by a common vertically disposed support base. In accordance with one embodiment, the support base extends outwardly from the modules to form a peripheral shoulder for a plurality of elongated horizontally disposed struts that buttress the modules against transverse buckling.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.