Patent ID: 11873610
Assignee: 8-KOI, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A bollard system comprising:
a bollard rotatable between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration;
a carrier device having a recess adapted to carry the bollard in a stowed configuration, the carrier device being adapted to be recessed within a ground surface;
a lock plate adapted to be received by the carrier device to maintain the bollard in the deployed configuration;
a cover plate carried by the carrier device and adapted to cover at least a portion of the recess of the carrier device, the cover plate being moveable between an opened position and a closed position;
a pivot rod secured to the bollard and received by a pivot carrier of the carrier device; and
a front retaining plate secured to the carrier device proximate the bollard on a side of the bollard opposing the recess;
wherein the front retaining plate is positioned and configured to retain the pivot rod within the recess when secured to the carrier device and allow removal of the pivot rod from the recess when unsecured from the carrier device;
wherein when the cover plate is in the opened position, the bollard is rotatable between the deployed configuration and the stowed configuration; and
wherein when the cover plate is in the closed position, the cover plate is configured to be flush with the ground surface.