Patent ID: 9334614
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: E01F

Claim Text:
1. A traffic barrier with base delineator apparatus, the apparatus comprising: (a) a traffic barrier segment having a base portion with an outside edge, the traffic barrier segment having a vertical section extending from the base portion, the vertical section having a sidewall with one or more horizontally transverse lifting holes, the traffic barrier segment having a traffic side and a work side, the traffic barrier segment configured for positioning with additional traffic barrier segments to form a traffic barrier; (b) a resilient, elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end, said elongate body having a width sized to fit within an interior of one of said horizontally transverse lifting holes, said elongate body having a length sized to be greater than the length of said transverse lifting hole, said elongate body having a base mounted to the proximal end of the body; (c) wherein said elongate body has an exterior surface configured to frictionally engage the interior surface of said transverse lifting hole upon insertion of the elongate body into the transverse lifting hole; (d) wherein the elongate body can be slidably inserted and removed from the barrier without tools; (e) wherein the elongate body can be slidably inserted and removed safely from the work side of the barrier without stopping traffic on the traffic side of the barrier; and (f) an annular restraint on the exterior surface of said elongate body, said restraint configured to resist removal of the elongate body from the barrier lifting hole after insertion.