Patent ID: 9689124
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: E01F

Claim:
1. A guardrail extruder head comprising: a feeder chute having a top feeder channel and a bottom feeder channel with a central longitudinal axis; an impact plate for facing oncoming traffic; a top plate connecting the impact plate and the top feeder channel; a bottom plate connecting the impact plate and the bottom feeder channel; a front extruder plate extending from the feeder chute and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate; a curved deflector plate attached to the front extruder plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate; a front brace on the front extruder plate near the curved deflector plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate; a back extruder plate opposite to the front extruder plate and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate, the back extruder plate having a first end adjacent to the feeder chute and a second end opposite to the first end; a front side plate extending from the front extruder plate positioned between the top feeder channel and the bottom feeder channel, wherein the front side plate has a witness hole; a back side plate extending from the back extruder plate positioned between the top feeder channel and the bottom feeder channel, wherein the back side plate has a witness hole; a back brace on the back extruder plate near the second end and coupled between the top plate and the bottom plate; and an impact force transfer brace coupled to the front brace and the impact plate.