Patent ID: 7546900
Filing Date: 2009-06-16
Classification: B64F,E01F,E04H

Abstract:
1. A panel assembly for a traffic noise barrier wall of the type including opposing slots formed in pairs of vertically-mounted posts, the panel assembly comprising: a sheet of material having top, bottom, and side edges forming a perimeter of the sheet, said sheet having a sheet thickness that is less than each of said first slot width and said second slot width, and a frame disposed along at least a portion of the perimeter of the sheet, wherein side portions of the frame include a base portion disposed along one of the side edges of the sheet and first and second flange portions projecting outward from the base portion on opposite sides of the sheet to define a channel between said first and second flange portions for capturing at least a portion of the side edges of the sheet, said frame having an overall thickness that is substantially equivalent to said base portion, said base portion having a substantially triangular cross-section, and said first and second flange portions extending from an apex of said base portion.