Patent ID: 6224290
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: E01F

Abstract:
A road divider containing a reflective material for reflecting incident light directed thereon by an on-coming vehicle back to the vehicle, said divider having a front surface generally facing a first direction of travel of the on-coming vehicle and a side surface generally parallel to said first direction of travel, said divider comprising;a cut away recess located solely within the side surface, the recess including front, back, upper, and lower surfaces,the front surface of the recess angled towards the first direction of travel, the back surface angled towards a second direction of travel, said second direction of travel being substantially opposite to the first direction,the upper and lower surfaces of the recess taper from a middle towards the first and second directions,wherein the reflective material is located completely within the recess at a position intermediate the upper, lower, front, and back surfaces,with neither the recess nor the reflective material breaking an outer plane of the side surface, nor changing the shape of the front surface.