Patent ID: 6481921
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: E01F,G09F

Abstract:
A vehicle barrier/advertisement system for insuring proper vehicle positioning in a parking lot while providing advertisements comprising, in combination:a vehicle barrier having a vertical front face and a vertical rear face and a horizontal upper face and a pair of angled intermediate faces there between, the barrier also having a generally horizontal lower face with a plurality of rectilinear recesses extending between the front and rear faces and with a pair of end faces, the barrier being fabricated of concrete with two vertical securement holes there through extending between the upper and lower faces offset from the ground with cylindrical bars extending through the holes and into the ground for securement purposes, the barrier having a height of about 5 inches and a maximum width of about 7.25 inches and a length of about 60 inches; a thin barrier cover positioned over the barrier and fabricated of extruded polyvinyl chloride, the cover having a vertical front face and a vertical rear face and a horizontal upper face and a pair of angled intermediate faces there between, the cover also having a pair of end faces and a generally horizontal lower opening, the front and rear faces having a plurality of connecting slots there through aligned with the recesses, the cover being sized and shaped to be securely positioned over the barrier with all of the faces of the cover having a thickness of about 0.125 inches with a thin coating of acrylic over the entirety of both the interior and exterior of the cover; a plurality of straps fabricated of plastic with a width of about 0.56 inches, each strap having a central extent positioned within a recess, each strap having end extents extending through an associated slot, each end extent having a lower toothed surface and an associated toothed keeper receiving the end extents and positioned in contact with an associated slot for holding the cover in contact with the barrier; and a thin advertisement sheet fabricated of a flexible plastic material, the sheet having an interior surface with an adhesive there on and a peel away strip over the adhesive, the sheet having an exterior surface with advertising indicia there on, the sheet being about 58 inches long and about 3 inches high, the advertisement sheet adapted to have its peel away strip removed there from and then adhered to at least one angled intermediate face of the cover whereby the barrier with its cover will constitute a vehicle barrier for insuring proper vehicle positioning in a parking lot while the indicia on the cover will provide advertisements to the occupants of the vehicle and to others.