Patent ID: 6575434
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: E01F

Abstract:
A guardrail installation comprising:a longitudinally corrugated rail member; a plurality of support posts that are affixed to the rail member to support the rail member; the support posts each having a lower portion that is buried and an upper portion that is affixed to the rail member; a hole drilled through the upper portion of at least one of said support posts; a connection bolt disposed through the hole and through the rail member; a reinforcing member having a laterally-located compression load applying portion for applying inwardly-directed forces to provide reinforcement to the upper portion of that support post from countervailing post-splitting forces resulting from lateral movement of the connection bolt, the reinforcing member comprising a strip of metal banding completely surrounding said at least one of the support posts; and the rail member being affixed by the connection bolt to result in contact between the rail member and said at least one of said support posts.