Patent ID: 9145652
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: E01F

Abstract:
1. An end treatment array for attenuating the forces generated by a vehicular impact, comprising: a transition barrier module fabricated of plastic and comprising first and second side walls, first and second end walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, the module walls together defining a substantially enclosed interior space which is hollow, the transition barrier module having a predetermined width and length; and a containment impact sled comprising an axially extending frame, said frame having a width sufficient to contain the transition barrier module within said frame when in an assembled configuration, and having an axial length which is at least one-half the length of said transition barrier module, the frame having an open end and an upright wall closing a second end thereof and defining an interior volume adapted for capturing debris during a vehicular impact; wherein the upright wall of the containment impact sled is attached to one end of the transition barrier module in said assembled configuration, so that the transition barrier module is disposed in said interior volume.