Patent ID: 6962328
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: E01F

Abstract:
1. A safety barrier installed adjacent to a roadway comprising: a plurality of posts spaced from each other and disposed adjacent to the roadway; each post having a generally C-shaped cross section defined in part by a web and a pair of legs extending therefrom; each post having one slot formed in the web of the post and extending from an upper end of the post; at least two cables releasably engaged with and supported by the posts; each slot having a first edge and a second edge with respective sloping surfaces operable to slidably receive the at least two cables therein; the sloping surfaces on the first edge of each slot providing a first projection; the sloping surfaces on the second edge of each slot providing a second projection; the cables disposed within each slot between the respective legs of each post; the posts and the at least two cables cooperating with each other to prevent a vehicle from leaving the roadway; and at least one spacer disposed within the generally C-shaped cross section of each post to maintain the cables at desired locations within the respective slot.