Patent ID: 6435760
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: E01F

Abstract:
A bumper guard system having a U-shaped guard with two spaced apart legs, each having an outer surface with an outer circumferential dimension at its distal end, and an interconnecting mid-section, the system comprising:two, laterally spaced tubular base members being secured upright within a concrete or bituminous layer which layer defines a vehicular driving surface and has a predetermined height or thickness, each said base member inner surface surrounding the distal end of each respective leg, each said base member inner surface having an inside circumferential dimension greater than the outer dimension of its respective leg for forming a cavity substantially about each said distal end, and hardened, compression resistant material filling at least a portion of each said cavity to secure the respective leg within the respective base member, said material adhering to said outer surface of the respective one of said distal ends and not adhering to the inner surface of the respective one of said base members, each said material being separated from said layer by its respective base member, and wherein after installation in the layer, said legs can be lifted by applying vertical force thereto and said legs and said hardened material will rise out of the base members in response thereto.