Patent ID: 6200064
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: E01F

Abstract:
An apparatus for mounting a reflector member to a surface of a road said reflector member having a housing having a pair of ends, a top surface and a bottom surface said housing having at least one reflector portion extending between said pair of ends above said bottom surface, said apparatus comprising:a unitarily molded base member formed of a polymer, said base member having a bottom surface for mounting to the road surface, a generally flat upper surface, and a side surface extending therebetween, said side surface having a peripheral edge defining said bottom surface, said bottom surface extending continuously on a first plane between diametrically opposed portions of said peripheral edge, said upper surface spaced apart and parallel to said bottom surface, said base member having a pair of diametrically opposed projections extending upwardly outwardly from said upper surface, each of said pair of projections having a curved outer surface and an inner wall, said inner walls having an upper edge and a bottom edge, said outer wall extending from said upper edge to said upper surface of said base member, said base member having a mounting surface portion extending on a second plane generally coplanar with said first plane, said mounting surface portion extending diametrically across a center portion of said base member between said bottom edge of each of said pair of projections, said pair of projections adapted to receive said reflector member therebetween with said bottom of said reflector member mounted on said mounting surface, said inner wall having a width at said lower edge greater than a width of said reflector member.