Patent ID: 7866913
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: E01F

Abstract:
1. A barrier segment which is hollow and adapted to be filled with a fluent material for ballast, comprising: a molded plastic container having outer walls defining an interior volume and having a first end and a second end; a plurality of plastic connecting lugs disposed on each of said first and second ends, so that a plurality of barrier segments may be joined together; and a length of metallic cable molded into said molded plastic container, so that most of the length of metallic cable is entirely disposed within said interior volume, along substantially an entire length of said container between said first and second ends; a hole in each of said connecting lugs, for receiving a connecting pin; a loop disposed at each end of the length of cable, wherein each said loop surrounds the hole disposed in one of said lugs, the loop being molded to the plastic comprising the lug about which the loop is disposed, such that the loop is fixedly attached to the lug; and a fence post adapted for disposition over a top end of a connecting pin, for supporting a fence above the barrier segment.