Patent ID: 7950871

Claim:
A vehicle restraint system for delimiting roadways, comprising guide barriers detachably placed side-by-side, each guide barrier comprising: a base body adapted for placement on a ground, said base body comprising inclined roof-shaped lateral impact plates and an abutment plate secured in a lower third of the base body with a threaded portion or a threaded part, a guide rail which has a C-shaped cross-section defining opposing sidewalls and a top horizontal leg connecting the sidewalls, with the C-shaped guide rail being open towards a bottom and arranged above the base body, tension rods having a threaded portion and a length continuously spanning a distance from the top horizontal leg of the C-shaped guide rail to the threaded portion or part of the abutment plate to couple the guide rail and the base body, with an upper end of each tension rod connected to the top horizontal leg of the guide rail and a lower end threadable into the abutment plate, a top cover plate connecting the impact plates to one another, said cover plate having coupling locations for passage of the tension rods, and a support provided in the region of each of the coupling locations below the cover plate for guiding the tension rod.