Patent ID: 7000279

Claim:
A transit boarding platform panel for use along an edge of an existing transit platform adjacent a track, said panel comprising a molded base portion formed from a reinforced composite polymer, said base portion having a top deck and bottom plate, a first side adapted to be adjacent a track at an edge of the transit platform, a second side opposite said first side and adapted to be adjacent the existing transit platform, a first end and a second end, and between the top deck and bottom plate a series of internal support members, wherein said top deck, bottom plate, first and second sides, first end, second end and series of internal support members are an integral molded unit, said top deck having a detectable warning surface consisting of raised truncated domes detectable by the visually impaired in accordance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities, wherein the first side of the panel has a first vertical wall section extending from the top deck, said first vertical wall section having a top edge and a base, a horizontal flange having inner and outer edges and extending inwardly from the base of the vertical wall section, a second vertical wall section is connected to the inner edge of the horizontal flange and connects to an outer edge of the bottom plate of said panel and at least one edge protection member to protect the panel from damage located along said second vertical wall section.