Patent ID: 7394025

Claim:
Apparatus for positioning on a road or other support surface to protect one or more cables, cords, hoses, pipes or other elongated objects from traffic damage, said apparatus comprising, in combination: a plurality of double-ended protector members disposed end to end, each said protector member defining at least one elongated, open-ended cavity extending between the ends thereof for receiving one or more elongated objects, and each said protector member having a protector member top, a protector member bottom having at least one elongated opening therein communicating with said at least one elongated, open-ended cavity and opposed protector member sides between said protector member top and said protector member bottom, said protector member sides having tire engagement surfaces slanting outwardly and downwardly whereby the force vector of a moving tire engaging a tire engagement surface will exert a downward force on the protector member urging said protector member in the direction of the support surface and increase frictional force between the support surface and the protector member to resist slidable movement of the protector member relative to the support surface; and flexible connector structure attached to said plurality of protector members and extending between adjacent ends thereof to maintain the protector members disposed end to end while enabling bending to occur between adjacent protector members whereby the apparatus will substantially conform to the shape of the support surface where the apparatus is positioned.