Patent ID: 8070381

Claim:
A base unit for a road stud, said base unit being made of plastic and having a recess with a plurality of projections, said base unit including a floor underneath the recess, said projections extending over the floor for retaining a resilient insert within the recess, wherein said base unit comprises a body provided by a first portion, said first portion including one or more apertures in the floor of the recess, and said base unit further comprises one or more additional portions, each of said one or more additional portions being fitted into a corresponding aperture in the floor of the recess, wherein said projections are formed as a single injection molding with said first portion and extend over the one or more apertures in the floor of the recess into which the corresponding additional portions are fitted, and wherein said first portion forms the top surface of the base unit, such that the one or more additional portions do not extend above the body of the base unit.