Patent ID: 6840706

Claim:
A road safety barrier, comprising: a resistant element (A) designed to stop motion of heavy vehicles, said resistant element comprising two substantially vertical walls, each vertical wall with a foot and a seat; and at least one dampening element (B) inserted in and rigidly connected to the seat of said resistant element, said dampening element forming a socle at the foot of said resistant element and positioned on at least one side of said foot facing a carriageway, said dampening element comprising a dampening material which deforms itself upon impact of an automobile, said dampening element having a form that lifts a front part of the automobile, wherein said resistant element has a first resistance to impact and said dampening element has a second, lower resistance to impact, and wherein, said at least one dampening element comprises a continuous sheet steel with an open cross-section, the sheet steel has an upper part and a lower part, the upper part is fixed to said resistant element, and the lower part arranged adjacent the substantially vertical walls of the resistant element, the lower part non-fixedly contacts or is spaced apart from the vertical walls.